I was a makeup artist for an afternoon, thanks to Shiseido
Monday, October 8, 2012 at 9:33AM People ask me why I didn't become a makeup artist. Well, for many years I didn't think it was a good fit. I was just happy doing makeup on myself, writing about it, growing this website. Recently though I've seriously considered going for it. I was supposed to do makeup for a couple of bridesmaids last month, but that was the weekend Snaps was horribly sick so of course I couldn't leave him. I was so excited about that gig! It just wasn't meant to be.
Anyway, a couple of weeks ago Shiseido invited the press to a makeup workshop conducted by their Regional Training Manager for Asia, Angela Boh.
Angela demonstrated Shiseido's 2012 Autumn/Winter collection which features the Radiant Lifting Foundation - a new foundation that takes the reflective properties of light into play to create an illuminated base, the Camellia Compact – a soft, velvety highlighter and blush compact, and the Lacquer Rouge Collection which has intense liquid lipstick shades for Fall.
Shiseido Camellia Compact - highlighter, blush, and contour in one
She also showed us how to apply makeup the Shiseido way. The Shiseido look is glowy, flawless, and timeless. It's not afraid of color, though, which shows in their cream eyeshadow and lacquer selection.
How to achieve the perfect face base according to Shiseido
The event invite mentioned something about a contest, about doing makeup, so I was expecting that we will be applying the techniques on ourselves. Big surprise - models suddenly walked towards us after Angela's demo! I seriously didn't know that we would be doing makeup on models. It was my first time to do makeup on a stranger!
And here she is. Her name is Chai! I decided to do an evening look on her, with golden eyes and bold lips. Here are the products I used!
Filled in the eyebrows with the Natural Eyeshadow Pencil
Gold cream eyeshadow all over the lids
Darkened the lids with a mocha shade for deeper eyes
= Eyes to die for
I layered a red lacquer with pink on her lips for a striking, unforgettable pout. I also used the Camellia Compact to apply a bit of color on her cheeks, a lot of highlight, and some contour.
Ta dah! I'm pretty happy with how the look came out, even though we had limited tools and time to do it. We didn't win the contest but I had such incredible fun nonetheless! I realized that I want to pursue makeup artistry, so, you know, if you need someone to do your face for an event, I'm just an email away! ;)
Thank you so much to Shiseido for this experience. <3 I will be reviewing a couple of their (awesome) products soon so stay tuned for that!
Reader Comments (17)
Great job Ms. Liz! So nice! Love it! Perfect eyes!
I also love to be a make-up artist soon...I hope and pray that I will land to where I wanted to be.:)
Wow nice look you've come up with and congratulations on deciding to purse makeup artistry :) maybe you can conduct classes in the future too! haha wishful thinking on my part here its just that I learned SO much from Project Vanity and I know that you'll be succesful on it too.
Anyways, I'm super intuiged with their foundie and I hope that you can post a tutorial on how to apply foundie using Shisheido's technique. Camellia compact's lovely to look at and its multipurpose too. Space saver even, 3 products on 1 compact. I might save on that soon. Thanks for sharing Liz :)
it's amazing how being a make up artist can now be a viable profession! i wish i knew this years ago would love to have made this my career too. but it's never too late right?! doing what you love is really a blessing. so if you have that opportunity... gorabels!!!
Wow! Congratulations Ms. Liz! :) How did it feel to experience it firsthand? Another feather in your cap! I love how the look turned out, everything blended well with each other. You really brought out her best features here, her doe eyes and her full lips. She made me think of Cosmopolitan's mantra: Fun & Fearless Pinay! :) Cheers to you!
We're so happy for you Ms Liz. A beauty blogger can really dive into other bigger milestones in real world and being a professional makeup artist is one of it that you're now in! Gorgeous look on your model! :)
Ooh, great job! I'm quite clumsy in applying makeup on other people.
Wow! U should persue on the make up class Liz. ;) Good job on the eye make up!
Love the precise application of the lipstick! Ganda! xx
You made an amazing job Ms. Liz! :) the look you created is so fit on your model :)
Now I am also aspiring of becoming a makeup artist :) well, dreams doc ome true right? :)
Shisheido products are amazing for me! And I love them more knowing they make events like this!
Het name is Chai Bascon,she's a friend. Nice one Ms.Liz!
Kudos on a job well done! :)
hi liz! i have been using shiseido ever since, and may i ask what was the brand of the powder foundation that you used? thank you so much!
THE EYES= <3 <3 :) The colors look great Ms. Liz especially the golden one :) Very pretty color..
Good luck on pursuing makeup artistry, I'm sure you'll be amazing at it, based on the look you did on the model and on your tutorials. I love the eye makeup! Thanks for sharing the Shiseido tips. :D
Makeup artistry is awesome, isn't it? Doing makeup on other people gives me a different kind if high. It makes me really nervous at first (even though I've already done it numerous times) and is really exhausting (Having to stand up and bend over slightly for HOURS), but at the end of the day it makes my heart full of joy and fulfilment. It makes my heart even fuller when the person loves what you did and tells you about it. Yes, there are bad times when you commit mistakes, plus the competition is really tough 'cause there are soo many makeup artists popping up, but if it's your passion and your dream, then those things don't matter. That's how I feel hahaha Welcome to the Dark Side, Liz :) Good work on the makeup, btw :)
Good job :) btw I like your outfit on this pic
Sometimes unexpected things makes us realize big life dreams. :) Congrats on your new found discovery!