Sugar Skull Makeup ; DIY

Hey everyone, since halloween is just around the corner and some of you have been wondering how i got my sugar skull makeup done, so here it is! the moment of truth. This would be my first time blogging about a tutorial on how to DIY sugar skull make up. Feel free, or do let me know, if i missed anything out. Happy reading!

Now, first, before we start, obviously we need to know what we need? In my case, i was just using the things that i have at home which we're not entirely based on just make up.

Things you need:

1. Maybelline Color Tattoo : Blue, grey and turquoise
2. Johsons Baby Powder ( since i didn't want to use white face paint ) haha
3. Maybelline Sharp Eyeliner
4. Silkygirl Lip liner
5. Gem Stickers.

Now, once you have all that in your list, you can start on painting you face into a beautiful skull. First off lets start with pre-preparation. If you have long hair like mine, i would suggest that you tie it up into a bun to make sure your hair doesn't distract you from applying makeup. What i did was i tied my hair up into a bun, cause i like my hair to be all tied so that it stays neat.

My hair let down

Tied hair into bun

Next is the fun part, what i did was i lined a circle around my eyes with baby powder (cause i wasn't confident enough to draw directly using an eyeliner), or you could just directly use eyeliner to draw your circle around your eyes. Once you're done with that, you can just colour your nose partly like how i did or they're also different ways to do it, depending on your nose structure.

Draw a circle around your eyes

Colour your nose black.

When that is done, you would roughly know where to apply white to your face. This is optional if you don't have white face paint or if you prefer not applying white, would be fine to. You can skip this part if you want your look to be more natural. Im suppose to use white paint, but i didn't exactly prefer to have a sticky feel on my face as white face paint leave a sticky feeling to it, i decided to use baby powder. haha

The next one would be applying the Maybelline colour tattoo to the inner part of the circle, in my case, i mixed blue and turquoise. But any colour would be fine depending on the clothes you wear. If you don't have colour tattoo, eyeshadow works the same way as well.

All white around the face.

Apply colour in the inner circle of your eyes.

Almost there, just the final touch ups, would be drawing some patterns on your forehead and also around your lips. I used maybelline colour tattoo in grey to my eyes to create a more dramatic look, and also applied some eyeliner like how you would usually apply it to your eyes.

I applied some lip liner on the inner part of the lips to create a certain to, but you can apply it any way you want it, be confident! Adding red lipstick would be fine too, but since i made my eyes dramatic, it would preferably be better if you let just one part of your face gets the attention. And since i had these diamond stickers lying around at home, i decided to apply it around my circle to create a more dramatic look.

And wallah, let your hair down and your look is done! To give it a complete look to it, add flowers to your hair and wear the perfect outfit to be looking hauntingly beautiful.

I hope this was clear enough for you to understand, and feel free to ask me any questions or maybe some tips on how to improve my tutorial writing skills. Have a good day! and also...

HAPPY HALLOWEEN. 

Much love, 

Aliza Sara xx

Forget haunting ghouls and spooky ghosts!

Are you a parent? A big brother or Sister? Looking for some fun with your baby sister/ baby brother? 

And you don't know what to do for Halloween? If you're up for some not so spookish fun, makchic will be organising a scream party at The Bee, Publika on the 2nd of November, 11am till 2pm. And not to forget to mention that admission is free! So, why not have some fun on a sunday before the monday blues hit you up again. 

"We can hardly contain ourselves – it’s I Scream Party time this coming Sunday, 2 November 2014! Taking place at The Bee in Publika, it’s going to be a spooktacular time for kids and adults alike. 

Admission is free! 

We're going to have lots of fun activities planned for the day which include: 

+ Free ice cream thanks to Nestlé (offer valid while stocks last).

+ Storytelling: Get spooked at our live story telling sessions at 11.30 am & 12.30pm. 

+ Trick-or-Treating

+ Face painting

+ Arts & Crafts: Get crafty and make your own monsters and ghosts!

