Christmas Look #1 - Dior holiday palette + Hair styling tip for short hair

Hello! So, I was looking at my makeup 'counter' / corner in my room, and then I saw my Dior 2009's Holiday's Collection pouch.

Since this product comes with a pouch, most of time I'd just happily miss it and go for NAKED palette etc. I'd forget that this is actually filled with makeup goodies! So I thought.....

Why not do a makeup look using that palette! :D So this is what I came out with. Since the colors in the set is pretty light, it didn't show up as good in the photo (Partially because I'm really not good with cameras!). BUT TRUST ME! This look is AMAZING in reality!

I used the gold color in the palette all over my eyelid, and blended the dark bronze shade at the outer corner of my eyes.

I then used the pinky blush in the pouch, and finish my look with Rimmel lipstick in 007. (A gorgeous shade with gold shammer!)

This is what I did to my hair. Since its really short, I could only pin them to the side slowly.

Side.

I curled my hair with a 1 inch curler iron, then added texture by using strong hold hair clay. Rub the clay in between your fingers and just run through your hair, and then SQUEEZE your hair upwards. :) Pin your hair in place, and. You're done!

Ok and I found a few photos I took using my laptop. Better view of the hair since I could see what I'm doing using the computer. With my camera, I just had to keep trying till I get a photo that looks alright. Hehe.

XOXO

Sephora Haul - Actual + Looks + Glitter usage guids

Hello everyone! So, my Sephora items has reached!!!! :D

YAY.

Now yes these seem quite a bit, butt. I have another 2 items which are not photographed. I'd feature them in another post though. :) Super careless, gosh I actually forgot that I got those 2 items! So instead of showing a photo here, I'm going to do another post on them so you guys could see them clearly!

To see the individual items in this pile, please refer to my post on Sephora Haul - Preview:

http://disbgilbpretty.blogspot.com/2011/11/sephora-haul-preview.html

Of course, I had to try those stuffs immediately when I get them! :D

So I used one of the quads in the tarte starlet makeup vanity. It is the first one, yes the smokey black one:

Image from: http://ashleybeautyblog.com/2011/10/review-with-video-tarte-starlet-makeup-vanity/

And I had NARS Shanghai Express on my lips! Gorgeous color!!!

On my face, I used Bare Minerals kit, the foundation, bronzer and everything else in that kit. Except the brushes. :D

Anyway! Christmas is around the corner, and the first thing that came into my mind when it comes to makeup/nails/whatever: GLITTERS.

We all love glitters for holiday seasons, don't we! However, use them safely. There are several grades of glitters in the market - Art grade glitter, Cosmetic grade glitter.

Cosmetic grade glitter can be expensive, a 5gram jar could cost $10 in Sephora, and that is the cheapest you could find in Singapore! Either that, or NYX 2/3gram would cost you around $5.(Find it at http://smoochiezz.com/ or http://korea-spree.blogspot.com/)

These glitters are safe to use for makeup, they're usually cut rounded around the edges of the glitter sphere.

But be ware that some colors or types are not suitable for the eye or lip area. So do read the instructions!

That is because some colors could cause irritations to your eyes. It is also important to put a base coat to 'stick' the glitters to your eye lid because it could irritate your eyes should any glitters fall off into your eyes - even if the glitter is safe to be used for your eyes.

Art Grade glitters are definitely a NONO for your eyes! Or even skin!

The obvious reason being, art glitters might not be disinfected! So they might carry bacteria. But that is not the only reason! Art glitters are often not well cut. They could be really rough, or squared around the edges, making it extremely dangerous if it fall into your eyes since it could 'cut' your eye ball. Yeh.

The colors for art glitters might also be bad for your skin since most of the glitters for art grade actually bleeds! So imagine these on your skin! Its really bad, and I definitely do not recommend these to be used on the skin.

The good thing about art glitters though, is that you could use them on your.........

YES! NAILS! But do keep a base coat in case these colors bleed and stay on your nails.

