Face It: Fuss Free Summer Look

My hubby and I went out yesterday to pick-up our iPhone unit in Globe store. Gosh! Our first unit flew to Apple in Singapore and undergone thorough inspection because we found dents and the right bottom glass hollows every time we hold it there. Finally, after almost four (4) freakin' weeks of waiting, Globe replaced our unit to a brand new one. Anyway, I came up with another look like here. Yap, because of the sweet comments you left from the "no make-up look" I've posted, I was inspired to document my look yesterday and thought of sharing it with you. Are you excited?

Well, every girl would love to hear compliments like: "did you put any make-up?" or "I like your make-up, it's simple yet you look so pretty." Of course, we want to look good without overdoing it and not obviously seeing the layers of make-up we've put on. In short, we want to look good in the simplest possible way. Most girls say it is very hard to pull a no make-up look. Okay, I count myself in. I can say it is hard because the more simple look I try to pull, the more I feel unattractive and looking washed-out and don't stand-out.

But I worry no more because I eventually learned to apply the simplest look and I can say I'm getting a pull of it using only the basic and few make-up products. Surprisingly, I love this kind of look especially now that summer is officially taking over. Well, hello to more humid weather! I can smell and feel it. Makes me long to go to the beach. Moving on, this is the season for me to skip applying foundation or BB Creams and just stick more to powders and bring "No Make-Up Look" on. Hmm... I think I am so ready now for the heat, are you?

How did I make this look? Keep reading lovelies.

Products I've used from top:
Palladium Natural Rice Powder in Natural, IN2IT waterproof eyebrow colour in ER 01 Eyebrowns, Shu Umemura Precise Volume Mascara Waterproof, IN2IT Waterproof Eyeliner in WE 06 Pearl, Bobbi Brown Eye Shadow in Nude, Revlon Colorburst in 035 Blush, & Avon Simply Pretty lip & cheek tint. 

The look I created is like a 3-in-1. I unified three (3) make-up styles: Get Blushed All-Day, Bigger & Brighter Eyes and No Make-Up looks into one Fuss Free Summer Look. This is an easy style because you need not have to exert an effort to do so and take note that I used only the seven (7) products as seen in the photo above. Also a travel friendly kit, don't you think? So, let's get this on.

Get Blushed All Day

This Blushed All Day Look is a perfect look this summer. I don't like catching sun here in Manila but if I'm in Boracay, I really won't mind getting toasted lol. Anyway, this will make you looked like you've caught some sun without actually having a tan. This will give you healthy and glowing cheeks. I used Avon Simply Pretty lip & cheek tint to help me fake the "all-day permanent" blush. 

I have oily skin. When my oil starts to come out after an hour, my solution to keep my face matte is the oil-control sheet. Then, after that I've got to check if my cheeks have still color because the oil will definitely melt down my powder blush. With that I have to put blush powder again and again. But with this cheek tint, I only have to apply once and it lasts throughout the day until I wash my face at night. 

How-to: (1) Apply moisturizer. Wait until it is fully absorbed by the skin. 

(2) Then, take your lip & cheek tint and apply small strokes onto cheeks levelled to your nose. My Avon tint is roll-on type, thus, the circle application. Using my ring finger, I dabbed the product gently on the same area until it fully dries and absorbed. Depending on your skin tone but I did it 3 times to achieve my desired effect. 

(3) After that, I applied Natural Rice Oil Absorbing Powder all over my face.

Bigger & Brighter Eyes

My eyes aren't that small; nor big. But mine is hooded, so, I think it make my eyes smaller in some angle. I want my eyes look bigger and brighter. They said it will make you look innocent? Like! Well, I can make it by the help of white eyeliner because it extends the whites of your eyes, thus, the illusion of bigger and whiter eyes. However, some white eyeliner will turn you looking like a clown. So, before you buy white eyeliner, read these tips first:

Tip #1. If you have fair/ lighter skin tone, you can go for white eyeliner because the effect is more natural.

Tip #2. If you have medium or morena skin tone, go find a peach shimmery color or a flesh colored eye liner because that will look more natural following your skin tone. Avoid pure white eyeliner because it will look harsh on your eyes. You aren't going to a Cosplay or something, are you?

How-to: (1) This is optional. You can skip this and go straight to (2) but if you have some nude mattes, then do this. I applied Bobbi Brown in Nude onto my eyelids. This will give my eyes a bit of depth. Also my eyelids tend to get oily, too. So, when I had it set with this matte eye shadow, the oil won't be that of a problem at least.

(2) Do your eyebrows. Using my eye brow brush, I combined the lightest to medium shade of my IN2IT eye brow kit and apply it from the inner brow up to just before my arch. Then, I used the darkest shade to finish my brows. I tend to darken the tail of my brows because I have few tiny hairs left in there; just to balance my brows. Remember, our eyebrow is the frame of our face.

