IRRELEVANT: Macky Art: Mermaids

Finished Product (AFTER)

I used Photoshop to color this out.

Here's the unedited version:

BEFORE

I used permanent markers and sharpies for the unedited version and shaded some areas with a normal mongol no.2 pencil. :)

I actually have another version where I used watercolors and white textile paint (I ran out of white watercolors, so I had to work with what I had haha)

Please comment below. :D

I'd love to hear what you think about it. :)

IRRELEVANT: Macky Art

Because I should be doing my IMC Project (and I don't really want to) and anything can distract me right now, I decided to post one of my art works.

TA-DAH!

It's a picture of my niece. I used a normal mongol no. 2 pencil. I did this last summer when I saw her picture and I just fell in love with how adorable she is. haha.

Tell me what you guys think. :)

IRRELEVANT! The Sweetest Thing

Recently, I met up with one of my best friends and we hung out in Trinoma. 

After watching a movie (The Campaign, which was hilarious by the way), she gave me this envelope. Inside, it had a couple's necklace and a note. 

Though for foreign readers, I'm not sure if you'll understand it. So I'll translate it for you.

"Hi Macks

Happy birthday! Haha. Sorry super late ng gift ko. I know kakabreak niyo lang ng mukhang dream guy mo na and sad ka pa. Don't lose hope! If it's meant to be, it will be :)
So 2 necklaces to. One for you, and one for your future guy.Bibigay mo lang sa guy yung isang necklace if feeling mo na... "He's the one" na. Okay? Siguraduhin mo muna na siya na nga haha. You will feel the spark naman. Hihi <3

Love you and good luck finding him! <3

Love, Cle"



ENGLISH:

"Hi Macks

Happy birthday! Haha. Sorry my gift is super late. I know that you just broke up with someone who seemed like your dream guy and that you're still sad. Don't lose hope! If it's meant to be, it will be :)
So here's 2 necklaces. One for you, and one for your future guy. You should give the other necklace if you feel that... "He's the one". Okay? Just make sure that it is him haha. You will feel the spark anyway. Hihi <3

Love you and good luck finding him! <3

Love, Cle"

It's nice to know that people care/worry about you... and this is the perfect example of not needing to bring someone down to cheer me up. I'm not bitter naman e. So glad and so lucky to have a friend like her. :)

ZOMBIE MODE: An updated zombie tutorial

Remember when I tried to make myself look like a zombie with the help of some drugstore makeup? If you don't, click here.

Well I did it again.

This time I added some fake blood (used red food coloring, water, coffee, flour) and darker black eye shadow (Shawil Mono Eye Shadow- 69Php) around my eyes, and on the contours of my face (just like how you normally contour it: nose bridge, below the cheek bones, jaw, temples) and on that small (line) area between my nose and mouth.

The other version was the tamer,beginner zombie while this one is the wild,scary, crazy zombie. :D

Is this scary enough for ya?

Pardon the photo quality, I was only using a webcam. :|

ZOMBIE MAKEUP!

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2 days ago my cousin offered my a makeup gig for his org at school. All I had to do was make him and his classmates look like zombies. It sounded a lot like fun so I decided to go with it. I'll be doing it this wednesday, but I got so excited I decided to try it on myself last night! :))

So here's my zombified look:

As you can see, I still need to buy a good black eyeshadow that's super pigmented (and preferably cheap :P) So I'll be buying that tomorrow from Shawill cosmetics. I know their shadows are really cheap (69 php) and they're VERY pigmented. 

How I did it:

BASE:

(1) As a substitute for foundation, I used my San-san concealer in Natural (since it's very pale, as compared to Olive which is what I usually use) with an unbranded stippling brush that I bought from Landmark for 149 Php

ZOMBIE EFFECT:

(2) With a light hand, draw fake veins starting from under the eyes using Nichido Color Intense Eye Pencil (Girls' Night Out) in purple and LA Colors lip pencil (Part of set). Make sure that you draw the veins as light and thin as possible so it would look realistic. 

(3) Using a blush brush or fan brush, lightly fan Shawill Mono Eyeshadow Green (I forgot the name but it's a beautiful olive green) under the eyes, sides, forehead, nose, chin, and jaw.

