Our resident makeup artist Sheroma has delivered a beauty makeover for our viewing pleasure. Check out the fabulous transformation below and pick up a few styling more tips from previous features here as well.

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Subject: Taleya Girvan

Taleya is a 3^rd Year, Medical Sciences student at the University of the West Indies Mona. Because she’s always in her books, it’s hard to find time to be glamourous. That’s where I come in. Purple is her favourite colour and so it was the inspiration for the new look.

Hair [Prep]

1. Taleya’s hair was first straightened out with a flat iron.

2. For body I used a small curling iron to make ringlette curles.

3. Pin up away from the face to prep for makeup.

Makeup

1. Apply foundation and concealer. Seal it in with pressed or loose powder.

2. Create smokey eyes, concentrating most of the ‘smoke’ on the outer edges of the eye.

3. Overlay with purple shimmer eyeshadow.

4. Add silver eyeshadow just under the eyebrow and in the corners of the eyes near the tear ducts.

5. Add black eyeliner to the top and bottom lids.

6. Add mascara to top and bottom lashes. Fill in eyebrows with black powder.

7. Apply blush along the cheek bone at an angle towards the temple.

8. Add a coloured lip gloss to the lips.

9. Go back to the hair and comb out the curls using a large toothed or triangle-tooth comb.

10. Spray hair with oil sheen.

Sheroma Hodge

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At this point I think we’re at makeup 103! Sher really outdid herself with this one. This week she has recreated one of Mrs. Carter’s (Beyonce for you slow folk) famous pictures on one of her models, to show us how to do the smokey eye look. I love me a smokey eye, so if you’re like me, you’ll love this feature, and if you’re not, well you’ll love the transformation! (Click images to see larger)

Celebrity Makeup Recreation: Beyonce’s Smokey Eyes

Step 1: Apply foundation followed by concealer (if necessary). Apply what you have learnt from the previous two features. I hope you were paying attention!

Step 2: Line the top lid and bottom lid with black or charcoal matte eyeshadow. Draw a thicker, heavier line than the typical thin eye liner. Make sure to extend the lining on the top lid to the outer corners of the eyes for the cat eye effect.

Step 3: Gradually smudge the black/charcoal eyeshadow on the top lid upwards at an angle towards the direction of the ending of the eyebrows. You may need to add more eyeshadow as you smudge. The lid should be darker and the eye should gradually get lighter as you move upwards. Smudge the lower lid very lightly. Together this is what really gives the smokey eye effect.

Step 4: Apply a nude coloured shimmer eyeshadow from the tear ducts towards the eye and up towards the eyebrow. Blend well. Add black eyeliner (pencil or liquid, for more advanced users) to the upper and lower lid. Remember to go out to the corners of the eyes to keep the cat eye effect. Finish with mascara.

Step 5: Fill in eyebrows. You can use either pencil or black powder (brown for some others). This makes a drastic difference in the appearance of the eyes. The look becomes fuller and brighter.

Now that you’ve done the eyes, to complete Beyonce’s look, add plum blush on the cheekbones and a pink lipstick highlighted with shimmering gloss.

Sheroma Hodge

(876) 489-9592/535-3336

BrassAngelEnterprises@gmail.com

Myspace.com/BrassAngelEnterprises

Details are sketchy but I do hear summn went down last night at MJU 2008 with star performer Miss Keyshia Cole. Unfortunately I couldn’t be there, I think I need an intern! However that won’t stop me from getting the juice for y’all. But hey, the show is all about the beauties and not the star they got to bring up ticket sales right? So who won? We’ll get to that in a minute. This year Pulse stepped their game up twenty-fold, landing sponsorship with Worldwise Partners and Stewart Motors to giveaway a brand new BMW and a million dollars worth of cold hard cash, that’s about US$14g for my non-Jamaican folks, plus a bevy of additional prizes. I wonder what my dear friend and outgoing queen Zahra Redwood thinks of this upgrade? Zahra "neva get no car!" We’ll soon find out about that, but here are your winner and runner-ups. I went through the facebook group for the event and my friends and I thought that one of the runner-ups would have taken the crown for sure. Congrats to April, I envy your new ride!

Winner April Jackson

Runner Up Doneika

Runner Up Rebecca

Last Year’s Queen Zahra

Sheroma Hodge

This week, Sheroma shows us how to apply concealer to cover-up the worst of discolourations…in this case, a bad case of the chicken pox. She twisted my arm to put my very own face on full blast since the chicken pox did me oh so wrong. Check out the feature below and if anyone knows any method of clearing up these spots permanently…I’m all ears!

Covering Blemishes with Concealer

Concealer, also known in some instances as colour corrector, is used to cover blemishes, spots, discolourations and any other unevenness in the skin tone. Concealer must be used along with foundation to even out the skin tone and make it appear flawless. Concealer is available in a variety of shades. Some colours are intended to look like a natural skin tone, while others are meant to contrast with a particular kind of blemish. White can be used to hide dark circles or bruising, and to brighten dull skin. Green and blue can counteract red patches on the skin, such as those caused by pimples, broken veins, or rosacea. A purple-tinted concealer can make sallow complexions look brighter. Coloured concealers such as these are usually applied sparingly beneath a concealer or foundation that matches the wearer’s skin tone. Skin-toned concealers are not only the most common type, but are often sufficient on their own at hiding blemishes.

In this instance we are using a stick (looks like lipstick) skin-toned concealer. The concealer should be a shade lighter than your foundation. First apply your foundation. From the previous feature you would have learnt how to choose the right shade. After applying the foundation, you will see the blemishes that require concealer. Take the stick concealer and draw over all the blemishes. Blend both concealer and foundation ensuring a smooth even skin tone. Then apply makeup as necessary.

