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Next year, expect more tangerine in the eyes, that will be the color that will dominate the year.

This was noted by Maybelline senior color stylist Jim Ryan Ros in an interview during a basic make up workshop held last December 17 at Indielight media office in Roxas Boulevard.

Ros demonstrates the right way to apply the liquid foundation to a participant

While make up brands will surely create their own interpretations of the make up trends on 2012, he said the year is set to make the presence of the blush stronger. 

 “In the past two years, the industry (make up) was capitalizing on the importance of healthy skin or pale skin. But this time, they want to infuse more colors and not just the summer glow. Now, we can have pink and orange. There will be more Tangerines,” he said.

Ros also said the winged look achieved by a precise eyeliner application would become stronger because of the Korean influence. Bold lip color would also dominate the year.

“Continuing from 2011 is the bold lip color. The technique is to have the lipstick in the same color family color so if you have pink blush,then you can have a pink tone of lipstick.

“For our lipsticks, we have a lot of pinks and nudes because we are trying to take off the stereotype that morena girls cannot wear pink or red,” he explained.

***A make up trick from Ros: if the model has good skin, he uses BB cream or a tinted moisturizer as foundation or base right before concealer and foundation.

“Moisturizing your face would make your makeup would adhere more. If it is dry, the BB cream would do a lot in making your skin look good,” he said.

For Maybelline makeup artist Chuchie Ledesma, clean tools and clean hands are imperative in using make up.

“Make sure your face is clean before you apply makeup. It’s just like painting on a clean canvass. You must also remember to clean your hands and your brushes before you use makeup…make sure your makeup is not expired. For mascara, it’s usually six months. For powder makeup, it usually lasts one to two years,”  Ledesma said.

Ledesma measures the face of a participant as she explains how to determine the facial shape of a person in relation to make up application.

“Number one pointer: you must remember to clean everything. Everything must be sanitized because we are dealing with one of the most sensitive parts of our body – our face. In the absence of makeup tools, we can use our hands because the warmth of our hands can help makeup adhere more to the face,” she added.

***the make up workshop was made possible by Garnier, Maybelline New York, L’Oreal Paris, Popcakes, and Indielight Media. Some photos provided by Jhunnel Sardido of Project Zero.

My reporter friends Lady Marie and Cristina certainly had fun during the workshop.