(4) Contour eyes, under eyes, cheeks, sides of forehead, nose with black eyeshadow. I used the one from ELF but it won't give as much color as I hoped it would, so decided to add a little eyeliner ().

(5) Line eyes with black eyeliner (Nichido Mineral kohl pencil in Onyx)

(6) Using red lipstick, apply on areas where you would want to have bruises or fake blood. (Aido Lipstick in J- 50Php; Prestige Lipstick- 299Php)

(7) Put some purple and black eyeshadow under the eyes and pat some over the red lipstick. (LA Colors Eyeshadow Palette in SandCastle)

(8) Use red or clear lip gloss over the red lipstick to create the illusion of fresh blood (LA Colors clear Lipgloss Php89)

AND THAT'S IT! But I like said, I still need to buy some black eyeshadow for better contouring and to make my eyes and cheeks look more hollow and dead. hihi 

Hope you have fun doing the whole zombie thing like I did!


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REVIEW: E.L.F. Blush & Bronzer Palette

Yesterday, I was out shopping with my mom and decided to stop by at the department store to buy some foundation (which I'll be doing a review on soon) when I recalled that I also wanted to buy a contouring powder for umm... reasons.

I guess I got a little jealous when I watched Youtube's pixi2woo's contour & highlight video. I highly recommend that you subscribe to her channel since she is just amazing and she makes everything seem so easy. It's perfect for beginners or amateurs (like me). PLUS you'll love her accent. hahaha!

(To watch the said video, click here)

So back to the palette. 

I was actually opting to buy some thing from Ever Bilena. I was going to buy their blush in Earth (Php 160.00) but realized it was too dark for me. Also, I was never really a fan of their products since I find them hard to blend. 

(the Ever Bilena cheek blush in Earth) 

So I decided to check out E.L.F. and asked the sales lady if they had anything that I could use for contouring. She recommended the bronzers but I decided not to go with it since it's best not to use anything shimmery for contouring. That's when she suggested the E.L.F. Blush & Bronzer Palette. I got it on sale for only 185 pesos, but it's regularly priced at Php 250.

 I found the box really cute. It had this notepad thing going on.
And the container itself was plain and simple. It was smaller than most palettes though which was okay since it was really handy and quite inexpensive.











The blushes were both really pretty. 
However, they seemed a little intimidating at first since I was used to wearing blushes that were a little peachy or even red (since I turn red and not pink when I blush). Also, the pale pink looked too pale for my taste while the other one was too bright or unnatural. I thought I wouldn't be able to use the blushes much since it wouldn't go well with my skin.

 The bronzer was the perfect shade and it was matte. Most makeup artists would recommend you buying a matte one instead of one with shimmer since it was more practical for contouring. Besides, you could always shimmer to the matte ones if you want. :)

The darker pink and the lighter bronzer (which I used as a highlighter) had some shimmer on it, which led me to believe that these would be pretty sheer.

But I have been seriously misled. 

Swatches of the Blushes and Bronzers at one swipe each

As you can see, the blushes and bronzers are incredibly pigmented. You get a lot of the product in just one swipe. The color isn't as harsh on my skin and looked really pretty, even. What came to a shock to me was that the light pink color looked pretty natural and so did the barbie pink one. I loved the highlighter and bronzer as well. They were easy to use and blend.  However, the light pink and the highlighter can be a bit chalky when you use too much. The staying power was quite good as well.

So here's a before and after of my face. I didn't use too much of the product though so it isn't quite obvious in the pictures (which is good since it looks natural). However, you'll still notice the pop of color on my face and the difference made with the contouring.

before 

after

(sorry 'bout the bad lighting)

PROS

• pretty packaging
• pretty colors <3
• looked natural
• can work on all skin tones
• did not break me out
• great for contouring & highlighting
• inexpensive (4 colors for Php250!)
• great lasting power
• easy to use 
• available in most department stores (Landmark, SM, Watson's, Robinson's)

CONS

• the light pink may be a too pale for some
• the light pink & the highlighter can be a bit too chalky
• no mirror
• no brush

Will I repurchase?

Yes. Once I finish this baby off, I'm definitely gonna get another one.

Rating:

8/10