The Day I Got My Dolly Lashes At Make Up For Ever

Make Up For Ever is the go-to brand for makeup that’s dramatic and out-of-this-world — and also for that extra something in your makeup when you want to set yourself apart from the crowd. NanzInc reader Sharon Xie tries out Lashionista, which is exactly what it sounds like — eyelashes that make them go “Wooooh”!

I love everything dolly, from hair to makeup to clothes. So naturally my first reaction when NanzInc’s creative head Theresa Tan approached me to be a guest blogger for Make Up For Ever’s Lashionista range was “Wow!” Now I could have a professional doll me up!

I’m pretty sure there are more and more women out there who are using fake lashes. For me, mega-lashes became my obsession when I first saw (Japanese singer) Ayumi Hamasaki some years ago. Her doe-eyed image was a boy-killer — don’t we secretly wish we have her eyes? I totally fell in love with her eyes!

So this was too marvelous an opportunity to pass. I’m a great lover of make up and have using fake lashes as part of my make up regime for 2 years — and I have never looked back. Being an Asian, I do not those desirable deepset eyes, and in my opinion, I constantly look sleepy without any eye makeup. I work in a job that requires me to be in constant face-to-face communication with people so I do need to look awake all the time! To enhance my eyes to make them “talk”, I always put on eyeliner and fake lashes.

This Saturday morning, I turned up at Make Up For Ever’s academy at Stamford House. I was greeted by the amazingly polite and ultra talented makeup artist Herddie Norman. This place is so conducive for people to have their makeovers done, and this is also where they conduct professional makeup courses and workshops for makeup lovers.

You can tell that Herddie is really into his work. He makes sure you are comfortable with him, and chats to put you at ease. This isn’t my first makeover — I have had some makeovers done by celebrity makeup artists before. Yet in comparison, Herddie is one of the nicest and most gentle makeup artists I’ve ever come across.

My main purpose today was to experience Lashionista, but Herddie gave me a complete do-over for my face. Hecarefully cleansed my face and applied full makeup for me.

After cleansing, he put two primers, numbers 7 and 5 so that my makeup will last for the day and to reduce the redness on my cheeks. He explained in detail each and every single product he used so that I had better understanding of the products.

Next, he put the concealer to brighten my eyes, and then he applied foundation in High Definition 117. He says the HD foundation makes makeup look good in pictures. Along the way, he taught me some great makeup tips like how to sculpt my face to make it look smaller, and the techniques to apply eye shadow and eyeliner so that I won’t get droopy eyes. He also asked me for my colour preference for my eye shadow, which I told him smoky and dark. He chose the jet-black eye shadow.

Usually when it comes to eyes, I am very particular as I have sensitive eyes. More often than not, when a makeup artist puts on eye makeup for me, I will usually tear. Herddie made the extra effort to ask if the brushes are prickly or if it is painful on me or causing me any discomfort.

Before he put on the fake lashes, Herddie set my makeup with Mist and Fix. Usually if I am working, I keep my fake lashes as natural- looking as possible. For this makeover, I decided on one that was more dramatic.

The result? I totally fell in love with it! The lashes were dramatic but still subtle enough for a look that I can carry even in the day. Best of all, my eyes look really big with the smoky eye effect. Herddie was very quick with the whole makeover — in just 90 minutes, he was done!

It was a totally spectacular experience.

Brought to you by Make Up For Ever

Make Up For Ever Academy
39 Stamford Road
#02-06 Stamford House
Singapore 178885
Tel: 6333 0678