Sunday, June 28, 2009

Indian wedding functions!

Today, I had a makeup & hair assignment. This beautiful lady Manisha engaged me after her friend recommended me. I did the makeup for her friend three years ago. Manisha was such a nice lady to work with, she was very accommodating! I even did makeup for her mum.

Here are some pics.




My best wishes to the bride!

Wedding preparations

Starting to feel a little restless as the wedding is just 7 days away. I am still deciding on what kind of hairstyle to wear. The gown is all set. It is white, simple and with a train. Makeup is not a problem, I have it all planned.

Here is a hairstyle I came up with after some YouTube research. This was something Beyonce wore for an event (can't remember which one!).




It looks big because the bun is fake. Maybe I might put some flowers on the side. I am still not too sure what to do next! Scary!




Monday, June 22, 2009

Turquoise & Purple look!

This was requested by my youtube subscriber Luv2bbeautiful. She requested for a matte turquoise & purple eye look.




Here is the tutorial on my youtube channel:

The products used are :

Eyes
Mac - Lemon chiffon shadestick
Bourjois - 11 bleu orginal eyeliner
120 colour palette - Turquoise (matte)
120 colour palette - Purple (matte)
120 colour palette - Black (matte)
120 colour palette - White (shimmer)
Mac - liquid liner in Boot black
Bourjois - 41 black party eyeliner
No brand - Fake lashes
Mabelline - Upstoppable curly extensions in Black

Cheeks
Nyx - Copper blush

Lips
Nyx - Milan

Had fun doing this. I think this look is great for a night out in town!


Sunday, June 21, 2009

Green & Gold look!

This look was requested by my youtube subscriber MizzTinkerBella88. She said that she was attending a wedding. The saree that she would be wearing is in green/orange. This was what I came up with.


The tutorial is available here on my Youtube Channel:


Here are the products I used:-

Eyes :
Mac - Rubenesque paintpot
Mac - Moss scape paintpot
42 colour stackable e/s & blush palette - Yellow gold
42 colour stackable e/s & blush palette - Deeper gold
88 colour palette (shimmer&matte) - Dark green
88 colour palette (shimmer&matte) - Dark brown
88 colour palette (shimmer&matte) - Black
88 colour palette (shimmer&matte) - Neutral (apricot)
Mac - Blacktrack fluidline
Maybelline - Unstoppable curly extension mascara in black

Cheeks:
Mac - Foolish me blush

Lips:
Mac - Jest (orange colour)
Mac - Lipgelee in Lust is lush (Orange colour)

Hope you liked it!

Friday, June 19, 2009

42 colour double stack eyeshadow & blush palette


I finally got my 42 colour double stack matte & shimmer eyeshadow and blush palettes. I tried out both the palettes. Here are my comments about the palettes.



Pros :
1) Very pigmented
2) Beautiful range of colours
3) Texture is much better than the 120 eyeshadow palette (not too soft)
4) Compact size & packaging
5) The shimmer colours are very pretty

Cons:
1) Palette gets dusty after awhile
2) The blushes are very pigmented, so one has the have a light hand during application.
3) The brushes that come with it are low quality (Can't see myself using it!)

What more can I say, for the price you get great colours. Isn't that what we want? :)

I also bought 56 colour palette for my mum, 32 colour lip palette, silver gel liner & gold gel liner. I will try them out and post reviews of them later.

Thanks for reading!

Sunday, June 14, 2009

About me!

Name : Uma Preve
Age : Never ask a woman her age!
Nationality: Singaporean
Martial status: Happily married
Current job: Government servant

Hobbies : Love sewing, designing, making jewellery, playing with makeup, making makeup tutorials on youtube, cooking, watching project runway, CSI, dancing, many more!

Future aspirations : Becoming a fashion/jewellery designer. Advancing a degree programme in Fashion merchandising next year 2010.

People who matter so much in my life: My Hubby, Mum, 3 Brothers & my best friend!

People who have inspired me: My wonderful Hubby who is a PhD. He always reminds me the importance of education. My best friend who has been always there when I needed someone to pour my joys, worries & dilemmas. My Mum for her goofy ideas!

I wish : I had more time in a day, I had more girlfriends, I could travel to many countries, much more...

Philosophy in Life : You will never know until you try it! Live life once, live it well!