Halloween Special Effects Makeup - Featured by Youth.sg

With Halloween coming up next week, I'm sure a lot of people have been checking online video channels to find out how they should dress themselves up. I am so delighted when Youth.sg contacted me early October saying that they would like to do a feature on DIY Halloween Makeup and Professional Halloween Makeup. Well, makeup effects come in various stages. Of course for the professionals, products we used are mostly imported from L.A. or London, and the mixture is a little more complex. However there are various easier methods on creating wounds and nasty looking skin just by using simple materials like tissue, latex and gelatin. Well these are products Professional Makeup Artists were using ways before we started using silicone.

So in this video from Youth.sg, I was using gelatin and glycerine for the skin. And I use food ingredients for DIY blood. One thing I forgot to mention, in order to secure the gelatin on the skin so that it stays longer, you can seal the entire surface area, especially the edges, using eyelash glue such as DUO.

The second video features a technique used by regular professional makeup effects artist using silicone and alcohol-based products.

The full article by Youth.sg is available at http://app.youth.sg/Home/Articles.aspx?id=2108

So here are the videos direct from Youtube. Enjoy!

Sincere thanks to Wan Munirah and Youth.sg for this feature!

Guilin RC Dramatic Makeup & Hairstyling Competition 2012

When I heard that Bukit Gombak Guilin RC is organising a Dramatic Makeup, I decided to offer assistance in helping promote the event to fellow Makeup Artists in Singapore. Afterall, there are almost no such opportunity for Makeup Artists, especially the junior ones, to shine. There are competitions organised by Makeup Schools, but they are all meant for their current or ex-students only. 

So, instead of just focusing on Makeup Artists in the west, the competition becomes open to Makeup Artists islandwide but subject to those with less than 2 years full-time makeup artist experience. So I came out with the Poster -  a dramatic one to entice promising Makeup Artists to come and participate. So as to be neutral, I did not use any photographs from my portfolio - rather, I purchase a stock image online for this poster.

Rigo Foong, the coordinator for this event then invited me to be one of the three judges for this competition. I was deeply honoured by this invitation. 

Host for the event was Ms Low Yen Ling, Adviser to Bukit Gombak GROs and MP for Chua Chu Kang GRC.

14 participants were shortlisted to participate in this LIVE competition. Most were from Makeup schools all over Singapore. They were each given 3 hours to create a dramatic look on their model. While the MUAs were busy with their work, as the judges, we walked around to evaluate their performance. The participants were judged based on hygiene / cleanliness (5 marks), reflection of theme (15 marks), design (15marks), application technique (15 marks), hair design (10 marks) and overall styling (15 marks). As a judge, I would say it is tough to award marks on design as most of the participants did really well on this. However one of the factor that some lose out is hygiene / cleanliness. The sight of dirty brushes and brush pouch really turn me off. So, MUAs - if you need to place sponges on the table, please remember to line it with a tissue or paper towel. Another factor that makes some of the MUAs score less is also originality. I spotted a few copying artworks from others that I have seen online. With all these taken into consideration, we then came to an agreement on the winning 3. So, the award was given to:

1st Prize: MUA: Shradha Agarwal; Model: Femina Chaudhry
2nd Prize: MUA: Fizah Saujana; Model: Zarifah Jean Grey 
3rd Prize: MUA: Valerie Lim; Model: Jojo Joanne

Overall, I would say all the Makeup Artists who participated did a fantastic job for making the competition so exciting. Hopefully this event will be organised again in year 2014. 

Disposable Lip Gloss Wand for Sale

A must have for all Makeup Artists who cares about hygiene! Pack of 25 for S$10.

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1. Payment Mode: Bank transfer only.
2. Collection Mode: Option 1 - Self Collect @ MRT Stations. Option 2 – By mail. Buyer pays shipment fees.
3. Stocks will only be reserve upon receipt of payment.
4. Items are all brand new.
5. Subject to stocks availability.
6. Self collect subject to the timing that fits our schedule.
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Aluminium Vintage Finger Wave Clips

Ever wonder how hairstylists achieve those ridge on the 1920s hairdo? This is the trick! Length is 9.5cm. Teeth do not interlock. S$18 for a pack of 6pcs.

*Standard Terms & Conditions:

1. Payment Mode: Bank transfer only.
2. Collection Mode: Option 1 - Self Collect @ MRT Stations. Option 2 – By mail. Buyer pays shipment fees.
3. Stocks will only be reserve upon receipt of payment.
4. Items are all brand new.
5. Subject to stocks availability.
6. Self collect subject to the timing that fits our schedule.
7. Payment to be transferred prior to delivery.
8. Once delivered, exchanges are not allowed.