Melweenie is a 20 year old Vietnamese-American currently studying at UC Davis.
UglyGirlMakeup is a blog dedicated to all the young men and women who share the same interest as Melweenie. This interest is beauty, and how the magic of makeup can help bring that beauty out of all of us uglygirls (and uglyboys)!
What a coincidence that I decided to blog about Puerto Rican-Filipino model Justene Jaro the other day, because she just recently made a post on her blog about the makeup she uses. Here's a listing of her chosen products that she's decided to share with us:
Foundation: MAC Full Coverage Foundation (she uses this sparingly and then blends it very well, concentrating the coverage on the lower part of her face)
Concealer: MAC Select Cover Up
Powder: MAC Loose Powder
Bronzer: Bare Escentuals Faux Tan
Contour color: Cargo Medium Bronzer
Blush: MAC Dollymix or NARS Desire
Eyeshadows: NYX Black or MAC Carbon, MAC Brun, Chanel/Lancome/Urban Decay Palettes, MAC Rice Paper for highlight (she likes this because it's not as dramatic as a white shadow)
False lashes: Justene loves heavy lashes, and prefers to apply them so they are horizontal and forward, as opposed to having them directed more upwards
Lipgloss: Justene sticks to pinkish brownish colors, and doesn't apply a lipliner
Wednesday, August 20, 2008{ 8:56 PM }
Make-up guru ILurveMakeup, who happens to be one of my favorites, was kind enough to give me a shoutout on her recent video on her brows! So for that, I thank you Lurve! If any of you were wondering how I fill in my brows, Lurve basically does a great job demonstrating it in this video. Now everyone go watch her videos because she's cool! :)
Click here to view Lurve's video tutorial on brows
{ 8:45 PM }
Justene Jaro is a Filipino Puerto Rican model who is known for her undying sex appeal and beautiful curves. I'm a follower of her blog, where she frequently posts about her daily adventures as a model, her hubby, and her cute dogs. Look closely, and you'll notice that she's always got great make-up as well. She tends to always post plenty of pictures on her blog, and it happens to be a great resource if you just like looking at pretty people and pretty makeup.
DRBrooklyn730 has once again blessed us with her make-up genius and has given us one of my favorite tutorials of all time. She's disabled embedding of her videos, so you'll have to click on the link to view the video. Enjoy!
Click here to view DRBrooklyn730's tutorial for Smokey Eyes
Thursday, August 14, 2008{ 5:58 PM }
I must say I'm having a lot of fun playing with the new MAC shadows I've gotten. I'm not so used to having a look with such reddish tones, but I think it worked out fine :).
Products used:
Napoleon Perdis Nude (highlight)
Milani Coffee Shop (crease)
MAC Cranberry (lid)
MAC Black Tied (outer corner)
Clinique Strawberry Fudge Pink (inner corner)
Bare Escentuals Gold shimmer (inner corner)
NARS Black Moon Eyeliner
Maybelline Full 'n Soft Mascara
Wednesday, August 13, 2008{ 8:32 PM }
My sister Maggie is back as my test subject in my new video tutorial for the traditional smokey eye. A traditional smokey eye focuses the darker black color on the bottom of the lid, and then gradually lightens in color as you move up the eyelid.
Products used in this video:
Urban Decay Polyester Bride
NARS Black Moon Eyeliner
MAC Black Tied
MAC Knight Divine
Napoleon Perdis Dark Brown
Maybelline Full 'n Soft
Song Featured in this video:
Handsome Boy Modeling School- I've Been Thinking (Ft. Cat Power)
Tuesday, August 12, 2008{ 9:27 PM }
In spirit of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, I thought I'd share a little interesting note that I had recently discovered. Don't you think that the swimming superstar Michael Phelps looks a helluvalot like the departed make-up genius Kevyn Aucoin?
*edit: remember kids, i thought of this before perez did.
{ 11:44 AM }
- Urban Decay Polyester Bride
- MAC Aquadisiac
- MAC Clarity
- MAC Deep Truth
- MAC Black tied
- NARS Black Moon Eyeliner
- Maybelline Full 'n Soft Mascara
Monday, August 11, 2008{ 6:32 PM }
FilipinaDoll is a YouTuber that joined Youtube just two weeks ago, yet she is now the #3 Most Subscribed person this month in the Guru category, and #51 Most Subscribed in general this month. She has shoveled out 13 videos already, and I have loved every single tutorial she has put out. She is a master of colorful smokey eyes, and has a fun personality which makes her very entertaining to watch. Below is a video of hers that is one of my personal favorites, where she uses a color combination that I don't see quite often: Blue and Pink.
