Another Shining Moment : Miss Oriental 2009

Concluding the last installation for the Miss Oriental pageant is the finals which was held on the 29th of March.

And to top things off, hair & makeup was to be judged before the competition *cringe!* Just to see who did the best job in all 4 categories.
For those who are not in the local KK scene, my contestant was Kim Stan who happens to also be my childhood friend.
Here are her before & after shots :

All makeup artists were to use hair & makeup products using L'oreal as they were one of the major sponsors of the event.

My concept for this final round was to make her makeup less harsh but more defined especially around the eyes.
Hair was curled and then styled according to her outfit for each round.

Upon completion, each makeup artist was to bring their model(s) to the judging room to be scrutinized. A panel of 6 judges consisting of the press, the editor for Breeze magazine, Malaysia's top model & a top hairstylist was there to evaluate each of the makeup artist's work. I personally hate judging but I'm glad that I had the experience to undergo it.
Here are pics from the event.
Special thanks to all photographers whose pics that I posted here!

Despite some minor disputes regarding hairstyles, I simply let her hair down as Kim personally insisted on having it that way.
Here are the scenes from her 2nd round : Swimwear!

Kim in her final round outfit - Chinese Cheong Sam

Winning her 1st award for the evening : Miss popular title

Next came the results for the beauty Hair & Makeup category. Makeup artists were all lined up on stage with their contestants for the results and here were the judges' desicions :
Best Creative Hairdo - Mr. Janie
Best Hairdo - Mr. Wedy Aning
Best Creative Makeup - Mr. Boyd Petrus
Best Makeup - Mr. Jeff ( ME! )

I sure didn't expect to win as I was up against so many veteran makeup artist who have been in the field for several decades.
I was announced last and it was all a blur when I went center stage to receive my award. The paparazzi's flashes where everywhere and everyone was screaming like crazy!
It absolutely was a precious moment for me to remember.

The winning moment with the winners
( L-R : Pearl Dianne, Kim Stan, Crystel Majimbun )

Backstage with last year's winner of the Miss Oriental - Kimmy Majalap.
( Makeup done by Mr. Boyd Petrus )

Another precious moment with my contestant who is now thw Miss Oriental 2009!Congratulations girl! I so proud of you & I am glad that all our hard work paid off.

Inside the L'oreal Makeup Goodie Bag!
Tho I'm not a huge fan of L'oreal but I'm equally happy for receiving all these stuff.

( being interviewed after the award )

I am equally blessed for the judges confidence in my talent and for choosing me to garner the Best Makeup Award. Time for me to work harder!

.:: March Blog Feature ::.

The days of March have arrived, bringing to you in another exclusive beauty editorial under the sun.

A touch of chiffon, a whiff of the summer breeze.
The third month has arrived to embrace you with its golden touch,
like chocolate against vibrant caramel dreams carrying you away to another world of :
~ **SUMMER GLAM : Escape to Paradise** ~

This will be one shoot that I will never forget! Our initial plans of shooting along the coast of Karamubunai beach was dampened when a smart-ass security drove us away, saying we had no permission to shoot on their land. But the show must go on, so we had to move to another location!
Rasa-ria Resort was the closest alternative and unfortunately we lost a lot of time while losing the sunset - one of the essential elements for this shoot. Hence resulting in the low key images you see here. Looks like we had to make it work due to our busy schedules.

Going back to the model, this time I had the opportunity to work with Katy C. Kana who hails from Labuan.
The first time I saw her I automatically had this urge to approach her to do a photoshoot!
Personally I feel that she has a unique & exotic Brazillian look & basically this entire shoot was inspired by her beauty.
Here are her before & after the makeover :

The idea for her Summer Glam makeup was to appear as natural as possible while having a hint of glam to her overall look. So to start of I corrected her skin using concealer then used a lot of moisturizer to achieve that dewy effect - as if she wasn't wearing any foundation.
I then proceeded to enhance her lovely eyes by giving them a darker shade together with several coats of mascara.
I channeled in warm tones of gold, brown & bronze to give out that earth toned feel and played around with a lot of shimmery textures around the eyes & cheeks. Lips were kept to a minimal sheen.

To even make the concept alive I decided to make a sheer chiffon dress which you can see in this shoot!.
After finally hunting down the material in 1B, I was finally able to put my imagination into my first ever fashion piece. Yay!!
A swimsuit is worn underneath the dress which has a plunging neckline & a slit in front. I did this dress in a few hours without edging & Katy was kind enough to help me complete the finishing touches~
Here are more pics taken by Roy Ajin & Masdi!

Credits to the people who made this shoot possible!!
Art Direction & Concept : Jeffie Jeff
Photography : Roy Ajin @ Roy2lips
Assisted by : Masdi & Jollence
Hair & Makeup : Jeffie Jeff
Model : Katy C. Kana
Wardrobe : J's Collection [ jeffray_rulez@yahoo.com ]

Makeup for 2nd Heat - Miss Oriental

The theme for the 2nd heat was Miss Oriental goes to China.

Instantly I had the inspiration to do a 1920s Shanghai beauty on Kim to fit into the whole scheme of things.
Here are her before & after shots :

This time I wanted to set the notch up a little higher by giving her a much more dramatic effect to her makeup as it were in the golden days of Shanghai.
Intense eyeliner, smokier choices of eyeshadow as well as a deep luscious red lip color was done to achive the desired effect.

Here are more shots of the behind the scene action

This time her straight locks were given a loose wave to give her that old world charm, reminisent of those vintage pinup girls found on mooncake boxes.

Here is Diane, another one of my contestant who I did makeup & hair for.

More pics of Kim in action during the pageant.

She was indeed a crowd favourite and that night she was awarded a subsidary title of Miss Congeniality based on her personal interpretation of Confucious' words of wisdom.

Together with Miss Pearl who won the Miss Cheongsam title.
Thanks to all the photographers pic used in this post!!
Good luck to Kim for the finals!!

.:: February Blog Feature ::.

Dedicated to the month of February, I present to you a special beauty editorial to put you in the mood for LOVE.

Whimsical. Poetic. Captivating. Dreamy.
Many words to describe a quality that essentially does one thing :
take your breath away...

~ **Spirit of Romance** ~

The Makeover Process
I was both excited and blessed for being able to work with Sabah's best celebrity models Mandy Nandu - state level Unduk Ngadau 2005 & Miss Sabah 2007 as well as Keddy Mahdfuz - Mr.Kaamatan 2008 & winner for the Mr.Photogenic title for the Sabah Supermodel & Manhunk 2008.
Both a star in their field, I decided to make this shoot even greater by involving on of Sabah's top wedding photographer Frisco Daniel who takes extremely beautiful pictures! Check out his blog www.friscod.com for more details.

To start off, I did my makeup for Mandy using a m.a.c base to give her that sheer coverage as she already has beautiful skin. Intensity was mainly on the eyes which I did a socket shadow to give them more depth.
Products used were Strobe cream, Foundation in NC30, Mineralize eyeshadow trio in Danger Zone & Dazzleglass in Sugarrimed - all from m.a.c.

The following are pics from behind the scenes by Doris & Dolly as well as a collage of Mandy's makeup by Frisco on set below.

More behind the scenes footage on set of the outdoor shoot by Doris & Dolly.

It's a wrap! Big cheers to everyone's combined effort!

A big thanks to those who made this shoot a sucessful one :

*Sabah's top models Mandy Nandu & Keddy Mahdfuz

*Photography by Frisco Daniel, Dolly & Doris
*Art Direction & Makeup by Jeffie Jeff
*Special wardrobe appearance by young designer Beatrice Pong