(3) Using my eye liner brush, I picked again the darkest shade from my eye brow kit or if you have dark brown eye shadow, that will do. I lined a wing from my outer eye going in. 

(4) Then, I made thin strokes on lining my upper lash line. If you have small lid or a hooded lid like mine, you should line it very close as possible to your lashes.

(5) Apply the white eyeliner in your water line starting from the outer going in to the corner of your eyes. Then, apply it from the inner corners up to the 1/3 part of your lower lash line. Smudge it a bit. This will make your eyes look opened. This eyeliner I got from IN2IT is in Pearl. It's a flesh color or a hint of light peach. The soft shimmer shows up making your eyes looking sparkling.

(6) Lastly, use the left product on your eye liner brush and line your lower lash line starting from the outer eye going in up to 3/4 of the lash line. Then, blend it gently with the white eyeliner.

(7) Curl your lashes and apply your favorite mascara. I applied one coat only of Shu Uemura mascara.

No Make-Up Look

So, now that you've finally done the two, do not forget to apply your lip gloss or lipstick. Choose natural shades like light pink, nudes and corals. It's best to use a lipstick with moisturizer as the weather will come very hot; you don't want cracked lips are you? I used my Revlon Colorburst lipstick in Blush. The lipstick is moisturizing. Now, your No Make-Up look is complete. 

Summer look should be light weight, radiant and looking fresh. Agree?

Whoah! My eyes didn't disappear completely when I fully laughed out. The trick worked on me indeed.

By the way, I DIY-ed this cropped denim vest. I love distressing fine clothes lol!

Fuss Free look, isn't it?

This look is also suited for everyday wear to work. To those girls out there that are newly graduated and hired and still holding on with their go-to-wear of just pressed powder, cheek tint and lip gloss or tinted lip balms; give this look a try. Also to those that are new to make-ups and those that aren't brave enough to wear colors yet. This look is also best for you women working in the office, definitely, this look will give you a fresh aura. 

So, what do you think?

XX,

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MU Tutorial: Green Smokey Eyes

I find smokey eyes easy to do. Why? You just need one or two dark eye shadows and you're good to go. Well, not literally as you still have other products to use for your face. The major reason why I find it easy is that the application need not to be precised. The more it is smoked-out, the better. But please do not forget to blend, blend and blend. I posted a Green Smokey Eyes sometime last week and some of you requested for tutorial. So, here it is.

Green Smokey Eyes

FYI: This photo is obviously taken with a flash. We had an outfit shot in our roof deck right after I finished my make-up. Hence, the oil is beginning to build up when we came back to our unit after about 45 minutes. I  have oily skin, by the way.

Okay, let's move on with the tutorial.

1. I dabbed a little amount of Clarins Lisse Minute onto my T-zone area only where oil builds up easily and a little on my cheeks. Oh this is a holy grail! And yes, miracle happens every time I use this.

2. Pumped a little amount of Etude House BB Cream (in Refreshing) and applied onto my face using an angled foundation brush. Note that I applied the BB Cream onto the center of my face brushing it outward.

3. I set it with my Palladio Rice Powder (in Natural).

4. I did my eye brows using the IN2IT eye brow kit.

5. Now for the eyes, I applied NYX Eye shadow base (in Skintone) for a more vibrant effect of the eye shadow.

6. I applied NYX (in Highlight) onto my brow bone and just above the socket of my eyes.

7. I lined my eyes with IN2IT eyeliner in Black and winged it a bit. Then, I lined also my lower lash line just about 1/3 part. * Get a Q-tip and smudge the eyeliner except the pointed wing. Dust a powder on your under eye area for the fall-outs.  

8. Apply NYX (in Exotic Green) on your entire eyelid. Bring it up to the crease. Blend the edges using a blending brush.

9. Apply the NYX (in Mermaid Green) from the corner eye inward to 2/3 part of the lid. Blend it again.

10. Line your waterline with IN2IT eyeliner (in Black).

11. Using eye shadow brush, load it with Ever Bilena (in Cleo) and darken the 1/3 part of the lid. Then, sharpen the winged area bringing up to the crease for a sharp line. I aimed for a sharper edge. 

Then, using a bullet brush, load it again with Cleo and darken the outer corner of your eyes. Using the eye liner brush, load it with Exotic Green and apply to lower lash line from outer up to 1/3 part. Then, load the brush again with Mermaid Green, applying from the corner of the eye inward to connect with the Exotic Green. (Forgive my poor explanation but I hope you can still follow).

