Makeup for Breeze Magazine Cover

I am extremely ecstatic!!
This is my first work to ever be featured on a magazine cover!
Thanks so much to Jonathan from Breeze for believing in my talent as well as the fine opportunity to work with one of Malaysia's successful model who hails all the way from our very own backyard.
Behold my latest post

~ Breeze March Issue featuring Cassandra Patrick ~

For those of you who haven't heard of Cassandra Patrick, allow me to give you a brief summary of who she is.
Born in the states & raised in K.K, Cassandra has made her mark in the international modeling arena with many commercial, print & runway works. She is also the Miss Malaysia World 1st Runner Up for 2006/07 and the 2007 Revlon Ambassador.

Going back to the shoot, I personally had to double time myself as I did Mandy's makeup as well on the same day & had another bridal job after. So needless to say I had very limited time!
Anyways, we had Olumis Borneo Batik to sponsor the outfit and I decided to do a very simple yet dramatic liner makeup to give her a high fashion feel.

Based on her outfit, I then used gold pigments from m.a.c to create that warm texture which will contrast with the dramatic dark liner. I then used The BodyShop's bronzing beads to give her that radiant glow on her cheeks & finished off with a medium colored lip color to balance out the color scheme.

20 minutes later.....
Here is the the finished product!!
The supposed cover of Breeze magazine. ( now you know )

Unfortunately the look wasn't commercially appealing enough so we had to re-do the shoot 2 days later. But i'm glad we did, which gave me more time to do a better job!
Here are the results of the second makeup:

Makeup this time was much lighter, less on the high fashion & more on the Beauty! Basically she knew what she wanted and I tried my best to follow her requirements. I don't recall the stuff that I used coz I was busy talking to her and simply went with the flow.
It was a great pleasure to work with her as she shared her career experience with me as a model in KL & Jakarta. Overall it was really great to work with her coz she really has vision and determination!

Behing the scenes of the shoot ~

And FINALLY, the official cover for
Breeze Magazine Issue 14 ( March )

For more details visit www.breeze-mag.com

Not forgetting those who were involved in the process of this shoot :
Model : Cassandra Patrick
Photography : Arthur ' the stixx' Lee
Makeup & Hair : Me!
Stylist : Jason B

.:: 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 ]

Makeover for Azean Sueno Ninas

Here is another makeover which I did for my long-time friend Azean.
She also happens to be the co-owner of one of KK's hip & chic fashion boutique - Sueno Ninas, located on the 1st floor of Komplex Karamunsing.
Anyway she needed my service as she had to attend a friend's wedding that evening and here are her before & after shots :
Products we used were most of hers & believe me she is one BIG fan of m.a.c!
She even has more m.a.c lipsticks that I do! But anyways the look she wanted was youthful, so i did my best to make her look younger and less tired-looking.
Here are some behind the scenes in action :

Hold your breath for her m.a.c collection + some of my stuff mixed up!

Hair Time!

As for her hairdo, she wanted to do a curled up-do so I had to curl her hair using a curling thong and then design it according to her taste.
A final look of the finished product :

~ Exclusive Footage of Azean's Makeover ~

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!!

Makeup for Breeze February Shoot

Another last minute job well done!
This time my Breeze Fashion editorial was featuring Michele Yong, one of my favourite Fashion Photographers in the WORLD - and I mean it.
Check out her blog for more info : www.micheleyong.com
Model was Jennifer Pedersen and styled by Melina Tay.
Makeup & Hair, off course by me..LOL
Anyway here are the exclusive behind the scene action taken @ The Peak
Also checkout this cool vid edited by the photographer herself :

The finished layout as seen on Breeze Magazine Issue 13 - Page 22/23 Fashion :

More pics that didn't make the cut but equally FANTASTIC :
And finally, our washed out faces at the end of the day :

( L-R : Me, Michele, Jennifer, Melina)
Can't wait for next month!
I finally get to do a COVER for breeze, makeup that is..
Enjoy & don't forget to get your issue, it's gonna be GREAT!

Makeup for 1st Heat - Miss Oriental 2009

Hello again! Sorry for the late post, I have been swamped with so many jobs recently that had been unable to update my blog.

Anyway to kick things off, here is my entry for the preview round of the Miss Oriental 2009 organized by D Junction Fun Pub on the 23rd of January.
Kim is my close as well as long lost childhood friend. The last time I saw her was about 15 years ago & I recently re-united with her after joining up with Bodycare Studio late last August.
Anyway, Kim was never into pageants and this is her 1st and only experience.
But with enough encouragement she finally decided to give it a try.
Here are her before and after shots :

This was also my 1st experience in a pageant and it was both tough and stressful being surrounded by the other senior and professional makeup artist & hairstylist. There were 4 categories up for grabs as well but that didn't matter to me coz at that point, I knew my only mission was to do my best for Kim to look her best.
To make things worse, all makeup artists were to use L'Oreal products which was a major sponsor for the event. So it was kind of difficult when I've got so used to my own stuff and especially m.a.c!

Some exclusive behind the scenes footage taken by various talented photographers in KK. Thanks guys for the pics!

Going back to the competition, 1st round the contestants had to parade Harajuku outfits from one of the sponsor & Kim was lucky to have the Cute Lolita outfit! Other contestants wore Lolita Maid & Gothic.

Kim strutting her stuff onstage :

Next round was elegant wear sponsored by Sueno Ninas which is owned by my friends Azean & Sasha Samilee. Click on HERE to see more of their exclusive outfits!

Finally for the last round, the contestants were required to parade a modern cheong sam.

This dress that Kim wore was an outstanding piece specially created & designed by my designer friend Beatrice Pong!
She was also the one who created Mandy dress in my last Blog feature.

More onstage shots by KK's top photographers!

Wishing her all the best for the Semi Finals! Go Kim Stan!