my thoughts on my new traincase, makeup pallette, and brush set.

Hey guys.

Here are my thoughts about my recent purchases on makeup.



The professional pallette



This is what i've been talking about. The case is hardcase and quite heavy to be carried by one hand. IMO not many people would need this. Seriously. Although it does carry a lot of basic stuff we need as makeupartist wannabe, I don't think the colors are that flattering. Esp the eyeshadows. crappyyy. It carries 6 creamy foundations, 6 powder foundations, 4 finishing powders, 4 liquid foundations,2 eyeliner pencils, 1 lip pencil, 1 brow pencil, 1 mascara, 6 loose eyeshadows, 15 eyeshadows, 4 blushes, 15 lipsticks, and 4 lipglosses.

To tell you the truth I don't like any of them. Quality is very decent, colors not so wearable for eyeshadow, not quite right for foundations, not quite flattering for lipsticks, not enough choice for blushes, and crappy color payoff for everything. Sigh. I bought them just because i don't want to buy so many different shades of foundations and I don't want the models to wear my own :( Such a shame. I do like the organisation of the pallette and the fact that the pallette carries lots of different foundation shades in one case (coz foundations are exp!). Sorry to say this but for those who are in need of a good professional makeup pallette, this pallette by PAC isn't a good choice. PRICE: RP 2,100,000,- AVAILABLE AT Martha Tilaar Store.

19 Brush set.



I would say the quality is okay. Although I do have my own brush collection I think I wouldn't skip this one. These brushes are different from my own. Some of the brushes I do not own, such as fan brush, eyebrow comb, eyeliner brush, etc. The set carries around 5-6 eyeshadow brushes (all MAC 239 look alike). I thought at first, what a loss! I paid for DIFFERENT BRUSHES in one set! But come to think about it. If i'm a makeupartist, I would need more than 2 eyeshadow brushes to apply different colors on different people. Right? :D So definitely buy this one if you're just starting out with makeup :)

TRAINCASE




This cute red traincase I got from Plaza Senayan's Sogo, beauty section. I've never heard of the brand Masami Shouko before, but sounds good yeah? (coz it's japanese name!) hahahaha :D I've been dreaming of getting a makeup traincase in my life, but never actually asked my mom to get one for me. Because it's quite exp, I'm scared if I'm not gonna use it well. But since I'm going to be serious in makeup, i bursted the gut to ask her :) And it's 50% off too :D

See you soon!

Cha xx

Eyebrows.

Hey guys.

Today I had 2 makeup sessions. that means 4 hours. I know right. Crazy. But I quite like it so far. My teacher, Ms. Sri is very nice, though not the most patient and understanding teacher but overall she's a nice one. She likes soft and light makeup, using pastel colors such as light purple and pink. However, she's very strict with eyebrows. FYI, when I do makeup, I barely care about eyebrows. why? because my 'clients' are always conservative with the way they look. They don't care about makeup trends or products. They don't care about what other people think about how eyebrows 'should' look. They don't like to change anything. They just want to look nice, simple, and clean. most of the time.
I like thick eyebrows. But I never ever liked thick, thin, and FAKE eyebrows. I don't know why older people like to DRAW their eyebrows, or make eyebrow tattoos. Please don't ever let them be in trend! EVER. I also don't understand why people like THIN eyebrows. Thin eyebrows only make you look 1. funnier, 2. older and 3. grumpier.

OK I should stop rambling now. Sigh. too much talkin.
The point is. I don't like to be VERY PRECISE with eyebrows. Our natural eyebrows are not so tidy, yet not so full. Waxing eyebrows may be one solution to solve out-of-shape eyebrows, and eyebrow pencils/shadows are necessary to create the illusion of fuller eyebrows. But should the application be overly neat and thick? I'm afraid not. The application should be barely there. you should barely see eyeshadow on your brows and you should still see your hairs besides your eyeshadow or your pencil. That's the key to look youthfully pretty. Sigh. Ms. Sri corrects my eyebrow application so many times. Problems? Not enough eyeshadow, too scared to fill. Sometimes, i applied more because the model's eyebrows are awfully thin. She doesn't like it. Sigh. I really don't like messing around with eyebrows. As long as they are nicely shaped and filled I'm happy with that.

One more thing you might like to know. Gusnaldi always teaches students to use HAIRSPRAY to groom eyebrows before you fill them in. And you know what, once the hairspray touches the skin, you can't apply any color to it. And they still demand the thickest line. sigh. Do they know that eyebrow gel is way more popular than hairspray? MY GOD.


Products that I like: Shu Uemura's Hard formula brow pencil no 2. Perfect color, perfect thickness, very natural :)


Give you lotsa updates very soon!
Cha xx