0:15 Seconds - Quick Gold Makeup Tutorial

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QUICK GOLD MAKEUP TUTORIAL (0:15sec on Instagram)

This is a quick tutorial when you're on the go and need to add a dash of gold... try this technique for any mood either night or day... still feel fabulous spending less time to do it!
Note that all eye shapes are different and makeup is applied custom to every single person's look. This is a tutorial for  AVERAGE EYE shapes.  Other eye shape recommendation of product placement is below.

1. I used MAC Painterly from my brow bone to my crease
2. I used Senna Cosmetics brown powder and applied it with a crease brush
3. I used Maybelline Color Tattoo 45 Bold Gold on the eyelid only and blended it from corner to corner
4. I used a darker tone brown to smoke the eyes and white liner on the waterline only (Kevyn Aucoin)
5. I finished this look with half falsies and medium individual Ardell lashes on the bottom

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FOR THE DIFFERENT EYE SHAPES, RECOMMENDED PLACEMENT:

NOTE: Sorry for my eye shape drawings... was trying to get this out... future drawings will be better I promise.

Wideset Eyes:

Apply the soft brown and deeper tone brown on the inner eye and corners... apply the gold in the open space of the lid that is not shaded

Close Set Eyes:

Apply the soft brown on the corners and a deeper tone of brown concentrating on the corners of the eye using mascara on the outer corners.

Apply the gold from the corner of the eye to the end... apply a highlight in the inner corners

Deep Set Eyes:

Shade the eyes with the soft brown and deeper color brown around the eyes adding the highlight in the gold 1/3 from the inner corner

Prominent Eyes:

Apply the deeper tone brown on the lid and apply a dab of gold in the middle

Hooded Eyes:

Apply the soft brown when the eye is open and looking straight at the mirror shading in the corners of the outer eye. Apply the gold 1/3 of the inner lid.

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Project: Mormon Helping Hands 2012 w/Alex Boye and Carmen Rasmusen Music Video (Hair/Makeup)

So much has been happening since the last time I've blogged but I will be more diligent in updating you on everything I'm involved with going forward on this awesome 2012 year!!


I've had the opportunity to be the Head Hair and Makeup Artist Department for Mormon Helping Hands with Alex Boye and American Idol Finalist Season 2 - Carmen Rasmusen... the filming of this project took several days... today was THE big day! It was an early start with over 200 extras today... 21 featured background people, 12 Polynesian Haka dancers (plus detail sketching and drawing Maori tats on the face)... I had the best crew for sticking it out and working efficiently! Thank you for the best hair and makeup team I had the chance to be the lead of... you guys ROCK! AWESOME JOB!!!

 Here's a picture from http://www.facebook.com/mhhcalifornia of our work... hair by me (makeup by my lovely assistant Inna) on Carmen... and Male Grooming by Me

More updates can be viewed at http://www.facebook.com/kekemuah

Question of the Day: What Makeup Case do I use? What do I use to clean my brushes?

Photos from Naimies, Camera Ready Cosmetics and MUD websites.
http://www.naimies.com
http://www.camerareadycosmetics.com

I had a question from one of my Facebook friends:
Berk: Can you please Share in your blog what make up case you use for transporting make up ) and how you clean brushes after make up ) thank you very much!

FIRST PART OF THE ANSWER (CASES):
First part of the question is I use a variety of cases transporting makeup/hair stuff.
My reasoning?

FIRST CASE/CARRYING BAG:

$60 on MUD's website

The Setbag from MUD is my ultimate one that I use a lot to work from. It's a huge purse for me with different compartments easy to organize my different items. Its surrounded by handy pockets that I store hairsprays, hair stuff, water, mists, brush cleaners, etc. I use this for on-location shoots and especially on filmsets.

What I REALLY WANT is:

Toccare TK33 Carry All Set Bag Clear $44.99 at Naimies


Reason: I'm condensing my kit to carry less, compact and store things in a clear see thru bag so I can easily take.

Pros:
Easier to lug around and transfer from location to location in case you work on different sets or scenes.

Cons: For both bags, I can't lock it up or protect my investment if I leave it anywhere onset. For the MUD bag, if you overstuff it or understuff it, you can lose stuff by it falling out. The Toccare clear set bag is great, but I know I'll have a habit of overstuffing.

SECOND CASE/CARRYING BAG:

Samsonite Suitcase for $40 to $100 on Luggage websites

If you see me with this, it's because I have both hair and makeup items in here including my airbrush and FX stuff as well. Usually this is the suitcase I bring with all my makeup, airbrush and hair stuff (3 marcel irons, flat irons, combs and brushes, etc). I tend to use this a lot because of the ease of rolling it on wheels, easy to stuff and LOCK with a lock. I use this mainly on my photoshoots, print/advertisement and bridal clients.

What I REALLY WANT is:

Zucca Backpack for $129.00 online at Naimes


Reason: It has multiple compartments to store makeup and hair stuff (plus a thermal protector for flatirons and curling irons) with pockets as well.

Pros: Easy to transport and better for the back.

Cons: Doesn't seem too roomy for hair stuff, but I have to learn to condense hair stuff too!

SECOND PART OF THE ANSWER (BRUSH CLEANER):
Second part of the question is what do I use to clean my brushes?


