I Am My Own Walking Portfolio Wrap Up

Due to the terrible weather here in Manila, I am officially wrapping up my “I Am My Own Walking Portfolio” Hair and Makeup for School entries.

We completed three (3) days of it!

Day 1: Big curly hair, red lips, simple winged eye look.

Day 2: 50’s Inspired ‘do, scarlet lips, smoked out eye look.

Day 3: Curled hair, soft pink lips, simple winged eye look with lashes.

Missed those entries? Simply click on “Day 1” “Day 2” or “Day 3”—links embedded in!

It would’ve been so much better if this went on for 7 days. Nevertheless, I can still continue posting my looks for school next week! I hope you enjoyed those three days!

“I Am My Own Walking Portfolio” Day 3 of 4: Hair and Makeup for School

We’re on Day 3 of 4. The weather is unbelievably awful today. I wanted to wear curls again just because. Kept my makeup pretty simple (in my makeup look dictionary, it is, but for others, this may seem a little bit “too much” again) Wanted to add a little some’in some’in hence, the lashes. Pink lips because the weather calls for it. Let’s save red smoochers for another sunny day. Read on to find out how I did my hair and makeup today…

HAIR:

1. Blow-dried my hair
2. Sectioned my locks into 5 sections and putting them in buns
3. Sprayed Monea CPR Heat Protectant on first section
4. Curled using my BaByliss iPRO200 on 200 degrees Celcius
5. Sprayed on Etude House’s Sweet Style Hair Spray Ultra Hard and twisted the curls back into a bun.
6. Work on the other sections with the same steps (3-5)

MAKEUP:

1. Moisturize, do your concealing, foundation and brow work. Same products used in Day 1 and 2, read here.
2. Before working on my eyes, I did my contouring and blush work first. Used the same products: contouring—FS Two Way Cake in Orleans and blush—The Body Shop Roseflower Blush 02
3. Highlighted my face using Etude House' Secret Beam Highlighter
4. Applied Etude House’ Secret Beam Highlighter all over my lids and inner corners of my eyes (whoever said you can’t use it as E/S?)
5. Lined my eyes as usual using Maybelline Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner
6. Applied false lashes
7. Curled lashes together and applied mascara
8. Lined lower waterline with Fashion 21 White Eye Pencil
9. Lined lower lashline using Beauty Marked E/S by MAC
10. Used Maybelline ColorSensational Lip Color in Angel Rose for my lip color

That’s basically how I did this look.

Don’t let the weather make you feel blue!!! See you on Saturday for Day 4! (No classes tomorrow)

“I Am My Own Walking Portfolio” Day 2 of 4: 50’s Vintage Inspired

We’re on Day 2 of 4! Today’s look is basically 50’s inspired. I bought ribbon headpieces last Sunday and I can’t express how much I love wearing them! Today, however, it didn’t feel quite right to wear it to school! So after taking this shot, I actually removed the ribbon headpiece—let’s save it for a gorgeous 50’s OOTD.

Here is a shot I took the night before (still wearing my Day 1 hair and makeup):To achieve my hair and makeup for Day 2 of 4, here’s what to do:

HAIR: towel dry, air dry, comb through, wear the ribbon headpiece (available at SM Dept. Store for PHP 99.75)

MAKEUP: I went for a sparkling white and smoked out eye look.

1. Moisturize! I used Neutrogena’s Hydroboost Water Gel.
2. Do your foundation, concealing, and brow work (I used the same procedures and products for this part from Day 1)
3. MAC Shroom E/S (or any white E/S) all over the lids up to the brow bone and the inner thirds of the lower lashline
4. MAC Beauty Marked E/S (any black or gray E/S will do) on the outer V—remember to sweep outward to create that smoky look, keep the center lid clean!
5. Pat on a sparkling white E/S (I used Shawill’s E/S #5) on the center of the lids. Pat on the inner thirds of the lower lashline as well.
6. Line your eyes, curl your lashes and apply mascara (same procedure from yesterday)
7. Contour face. I used FS Two Way Cake in Orleans.
8. Blush. The Body Shop Roseflower Blush in 02.
9. Lip balm. EOS Summer Fruit.
10. Lip color. I used Ever Bilena’s Matte Lipstick in Scarlet. (reddish-orange shade)

I know some of you won’t like the ribbon headpiece that much. But after reading this, you might reconsider.