See you there!"
-by Makchic

RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/513540862114529/

Bollywood Professional (New York) Launch ; Muse by Watsons

Event: Bollywood Professional's Official Launch

Location: Muse by Watsons, Sunway Pyramid

Date: 4th Oct 2014, Saturday

Time: 2.30pm -  5pm

Hello fellow readers,

If you've been following my Instagram, I'm pretty sure you might know what i've been up to last weekend. In fact, if you're a cosmetic lover, you would really want to check out the magic of Bollywood Professional (New York). But before i go further into explaining on the product, you might be wondering what is Bollywood Professional is from.

Rani Barring giving us some details on Bollywood Professionals.

Bollywood Professional started in New York by founder Rani Barring to embrace the use of make up from Bollywood films. A coincidence that Deepavali is just around the corner, Bollywood Professionals came during the perfect time to launch it officially in Malaysia with all their vibrant colours in their collection to make sure every female in saree's this coming Deepavali would be absolutely as gorgeous as Bollywood Superstars.

As i had the opportunity to explore on their cosmetic range during their launch, everything i see based on my first impression was all glitz and glam. Oh so gorgeous and since i had a free makeover by their professional stylist, i was looking forward to what magic can Bollywood Professionals could do.

The layout at the Muse by Watson in conduction of Bollywood Professionals

Make over session specially for the beauty bloggers.

The generous refreshment prepared by Bollywood Professionals. Yums!

The preparation for their first Malaysian launch at Muse by Watsons, Sunway Pyramid, the store was completely transformed to be suited to a Bollywood theme, with array mirrors and makeup, balloons and super friendly makeup artist who were more than willing to assist. My make up was done by Irene Khoo and she was really nice to beautify my face with Bollywood professional products.

Irene Khoo, the amazing artist who did my make up for me that day.

Was trying out their liquid lipstick, and boy it took just one swipe to have this really bright colour on me.

One of their highlighted range of products, according to Rani Barring would be Bolywood's professionals latest edition ; the liquid lipstick. Retailing at RM92 per piece, they come in 12 tones of bright colours. I got the chance to actually test it on my skin, and the amazing thing about this liquid lipstick is that it doesn't only make you look amazing, but it helps reduce pigmentations and works as a moisturiser too! How amazing is that? So don't worry about getting your skin dry, cause it would keep it looking supple and kissable as ever!

Colours available by the name: Pumpkin Spice , Electric pink, Electric Taffy, Uncorked, Just Bitten, Cherry Bomb, Razz Dance, Code Red, Brown Sugar, Wild Orchid, Electric Coral and Mink Pink.

10 out of 12 of the colour range of liquid lipstick by Bollywood professionals.

To be honest, I'm slightly particular with the lip stick i use on my lips as i don't like the uncomfortable dry feeling or sticky feeling once its on, but this particular liquid lipstick was the BOMB! Even though their shades are extremely bright and intense, it still gave full coverage with just one swipe, which was like a shock to me as some lipsticks can look that bright and they end up not even being close to bright. Based on my opinion, its a definite two thumbs up, not that it keeps your lips moisturised, but its also long lasting to last you the whole day looking oh-so-FAB!

Pretty shimmers by Bollywood Professionals.

Another thing that caught my attention, was their glittery shimmers and mineral eyes shimmers. They came in all sorts of colourful shades, and i love their bright glitter tones which seems to be very bold and shimmering to complete your glamour look, anytime, anyway. 

I tested some out, and i was really amazed on how strong the colour sticks to your skin. It was with just one swipe, and the colour was already bold. Rani did mentioned that its actually a benefit for people with darker skin tones, but at the same time, if you have light skin, the need of using a lot of amount isn't necessary, which also means, it would last longer than usual coloured shimmers to get yourself the right tone. 

Photo Credits: Muse by Watsons

 Not to forget the chance to actually meet the founder of Bollywood Professional's, Rani Barring in person, with her amazing personality and upbeat character, she could really inspire you in so many ways. We were also given a first hand try to sample Bollywood Professionals collection at use by Watsons.

Photo credits to: Muse by Watsons

Last group shot with amazing beauty bloggers.

It was an amazing opportunity as this was actually my first butterfly project, and i would like to thank Tammy for giving me the opportunity to be apart of the event. It was also really nice getting to meet other butterflies with all their perky friendly personalities. Not to forget to thank Muse by Watsons, Bollywood Professionals too for their welcoming team to make us feel at home!

