Have you seen those YouTube videos where they show the evolution of makeup in 3 minutes or less? There is also a similar video in which a woman was photoshopped according to the beauty standards of the country she sent her photo to. Well, it gave me the idea to blog about how various makeup artists see me. I’m calling it “How They See Me (Acie)”.
This is intended be a fun experiment as to how I am perceived by other artists when I say give me a natural look. I gave them the option of going avant garde if they think this is part of my transformation palette so to speak.
First of this series is done by my makeup artist neighbor friend, Mela JimenezI asked her to give me a natural look and this is how she painted me.
Barefaced and Recently buzzed.
Subtle blending of neutral colors
After. Looking Fresh and natural
Tools and colors she used on me. She applied a combination of traditional and airbrush makeup foundations on me, She used Face2Face cream foundation and airbrushed me with Temptu no 6 to finish it off. It was set by Face2Face translucent powder, I was bronzed on my cheeks and the hollows of my cheeks and temples with her favorite bronzer, the name at the back was already rubbed off. For the eyes, she used NARS Manly blush as the shadow base and shades of brown eyeshadows on the crease and outer v. For drama, she lined my eyes with black gel liner and brown gel liner on the bottom and smudged gently. For my brows it was KPalette in no.2 . For cheeks, she also used Nars Manly blush and for lips she combined a pink and coral lipstick to give it a pinkish beige hue.
I loved my look, Mela said this is how she does a smoky look on brides. I wore this for 5 hours and it still looked fine. I love how she effortlessly transformed me without me looking too garish or overly made up. Give me your comments and let me know what you think?
Running late from an earlier appointment, I barely made it to the opening of their store pop up in Glorietta 4, I was pointed to Vanilla Cupcakes when I asked the security guard where Banila Co was located. That made my day. As I arrived, I was pointed to Mr. Jon Lim, the one responsible in bringing in this line. They were about to begin their makeup demo with Senior Korea makeup artist for Banila, Mr. Kim Kangpil who has a show Get Beauty in Korea.
Banila Co’s muse is Song Ji Hyo, Korea’s model, actress and TV Presenter.
Product display at Glorietta 4 branch.
Skincare and makeup lineup
Established in 2005 to cater to the 20-30 year old woman, it ‘s product line focuses on skin care. It boasts of its cleansing balm Clean it Zero in its pink tub. It has papaya extract for the exfoliation part, Mineral oil and Acerola and herbal extract to tone the skin. It is recommended for normal to combination skin. Consistency is sherbet like, looks so good you can eat it. Comes with a spatula. Apply a little dollop into the palm of your hand, apply to your face and smooth in circular motions to remove makeup and dirt from the face.
Oh so soft face brushes ready to touch your face.
The star of the magic lineup, Clean It Zero a sherbet looking cleanser that promises glowing radiant skin. This is the original formula. This is for normal to dry skin since it has moisturizing properties.
This is what I bought, the one formulated for Oily, combination skin. It has Resveratrol, a compound found in red grapes that helps in the delay of ageing.
This is for brightening the face. Contains Moringa that gives the face a radiant glow.
Clean It Zero is formulated for sensitive skin. Contains no harmful ingredients like alcohol, mineral oil, parabens and artificial pigments that can harm the skin.
Look s like an ice cream cup with a spatula.
Sherbet ice cream.
Applied a gel like waterproof liner
Applied the cleanser and melted on contact
Cleanser in action
It took a few seconds to melt the product down
Moisturized and cleansed. I wiped off the product with a tissue with no greasy after feel.
Clean it Zero feels like an oil makeup remover in paste form and without the oily residue. It has a moisturizing effect that leaves you squeeky clean. It has a fruity smell that dissipates after but does not linger on you. I think this is purposely done to appeal to a younger crowd. I like the smell and it does not bother me. It’s perfect for travelling since it comes in a tub with a spatula, making it very travel friendly and portable.
Science behind the brand
With the Filipino’s fascination with Korean Telenovelas, its not hard to understand our warm reception to this Korean Skin care brand. It was explained and demonstrated by Mr. Kim Kangpil that Korean women approach beauty from the underlying root of “proper skincare”. Korean women do not want to show that they have makeup on, The Korean glow comes from having perfect skin, of having the perfect makeup base.
A primer on how to achieve glowing skin
When I heard this, I was jumping on my seat. Finally! I wanted to high five Mr. Kangpil on this one. Most of us think that having that perfect glow comes from all the highlighting products we pile on our face but to achieve perfect skin is really all about layering your skincare and applying your base on top of that.
Makeup Station ready for the demo.
Here is how to achieve that glow:
After cleansing your face, apply a brightening toner to cover our yellow undertones. This also locks in moisture needed to prep the face for the base.
The Brightening toner is at the bottom left.Apply the primer to control oiliness and extend the wear of the makeup. It also comes in 3 variants. This is a good primer as demonstrated by Mr. Kangpil.
CC Cream and CC Cushion
An Array of foundation you can mix with your primer. Foundation of choice was the CC cushion foundation above right.
Model before her skincare application.
After. Her left side, which is the right side facing us, is the area where the demo was shown. Notice the difference from the one on the right (left side facing us)? Her skin looks radiant with just a simple application of skincare and base products.
Eyeshadow shades to fall in love with.
My brush with a celebrity. Mr. Kim Kangpil himself.With fellow UMAP members and other Korean makeup artists who flew in for the launch.
Price points are in the medium price range, not too expensive. This will definitely be on my favorite list things and I see myself replenishing my skincare faster than usual since these are products I will be using a lot more often now. I can never stress the importance of having the perfect skin and now you have no excuse to achieve that. Banila Co simplified it for us.
Banila Co is available at the 2nd floor of Glorietta 4 and Landmark Trinoma.
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