My love for make up and cosmetics started when I first bought my teen magazine. I would always go looking for the models' make up on the pages instead of reading the articles and would try to copy it using my mom's make up kit. I always take note of the brands of cosmetics rather than the clothes and shoes. The usual brands I read about are Mac, Nars, Red Earth, Make Up Forever, Clinique and you know the others. I grew up in a not-so-posh town in Manila so the nearest mall doesn't cater to these brands. I remember the first time I went into Essences in Robinson's and actually saw and touch and try a Nars lip gloss. It was like a dream come true for me. I asked the lady how much the lip gloss was. She gave me a disapproving look, made an eyebrow higher than the other and said "It's 1,200 pesos." I can never forget that day. I felt sorry for myself. I wanted to try other products there but that lady just broke my moment. The lip gloss was expensive. Though I have a monthly allowance, it was not practical to spend that amount...for a lip gloss. I was just 14 at the time! I buy some local and drugstore products for myself yet I still dream of owning even just 1 item from the professional brands.
Finally, the heavens have heard my prayers and my sister started sending me make up products from the US. Can you guess which brand? Clinique! Oh my! I felt like a movie star everytime the sweet- smelling lipstick glide on my lips. My sister would always tease and tell me to take up cosmetics as a degree. From then on, I have started wearing make up everytime I go out. Whenever I receive a new palette, I would try it on myself and on my niece and other friends.
Fast forward, I got myself a bachelor's degree but not related to make up. Then came YouTube. I wanted to do an arabic look on myself so I googled some techniques. I ended up watching numerous women on youtube doing tutorials. It was really helpful and I got hooked! I didn't know anything about brushes and suddenly I was overwhelmed by the different kinds and brands and tricks on how to do certain looks. I was only using those small eye shadow wands that come with any palette. Oh poor me! I will insert some photos of me with make up made with those brushes and it's okay to laugh. We all went there.
Prior to my discovery of the blending brush:
I was trying to recreate Jlo's make up in one of her music videos! :)
Arabic eyes complete with the scarf. I watched MakeupGeek on YouTube for this look. She used Urban Decay eyeshadows. I worked with what I have--some avon and other stuff.
I got excited with a purple eyeshadow.
She's my niece. I was inspired by Kim Kardashian's make up. That brown and black smokey. Haha!
The first blending brush I had was the wand that came with the Naked 2 palette. Yes, it took me that long to own a blending brush. And it was free. I started getting more creative and abused that synthetic brush. I will also post some photos using my Naked 2 palette.
What a big difference a blending brush does!!!
These photos were taken 2 weeks after I got my Naked 2 palette.
Fast fast forward, I came to Dubai and tried applying as a make up artist. During the interview, I had to create 2 different looks on each half of the face. All products on the table before me were Mac. Thanks to YouTube, I am so much familiar with all Mac brushes. I aced the interview and got the job!
Now, I am working as a full time make up artist here in Dubai. I can say I have come a long way from looking through Seventeen magazine to being judged by a sales lady and finally being able to afford myself some nice make up.
Hope to see you again! Kiss and Make Up!
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