For more information on Bollywood Professional:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bollywoodPRO
Official Website: http://www.bollywoodpro.com

Bollywood Professional's is also available at Muse by Watsons at Sunway Pyramid. Hope you find this post informative!

Tata for now,
xx

The 1st International Makeover Record Breaking Event

So, I'm sure you're wondering what was the photo shoot i had was all about? Well, here it is! If you haven't heard, Highlight Event Management is currently running a record breaking event than spans over 12 countries, providing the best hair-do's , Make up and crazy talented photographers to shoot you.

The event took place at Empire Damansara Perdana, and the location was remarkable. The fact that it was my first time there, it felt like a whole new world. It was similar to a new york layout, but in Malaysia. So, to all my archi friends, you should go have coffee there and check the place out. Yesterday, i arrived at 10.30am and they personally came down to greet and gladly showed the way to their studio.

As excited as i was, i decided to take a mandatory celfie, just so that i can compare how i look like at the end. HAHA. So please, ignore my pale face. I had to wait around half an hour as there were tons of people doing their hair and make up, but i can assure you that they did a good job with the makeover. The time was definitely worth the wait.

Me looking really pale before the makeover

While waiting, i met Claudine, a beauty blogger who was super petite and adorable who bravely came up to me to ask if i was Aliza. I was too nervous to ask, so respect goes to you Claudine! It was nice getting to meet you in person. Too bad you looked amazing and i on the other hand looked pretty pale next to you. Haha. Hoping to see you in future events maybe ;)

Also not to forget Jessy Ma, who came around the same time as me earlier. I didn't know she was  a blogger too till the organising members came to pick us up at the same time. And she was uber friendly with a hyped up personality. Love.

The pretty friendly petite beauty blogger, Claudine.

And I'm next, and standing behind me would be Jessy Ma, a super friendly blogger all dolled up for her photoshoot session!

So next in line was me. While waiting for the beauty stylist to be ready, i managed to check out their make up kit and it was like everything! From lash curlers to eyebrow shaper, to spotting cream, to just anything, you name it. Most of their make up was by Celebre Images, which is a professional make up artist company, you can't really buy what you're going to wear. The colours were really strong, so i guess its not so much meant to be worn on a regular day basis. 

When both my artists were ready, i was told that they had to do this almost every weekend, and with over 60 people everyday! How crazy is that?! But it was only till the record is complete, which would take another 3 months more. They were really professional when they got their hands all over my face. I had Candice, doing my face and Fish getting my hair done up nicely. It took then around 30 minutes for them to get everything done, which was pretty fast considering they covered my blemished and also my spots. Yes, i don't have perfect skin i have to admit.

The variety of make up used.

With Candice on the left and Fish on my right. Don't you think they did an amazing job?!

And as you can see, Candice and Fish did an amazing job on me. I could barely recognise myself, i swear! They were really gentle on me too, you know how curlers can be really painful and hot sometimes? I barely felt anything while they were doing everything on me. Amazing much! And to think that they took the consideration to match up my hair and make up with my #OOTD without me telling them to, how thoughtful. I felt pretty fierce after all that hair and make up was on me. roar.

Next, after that was done and over with, it was time of the photoshoot session. The photos were taken by TJ & Co and also by Mr TJ himself. I was told that he is a very professional photographer who usually does shoots for magazine spreads and to think that he's shooting me, made me felt like i was getting to be in a spread of magazine as well. A girl can dream.

This is me looking all 'unpale' and ready!

Mr TJ working his magic with his camera. LOVE.

I am aware that usually the average top both photographer along with a professionally lit studio, would usually cost up to RM500, minimum an hour. Which was like a 90% off deal, PLUS your make up and hair done. Definitely worth every single penny. To think that Mr TJ usually shoots high profile celebrities and models, he's here to shoot me as well. He was a really nice photographer too as he gave guidelines of what to do while you're posing. Thank you Mr TJ for your advices to get amazing shots of me.

You might be wondering how was the outcome? Well, that a simple question, flawless. It didn't take him long to take the best angles of me as he was doing all the moving in the studio. He is truly an amazing photographer i must say. Talented and equipped with skills to help a matures like me pose better in camera's. Since, its pretty I'm not a model nor a high profile celebrity. Here are a few of his shots taken by my phones camera. Mr TJ was nice enough to allow me take a few shots

One of his sneak peak shots.

