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That's a wrap for Indulge!

But that doesnt mean you no longer have the chance to view and test the products available in this collection. :)

With 5 days for the launch of the collection, MAC Makati also re-promotes the store as its flagship with an event as big as the store itself.

In the last two days, I got the chance to do a workshop for the members of the United Makeup Artists of the Philippines, students of SoFA (School of Fashion and the Arts), and CAS (Center for Aesthetic Studies). The workshop was not exclusive to the members, but everyone who was interested in listening were requested to stay. And may I say, a lot of them did which made the workshop a success.

So on the first day, I worked with Joanna, a European model who had gorgeous skin so I wanted to showcase that in the look i had in mind. I had to do a day look for the first set of the workshop. Going with the current AW 2013 trend, I went with a bold red lip and a very neutral eye using products from the collection.

On the second set of the workshop, I had to transform her day look into something she can wear at night. So using the darker colors of the eye shadows featured in the collection, I then paired the look by toning down the lip color with the nude lipglass. Everyone seemed to have learned the easy way of doing their makeup after the workshop since I have been approached by several people telling me so.

This is me and Joanna after the workshop (pardon the stressed look on my face). I was so happy with how great her skin looks without using too much coverage. Correcting imperfections and flaws using skin care definitely helps a lot prior to starting your makeup.

For the second day, I had my very good friend Yuki help me out for the demo.

The workshop was about good skin so I did a demo for an hour and half explaining in detail how to achieve such look. I wanted to show everyone that good skin is attainable especially if you invest in products that is perfect for your skin type.

Yuki, on the left had so much compliments with how great her skin looks. I had the freedom to do any look on her after prepping her skin, so I decided to maximize the chance of showcasing all collections that we had this September.

Au-Currant was my chosen trend. To achieve this, I used products from the Prolongwear Collection, Antonio Lopez, Illustrated, Retro Matte, and Indulge. Whew! It may seem like a lot of products, but I used very little of each to achieve maximum impact.

I think to sum up the whole 2 days of the workshop I did can be justified by the faces on these people. My biggest thanks to everyone who participated and made this event a success.

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Reb-Elle. Yes, the classic smokey eye is back and it comes in jet black. A play on this look is re-introduced in a solid black color smoked out from the waterline and diffused as much as far as you want. Quick tip is to use a black kohl pencil such as Smolder or Feline as your base so that you get a rich opaque color before patting your black eyeshadow in Black Tied or Carbon. If you want to give it dimension, you can also use a paint pot in Blackground prior to the eyeshadow. If your Reb-Elle eye is matte, go for skin that's more satin. But if you choose to go with a shimmery/glossy eye, then make your skin matte. Lips should be nude but allow the natural pink to show through by going for a sheer lip color such as Mineralized lipstick in Luxe Naturale dabbed all throughout.