Shiseido ELIXIR Superieur / My favorite beauty essence

I was looking for an effective / affordable beauty serum to take care of my 

under eye creases.

One day when I went to the Little Tokyo Shiseido Shop, they gave me some samples

of their best selling beauty serums.

I tried all of them and I really loved ELIXIR Superieur / lasting lift essence.

I felt my skin does absorb the serum.  And I felt lots of goody in my skin after the application.

As soon as I finished the samples, I visited the Shiseido Shop again and purchased the product.

1.6 FL.OZ. bottle.

I apply 2 push of

essence on my face+neck.

It contains Collagen & Elastin 

Extract to build firmness and 

resilience, while giving a lifted 

look to the skin.

It really minimized my under

eye creases in 2 weeks.

I really feel the Collagen

and Elastine extract

working well together.

I used to use Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Serum for 2 years 

before I met ELIXLIR Serum.

It was fine but I didn't see it was really working on  my eyes creases.

I like the way

it looks more than

how it worked on my skin.

To get to know the best product for my skin,  trying samples of good

products is the best way/short cut to know what my skin loves at the moment.

* Elastine is a protein in connective tissue that is elastic and allows many tissues in the body to resume their shape after stretching or contracting. Elastin helps skin to return to its original position when it is poked or pinched. 
( from Wikipedia )

Resume / July, 2011

EXPERIENCE

FILM

2011      Small Apartments                       Directed by  Jonas Åkerlund   / Assistant Makeup

2008      Sideways ( JP )                           Directed by  Cellin Gluck        / Assistant Makeup  LA unit

2006      Adventures of Powers                Directed by  Ali Gold               / Key Makeup

2005      Harsh Times                               Directed by  David Ayer          / Assistant Makeup

2003      Land of Plenty                            Directed by  Wim Wenders     / Assistant Makeup

TV

2009     Zene’s Sex Chronicles   Season II                             HBO Cinemax  / Assistant Makeup

2008     Zene’s Sex Chronicles   Season I                              HBO CInemax  / Assistant Makeup

Web Series

2010     10,00days                                                Directed by Eric Small     / 2^nd Assistant Makeup

2008     Decisions, Decisions                               SQUEEGEES, INC           / Key Makeup

MUSIC VIDEO

2011     Britney Spears        “ Hold It Against Me “           / Assistant Makeup                                 

2010     Mileyn  Cyrus          “ Can’t be Tamed “              / Assistant Makeup

2009     Weezers                  “ ( If You’re Wondering If I Want You To )   I want  You To "   / Assistant Makeup

COMMERCIAL

2011     Juve'derm-Allergan / Assistant Makeup

             Old Spice   /  Assistant makeup

             Metro PCS  / Assistant Makeup

             Farmers Insurance   / Assistant Makeup

             Muscle Milk   / Assistant Makeup

             Botox    / Assistant Makeup

2010     Carmax   / Assistant Makeup

             ESPN   / Assistant Makeup

             Metro PCS  / Assistant makeup

             JC Penny’s  / Assistant makeup

2009     Bridgestone Tires   / Assistant makeup

2008     Shiseido Tsubaki   / 2^nd Assistant Makeup

             Mastercard Canada / Assistant makeup

             REMAX    / Assistant Makeup

             Michelob Ultra   / Assistant Makeup

             2007     Vieta Bags  / Key Makeup

2006     Division E Jeans  / Key Makeup

2005     Office Max  / Assistant Makeup

             Nike  / Assistant Makeup

             American Express  / Assistant Makeup

             Gemesis Cultured Diamonds National campaign on Harper’s Bazaar  / Key Makeup

             Cesar Dog Food Promotion associated with the Sundance Film Festival  / Key Makeup

             Mervyns  / Assistant Makeup

             Coors Brewing Company/ Aspen Edge  / Assistant Makeup

2003     Michael Antonio  / Key Makeup            

2002     San Vicente Jewelry Center  / Key Makeup

            

INFORMARCIAL

2007     American Visions & Kitchens  / Key Makeup

             LA Fitness  / Key Makeup

2005     Mercedes-Benz  / Key Makeup

2004     LA Fitness  / Key Make up

            

EDUCATION

2007      Studio Hair Styling Course,  Makeup Designory, Los Angeles

2001      Diploma, Elegance International, INC.   Academy of Professional Make up, Los Angeles

1992      Diploma of English, Kansai Gaidai College, Osaka, Japan

                                                                  Reference upon requested.

Art Works with Sia Aryai / Eternity II

Mehron

Cake Makeup

"Star Blend"

Mac

Air Blush

Silicone Base

"White"

Ben Nye

White Mascara

MAC

Air Blush

Silicone Base

"White"

Ben Nye

White Mascara

Ben Nye

Cream Foundation

"Crown White"

Mac

Air Blush

Silicone Base

"White"

Ben Nye

White Mascara

Printed on 9'x9' canvas

for the art exhibition.

Eternity is one of art projects with Sia Aryai.  It has been 5years since Eternity

project started.  

First, I tried  Temptu Air Blush Silicone Base "White" only to paint a
model's face.

