How to apply eye makeup - tips for small eyes

Whenever going out, I hardly wear make-up. I guess you can blame it to local weather as it not so nice to sweat with makeup on your face. If the need really arises, the usual face powder and lipstick will do. In my younger days, I use to wear makeup more often although I get entangled to debates at times on why be "too presentable".

However, there are rare occasions when I get to wear eye makeup such as television guesting and photo shoot session.

Here are some tips on how to apply eye makeup. I learned this from those makeup shows by Ricky Reyes and Jun Encarnacion on television. Of course, also from those who worked on my face during guesting.

• Eyeshadow often requires a light base. For those with small eyes like mine, darker colors are applied from the right and left most part of the eye and moved towards the middle (but not entirely).
  
  
• Eyeliner for small eyes is a must. Of course, the eyeliner is a sentimental makeup as this is often part of our personal makeup tools as early as in high school.
  
  
• Eyebrow liner requires a bit of skill, art, & subtlety in application which I am not really good at. That is why I just end up putting a line there and rub it. (I know that is not the right way but I survive with it anyway)
  
  
• Mascara for women with short eyelashes can be a challenge. But whenever I use one, I make sure to use eyelash curler to get the eyelashes ready. I prefer waterproof mascara to avoid messing up the eyes. This is usually applied one outward stroke at a time. Meaning after one application, rest for a few seconds before applying one again. It is suppose to give the earlier ones time to dry and as you put more, it makes the eyelash thicker in appearance too. Although nowadays, some just buy fake eyelashes that gets put on top of your current one.
  
  
• Eye makeup remover is equally a must have for women who love cosmetics as taking them off is as not easy especially if you use the waterproof ones.

Today, there are so many popular cosmetic brands out there with each one promising a great experience. To help you find the right one and spare the shopping agony, you can check out sites like Stylehive where users share their eye makeup discoveries online. This includes how much they cost, brands, where did they discover it, among others.

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Site visitors can also create profiles, share recommendations, and "hive it" (or vote) for makeup suggestions that get posted to the site. Everyone also wins in the process as members become more stylish and informed consumers too.

Each makeup that gets posted can also be blogged or send to a friend for sharing. For the blog option, Stylehive gives a code that can be embedded in a post.

So for those who love their eye makeup brands or eager to find alternatives, check out Stylehive.

Search engine marketing & optimization 101 talk at SEMCON Bicol

As mentioned last month, I'll be a speaker at the Search Engine Marketing Conference organized by the Aquinas University of Legazpi this February 5 & 6. It will be held at the Daragang Magayon Hall of the said educational institution.

I was suppose to talk about "marketing your products and services through social networks". But after analyzing the program, I realized that my topic will be extensively discussed on the 1st day. Decide to change it to "Search Engine Marketing & Optimization 101" to kick off the 2nd day as well. My talk will focus on the subject on-page optimization while Gary Viray's talk will tackle off-page optimization.

Look forward in catching up with the organizers, participants, and fellow speakers at the event.

Happy Chinese New Year

Last Sunday, I got the chance to attend a family reunion again at my father side to celebrate the Chinese New Year. We have this tradition of getting together for as long as I can remember. I guess it is also one of those rare times when I get to catch up with grandma (a-ma) where I spend most of my elementary schooling.


I also had a good chat with my uncle (he is the fifth in the family and we refer to him as go-che). As we talked about his kids (my young cousins) , I told him how I remembered when he used to teach me with my assignments. He is actually very busy. But in those rare times he helps out, I usually have an a-ha moment. He was a vivid storyteller and told me more info than what my textbook said about World War 2. In high school, I had the best Statistics presentation when the scenario he has given is that out of x number of watches, one of them is delayed for 1 second. The other one is computing growth of teacher salaries for the past ten years and perform a comparison.

To keep the family in touch, I created a family tree in Geni and this allowed us to be posted about family birthdays. Unfortunately, I don't get to logon that often.

Overall, this is one of the best Chinese New Year I got to celebrate. My reconnection with my go-che is something worth cherishing.