MANILA – Three of the country’s top makeup artists share their secrets to making beauty queens, models and celebrities look good.
On Wednesday’s episode of “Kris TV,” Albert Kurniawan, RB Chanco and Rissa Mananquil-Trillo showed viewers how to achieve different looks using makeup, including the one used by Miss Universe 2013 third-runner up Ariella Arida.
Kurniawan, who is the chief makeup artist of NARS Philippines, is behind the glammed up faces of Arida and her predecessors in the Miss Universe pageant Venus Raj, Shamcey Supsup and Janine Tugonon.
Chanco, on the other hand, is a well-known celebrity makeup artist whose clients include Kathryn Bernardo, Erich Gonzales, Bianca Gonzalez and ABS-CBN president Charo Santos-Concio.
Mananquil-Trillo, meanwhile, is a model, beauty columnist and the co-founder of the Happy Skin cosmetics line.
For the beauty queen look
Kurniawan said the first step to achieving a made up look similar to beauty queens is putting a primer, concealer and a tinted moisturizer “to make the skin look more natural instead of having a powder finish.”
Set with translucent powder and add contour to the face. Before doing eye makeup, work on the cheeks first.
“Sometimes, they start with the eyes. But if they start with the eyes strong and apply blush, sometimes we think it’s enough already. Then after a while, it’s kulang pala and then we don’t have the makeup with us,” Kurniawan said.
Using a good makeup brush, apply dark brown eye shadow on the entire lid and blend. Proceed with using eye paint, and then with the eyeliner on the water line.
Curl the eyelashes, and finish with mascara.
For chinitas
Kurniawan suggests starting with eyeliner since the objective is to make the eyes look bigger and the face more “awake.”
“Just a black eyeliner, apply on the outer part of the eye. Blend and then smudge it,” he said. “Kasi for chinita eyes, if you just put a thin liner, it won’t be seen that much.”
Blend with dark brown powder eye shadow, curl the eyelashes, and add mascara to “open” the eyes.
If you want to make your eyes look even bigger, use false lashes. As for the cheeks and lips, just keep it simple.
For the ‘no makeup’ look
Although tricky since “it has to look like there is nothing,” the “no makeup” look is doable, said Chanco.
An easy way to achieve this look is by using airbrush with liquid foundation, followed by blush with a hint of shimmer for that natural glow.
Since you can’t use too much makeup, emphasize the eyebrows by using a dark brown eyebrow pencil, and a pinkish white eye shadow on the eyelids.
The eyeliner should not be too thick, either – just apply black eyeliner on the upper lash and water line, and a soft brown one on the lower lash line.
Complete the look with a soft peach lip cream.
For night makeup
Night makeup is quite similar to the “no makeup look,” except that there is “more intense” contouring on the face.
Chanco said a safe suggestion is to make the eyes look “smoky” with eye shadow, although this still depends on the occasion.
“I-consider more rin kung saan ka pupunta. And the lighting also,” she said.
Apply a more intense pink blush and waterproof eyeliner if you plan on dancing all night so your makeup will last longer.
For job interviews
Mananquil-Trillo said applicants for job interviews should stay away from makeup that glitters or is too bright.
Start with a concealer to brighten the face, correct redness and cover blemishes. Use black eyeliner to define the eyes, and finish the look with peach blush and nude colored lipstick.
For those with blemishes, try a product that will not aggravate the skin, such as a second skin cream with a powder finish.
For holiday makeup
There is no hard and fast rule for holiday makeup, noted Mananquil-Trillo, who said that the idea is to achieve a look that is fun and festive.
The simplest way to do this, she said, is by using bold red lipstick.
“Ano pa ba ang pinaka-festive na color but the color red? It reminds us of Christmas and mas celebratory mood ‘pag bright colors,” she said.
You can also use eyeliner to make the eyes look bigger.
source: www.abs-cbnnews.com