12. Curl your lashes. I applied my current favorite mascara Shu Uemura Precise Volume Mascara (in Black).

13. Apply the NYX Blush (in Spice) in the apple of your cheeks.

14. Lastly, I lined my lips with NYX Lip liner (in Natural) and applied a nude lipstick by Wet 'n Wild (in Nude). Then, I topped it off with NYX Megashine lip gloss.

There you have it - edgy smokey eyes. Notice how it made my eyes a lot bigger? No wonder smokey eye is very popular for Asians especially to those with monolids. Until next time.


XX,

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How-To: Dramatic Bigger Eyes

I'm back again with a make-up tutorial. I just thought of this randomly. I supposed to make a tutorial of transforming your small eyes to bigger eyes using bright eye shadows but heck, I ended up playing with my dark eye shadows that it turned out dramatic. Lols!

Dramatic Bigger Eyes

I intentionally leave my other eye undone to see how big the difference it made.

To get us started, you just need a nude color and a very dark eye shadow.

Step #1. Prep your face.

I opted to apply my daily moisturizer (Myra-E with SPF 15). After the moisturizer is fully-absorb by the skin, I pumped a little amount of the BB Cream (Etude House in Refreshing) and I applied it onto face using my slanted foundation brush. I set my foundation with my favorite oil control powder (Palladium Rice Powder in Natural).

Step #2. Eyes - Base color

First, I apply my eye shadow base (NYX e/s base in Skintone) all over my lid and onto my lower lash line. Using my fluffy eye shadow brush, I applied a nude color (NYX single e/s in Highlight) all over my lid up to the brow bone.

Step #3. Eye lining

Using eye liner brush, I load a black matte eye shadow (Ever Bilena in Cleo) and lined my upper lash line. Starting a thick line from the outer going thinly inwards. I winged it a bit in the outer for a nice lift of the eyes.

Step #4. Crease

Using a bullet brush, I load it up with a dark brown eye shadow. I pointed the brush just below my brow bone or where your eye socket's higher depth, then I poked the brush in and I slowly glided the brush onto my eye socket moving inward and outward like a wiper. Take your eye blending brush and blend away the harsh edges. It will make a nice depth like you have a crease.

Step #5. Highlight

Using the fluffy eye shadow brush, I load it with white shimmering shadow (NYX  single e/s in White Pearl), and applied it in my middle eye lid, in the brow bone and in the inner corner of the eyes.

Step #6. Darken the shadow

(1) I load my bullet brush with black matte eye shadow (Ever Bilena in Cleo) and I darken my outer-V and the created crease earlier. Then, (2) using an eye liner brush, I also load it with the same black matte eye shadow starting thickly from the outer going inward up to inner 3rd only. 

Step #7. Finish the eyes

I lined my lower water line with a black eye pencil. I stroked a white eyeliner (ELF in white pearl) onto the inner corners of my eyes. For the eye brows, I used my IN2IT eye brow kit using my slanted eye brow brush.

Step #10. For the cheeks, I used my NYX Blush in Spice.

Step #11. For the lips, I used my NYX Megashine lip gloss in Beige.

This eye make-up is wearable in daytime, too. You just have to choose a not so dark shade like brown shade. I used black and darker brown in this tutorial to show the transformation of my bare eyes.

That's it. I hope you find my tutorial helpful. 

iamjenniya

Tutorial: Simple Everyday Make-Up

I posted the other day the ways on how I wore my basic white top and I came up with a simple make-up also to match with my outfit. Today, I am going to share with you the make-up tutorial on how I came up with this look. I actually just used two (2) color of eye shadows (a lighter shade and a dark shade) in this tutorial to justify the post title about a simple make-up.

A Simple Make-Up

Here are some products I've used in achieving this look. 

The step-by-step instructions:

Step #1. I skip with the moisturizer because I used my Etude House BB Cream in Refreshing. I squeezed out from the tube a small amount only and using my slanted foundation brush, I applied it evenly onto my face.

Step #2. I set my BB Cream by applying my IN2IT two-way foundation over it using my powder brush.

Step #3. Eyelids!

Apply the similar eye shadow color you have (it's like a mix of green & gray) using any small eye brush from the outer to the inner 3rds of your lower lash line.

Step #4. Crease!

Apply also any very dark brown eye shadow you have (provided it is matte) using a bullet brush from the outer to the inner 3rds of your lower lash line.

Step #5. Blend! Blend! Blend!

Step #6. Brow bone!

Step #7. Eye brows!

Step #8. Lash line!

Step #9. Contour!

Then, bring it up by stroking at the sides of your face to create shadow that will give an illusion of slim face.. I also contoured my nose using a big eye shadow brush. Do not forget your jaw line also. To make it more natural, I stroke the remaining product in the brush lightly on my cheeks.

