BRide Chini

 A before and after picture of Chini's Prenup makeup.

I looove this pic. Honestly, and not because I did her makeup. Chini is the type of gal who does not wear makeup at all. Then on her wedding day I suggested a red lip and cat eyeliner makeup. Without any hesitation she agreed and that was refreshing. No second guessing, doubts or any "arte" LOL.

It gave me the confidence to really concentrate on the makeup and not worry about anything else. Please forgive me when I say that, there are Bridezillas out there who will not stop squinting and complaining about anything and everything you put on their face, but they do not have a clue of what they want you to do. :-(

Chini and her mom trust me and and Im so glad to have been a part of this wedding.

For this shot, I used a nice pink shade to match the lovely tulips.

My new art blog!

Hello my lovelies! I have a new artblog, link is   http://ochiesartworld.blogspot.com.
Above paintings are just some sample of my paintings. Hope you guys can help and support.

Jan 2012 Great Makeup Finds

Trick to soften your features!

Do you find yourself looking so strong whenever you groom your brows?? (looking like a man or looking like.."grrr' ?? )

Maybe you have facial hair that you're afraid to shave off fearing it will grow back thicker than before? Arm hair that makes you look like your a cousin of Kingkong? hahaha.

Fear not my leash. Umm, I meant my lovelies! I have been using Sally Hansen Hair bleaching cream for as long as I can remember.

I first learned about this when I was working as a Product Manager for Penshoppe. I will visit Photo shoots and work with fashion stylist and makeup artist like Lala Flores, Christ and Robbie Pinera. Who would think I would later be a makeup artist myself??

Anyways, Christ was the makeup artist  we got for Penshoppes endorser maxine, alongside Cogie Domingo. He lightened Maxine's eyebrows to match her hair color at that time.  I think that was 1998-1999. Ever since that,   I have been lightening all my unwanted facial hairs.LOL.

For softening your features,  lighten your eyebrows a bit and even if you have black hair, this will instantly soften your features. I also do this for my client brides that have darker brows that does not match their hair color.

 To emphasize my point, the above picture is me with black hair and brows.

When I dyed my hair, I of course lightened my brows. Using the same product on your hair to your brows to lighten the color is not advisable. It might cause allergic reactions and its harsh on your skin.

Ok back to the brows, it totally gave me a softer look. I didnt cut my hair. Its a fake bob, hair was tied with bobby pins at the back. I do this when I just want to give myself a different look.

Another example is Alica. This was her before picture. I did her makeup for her prenup and wedding.

On her wedding day, I bleached her brows to match her hair color. A few weeks before the wedding, I reccomended a hair colorist .she wanted to lighten her hair. I also reccomended a light brown contacts to make her eyes look bigger. For her reception, the makeup was a glam smokey eyes.

I love how Alica planned for her different look. Her prenup shoot was like a magazine shoot :-)

She actually attended one of my workshops and thats where we met. I have unleashed her inner Kikayness. hahahaha.

I heart my Pink Nail Polishes

It's past Valentines already but not too late to sport a girly pink or vampy red nail polish.
These are the pink, coral and reds that I have and I'm looking forward in buying more!!

Among all these the Opi fushia is my favorite. For the red shades , I like the Revlon. The glitters in this polish is very subtle and yet very glam looking! I use this on  top  off  my Sally Hansen Cherry Red.

The Sally Hansen is very pigmented! one coat and you will already see the exact color you see on the bottle.

Ok so you can see the red smears on my hand !hahahaha. This is the result of a super fast manicure I did on myself!!

Anyways, can you see the subtle glitters?? Its the Revlon polish on top of the Cherry Red.Love, love love!!

VLOG -Update on my paintings

Beauty Makeup for everyday or work

Weekend Trip makeup look

My weekend makeup focuses on the eyes. The eye makeup is soft and lip color is natural. The eyebrows is defined but still natural looking. I just smudged a brown liner and used 2 coats of mascarra from Maybelline. My eye makeup are all waterproof!

My foundation is Bodyshop cream to powder, SPF 30. Great for outdoors. fast application for me, no need to set with powder so less time for me to finish my makeup!

For this look, I just want to have fun with eyeliner. I used a gel liner from MAC in brown. For the lids, I used a champagne eyeshadow,also from Smashbox

For this makeup, everything else is simple like the eyes and blush. I just used a red orange lipstick from Revlon that matches my nail polish. 

Join me on my birthday!

My 39th birthday ( almost 40 yikes! )

Last January 21 was my 39th birthday. Yes, my last year before I turn into the forties.hahahaha. I did not  have a big celebration  instead I just spent it at home with my hubby and son, hanging out, eat and laze around.hahahaha.

