Thursday, April 16, 2009

Glitter up your face...

Many of us would like to look extra special whenever we go out partying or attending a social function. As it is, being a working girl in the city, we tend to go out right after work rather than going home to change and make-up before coming out again. With the right change of accessories and make-over, we are all set to paint the town red!!!

Especially at night, we would want our eyes to stand out. Mascara is definitely important. Thick and long eyelashes are definitely a ‘must have’. Next would be applying eyeshadows and glitter to brighten up the eyes.

Use Grimas ‘Polyglitter’ and a tube of Stoppelpaste. Dab the stoppelpaste over your eyeshadow then use ‘Polyglitter’ and simply apply over whatever eyeshadow colour you are using and blend them evenly. It gives a layer of glitter over your eyes.

Voila, you have a set of sexy and glittery eyes that sparkles! With a dash of rouge and gloss up your lips, you are definitely ready to party the night…

Grimas ‘Polyglitter’ has over 20 different colours….be sure to check it out if you want sparkly eyes….


How to control oily T-zone...

Most of us with asian skin have a problem with our T-zone area on our faces. Especially with our humid malaysian weather, it tends to be rather oily and greasy most of the time. Have you noticed that it tends to be worse especially after applying your foundation and make-up? Those who have oily skin will notice that they might have to powder their faces often and sometimes up to 5-10 times in a short couple of hours.

For those of you, who are looking for a quick fix, do try out Grimas’s ‘Antishine’. It is a truly amazing product that mattes up your face and it lasts for hours.

.It is really simple to use. All you have to do is use a little 'Antishine' before applying any form of foundation or make-up on your face, Use very little of it because if you apply too much, it will be rubbery and clumps up after applying your foundation.
Remember, just a quick fix of ‘Antishine’ solves your 'oily T-zone' problem. My pictures taken these days definitely look much better without those shiny spots on my face. Please do not hesitate to write or call me if you need more information about this product.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

History of Grimas...

GRIMAS Manufacturer/Producer of Make-up for Professional and Hobby

GRIMAS was founded more than 20 years ago and is located in Haarlem, Holland very near to Amsterdam. The name GRIMAS is the direct Dutch translation of the English word “grimace” and the German “grimasse” which means distortion of the face, making facial expressions, funny faces.

GRIMAS was an idea born out of sincere and playful interest by three good school friends – all with an academic background and all with the desire to do something different. Their academic backgrounds were very different and not directly related to Make-up. One had an education in chemistry, another in finance. Apart from being good friends with good educations they could see the potential and the need of developing safe make-up alternatives with a high quality for children – and the Water-make-up was born. The make-up produced was of such a high quality and control that GRIMAS would not, and still would not allow the products to be sold from ordinary Toy shops / art shops and alike.

In the beginning GRIMAS was mainly producing make-up for the hobby market and was for a number a years regarded as a “make-up for fun” brand. This has changed and GRIMAS is today producing the full range high quality make-up products, which covers beauty, personal, stage/drama, TV/film, special effects, and hobby. A long list of special products and foundations
Color-adjusted especially for stage and studio light is now available.

Throughout the times GRIMAS has stayed loyal and steadfast to their original idea and concept. Products are still developed with quality, safety, purity and children in mind. In fact, GRIMAS refuse to use certain colors and pigments even so they are approved for use in the cosmetics industry. GRIMAS is also a pioneer on labeling of products with the actual content of ingredients and did so way before the law in Europe required labeling of content.

The entire range of GRIMAS products is today very big and is still growing bigger. The prices are, as always, kept on a very reasonable and affordable level compared to other professional brands and even commercial brands. Furthermore, GRIMAS products are of a very high pigment concentration and as such a person would need lesser of a product compared to commercial brands.

GRIMAS’s products are not tested on animals but on volunteers and paid test persons. All products are tested on groups of 30 persons for 24, 48, 72 hour of exposure to see if any reaction may occur. Furthermore, all products have been eaten once in an amount equal to its biggest packaging. It is of course not to say that the product is edible – but, just in case if it is ever eaten, it will be not be harmful or dangerous.

Today GRIMAS is known and sold world wide, from US to Asia. With GRIMAS, a person can do subtle bridal make-up, an elaborate evening make-up or extreme character and special effect make-up.

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Beautifying Women...



Being in the beauty industry for some time now, I love new challenges when it comes to beautifying women. Trying out different styles on these women be it romantic, sexy, wild & funky or gothic has always been fun and exciting to me. Different styles require different set of skills and challenges. It is always so satisfying when a client is happy with the results. In order to make these women look good and to ensure the make-up last for many hours, the make-up products used are very important. I have come to realize that certain make-up products may seem nice when applied initially however after and hour or less, the make-up on the face seems to become dull. These normally happen when we are using cheap asian cosmetic products. After researching on a few brands, I have found a brand where the make-up lasts long and remains vibrant and it has a beautiful range of make-up products. I highly recommend Grimas from Holland which has a wide range of products and the quality is of very high standards.

Grimas is a professional make-up brand which is formulized for professional make-up artists and beauty consultants. It comes in very concentrated form and therefore would require professionals to be able to know how to use it.

Grimas consist of many products ranging from different types of foundations, lipsticks, eyeshadows, powders and etc... They also have products used for special effects make-up such as bald caps, nose wax, Dermawax, latex milk, latex pieces, tooth enamel and many others. I have had lots of fun experimenting and playing with the latex pieces such as the elf ears and witch’s nose. With their wide colour range of wolcrepe, it is also quite fun because I am able to make fake beards and eyebrows.

The beautiful part of this brand is that the eyeshadow colours are so vibrant and sharp. When applied, the colours do not become dull and lasts for many hours. It also does not run out of season unlike some other cosmetic brands. The colours are always available and they have up to 75 different colours. Even for their foundations, they have three different types ranging from cake make-up, liquid foundation and crème make-up. All three are used for different purposes. I especially love the crème and cake foundation because they virtually give my client a flawless complexion. Just the crème foundation alone, they have up to 70 colours and 44 colours alone are meant for different types of skin tones.

Using Grimas is really exciting because it stirs the creativity in me. If there are any other make-up artists who crave to do more, know more and experiment more, they should definitely try Grimas out. With its beautiful colours and vast range of products, it definitely pushes our creativities beyond our boundaries! Grimas definitely rules…..

I welcome all professional make-up artists to discuss and share our knowledge together….