See you tomorrow for Day 3!

 

“I Am My Own Walking Portfolio” Day 1 of 4: Hair and Makeup for School

If you follow me on Twitter, you would have probably seen my tweet saying “I am my own walking portfolio.” It’s just something that entered my mind when I was asked by somebody about why I always dress up for school. By dress up I mean do my hair and makeup! Don’t get me wrong, makeup is not really necessary or obligatory in our college. It’s a personal preference of mind to look presentable everyday. On top of that, I have this philosophy that I am my own walking portfolio. As a freelance hair and makeup artist, I believe that I get to attract clients with whatever look I wear everyday. My works are reflected on them. I came up with this idea to post a photo of myself in different hair and makeup looks everyday starting today and ending on Saturday (we’ll be skipping Friday since we don’t have classes on that day)

This is for Day 1 of 4. A simple looks that never really goes out of style. Pin-up!

Quick ways on how to achieve this look:

1. Moisturize your face. *I used Neutrogena Hydroboost Water Gel—this product is the most amazing moisturizer ever made.
2. Conceal imperfections. *I used my favorite Dollface Concealer in #3 using my Dollface Concealer Brush from the 12 Piece Pink Brush Set.
3. Buff foundation all over your face. *I used CoverGirl Aqua Smooth Makeup Foundation in Creamy Natural and my favorite Marionnaud Blush Brush, I applied the foundation in a circular, buffing motion. This creates an even finish without streak marks.
4. Set your powder in. *I used Fanny Serrano’s 2 Way Cake in Organza—100% recommended. This product is the best among all the powders I’ve used. Creates such a silky finish and gives amazing coverage. For PHP399.00, this is definitely worth it!
5. Do your brows. *I filled in my brows using the wax part of the Maybelline BrowDefinist by Eyestudio, I also used the powder to fill in sparse areas.
6. Apply highlight on the eyes. *I used Shroom E/S by MAC and applied it on the inner corners of the eyes, and all over the lids as well as the inner thirds of the lower lashline. This will instantly make your eyes look bright and refreshed!
7. Line your eyes crisply. *I used my N38 Marionnaud brush to line my eyes with Maybelline Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner.
8. Curl your lashes and apply a generous amount of mascara. *Elf Mechanical Lash Curler and Maybelline Stiletto Mascara=perfect combination! Apply mascara on your lower lashes as well!
9. Apply blush. *I used The Body Shop’s Roseflower Blush in 02
10. Apply highlight powder on your face. *I applied Etude House’s Secret Beam Highlighter on the upper area of the apples of my cheeks, my cupid’s bow, my chin, my nosebridge, and my forehead. This step will make you look glowy!
11. Apply lip balm. *I used my EOS Summer Fruit.
12. Line and fill in your lips with a lip pencil. *I used Nichido’s Lip Liner in Blaze.
13. Apply a matte red lip color. *I used Ever Bilena’s Matte Lipstick “Love that Red”—this product stayed intact and perfectly on my lips WITHOUT RETOUCHING FOR 5 HOURS! My lips did not dry at all. Just keep smacking them together once in a while.
14. Contour your cheeks. *I used Fanny Serrano 2-Way Cake in Orleans to sculpt my cheeks.

And there you go…the classic pin-up look.

For the hair I chose to go all curly today. I used my BaByliss iPRO200 on all 6 sections of my hair. I used the inward and outward curling method to create more volume. The heat protecting spray I used is from Monea called “CPR”.

TIPS:

1. After curling a section of your hair, spray on some hair spray and pull it together in a bun. I ended up with 6 buns on my head.
2. Afterward, remove all the elastics, bring all your hair together and flip it upside down (bow in front really low)
3. Run your fingers through your hair and spray on hairspray.
4. The last step is to flip your hair back and ta-daaaaah! Beautiful.

I hope you enjoyed Day 1! See you tomorrow for Day 2.