But it took a white to neutralize the fresh skin tone with Air Brush.

I ended up giving more than 6 layers ( Temptu foundation White does not

have good coverage as Mac Air Brush White.) and this made the studio
really foggy.

Then I  swiched  to Mac Air Brush White from Temptu Airbrush white.

MAC had more coverage than Temptu but it still needed 2-3 layears
and it was little bit hard for touch ups.

Later,  I started using Cream Foundation as a base before Air Brush application.

It worked very well.  Cream foundations has heavier  coverage than Air Brush.
However, Cream Foundations make the skin texture little bit bold.

So to give nice smooth finishing on the skin, I apply one right coat of Air Brush Foundation

after I tap the cream foundation surface with big round sponge which is used by
Japanese real Geisha Girls in Kyoto.

I usually purchase this special big round sponge at Shiseido Beauty Store at
Little Tokyo in downtown LA.

RCMA Foundation

There are 4-5 my favorites foundations to carry in my kit.

RCMA is one of the favorites.

Especially RCMA Vincent Kehoe 18 Color Foundation Palette
has been my life saver for many many times.

There are 2 types of Palette.

KO Palette

has 18 colors of warm tone.

Shinto Palette

has 18 colors of yellow base

cold tone.  This is good pallete

for my skin.


When I purchased them,

it was about $75 each

These are highly pigmented, fragrance-free cream foundations.

If this is too rich for someone, I mix RCMA with some moisturizer

to thin it.

In my case, I use straight RCMA foundation on me during winter

or when the weather is dried.

 Shinto Palette

 KO Palette

Since my room light

carries lots of yellow tone,

the picture does not show

the actual color of

KO Palette.

Since RCMA is very creamy foundation, when it is hot, sweaty summer, I mix RCMA with 

Silicone based foundation such as Make Up For Ever High Definition Foundation.

 

 This foundation can be

diluted with silicone base

thinner, and applied by 

air brush as well.

I also love

silicone based foundation

from Face Atelier

( they are Canada based

cosmetic company)

RCMA can be mixed with most of silicone based foundation very well
and works well.

I just found out today that RCMA has RCMA Thinner !

I will get this

next time when I 

visit Nigels or Frends.

I like to see the difference
between this thinner
and mixing with moisturizer.

Make Up For Ever Vivid Fuchsia!

When I was working on set, my friend makeup artist showed me his

favorite makeups of this spring and tried on my eyes.

Make Up For Ever

Aqua Cream

This is water proof 

cream makeup.

This really lasts long time.

No smudges!!

It has small goldish

crushed glitters in.

I loved it!!  I really really love it!

Usually, most of cream color like this, even it says water proof,

the color does not last on my nice Asian oily skin.

It smears here and there time goes by.

You may see

tiny shining

flakes.

These are the 

crushed goldish

glitters.

This product from Make Up Forever stayed on my eye lids all day long,

it didn't move how much I got sweat and kept running all over the set.

I was really impressed and few days after the shoot, I ran to

Nigel ( beauty supply store in North Hollywood) 

and purchased the exact same thing.

By the way, if you are makeup artist, you can get 40% discount from

Make Up For Ever products at Nigel.

Pure oils

These are the one of

the most affordable,

great oils for face.

They are much lighter

than Vitamin-E oil

to use on face.

I saw people using these oils as moisturizer often on set.

That was the reason why I started using Avocado oil for myself.

I use them around my mouth, under my eyes where gets dry.

I will try Almond Oil next time to see how it is compare with Avocado.

Avocado, Olive, Sweet Almond oils are 100% pure.

No fragrance, no preservatives.  Very simple.

 I've never seen Rosemary Oil before.  It doesn't say 100% pure. 

That's why it says for massage?, maybe.

Concealer

This is one of my favoritest concealer in my makeup kit.

Derma Color

Camouflage Mini Palette

16 color concealer palette.

about $27.

You can find them at makeup stores

such as Frends Beauty Supply

Nigel's Beauty Emporium in 

North Hollywood.

The difference between foundation and concealer..

As far as I learned from Local 706 class, normally, 

foundation carries 25-40% of pigment.

Concealer carries 50% + up pigment.  

This Camouflage palette carries 70%up pigment.

This can cover Tatoo visually.  

That means this is too much to use as normal concealer 

on your face.

How I use ( how most of makeup people use ) is mixing the color from 

Camouflage palette with some foundation.

For example, I use color D-5  mixed with my cream or liquid foundation, 

and apply under my eyes to cover the dark circle.   

D-2, D-3, I mixed with my foundation and use for canceling redness around

my nose or use D-2 straight onto my pimple if the pimple has strong red color.

Depends how you use, you can cover some scars and some birth marks.

Always finish with powder over it.

This is THE CONCEALER to have if you don't want to spend too much money

for buying many concealers for different purpose.

Eye Lash Revital Serum

I got a new product of Eye Lash Revital Serum 

called Padina last weekend at an event.

It is made of natural plant based ingredients.

I will use it  every night after I wash my face

and see what it will do to my eye lashes.

I will post again how it is going every 10days.

I never tried this kind of products before.

