This is the second event that I have attended with Estee Lauder bringing in their global makeup artist. The first one was a good experience for me and this second experience of mine further confirm my stand that Estee Lauder has really nice makeup artists.
As I did not blog about the first event, I shall just give an insight of what happened here. I got to attend the event because a friend of mine was invited to the makeover and she was allowed to bring another guest. I was assigned to this makeup artist named Bobby from Taiwan. (Yep, not Bobby Wang, its two different person.) Besides from just doing the makeup for me, he actually chatted with me to find out more about me so that he can do a makeup for me that is suitable for my skin and also suitable for my social status. He chose the kind of makeup that isn't not "too me" and also convenient for my work. He even about how the nurses back in Taiwan do their makeup. He taught me tricks that I can do to enhance my physical appearance. He emphasised that the main aim of makeup is to bring out the confidence and not to change a person. He even made sure that the makeup done for me is acceptable for me. How nice is that!
The event I attended with Bobby Wang as the makeup artist was held at Isetan Scotts yesterday. Besides from doing the demonstration on the model, he even bothered to speak to the only three attendees that appeared. The staffs for the event were nice too. In the short chat after the demonstration, I found out that I am actually more suitable for warm-coloured eye shadow that are not glittery.
According to Bobby Wang, concealer is a very important tool that is not to be missed out in doing makeup. The choice of the shade is usually one shade lighter than the foundation used. It is mainly used to cover dark circles, and other imperfection around the lips and the T-zone. It can also act like a highlighter for a fast touch-up. This is how important a concealer is.
The usage of blusher is actually not limited for the cheeks only. To apply on the face, mix generous amount of blusher with two drops of night repair. after application on the cheeks, the leftover blusher can actually for swept all over the face and neck to create a rosy look. Wow, this is definitely something new that I have learned. How cool is that.
To make up for the eyebrow, draw the bottom of the brows straight so that it can look more dimensional. To determine the length of the eyebrows, use the eyebrow pencil to measure by placing it at the side of the nose and eyes. To achieve the Chinese New Year look, it can actually be drawn stronger. The choice of colour for the eyebrows has to match the hair colour. And yep, I was told that my hair colour and eyebrows are matching. What I need to do is to make my eyebrows neater.
The concealer can actually be used as the eye shadow base. Application is from the lash line all the way to the brow. As we are not professional makeup artists, we can try the trick of blending the eyeliner to eye shadow for a gradient look. They have this product whereby one side is to draw the eye line while the other side is to smudge it to blend. For Asian, drawing the eye line is more important than applying the eye shadow and drawing the bottom eye line more important than upper eye line because it will help to open up the eyes and make them look bigger.
They have just launched a new product and that is the vibrating mascara. It will actually help to separate the eye lashes especially for beginners. As for that, I beg to differ. I am a beginner who have tried applying the normal kind of mascara and it's already not easy. I think the vibration will actually make those people who have shaky hands more difficult to do so. So, the mascara from Estee Lauder doesn't suits me. And yes, I tried to use the mascara for my last Dinner and Dance because Bobby from the first event that I have attended said that my eye lashes are actually quite long and the usage of mascara can enhance the length and thickness.
Moving on to the lips. The concealer can actually be used to pad along the lip line to soften the line, making the lips look thinner. I remembering hearing that Asian cannot use very red lipstick but I can't remember why. Or maybe I heard it wrong. After using their lipstick that contains hyaluronic acid, a clear lipgloss can be applied over it to make it glittery while still maintaining the lip colour to look natural. According to the staff, when ever the lips feel dry, all that one has to do is just to close the lips together with some pressure so that the molecules are broken and moisture can be released to hydrate the lips. This sounds really cool.
As the makeup seems finished, the concealer comes in handy again! As we proceed on with the steps to put on makeup, some powder may actually drop on parts of the face. This is especially for strong eye makeup. The concealer is actually used to do the "cleaning".
The night repair can be used after the makeup is done to help in making the skin more radiant. This came as a surprise to me as this is really new. According to the staff, the molecule of the night repair is actually very minute that it can seep through the makeup for the skin to absorb. Cool! I really love the idea of their night repair more and more!
After the event, a staff gently helped me to clean away all the makeup that I have tried on my hand. That is very nice of her. Nice customer service is very essential and yes, I have decided that when I have that spare cash, I will definitely patronise Estee Lauder. For once that I feel that the makeup artists are so genuine and don't judge, especially after they know that I do not put on makeup on a regular basis. Yes, I am a girl, and I do not know how to put on makeup.
Thank you Estee Lauder. =)
This article is written with the best of my memory and of what I have noted down. Some parts may be missing as I was interrupted to try their product once in a while.