Sheroma Hodge

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Inspired by her mother’s taste for glamour and colourful makeup being a former airline stewardess, Sheroma began dabbling in makeup at a young age. Originally from the British Virgin Islands, Sheroma currently lives in Jamaica, pursuing a Multimedia degree at the University of the West Indies Mona. “When I lived on campus, my friends would flock to my room to get their makeup done whenever there was an event. I loved it!” After playing with makeup for nearly 10 years, the 23 year-old launched Brass.Angel.Makeup in 2007, offering makeup services. Sheroma is also a hairstylist, image consultant, photographer, graphics designer, model, writer, media personality and much more. A true Jane of all trades.

As I flip through party pics on our local entertainment websites, I realise that alot of us like to dabble in makeup and it doesn’t always come out right. The very basics such as selecting a foundation that wont make us look like a “duppy” when the flash goes off is often missed and our pictures come out scary. These pics are etched in time and forwarded all over the internet for comic relief by all and sundry. This is why I often take pics of myself at home whenever I’m going out full-masked…cus I can’t afford to be your laughing stock! Blind cannot however lead blind, so I have called upon my new friend and self-proclaimed make-up exert Sheroma Hodge of Brass.Angel.Makeup to give us some make-up tips over the next few weeks. From here on out make-up 101 posts shall feature Sheroma’s work. First up, she schools us on foundation. (click images to view larger)

How to pick the right foundation shade for you!

Use the area between the side of the nose and the jaw (dominantly the cheek area) as the basis to test for the right shade. Select a range of 3 shades: the one that you think you are (the middle shade), a lighter shade, and a darker shade.

To test the shades against the skin, create a stripe of the middle shade from the upper cheek to the lower cheek. Then create a stripe of the darker shade to the left of the middle shade, followed by a stripe of the lighter shade to the right of the middle shade. This should all be done in natural light (sunlight) or bright light (white light, not yellow light) in order to see the true colour. Give each shade a couple seconds to dry.

It’s this drying process that really helps to identify which shade is right for you. Avoid the shade that appears with yellowish/orange tone against your skin, and/or the shade that stands out too brightly. Select the shade that blends best with your complexion.This method works for all skin types and skin tones.

Sheroma Hodge

(876) 489-9592

Myspace.com/BrassAngelEnterprises

BrassAngelEnterprises@gmail.com

and I mean finger tips and toesies!!! Fabulous nails have always been a must, it polishes off your fabulous outfit and a great pedicure REALLY sets of a fabulous pair of peep-toes! I’ve always been the type of girl that has some shade of pink on my toes and french tips or some kinda of pink pattern…but I’ve always noticed the trend to put color on short, natural nails. I think i first saw this trend on Halle Berry on the cover of some magazine or the other and i thought, “wow, it would be great if my nails could look like that!” I’ve tried it out a few times but I was lazy to keep it up cus it chips so often when you put it on your natural nails, no matter what quality top coat I put on.

Recently the trend has been poppin up all over and you know I’m not one to be left out! Fab trendsetter Miss Rih Rih has been all over this trend with bright, dark and everything in between on her nails…

The black is a lil too goth for me… but hey, I did say jewel tones were in right….. so royal blue it was!!! I’m enjoying my colour thoroughly, I find my hand doing many more twirls than I’m used to, LOL…its been on since last weekend and my hot pink is waiting in line to be next. Stained Couture has recommended gunmetal silver and of course this season’s it colour purple. I’m remembering one of my amateur nail art designs I had back when I dabbled at being a nail tech…silver with a hot pink flame design…I’m feeling creative. Are you? Here are some great tips for doing your own mani and keeping it looking fab.

 Oh lord! Now I have seen Winston Sill’s photos many times and wondered if he’s just a pervert taking pics of anything exposed or if he’s a comedian having himself a good laugh when I view these pictures he offers up in the Jamaica Star’s “Femme Fashion” column. Seriously, let’s analyse some of these beauties and hopefully help some of them find a path to a better fashion over style! This week’s take - how can I not zoom in on this trend of removing our eyebrows and marking them where we wished they would have grown. Often times we see a tip or a trend from an expert and we try our hand at recreating the look, but we neglect to practice in front of a mirror first and ask honest opinions on how it really looks.

Do we know that our eyebrows actually serve a purpose? I’m about to get scholastic up in here! How Stuff Works says “We know that eyebrows help keep moisture out of our eyes when we sweat or walk around in the rain. The arch shape diverts the rain or sweat around to the sides of our face, keeping our eyes relatively dry. The most obvious advantage of this is that it lets us see clearly when we’re sweating a lot or out in the rain. Without eyebrows, getting around in these conditions is a little more difficult. The shape of your brow itself diverts a certain amount of moisture, but eyebrows make a significant difference in your ability to see. Diverting the sweat away is also good because the salt in sweat irritates the eyes, making them sting a little. ”

Now, those of you that have Number 2 pencils for eyebrows, imagine that stuff mixing with the sweat, that’s just wrong! Heed my advice, please!! Pencils are for filling out thin areas and highlighting, not for completely remaking! I am by no means any expert on eyebrows, for the most part I leave mine be. But well done eyebrows are gorgeous and so I understand the need to tamper with them. Therefore I went and dug up some how to’s hoping to inspire at least some thought before we tweeze! We love to DIY (diy = do it yourself), but research is key!

• 5 Steps to a Perfect Eyebrow Shape
• How To Shape Your Eyebrows
• Beautiful Eyebrows