Estee Lauder

Or even worse, has this happened while shopping online?

Our friends at Estée Lauder has just launched the new Virtual Makeover Widget –it’s a fabulous new idea and the first of its kind- it lets you “try on” makeup products – online – before buying!

Check out the Estée Lauder Virtual Makeover Widget below – you can download it, or even link it up to your blog or website, and then just upload a photo of yourself.

A lot of the time, we’re afraid to invest the time and money in trying out a new look – but this sort of lets us, without the follow-through.

Check it out at EsteeLauder.com!

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It was a bit of an impromptu makeover so I didn’t have the makeup brushes I usually use but good thing I had some that I would work with.

I had fun putting the eye makeup on. Wide lids and creases, ample lashes plus working with cheek bones and her fair complexion. I have to admit that when they said she looked (sort of) like Anne Curtis (a local celebrity) in some angles, I had to agree. Check out the photo on the right and let me know if she does look like Anne.

What Diane had on:

Face
Hydro Moisturizer with Vitamin C, Mario Badescu Skincare
Powder Creme Makeup Full Matte Coverage Tender Peach, Revlon
True Match Super Blendable Powder Warm, L’Oreal
Advanced Concealer 01 Matte Light, Clinique

Eyes
High Impact Eye Trio Foxy/Sugar Sugar, Clinique
Softstroke Powderliner Brown Suede, Revlon
Volum Express Brown Waterproof Mascara, Maybelline

Eyebrow
Brow Powder Duo 01 Natural Story, The Face Shop

Cheek
Blush in Super Orgasm, NARS
Glow Crazy Powder Highlighter 07 Platinum Glow, Clinique

Lip
Shell Coquillage, Mary Kay
Full Potential Lips Playful Plump, Clinique

As usual, I didn’t put on too heavy a makeup plus it looked toned down a notch or two on the photo.

Thanks, Diane for letting me do the makeover on you and for letting me feature you here in Beauty Bento Box!

P.S. This makeover took place last 08 November 2008 in Manila, Philippines.

Photo © 2008 Sasha Manuel

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Face
Regenerating Serum, OLAY Regenerist
Intervene Makeup, Elizabeth Arden
Clear Smooth Face Powder in Natural, Maybelline
Tea Tree Oil Cover Stick (02), The Body Shop
Flawless Finish Maximum Coverage Concealer (Fair), Elizabeth Arden
Bronze Beauty Color Intrigue Bronzing Powder Duo, Elizabeth Arden

Eye
fafi Eyes Vanilla, MAC
fafi Eyes Hey, MAC
fafi Eyes Pink Venus, MAC
Ceramide Lash Extending Treatment Mascara, Elizabeth Arden
Waterproof Mascara in Brown, Artistry

Eyebrow
Shimmer Waves (Bronze), The Body Shop

Cheek
Shimmer Waves (Rose), The Body Shop
BlushStudio Mousse in Soft Plum, Maybelline

Lip

Moisture Whip in Berry Red, Maybelline
Full Potential Lips Plump and Shine in Playful Plump, Clinique

Doing makeup on a 60-year old was challenging (esp the pressure of a very discerning woman!). I was wrestling with loose skin, wrinkles, and uneven skintone. I had a bit of problem with her lack of makeup selection so I ended up using a lot of mine. My main objective of doing the makeover was to help her utilise her own makeup using useful techniques I can show her but I was only able to optimise the Maybelline BlushStudio Mousse, which she loves.

After the session, photo and all, we enjoyed a few more hours of conversation and basically hanging out. Now, looking at her photos, I can’t help but wonder — are we all looking at me 30 years down the road?

Photos: Copyright © 2008 Sasha Manuel

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A pretty bold move for a MAC n00b like myself to be sporting such lovely, lovely eye makeup. But I had to find out how MAC fafi eyes would look on me. My face lit up like a light bulb when the idea came to me. I ought to let a MAC makeup artist do my eyes over, hence, the MAC fafi Makeover!

As much as I’d like to take all the credit for this creation, I’m afraid all I’ve contributed to this was letting my eyes be the test subject. I’m sure the eye makeup alone is already fabulous but with skin tone and eye shape, I simply had to find out the possibilities available for the MAC fafi eyes.

I bought the MAC fafi eyes 1 eye makeup quad, which they claim is best for everyday wear cuz of the cream, beige, and light pink hues. That’s not saying that it won’t work for nights cuz with a little tweaking, you can have club-ready eye makeup.

Jarwin Mañoza has been a MAC makeup artist for two years now. He was very helpful as I made my choice from the fafi collection. After the purchase, he graciously agreed to the makeover (I told him I wanted to learn how to use the quad the best way possible) and had even patiently answered my questions as he did my makeup.

In brief, here’s what he used to achieve the look seen on the photo above:

Base: Paint Pot, Girl Friendly

Lower Lid: fafi Eyes 1, Pink Venus

Upper Lid (to brow line): fafi Eyes 1, Vanilla

Crease: fafi Eyes 1, Hey

Outer corner: fafi Eyes 1, Howzat

Upper Lashline: Fluidline Eye-Liner Gel

Lower Lashline: Eye-Liner pencil, Blacktrack (outer) and Eye Kohl, Fascinating (inner)

Below Lower Lashline: fafi Eyes 1, Vanilla

Eyebrow: Shadow, Espresso

Final Clean & Blend: Powder Foundation

(The mascara is still the same one I applied that day, Elizabeth Arden Ceramide Lash Extending Treatment Mascara)

A few makeup tips I got from the mini makeover are:

One, best to use light-toned cream-based makeup before putting on eyeshadow so that the colour will stick and stand out. Two, blending brush (for eye makeup) and an angled brush are two of the most important tools in makeup. Three, you can use the Howzat shade from the fafi eyes quad to transform your daytime makeup into a more dramatic one fit for night outs. Four, blend, blend, and blend!

And if you’re wondering about the rest of the makeup I had on, let me give a quick rundown. Elizabeth Arden Intervene liquid foundation, Elizabeth Arden Duo Bronzing Powder, The Body Shop Cheek Colour, and Shu Uemura Rouge Creme Lipstick.

Thanks to Jarwin for a very fun and educational MAC experience.

Jarwin Manzo (middle), joined by fellow MAC makeup artists Mikee Raymundo (right) and Lyn Credo (left)

And more photos —

Jarwin also informed me that they’ll be conducting a basic makeup workshop come June. No definite date yet but as soon as I find out, I’ll let you guys know. You can also drop by MAC at the Glorietta 3 Bridgeway, Ayala Center, Makati City for more information.

I reckon Christina’s right. MAC eye shadows are fantastic!

Photo© 2008 Sasha Manuel

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