creativity to vamp up

did a little makeover to my boring make up palettes. transformed them into plain black casings into something that are more personalised and - me! spent about 15minutes in total for the project, and i am very happy with the outcome! the reason why i did the revamp was because i realised that my palette is so unoriginal and plain boring, especially when everybody else in the class or event practically has the exact palette. therefore i zest up a little bit of personality, magazines cuts, glue and scissors and taddaaaaaaaa!!

-the palettes - in their original forms. plain, boring and black!-

-halfway there- :p

-when its all done!-

i have no idea where such creativity of mine came from. my art teacher would have been so proud of me!

what do you think of them? do they scream some personality there? :)

that little secret finally revealed

like finally! i have been wanting to update my blog for the longest time possible, but lately i have been so busy with work and life, that i am surprised myself, that i could find time to breathe! and the reason that i am able to update is because i am on long medical leave for my wisdom and molar teeth surgical extraction! speaking of that, this has got to be the worst thing i had to ever endure! the pain is so excrutiating that no amount of vocabulary can describe the feeling. and i am not even talking about the peri-surgical pain, but more of the post-surgical pain!! it has been four days now and my right cheek is still swollen with intermittent pain. i didnt expect that such pain would last so long! and i have been diligent in taking my antibiotics too, because, God forbids, the last thing that i want, on top of this pain, is the possible risk of infection. 0_0

anyhoos, in my previous post i was supposed to be blogging about lots of things, but i will go straight to that little secret that i have been keeping. i mean, its way past aidilfitri so i dont see the purpose of updating the raya outing for the sole purpose of updating, right? so like i said again, let me just go straight to the point.

right, so as you can see from the pictures below, that is that little secret that i have been keeping these months. and i am very excited to say that i am a proud graduant of my make up artistry class!

dramatic butterfly-inspired look



the au-naturale malay bride



i did these two looks for my exams as were required to do a bridal make up and a creative look of our own. my biggest challenge for these two looks would be covering up the blemishes and pimples of these two beautiful young models of mine. but alhamdullillah, i am glad that the pseudo-perfectionist in me paid off! i scored pretty well for both looks and i am proud of myself for being able to deliver what is expected from the teacher and judges. the judging was strict because the boss of the agency/school is very particular about perfection! but everything was worth-it! i had fun and my models certainly did too because i have promised them a B&Js ice cream treat soon!

so, this is the other thing that i have been busy with, people! and its a growing passion! but of course, for now i have to do this as a freelance first, because i am still passionate about my first love - nursing! maybe who knows, in the near future, i can somehow combine the two into one? that'll be something to think about!

but in any case, i welcome any feedback or even offer(s) to allow me to transform you or that someone for that special day/event. :)