Welcome back darlings! As promised, here is a follow up of my previous post for Sabah Model of The Year Season 4.
So as most of you who follow me on Facebook would already know that I am the Makeup Artist & Designer for SMOTY Season 4 Finalist Mei May @ Kong Su Mei for the finals as well as Wardrobe & Makeup Sponsor for SMOTY Season 3 Winner - Valentina Eddie.
Here are some exclusive behind the scenes photo backstage including their individual makeovers kick starting for my makeover for Valentina :
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| Before & After of Valentina's Makeover. |
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| Valentina with her AMAZING crown! Thank GOD I got to try it before they took it away and yes I got to try it on. Fact number two, I did this dress in under ONE Day together with her! |
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| Full shot of my Elie Saab inspired gown on Valentina. I initially wanted it to be more of a ballgown design however since she didn't want to wear a cancan, we just let the lower part of the gown flow. |
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| Before and After of Mei May's Makeover. |
Just a quick run through of her makeup look.
FACE : I used M.A.C's new Matchmaster Foundation in 3.0 and used the same foundation in 1.0 for Highlight and 5.0 for Contour. To set I used Chanel's Natural Finish Loose Powder in 30 Naturel.
BROWS : I used M.A.C Fluidline in Dipdown and set with The Body Shop's Eyebrow Duo Powder. EYES : using Urban Decay's Naked 2 Palette and Lips is finished off with NARS Lip Lacquer in Chelsea Girls.
For overall finishing, I used Chanel's Les Beiges Healthy Glow Sheer Powder in N10.
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| You got to contour that face! |
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| Closeup of Mei Mei's Makeup Look. LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! |
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| For the second and third round, I changed her makeup to compliment her wardrobe with emphasis on Red Lips and more defined eyes. |
Next moving on to my wardrobe creations for Mei May.
This season's SMOTY competition was divided into 3 Rounds. The first round was a dance opening number with introductions ala Miss Universe with red satin outfits provided by the organizers. Round Two was "Cheongsam to The World" which featured creative oriental-inspired costume designs reflecting the origins of the Chinese Cheongsam and finishing with Round Three where it was all about finalists parading in their Evening Gowns.
I did both Mei's Creative Cheongsam & Evening Gown from Design to Execution till the final presentation and here are the detailed results of my masterpieces. A pre-judging session was organized prior to the event to closely evaluate the workmanship of each contestants' /designers' creation for each category.
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| My creation for the Creative Cheongsam Category which was hugely inspired by old chinese temple architectures. |
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| Back view of my Creative Cheongsam Design. |
Evening Gown Creation!
Among my two creations, I started with this first and finished this to the last hour! I guess you can safely say that I really feel that for this piece, I really challenged myself to the limit ( which means lack of sleep! ) and hands down if anyone were to ask which would be my personal best work, I would be so happy to say that this is The One!
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| Backstage getting ready for Round Three! |
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| Loving this shot because obviously you can see both the front and back of my masterpiece. And Yes, that entire mess on the vanity table is mine! |
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| Final touches - Sewing the finishing details to my masterpiece just before the runway, just like they do in Fashion Week! |
I am super happy that everything that I have envision has finally manifested into a real garment and looking back at this, I am happy that my month of sleepless nights has paid off. My only concern is that I wish that I had added a full round layer of tulle as opposed to draping them like in this picture as it can have a mind of its own! Otherwise I am super duper HAPPY!
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| Full view of my Evening Gown Masterpiece! |
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| A shot of my Killer Back as I would like to call it. This was the only photo from my camera that was actually clear enough to be posted! Surprisingly I have been getting tons of compliments from a lot of people including the judges on how much they love it! |
In the end of the competition, if you haven't read my previous post,
Mei May won 2nd Runner Up for Sabah Model of The Year Season 4
as well as another subsidiary title for The Best Catwalk!
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| The gorgeous Mei May with her awards. Congratulations gal! |
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| Just feel so blessed! It is indeed a step up from not winning anything at all at the last Golden Designers Competition. Amen to that! |
Anyhow I have compiled a special collage of all Top 3 Winners in each design category for your viewing pleasure. Let me know what you think in the comments section below!
Round Two - Creative Cheongsam Design
Round Three - Evening Gown Design
So we've come to the end of my post & I hope you guys enjoy reading everything that I posted.Congratulations once again to Mei May on your achievements! I couldn't have had a better model to showcase my masterpieces. Thank you also to Baby for helping me out in completing my creations.
It really means a lot to me!
Until next season, see you again SMOTY! I am most certainly excited about the theme for next year!
Stay tuned to my next post as I will be doing my first ever BEAUTY REVIEW!
Till then,