{ 2:20 PM }
I have something to confess to you. Something that is so very shameful that I have been so hesitant to share it with you guys. I have never owned a single MAC eyeshadow in my life. Before TODAY!!!
I'm not quite sure what took me so long, I sort of have been beating around the bush in terms of buying cosmetics, usually investing money in foundation, powders and such. To be completely honest, I actually wasn't aware that MAC was a big deal until I started to become interested in reading makeup blogs.
But yesterday, I had a plan. I had a plan to introduce something amazing to my collection. I also had a plan to go to the mall. In preparation, I spent many hours on the internet specifically looking for what are the best MAC eyeshadows for beginners, and I had made a list of products that was smart and sensible.
When I had arrived at the MAC store, I guess you could say some of my plans fell through. I had dropped the list and had gone swatch crazy, blissfully coloring my hand with shadows until I looked like a rainbow. Before entering the store, I totally was unaware of the fact that if you purchase a $12 palette with the eyeshadows, each eyeshadow will cost only $11 instead of $14.50. So I decided to go with this deal, and ended up choosing 8 beautiful versatile colors:
Black Tied
Knight Divine
Deep Truth
Clarity
Swimming
Aquadisiac
Cranberry
Beautiful Iris
I also picked up the 217 brush, which I LOVE by the way. It is so so so much easier to shade in the outer V with this brush than a flat brush in my opinion, which makes me so happy because that means I can spend less time trying to correct and perfect the outer corner of my eye. I felt like such a little girl with my bag of MAC shadows, I wanted to go home immediately and play with them and put them in the palette! So now you can expect me actually using some MAC colors that you may be familiar with in my upcoming videos! Yay!
Thursday, August 7, 2008{ 11:43 PM }
There's something magical about watching a man put on makeup. It conjures up a different feeling when compared to watching a girl do her makeup. I can't help but think, "If he can make himself look that hot as a woman, I can too!" Thus, I present you youtuber rayrew, who has been kind enough to capture his routine prior to one of his drag performances.
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
{ 10:54 PM }
Youtube cutie MakeupVideosAndMore has also done a look using the NYX purple trio, and is a perfect example of how you can step it up with a little more drama by adding and packing on more of a darker purple color to the crease. Here she uses NYX Lake Moss, which appears to me to be very nicely pigmented. The tutorial she has here is ideal for more of a night time look. Enjoy ladies and gentlemen!
Wednesday, August 6, 2008{ 9:24 PM }
Today I have a special treat: instead of having to look at me do my own make-up, I'm mixing things up and using my sister as a test subject! I think its much more interesting watching someone else get their make-up done anyway. All the products I use in this video are mostly drugstore makeup brands, which is a good plus. I think the final result looks so pretty and soft. My sister is hilarious, too, by the way.
Songs used in this video:
Yael Naim- New Soul
Flaming Lips- In the morning of the magicians
Sophie Ellis Bextor- Another Day
{ 2:45 PM }
If you've seen the beautiful and Australian Amy from AskMeMakeup use Napoleon Perdis products in the past, and have always been curious about their products, there is a sale at Sephora, where you can get up to 75% off on some of their products. Their eyeshadow discs which are originally $20 are now $10! Pretty good deal, I say. This sale, however, is quickly running out and it looks like a lot of their products are quickly going, so take a look now!
Click here to go to Napoleon Perdis' sale section on Sephora
Monday, August 4, 2008{ 1:24 PM }
I apologize for not putting out another video in these past few days, I've been resting it up after arriving in my hometown in Michigan. Yes, I'm on vacation, that means I'm going to update this blog into oblivion. I've just made a couple of videos and am currently editing them, so I just wanted to let you guys know what I'm going to be putting out there in the next few days.
Foundation tutorial using MAC's Studio Fix Fluid
How to pluck those brows and define them using Anastasia's Brow Powder Duo
How to do a traditional smokey eye
Stay tuned.
Saturday, August 2, 2008{ 2:37 AM }
Ignore for a moment why reality TV star Kim Kardashian first got famous (if you don't remember, click here [not safe for work])-- and take a few to admire Kim's makeup skills. There's no doubt that she's gorgeous. If you're not staring at her humongous ass, you're either gazing into those sultry exotic eyes, or admiring those long luscious locks of hers. I'm a visiter of her blog from time to time, and she does offer some of her beauty secrets.
On whether or not she wears eyelash extensions:
"No, I do not wear eyelash extensions... But just started using an eyelash grower called Revitalash. It's amazing! It makes your eyelashes grow soooo much!"
