Bloggers Day Out: Em Alcantara

Lately, I’ve been watching the Philippine Madrigal singers on YouTube.  Their videos came out in my feed and I clicked on a few of them and 2 videos stood out, the one in Uruguay where they sang Eres Tu and my favorite, the one at the Abbey of Saint Michel, they sang Izar Ederrak.  It makes me so proud to see Filipino excellence appreciated in so many parts of the world.  Truly we Filipinos are blessed with so much musical talent, we are world class.

I met Em Alcantara through Martine De Luna.  Em is  part of the community of bloggers called Mommy Bloggers Philippines and also happens to be a former member of the Philippine Madrigal Singers.  I love it when the universe is conspiring with you.  She needed a refresher course on stage makeup since she is now on her own, performing for various events.  It was music to my ears.  (Pardon the pun, couldn’t resist).   Em was also concerned about her skin condition, which is oily to dry and rough which she said was exacerbated during her  pregnancy.  Here is what went on.

Fresh Faced
Fresh Faced

Skin Analysis:

  • Oily in the T Zone Area but dry on some parts of her face.
  • Big Pores, redness in some areas like the cheek and chin and skin texture is rough.
  • Pigmentation around the chin area and sides of her face

Skin Prep:

I just discovered this new Exfoliating toner called Cure Natural Aqua Gel which is made of 90% Hydrogen water and is preservative, coloring, mineral oil and artificial fragrance free.  Made in Japan and can be purchased at Beauty Bar.  I used this on her since I knew she had sensitive skin and didn’t want to add to her sensitivity.  Her skin was smooth after this.

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1 pump and massage into the face for 30 seconds. Dead skin flakes will fall off. Rinse with water and follow with your normal skin care routine. Use 2x/week to get maximum results.

 

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Instructions in English. Love this product.

 

After Exfoliating the skin, Water treatment Skin Cream was applied to the face as a moisturizer.

 

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Canvas is ready.

I used a combination of Kryolan Camouflage Concealer mixed with Coverderm Camouflage makeup in 3A and 5A and Judith August Everything Pencil in Golden Beige to hide her pigmentation.

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Ace of base

 

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Judith August Everything Pencil. It’s like the blemish sweeper. I used these 2 pencils to hide her pigmentation on her chin.

 

Makeup:

Eye Makeup

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Eye Prep and Makeup. L-R Maybelline Lash Curl Mascara, Urban Decay Zero Eyeliner, Nurturing Force Blot off Primer, MAC Eye Cream, MAC Blacktrack gel eyeliner, Benefit Brow Zing in Medium, The FAce Shop Style my Eyebrow in 03, Ben Nye Glam Shadow Palette. I used the first 2 and bottom 2 for her shadows.

 

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Photo courtesy of Kage Gozun

 

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Photo courtesy of Kage Gozun

Face:

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Makeup Forever Scultping Powder in Shade 2, NARS Orgasm Blush, MAC Highlighter

Lipstick:

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I used a combination of Inglot Lipstick #30, utmost right topped with MAC lipglass in Cultured on top and New Spirit above

 

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She is ready for her performance. Love her beaming smile.  I can’t wait to hear you sing Em!

 

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Ems smoky eye look.

 

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A singer and a writer
A singer and a writer

 

What do you think of her look?  Book Em Alcantara through her website, FaceBook, Twitter, and Instagram account of @touringkitty.

 

 

Bloggers Day Out: Kage Gozun

Lifestyle and travel bloggers are interesting and engaging people to work with.  Insightful, full of humor and they are the best resource for anything and everything.  Kage Gozun was one of those people that you feel an easy connection with. I had a chance to give Kage a makeover to fit her active, on the go lifestyle one afternoon at the EDSA Beverage Design Studio.

According to her blog, she is a woman of many talents! She struck me as a multi-passionate creative entrepreneur and freelancer. Aside from having contributed to the web content of GMA Network, she is a co-owner of Brown Belly resort-inspired lifestyle wear and toiletries; she is a Lifestyle brand ambassador of Roxy Philippines; an active member of Sea to Summit Philippines, and an an avid surfer.  She is also a lifestyle writer who has contributed to numerous travel publications.

Here is the lowdown on her beauty look.

Skin Analysis

  • Skin is oily in the T-zone area and normal on the other parts of her face
  • Dull looking due to stress , dark eyebags
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Barefaced and ready for the makeover. Cleansed and Exfoliated!

Skin Prep:

Cleansed skin with Cure Natural Aqua Gel to remove dead skin flakes and impurities.

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One Pump and massaged into her skin for 20-30 seconds and see the skin flakes fall off. Rinse with water and follow with your skincare routine.
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Instructions and Ingredient list
After Exfoliating the skin, Water treatment Skin Cream was applied to the face as a moisturizer
After Exfoliating the skin, Water treatment Skin Cream was applied to the face as a moisturizer.  This is actually used for the hands but I wanted to use this for the face because I wanted a light moisturizer that would not feel heavy on the face.

Eyes and Face

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L-R Kryolan Camouflage Concealer wheel and Eve Pearl Invisible Finish Powderless Powder
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Makeup Forever Sculpting powder in Shade 2, Makeup Forever Mat Velvet Plus Foundation in 40 and 55, MAC blush in Harmony and Pinch Me, Skindinavia No More shine Finishing spray
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MAC Fast Response Eye Cream, MAC eyeshadows in Soft Brown, Wedge, Expresso, Nurturing Force Blot off to mattify face, Benefit Brow ZIng in Medium and Inglot Freedom Palette in 421S and 446

 

Urban Decay 24/7 glide on pencil in Zero and Bourbon.

 

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False eyelashes tied her  look together. These are lightweight flirty and natural.

Lips

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Inglot #30 last pan on the right

 

Loreal Barely Greige and MAC Lipglass in Culture
Loreal Barely Greige and MAC Lipglass in Culture
Squeezing in a selfie
Squeezing in a selfie
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Ready for her night out with her friends.
I think she approves.
I think she approves.
A singer and a writer
A singer and a writer

Follow Kage’s adventures on Instagram @surftolivetosurf and on Twitter @travelkage.