My jaws dropped when i saw his shots. Ah-mazing! Will most likely get him to shoot my wedding. Just take all my money already! As you can see in these shots, my make up and hair completed the whole look i had. I looked fierce and well, fabulous. Thanks to the international makeover team, super talented and skilful with their work. All and all, the shoot ended at around 2pm, and they were nice enough to send us all the way down just to make sure we don't get lost.

As they are still looking for people who are interested to participate in the world record breaking event, why not be apart of the world breaking record? As this is not a profit making event, the main purpose was to get 1,000,000 participants to join and break the record. So they're actually giving the opportunity to people to experience a professional experience for just RM50. All that for RM50? i think its pretty mind blowing.

As this is growing and more people are starting to know about it, they are limited spots due to spots are currently being taken pretty fast. A session would be RM50 and i might be able to hook you up for next weekend, be fast because I'm not too sure on how many spots are left. So if you're interested you can just email me at alizasara@hotmail.com or hit me up on Facebook. So what is RM50 worth at the event? Well, thats simple, let me break it down to you.

1. Professional Photography + 10 images will be given to you
2. Hair and Make up by Celebre Images
3. A meal at a korean restaurant, San Nae Deul
4. A limited Edition 1,000,00 Record breaking T-Shirt.

Think thats exciting? Thats not even all yet,  theres also a competition running, where the panel will be selecting two best photographs to win the a Mercedez Benz A250. A fair deal right? So if you're planning to participate, don't forget to get those poses and expressions worked on.

Before leaving the place, i just HAD to take another mandatory ootd shot at this lovely place called Empire Damansara Perdana. Credits goes to my sister, Ellina Danae for taking this natural shot of me with the pretty pink umbrellas. Well, I hope that this has been an informative discovery and i hope you would get as much experience in professional photoshoots as i did. Kudos goes to Highlight Event Management for having this fabulous session!

xx,
Sara

For more reference to the pages of these amazing crew in International Makeover:
International Makeover 
Highlight Event Management
Celebre Images
TJ & Co. 

Wevents Review ; The Retro You

Photo Credits: Google

Lets just cut to the chase, i was super excited about the Wevents 4th anniversary party, themed 'the retro you'. I mean, common, the title says it all. We're practically living in the 21st century, and going back into time would be an amazing experience. Well, not exactly back in time, but well, maybe to dress according to a certain period would be an amazing experience. HAHA.

Theme: The Retro You

Date: 15th August 2014

Time: 6pm -9pm

I was looking forward to the event as the theme is super interesting and the fact that its a ladies night kind of event (not clubbing) where we can enjoy being women and not be judged, it was something any woman would look forward to after working, some womanly time! I had a great time and at this very moment, I'm not exactly sure where to start. LOL. 

So, i went with my high school peeps and also my mum, cause I've always think that my mum need a break from all the work that she has been going through to make sure me and my siblings have proper education and food. So, yes, i think i was the only one who actually brought my mum to the event. But lets just admit the fact that any working woman deserves a break right? And I'm proud to have my mum there with me. On the plus side, made me felt pretty young too. Win -Win situation.

Lets talk about how i decided what to wear that night. Theme, was pretty obvious as the whole event was called 'The Retro You', so we're pretty sure you're suppose to dress retro that night right? And what i did was what any other girl would do, ask uncle google. haha. So here are my findings that i wanted to look like.

POLKA DOTS! you can never go wrong with dots right?! Or am i procrastinating. lol.  Pretty much effortless really. Because i was too busy to think about what to wear that night, i wasn't sure what to do with my hair too. So i decided to drop by Number 76, and got @76Calvin to do my hair. & how was the results? Flawless. Thank you Calvin!

Before

With my hairstylist , Calvin

After

Im sure you're already wondering what i look like right? so, here's what i look like after some light make up, accessories, and a red retro head piece. drum rolls please.

 *drum rolls*

i guess it was close enough to what i wanted. yay! I was so sure that i was ready freddy! As i arrived the hotel, we were greated nicely by the registration team even though we were late. So kudos to the amazing team you have Wevents. Everyone was super nice! So here's my thank you for making me welcomed :)

(Photo taken from wevents official Facebook page.)