Anyway, art glitters are ok for nails! So there is no need to spend $$$ on expensive cosmetic grade glitters on nails! (: Get yourself some clear polishes and dip the brushes into the glitter to use them. They could look much better than glitter polishes since most glitter polishes don't contain that much glitters anyway! :D

So.... GO CRAZY with glitters this holiday season! But stay safe.

XOXO

Makeup brushes + NEW HAIR!

Hello! Its been such a hectic day! I had two clients today, one morning and one evening. Both brides! ;) They looked stunning in their gowns! It is no wonder that some single ladies couldn't wait to take photos of themselves wearing gowns! Because its gorgeous! What do you think? :)

Ok so I finally got my lazy arse moving yesterday and decided to wash some of my brushes! Yes you're right, SOME. I have a few sets of brushes to interchange so I usually just change to a clean set when I'm moving on. I always try to clean brushes after each client but come on sometimes we get lazy right?

Well whatever it is, just make sure to change to a clean set of brush on each project if you are a makeup artist. Simply because after 1 or 2 days, germs could make used brushes they homes! D:

Ok I'm literally stuffing that coffee bun into my mouth before I gt ready today morning! HAHA omg I think I look like a tweety birddddd!

Ok so by now you should have noticed some hair on my forehead. I cut my hair! Um, how do I look. :P

I did a really fast and easy eye look because I was in a rush today morning, well every other morning when I have clients! So that is a eye look using urban decay naked palette. I can't even remember the shades I used. As for the lips, idontknow, probably some random gloss......

I'm so used to putting shadows on nowadays. It comes naturally. I should try just putting on eyeliner. Or nothing else.

Anyway. I don't know about you, but I suck at listening to sad songs. This probably sounds stupid but I cry whenever I listen to a sad song, especially when it's gt a sad MV too.

EG this song. Cry baby.

XOXO

Photoshoot - Photos out!

Hello everyone, I'm sharing some 'faces' of the photo shoot last week! :D Remember? This is the shoot done with the 3 lovely girls! And, I just got the photos from the photographer. :)

Inspiration? HOLIDAYS! :D :D :D

Debbie needs to attend a birthday party for a grandmom after the shoot, so I was nice to her, I gave her a pretty wearable look. Well, more of a bridal type of makeup actually!

Added gold glitters to the inner half of her eyes and also, a rine stone at the inner corner of her eyes. :) Such a lucky girl!! Her boyfriend was with her, and he seriously can not keep his eyes off her! :P

Grace was my first face to do that day. And she was super scared when I'm done with her makeup. Reason - I blended a very blight gold color and a dark navy blue on her eyes. Which are 2 really extreme colors! Not only are they directly opposite in the color wheel, one is bright and one is really dark! PLUS! I added a purple color to her lips, together with purple blush. So she probably thinks she'd scare everyone.

Well all I could say is that a makeup look takes you time to get use to it. Because you look at your bare face/ the normal way you apply your makeup. So when you see someone new - you - , you panic and wonder who this is, and how unlike you, you are. So you need some time to get use to the new look.

But for everyone else who sees you the first time, they don't see the changes. All they see is how gorgeous, eye catching you are. :) That is also why sometimes you may not agree with your makeup artist but others really love your new look!

Bernice. I really love the way she look here. Very sensual. I went for a deep dark purple look, with some dark purple flecks on her eye lid. And some gold shadow in the inner corner of her lower lash line. Went for a pretty 'unblended' look, which looks really different from a typical smokey/dark eyes. :)

Signing off with this gorgeous looking photo! I really love the color combination of this photo!

- Slightly blue toned pink paired with yellow toned background. and earthy green shades. Stayed true to how I 'painted' Grace's face! :D

XOXO

Makeup artist: Kelly / ME http://disbgilbpretty.blogspot.com/

Models: luvest girls, http://www.luvest.com/

Photographer: Mark, https://www.facebook.com/pages/MK-Photography/204926726226879?ref=ts

2011 Halloween Look #2

I came out with another Halloween look for this October! :)

Again, nothing fancy, just using tools you already have. - foundation, eyeshadows, gel eyeliner, lipstick.