Once, I got into using Vitamin E oil.
( still one of my best friends for winter time skin care.)

I was using Vitamin E oil to remove left over mascara.
( dip q-tips into the oil and gently wipe the eyelash.)

That time, I recognized some of my eye lash glown 
really longer.  ( not all of them.)
( I cut some of eye lashes because they were much longer than others.)

I wonder if this product contains any Vitamin-E.


Vitamin E

Vitamin E can help moisturize skin in oil form, and is a very popular addition to many beauty products. Vitamin E helps reduce the appearance of scars and burns by nurturing the skin. Because vitamin E also helps regulate the vitamin A in the body, it's rather important for maintaining healthy skin.

Facial Steamer

One of my hobby is taking care of my skin.

If I have 20mins in the morning to work on my face,

I will spend 10mins for the face care,  10mins

for makeup.

One of  very very simple yet special things to have

for my face care is, facial steamer.

Since I came to L.A. in 2001, I have used 4 different steamer so far.

Avarage, it takes  2-3 years for a good  steamer to break down

when I use it everyday. 

These are the kind I always love, and look for.

You can change the angle of the tube/mouth  where the steamer coming out.

you can find this on e-bay.

It is about $50-60.

Depends on the saler.

Easy for people who love to

do facial massage on the same time.

This is from Panasonic.

Panasonic Nano Care 

EH-SA42-P Facial Skin Care Steamer

About $200.

It makes nano ( super small particles of steam)

steam, and it really goes into your skin.

I got my Panasonic nano  steamer in Japan.  It has 4 different settings.

I am very happy about it.  My husband also loves it.

When I have sore throat during the winter, I use my steamer for my throat.

Well, I just keep my mouth opened while I am having facial steamer.  :)

Now, these 2 are the ones I don't recommend.

I got the same one 4years ago from e-bay.

It took for a while until steam came out,

and it was not strong steam.  Even though

I set the control dial on strong setting. 

I didn't see the meaning of the control dial on this.

Then it was broken in 2 and half weeks.

Maybe, I didn't have a luck on e-bay that time.

This traditional, head stick in type steamer.

This is not good for doing facial massage .

But this is the type we can find at most of

neighbor drug store.  And more reasonable price.

Using a steamer daily base really protect the skin from California weather.

If you are wondering what to buy to start your "at home facial", I really recommend to get

a happy steamer, and always to use distilled water for steamer or it will be clogged and broken down much earlier.

My favorite trusted moisturizer

1

HADAJIKARA PLUS

Liquid Moisturizer from 

Japanese Market called

MARUKAI in Down Town.

It contains collagen,

sage leaf extract,

apple extract, rosemary extract and 

26 other goody happy ingredients.

It feels like rich chunky water.

My skin absorbs this happily.

This is around $16-17

Most of Japanese use this type of moisturizer before using any kind of moisturizer.

Apply this with cotton on clean skin.

It softens skin and prepare the skin for next heavier moisturizer.

If you have really oily skin, this will be enough moisturizer, then sunscreen

before summer time makeup.

This liquid type moisturizer is good to apply with air brush on skin 

before or after the air brush makeup application.

2

KIEHL'S

Must have item in my makeup bag.

I tried many kind of so called

Good Trusted Moisturizer 

I can get  at American stores.

This is the best at this moment.

This does not have strong scent 

of herbs or anything.

It is very easy going on most of

skin type, yet rich.

And it is not sky high expensive.

About $36-40, I guess.

3

Avocado Oil

You can find this at any drug store.

The same company makes Almond oil, 

and Olive oil as well.

This is made for skin, and hair.

100%, of course you can use for

your salad but it is too expensive

to use as dressing.

I always use this after 1, 2 moisturizer

before I go to bed.

 About $5 in my memory.

How it works is, almost like having plastic wrap over your skin to

keep all the good moisturizer, prevent getting dried from winter 

super dried air  over night.

100% pure Avocado oil.  It has almost no scent of Avocado.

It is not heavy oil as Vitamin E oil, yet works as good as Vitamin E oil.

When I feel my under eyes area is dry, I rub it onto the dry area

gently as I am doing massage.  Then apply concealer or foundation over.

Film / TV

Feature Film

Land of Plenty

Directed by

Wim Wenders

Cast

Michelle Williams

John Diehl

Assistant Makeup

Harsh Times

Directed by

David Ayer

Cast

Christian Bale

Eva Longoria

Freddy Rodríguez

Assistant Makeup

Adventures of Power

Directed by 

Ali Gold

Cast

Adrian Grenier

Jane Lynch 

Key Makeup

LA Unit

Sideways Japan

Directed by

Cellin Gluck

Cast

Rinko Kikuchi

Katsuhisa Namase

Fumiyo Kohinata

Kyoka Suzuki

Assistant Makeup

LA Unit

Short Film

La Torcedura

Directed by 

Pascal Leistar

Cast

Wilmer Valderrama

Key Makeup

TV Series

Zane's Sex Chronicles

HBO/ Cinemax

Season I, Season II

Cast

Patrice Fisher

Maya Gilbert

Johanna Quintero

Laila Odom

Assistant Makeup