As we were seated, there were food for us to eat. Most of them pretty healthy, and its easy to eat too! It was more to light bites, which was good enough for me as we were going to be on the dance floor anyway. So here's a photo of me and my dates for that night. Thanks for the company girls.

While we enjoyed our meal, we had entertainment too by special strong women who were daring enough to be on stage. From dancing to singing their heart out. It was such a pleasant experience to be able to see how happy these women can be especially off working hours.

Me and my girls enjoying our meals and mango juice.

Singing her heart out, and she sounds amazing!
(Photo taken from wevents official Facebook page.)

Dancing with full expression with poetic body language.
(Photo taken from wevents official Facebook page.)

Activities were also happening, from bringing your old photos from the past for a show and  tell and also a competition for best dressed. Its funny that my mum was one of the finalist. GO MUM! haha. But i think it was mostly cause of the hat she was wearing. How can you not look at that big fancy hat walking around in the hall? :p

(Photo taken from wevents official Facebook page.)

The finalist for best dressed, congratulation girls, you guys look amazing nothingness :)

And the winner of best dressed goes to.. RUPA! Lets face it, who can beat her in that outfit.
(Photo taken from wevents official Facebook page.)

 And the party doesn't even end there yet, next was the open floor, we had to shake our booty and get some moves on the floor. how exciting! and the best dancer on the floor will win a prize from one of the sponsors. not a bad deal right? try and see if you can spot me on the floor. HEHE

You don't have to worry if you don't know how to dance though, because they had a professional dancer to give you instructions of what to do. What fascinated me the most was that our instructor was pregnant! Who says you can do work when you're pregnant? THUMBS UP TO  NIKKI LAW FOR BEING AMAZING! This proves that nothing can stop a woman from having fun.

(Photo taken from wevents official Facebook page.)

(Photo taken from wevents official Facebook page.)

(Photo taken from wevents official Facebook page.)

As the clock was slowly reaching 9pm, there was a lucky draw prize give away, and i didn't think i would win anything, so i decided to check out the pretty Photo Booth and take some snap shots before everyone jams the place up. hehe. So, here are some of the outcomes of the photo. It was so nice for the committee to email us the photos. The photo booth was by 123cheese as one of their sponsors. They also do Photo Booth for events, you can refer at the bottom of this post to find out how you can contact them :)

(Photo taken from wevents official Facebook page.)

Some props
(Photo taken from wevents official Facebook page.)

Don't we look amazingly Retro? ;D

And the fun doesn't end there! How can i forget about the goody bags?! Yes, we got tons of stuff by the sponsors, so thank you to Syoss Malaysia, Jurlique, E&O Hotel Penang, Simple Malaysia, Montagne Jeunesse Malaysia, BrandImage International, A Cut Above, Benefit Cosmetics, Marquise Patisserie Chocolaterie, Amante, Garett Popcorn, Ms Read, Dude and Duchess, Sundays, Colour Culture (OPI nail Bar) and also Carcosa Seri Negara. Check out whats in my goodie back, can't wait to use them all! :D

Well, i guess thats all for now, thank you Wevents for organising such an amazing event for the ladies. If you need any ideas on the party, do call me up. i would love to contribute some ideas to the team to make sure every women would have fun every once in a while. Im glad i attended my ever first Wevent event! So thank you for having me. Looking forward to your next event. I think you should limit to just 1 wevents in a year. (;

i hope you find this read, fascinating. Till my next post.
Love,
Aliza Sara

About WEvent
Wevent is the very first Women Only Men Not Invited social event for women, by women.

Events are held in a casual environment with the idea of bringing working professional women together for a fun evening. Women can build connections, network and make new friends, Its a platform for working women to let their hair down after a hard days of work.

You can find more information on their official websites here:
Official Website, by clicking here OR through Facebook by clicking here.

About 123 Cheese
123 Cheese is a mobile photo booth rental service for memorable parties & events in Malaysia.

You can find more information on their official websites here:
Official Website, by clicking here OR Facebook, by clicking here.

+Photo Credits:
WEvents Official Facebook Page
Google
Own photos