Inspiration: A old, dirty doll.

Spare me if the photos are not the best! It is really hard to get good lighting in my room!

I stippled on the foundation instead of brushing them in to press down my eyebrows. Contoured my face using dark grey eyeshadow together with my usual bronzer. Dark grey color would only work if you are creating something old and ragged. I wouldn't advice grey as cheek color for daily makeup! :X

Then drew a fake brow much higher than my original brows using gel liner. I used my foundation to sculpt my lips such that it look slightly smaller, then applied a dark red color.

I then used grey eyeshadow to brush through my face to give that dirty look. As for the eyes, you really only need black eyeshadow! :)

Super easy look.

Ta dah! Full outfit. Again, sorry for the background, my room isn't that big after all! :)

Are you going to dress up for halloween? Or would you stay at home.... just like me. :P

XOXO

2011 Halloween Look #1

This is the first look I came out with for Halloween! :) This look is extremely simple. All you need is a foundation, brow pencil, bronzer, eyeliner and a lipstick.

Eyes: Maybelline black gel eyeliner

Face: Graftobian HD foundations in vixin and golden sunset, Canmake bronzer

Lips: Any dark blue toned brown, I'm wearing a color I made myself

The main reason for this look is that I have no access to cosmetic blood, fangs, or any funky costumes. I want to do a vampire look, but I don't have nice colored contacts. So I thought I'd do something easy, that everyone could achieve! :)

I have no idea what to call this, but its definitely an aggressive, hungry look. Like an animal.

Inspiration: My lipstick color! I made that color myself using some TKBtrading pigments. Turned out that I really love the color - a blue toned brownish red.

I'm hoping to create a few more looks for Halloween this year. Wish me luck! :D

XOXO

7th(Smokey eye) look using UD 15 Anniversary palette

This is the 7th look I created using UD 15 Anniversary palette! Also by far my favorite look so far. :D

Eyes: Omen, Tainted, Blackout, Half truth, Flow

Cheeks: Bare Minerals Faux Tan for light contouring, A tiny bit of Milani's baked blush - Luminoso

Lips: OCC liptar Femme, layered with NYX power

I hope you like this look as much as I love it! The tip for any look is 'balance'. If your skin is just like mine, extremely warm toned, you may want to pay with cooler ones for your eyes and your lips. Leave the cheeks warm so you don't over do the coolness. :P

XOXO

Look 2 + Bellabox / Bella Box

Second look using urban decay 15th anniversary palette! :)

Eyes: Midnight 15, Half Truth, MIA

Lips: OCC liptar, Banjee (I love this color! Perfect orange I was trying to find for the longest time! :D )

Tips: Balance out the cool-tonned eyes with a warm lips! :D

Exciting news: I signed up for Bellabox sg / bella box sg! :D Its basically a copy of birchbox in USA.

VS

Basically, they collect a monthly subscription fee from you and send you high end samples each month.

I'm not sure if it is worth it since it cost 15sgd/month. PLUS, they don't have much partners. To be frank the only company that attracted me was OCC. Well I'm giving it a try though! HOPEFULLY I'll get a OCC liptar, and hopefully again, they're not banjee/femme because I already have them!

Apparently they're sending things out on the 10th October which is in 2 days time!! So wait for my review next week!

XOXO

Urban decay 15th anniversary palette + Look 1

Got my Urban decay 15th anniversary palette recently! Love these 15 shades of new, never seen before colors! Their 15 1.3g shades + buttery texture + super pigmentation for 55usd/90sgd is a steal considering that MAC eyeshadow could cost up to 14usd/26sgd each.

My favorite colors so far are: Flow, Evidence, Tainted, MIA(even though this color has quite some fall outs! :( )

I shall not swatch these already since there are already tonnes on swatches out there. I recommend you to look at Amarixe if you're keen on the swatches! http://www.amarixe.com/2011/07/urban-decay-has-released-brand-new.html

My first look based on Urban decay's 15 anniversary palette!

Eyes: Vanilla, Ace, Evidence

Lips: OCC liptar, Femme