I (Wish I) Woke Up Like This
Hello my macarons!
I'm back again and if you've been here a while, you'd know that I joined the Beauty Bound Competition. The national online challenge video is to film a #NoMakeupMakeup video.
And this is my take on it.
Products Mentioned (in order of appearance):
- SK-II Facial Treatment Clear Lotion*
- SK-II Facial Treatment Essence*
- SK-II Stempower Eye Cream & Magnetic Wand*
- SK-II Cellumination Aura Essence* / R.N.A. Power Essence*
- SK-II R.N.A. Power Cream*
- Puffguin Baby's Natural Papaw Ointment*
- Nivea Sun Protect & White Super Serum SPF 50+ PA++++
- Beauty Buffet Meringue Light Base*
- Bourjois 123 Perfect CC Cream / L'Oreal Lucent Magique Pure Light Primer
- Bourjois 123 Perfect CC Eye Cream
- Topshop Cream Blusher in Flush
- Boots Botanics Lighter Than Air Mineral Loose Powder
- Physicians Formula Quad Eyeshadow in Canyon Classics*
- Dejavú Fiber Wig Extra Long Mascara
- Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter in 090 Sweet Tart
Disclaimer: All SK-II products were part of gifts from joining the Beauty Bound Asia competition. The other products marked with an (*) were sent to me by PR companies and gifts from activities. I was neither paid to feature any of the products mentioned nor film this video.
As this is one the few videos where I don't have any voiceover or text to tell you all I'm doing to my face, I think I owe it to y'all to write a commentary on it.
As this is one the few videos where I don't have any voiceover or text to tell you all I'm doing to my face, I think I owe it to y'all to write a commentary on it.
Step-by-step Comments on What I was Doing in the Video
As already mentioned in the description box of my video on Youtube, a hydrated face is crucial for the "No Makeup Makeup" to look most natural. So, that's why I spent half of the video demonstrating how I apply my skincare to properly moisturise my skin.
I started with toning my face with the SK-II Facial Treatment Clear Lotion. Taking care to wipe my face only in one direction, which is outward.
Then I lightly pat the Facial Treatment Essence into my face and then drenched a cotton pad with the product and put it on the area where I want to add extra moisturiser.
While waiting for the essence to seep into my skin, I worked on my hair. My go-to everyday hairdo is the "messy bun." It looks effortlessly chic--because it really effortless, LOL--and keeps my hair away from my face; two birds with one shot. ;)
How I achieve my version of "a perfectly voluminous and messy bun" is really simple. First I gather my hair up into a very high pony tail (because I like having my bun on top of my head) and then tie my hair with a hair tie; And here's the trick: don't pull your hair out all the way from the tie, leave a little bit at the end so that there's a loop instead of a "tail" and then repeat twice and voilà!
(Fun fact: I learnt this method from a friend since 7th grade and I've been bunning my hair this way ever since!)
Ah, now enough essence should have seeped into my skin. So since the cotton pad is still really damp, I flip it over and place it on my forehead. While waiting for that to soak in, I moisturise my eye area using the Stempower Eye Cream.
First, I warm the product with my fingers and lightly pat it onto the area under my eyes and smooth it up over to the area under my brows, moving from outward to inward. Remember to use your ring fingers! It's your weakest finger, therefore the pressure from the finger will not be as strong, which is why it's perfect for using around the delicate area around your eyes. Then I take the Magnetic Wand and slowly massage the product into my skin, sweeping outward for 10 times on each side.
Then I use my pointer, middle, and ring finger and apply pressure under and above my eyes to drain away some liquids that cause dark circles.
Next, I remove the cotton pad from my forehead, and move on to moisturising my face. I mixed the Cellumination Aura Essence and R.N.A. Power Essence together and rub my palms together to warm up the product and then I pat it onto my face. And then I do the same thing with the R.N.A. Power Cream.
Now that my face is lubricated, I do a little massage under my jawline and cheeks to drain away the water retention.
Yay, now the face is prepped and ready for the No Makeup Makeup!
Oh wait, two final prepping steps: moisturising the lips with a lip balm (I used the Puffguin Papaw Ointment) and applying a sunscreen (Nivea Sun) to protect your skin from the harmful UV rays.
And when it comes to sunscreen, the saying "Less is More" does not apply; girl, apply MORE. I'll definitely be talking more about sunscreens in the future, so stayed tuned for that. For now, just trust me and apply more.
[To be continued..]