Cinema Secrets Brush Cleaner Price Varied Depending on Sizes online at Camera Ready Cosmetics

I love this brush cleaner. Complete cleans thoroughly!! I use this a lot during while cleaning brushes between talents... I NEVER use dirty brushes on the same talent.

Deep cleaning my brushes I always do when I get home is: antibacterial soap with water, olive oil, shampoo, air dry. I disinfect my kit as well with what I used... a lot goes behind me bringing my kit home and cleaning each time.

First Impressions: Vincent Longo Cosmetics

Photos of the products are from Vincent Longo Cosmetics Website.

Another line I worked for last year in 2010 was Vincent Longo Cosmetics for a big event.

Just like all the cosmetic lines, I never worked for them at the counter nor I've never had them in my kit. I accepted these freelancing jobs on purpose to learn about the line on the fly and also have the privilege to work with the products. I had to learn Vincent Longo products online as well... knowing what type of products they had and the "method" of how Vincent Longo applied shadows (his signature).

Most what I'm writing is based on my first impression of the line and my opinions walking away with my favorites and not so favorites.

I am NOT paid by the line itself to talk about their line or received any type of gratis.

I walked in and right away I knew where the line was... it was easy to spot and at a glance, the packaging looked like a very sleek and clean. Closer view, everything was packaged beautifully with a shiny black compacts/logo on pencils, lipsticks, etc.

I started to do work on clients and found that a little goes a LONG way... for instance I had to barely touch the blush with my brush and it was enough. My goodness... the line is PIGMENTED and high quality. I was briefed by the National MUA stating that the "glitter" on some of their products isn't "glitter" it's crushed pearls. I was amazed by the quality and the pigments in the blushes and eyeshadows.

Here's my first impressions of Vincent Longo Cosmetics:
Grade: A
Favorite Products:

I really LOVE their Water Canvas Base/Primer. It's not greasy and it's a gel made with 81% of MicrowaterTM, seaweed extracts and silica gel. It was so easy to put on, fill in pores, and felt like silk on the face.

Water Canvas Base/Primer $44.00

Another love of the line is their Water Based Foundation that is activated by spraying water on the foundation (it feels like a mousse packed foundation) or on your sponge that you get with the foundation.

Water Canvas Creme-to-Powder Foundation Oil Free $57.00


I can stock up on The Curl Mascara... it actually does activate lashes to curl. I've placed it on straight lashes and it curls without a lash curler. It's waterproof and so easy to remove with even soap and water. For future improvements though... I hope they will use a comb or a rubber mascara wand for better application and separating lashes.

The Curl Mascara $23.00

Ah! VL's blushes are phenomenal! I never had a line that I loved each and every blush available!!! I really love the duo colors per blush compact. You can wear either or blush colors or combine them which is my preference.
Day Play Duo Compact Blush $36.00

Dislikes: I hope they come up with a better primer for the eyes... I mean you can use the water based primer all over, but for faces that are oily I saw that it was harder to have shadows stay on the lids. Also The Curl mascara is MY #1 fav, but I'd love to see the mascara applicator changed to a comb or rubber mascara wand to brush lashes out more.

Recommendations: My favorite products is the mascara and blushes... it's geared for everyday use in the consumer market. I spoke to the National MUA for the line and there are plans to hopefully have a Pro Discount and compacts for artists. Stay tuned with this line!

First Impressions: Cargo Cosmetics

Photos of the products are from Cargo Cosmetics Website.

I've had the luxury of working as a freelance makeup artist for a lot of cosmetic lines in 2010 for their big events. Cargo Cosmetics was one of the lines I worked with New Years Eve.

Before this event, I never worked or seen this line in person besides reading reviews on the website. I had to quickly be aware of some of the products online.

I had a great time learning about the line from the Area MUA and appreciating her company.

My first impression of the line was the packaging of the full oil-free coverage foundations. It reminded me of Capri Sun juicy packs when I was a child... but this was more sophisticated with a beautiful silver and small square see thru plastic of the foundation. I was impressed with the coverage of the oil-free foundation and found that their tinted moisturizers had more coverage than a lot of the competitor lines...

A little goes a long way... a dime size would be too much. It was my favorite foundation but I found it having a bit more of a cooler tone (yellowish) verses not seeing enough warmer tones. Although there were a significant amount of different tones, contouring seemed to do the trick in some cases while doing beauty work that evening.


Oil Free Foundation $34 USD

I saw the demonstration of the blu_ray™ High Definition Lip Gloss with Timestrip® Technology came quite handy and when applied on the lips it applied with ease and not too much glitter. The Timestamp technology stamps the time when the lipgloss was opened and sets a due date (9 plus months later). It turns red when it's ready to get tossed!


blu_ray™ High Definition Lip Gloss with Timestrip® Technology $24

I had a wide variety of products I used that day (hitting almost everything in the line).

Here's my first impressions of Cargo Cosmetics:
Grade: B+
Favorite Products:

Cargo Cosmetics Blu-Ray Concealer plus most of their Blu-Ray stuff... complete coverage!


Cargo Cosmetics Blush in Catalina and Tonga


Cargo Cosmetics Reversible Lip Liner in Light and Medium... both a must have!

Dislikes: Foundations tend to have a cooler tone... but it's workable.
Recommendations: My favorite products... this would work great for camera (advertising/editorial) and everyday use in the consumer market.