Step #10. Blush!

Step #11. I applied a very small amount of champagne eye shadow mixed with a Stila in Moonlight eye shadow onto the corner of my eyes to make my eyes pop more and to make my face look even brighter. 

Step #12. Curl your lashes and apply your favorite mascara. I used Maybelline Volum Express.

Step #13. Lips!

And you're done! Here are some bonus photos before I get my hair curled and get ready for the photo shoot with my hubby.

This make-up is perfect for an everyday wear to work. Skip the contouring and bronzing steps, I really find this make-up look just so quick and easy to do. Talk about NARCISSISM, I hope I didn't get you bored with all my faces. 

I hope you find my make-up tutorial helpful.

iamjenniya

Face It: GREEN SMOKEY EYES

I spent my rainy and cold Sunday at my Mom's house. It's been long time since our last visit. Before we headed to their house, we dropped by at Greenhills Shopping Center to do a little bit of shopping and bought pasalubongs for my family. Yesterday, I rocked my Sunday with my Green Smokey Eyes and in this post; I will be sharing a tutorial on how I did it.

Green Smokey Eyes

I seldom do Smokey eyes because I always messed up and I cannot do a real nice one. But yesterday was considered a masterpiece (in my very own opinion hehehe) because my Smokey eyes rocked. I have learned other techniques or rather easy steps to create Smokey eyes without spending a lot of time creating a nice smoke one than resulting to horror, lols!

So, let's start beauties!

Prep your face.

Apply your moisturizer. After your skin absorbs it, apply BB Cream (well, this is optional). I used my angled foundation brush in applying the cream onto few parts of my face. Please see below my bare face with a pattern.

 

I do not apply BB cream all over my face because I don't need to. The patterns you see in the photo are most likely the temple parts that should be bright than the other parts because those parts are usually first seen by the people. Also it will give nice results in photos.

Then, using a large powder brush, apply your powder to set the cream and apply onto your whole face and don't forget your neck area.

Transform your eyes (refer to the photos).

 

These are the items I've used in creating the green Smokey eyes. You can choose a color of your choice. You just need 2 colors of eye shadows; a dark and a lighter one. 

(No.1) Apply eye shadow base. I used my fingers in applying my base to make the product warm. 

(No.2) Line your upper lid with a black pencil eye liner. Then, take your small brush, and smudge the pencil shade; brush it upwards.

 (No.3) Using flat eye shadow brush, this is optional, I pat on first the black matte eyeshadow then I apply the dark shade (Exotic Green) onto lids following the form of your eye socket. 

 

(No.4) Using a fluffy eye shadow brush, take a lighter shade (Mermaid Green). Close your eyes and gently poke the brush onto middle of your eye socket. Gently deepen your poke and slowly half-open your eye. Then, start sweeping your brush side by side to your inner corner to your outer corner of the eye.

 

Do it also on your other eye. See how the eye shadow smoked-out? It was neat and blended.

 

(No.5) Using again your fluffy eye shadow brush, apply your highlighter onto your brow bone and sweep it below your eyebrow down to your inner corners. Sweep softly to blend.

 

(No.6) Define your eyebrows. In my case, using a slanted eye liner/ eyebrow brush, I used an eyebrow powder kit.

 

(No.7) Line your lower 1/3 lash line with black eye pencil (its okay if its messy) starting from the outer corner of your eyes, then use a cotton bud to smudge the pencil shade.

 

(No.8) Using a small brush, apply the lightest shade (Mermaid Green) to set it.

 

 Use a Q-tip for a nicer smoke.

Line your upper and bottom waterline with black eye pencil.

 

(No.9) Curl your lashes and apply your favorite mascara. I apply 3 coats of very black mascara. Don't forget to put any shimmery white eye shadow in your tear duct area to pop your eyes more.

Here are shots of the finished product:

 

Semi-closed eyes

 

Half-opened eyes

 

Full-opened eyes

So, now that you're done with your Smokey eyes, clean any fall-outs of eye shadows. In my case, I used my large powder brush again with a powder on it and I brushed out the fall-outs. 

Next thing is the rest of the face. Below is the photo of the products I've used.

 

(No.10) Apply your favorite blush on. I used Spice of NYX.

(No.11) Line your lips will natural color.

(No.12) When you do Smokey eyes, it is best to have nude lips. Apply nude lipstick. I used Blush of Revlon Colorbursts Lipstick.

(No.13) Top it off with a nude lip gloss also. Apply it in your lower middle lips then pout once.

I have no available any green tees to wear yesterday but I think this blue green tee worked anyway.

Hope this tutorial helps. Until my next post beauties.

Much love,

Jenniya