 The pictures above was at my hubby's grandmother's 92nd birthday party,  on the day of my birthday at Valle Verde Country Club.

I did a tutorial for this look and will share it next time.

In the meantime, a close up look of the makeup here..

Products used:

Moisturizer :Vitamin E from body shop

Primer: MAC anti shine

Foundation and Powder: Laura Mercier

Blush & Highlight: Smashbox brick palette

Lipstick: Bodyshop and Loreal rosewood

mascarra-Maybelline

Eyebrow:prestige and MAC brow set

Eyeshadow: Paint pot, Rubenesque from Mac and gold eyeshadow from Smashbox, Make a wish palette

Eyeliner: Faceshop brown liquid liner and MAC brown gel eyeliner

Hair and Makeup for my two friends..

 

Jacky is a Highschool BFF. This is the second time she asked me to do her makeup. Im actually glad to see her because we havent seen each other for a long time. Thank so much to Facebook, we still check each others updates and chat once in awhile.

Jack has deep set eyes so I just smudge a brown eyeliner for a soft effect. For eyeshadow base I used a neutral tan color shadow all over the lids, almost the same shade as her skin tone. vanilla at brow bone and espresso for her crease, all from Mac. Same brown shade at her lash line.

Mascarra from Maybelline and I used a natural looking lashes.

Blush: Bodyshop mink (pink tone) and a brown shade for contouring.

Foundation : Laura mercier. Powder: Laura Mercier translucent powder.Lipstick"Pink Noveu from Mac

For her hair, I used Revlon Hot rollers before I made a loose soft updo.

I have known Rachel since she was 18 years old! 12 years ago she will tag along her Dad in Cinderella where I work as a buyer. After a year or two, she was the one doing the sales call for her dad.

We became friends ever since. She is now AVP of Megaworld Sales Dept. and we are still Bffs. Of course, we hardly see each other but whenever we can find time, we hang out.

I used Airbrush makeup and curled her hair using 1-1/2 inch barrel of curling iron. Blush and lipstick all from Mac.

Another wonderful Prenup, Hair & Makeup by Ochie laraya

I used airbrush makeup (Graftobian ) and for her I used hot rollers.

I met Chini thru my other bride Liberty. We met with her mother and we discussed what look she wanta for her prenup as well as her wedding day.  Chini is the type who wears powder and gloss and thats it!

So I wanted to give her a fresh natural look for her prenup. Just give her a flawless skin and enhance her features. I think her chinita eyes is her best feature, so just accentuate it and give it a lift.

Actaully she is wearing the hair piece I used on my wedding day! Now her hair is a bit coarse and Im sure by the time she reached their location, it will go back to straight  ( I did not go with her on location ) so to preserve the curls, I used bobby pins and pinned it down. Since it turned out looking great, she opted to retain the hairstyle for some of the shots before she loosend the pink. Happy accident indeed!!

Foundations I adore!

I already did a review for these products but its nice to line them up here and discuss them further. My readers and attendees of workshops almost always ask me what Liquid foundation is best. I always say, the best is the one suited for your skin. What works for me might not work for you.

But nevertheless, these are my  current favorite brands. Laura mercier liquid foundation, I have the lighter and darkets shade available. I just customize the shade for clients. Personally, I use the creme foundation below (my shade is cashew beige) 

In terms of blendability, both foundations are best blended by hands especially the creme foundation. 

Coverage: the liquid foundation is already very good for everyday and if you want something very light. The creme has more coverage and since its waterbased, is also great for those with oily skin.

Shade wise-here in Manila, Rustans does not carry the complete shades.I find their darkest shade still light for some clients that has deep tan skin tones.

The Makeup forever mat velvet is also great in fact I use to wear this all the time. Unfortunately, there are times when I feel like its too drying for me. It does not feel as silky as the  Laura foundations.

But I use this for clients with very oily tzone.

Makeup forever powder foundation is what I used to set my foundation. When I use this, I rarely retouch. It certainly absorb excess oils. This product is great for those with very oily skin or skin with slight puckmarks because it has heavy coverage.

Some other foundations I use:

Mac Studio Fix-Great for normal to oily skin.

Smashbox liquid foundation-has great coverage as well.But the one I have has been discontinued and I havent bought the new formulation yet.

Bodyshop mineral cream to powder: Light coverage, still needs to be set with translucent powder but great for those with dry sensitive skin.

Foundations I would like to try out:

Hopefully I can get these babies and give you guys a review!

Till my new post, stay beautiful!