On her family's long, false lashes:
"We wear a company called Red Cherry, but Khloe never wears them. Kourtney, my mom and I only wear them out at night to events or parties. We have very long eye lashes to start with and the trick is to use two different kinds of mascara and really take your time putting it on!"
On her favorite bronzer:
"I love MAC bronzers! I try to use a darker pressed powder like NC45, instead of bronzers with shimmer, because it tends to look to shiny sometimes."
On filling in those brows:
"I use a MAC brown eyeshadow to fill them in a little bit. It's called "walnut." It works really well for me. If I need to fill in some more, I use the MAC eyebrow pencil called 'lingering.'"
On her eyeliner and shadows for a smokey eye:
"I use Stila's black eyeliner and really any dark Mac eyeshadow for a smokey eye."
Was the FAQ section not specific enough for you? Want to copy her exact make-up style? Kim takes us step by step, with full detail, on how she puts on her make-up.
"Remember that everyone's color is different so please ask someone at the store where you purchase your makeup what works for you. Even if you think we have the same skin coloring, our tones can be different and I don't want anyone to waste money on concealer or foundation colors that aren't absolutely perfect!
STEP 1: I always start with a clean face. Then I put on Intuit 'Photo Shoot.' Intuit is a great company and I love the names of their products. Photo Shoot is a make up primer. I put it on after my moisturizer, which basically is like a moisturizer that will fill the pours on your face which will help set the foundation so it will last longer.
STEP 2: I use Cle De Peau concealer stick (it's super expensive, but works for me). It comes in two colors, I use Ocre, which is the darker of the two. I also use M.A.C. concealer (which comes in a little pot) if I run out of Cle de Peau. Everyone's color is different but I use NW25. I put the concealer under my eyes because I absolutely hate dark circles! I also use concealer to cover up blemishes!
STEP 3: After I put the concealer on I put on Make Up Forever liquid foundation. I mix one pump of No. 5 and two pumps of No. 4. I also have No. 3 for the winter time when I am really pale. I mix the foundations to get the perfect color. I blend them with the coolest make up brush. Its the M.A.C. brush No. 180.
STEP 4: Since I hate dark circles, after the foundation, I put on a little more concealer just under my eyes since the foundation makes it darker under my eyes. I use a lighter concealer from M.A.C. NW30 in a little lipstick tube-looking container and I select 'moisture cover.'
STEP 5: To set the foundation I lightly brush on with a big powder brush M.A.C. Select Sheer Pressed Powder NC 30, then to make me a little tanner I lightly brush on M.A.C. Powder NW 45.
STEP 6: Now its blush time! I'm obsessed with blush! I use a color called Gingerly to warm me up and give me a little color and then add a pink color called Cheek to give me rosey cheeks. I just started getting into cream blush and find it works a lot better and lasts a lost longer.
STEP 7: Time for the eyes! My favorite part! I first put down a M.A.C. Paint pot in a light color that matches my skin called Painterly. I just use my finder and put enough onto cover the lid. This creamy shadow makes it so that the powder eye shadow does not crease. Like, if you wear make up all day you will see that the eye shadow begins to crease and get oily, but if you put this paint color down first it won't! I love cream shadow and use the color cream pots too! I love colored shadow; so it depends on the color depend of shadow I plan to wear: If it's black smokey I use Carbon by M.A.C.; if its grey smokey I use Knight Divine or Print; if it's bown smokey I use Embark by M.A.C. I love a fresh shimmery look as well and use M.A.C. Pigment called Tan. Its so pretty! I love bright colors for eye make up! I absolutely love Make Up Forever and don't think anyone does pigment colors better than them. So again, depending on what color you feel like wearing, go look at Make Up Forever's colors to choose from.
STEP 8: I always use black pencil eyeliner. My favorite is Stilla black pencil.
STEP 9: Now its mascara time! Putting on mascara completes the look, but I have it when I mess up and get it on my eye lid and mess up the eye shadow. I used to use Lancome Hypnose, and still do, but I recently started to use M.A.C. Zoom mascara -- which is amazing! I take my time and put coat after coat. I love to layer mascaras so I will probably start with the M.A.C. Zoom and then put Lancome Hypnose on top. I always use a seperator brush to seperate my lashes. I am completely clueless on how to put false lashes on, so I only wear them for photo shoots sometimes.
STEP 10: The final touch is putting on lipstick! I usually use M.A.C. Lipliner called Stripdown (I use it very lightly) and a lipstick called Angel and put Nars Turkish Delight lipgloss on top. Or for my very nude matte lip I wear Nars Belle De Jour and I line my lips first with M.A.C. Subculture lipliner. "
