Mader Ricky Knows Best

I am very fortunate indeed to be among the bloggers invited to Mader Ricky Reyes' Event with The Ms. Earth Philippines Candidates.

Mader (Mother) is already an 'institution' in the Philippine beauty scene yet he remains down-to-earth, welcoming, caring and generous. Even his staff are warm.

He selflessly shared trade secrets and TIPS for beauty queens. Read carefully!

• Never leave the house without makeup and stiletto
• Big hair big eyes
• Hair and dress should also sway

L: showing the right and wrong way of doing eyebrow and eyeshadow

R:See Mader's right lashes thick and long- he applied the magic lashes

• Nothing compares to beautiful skin
• Beauty queen should be a complete woman
• Always use liquid soap to wash face; bar soap dries skin
• Beauty is you don't look greasy
• Morning to afternoon don't use false eyelash because it looks fake
• In every brand there's only 1 or 2 great products not all
• Brand doesn't matter, depends on application skill

Candidates busy with the DIY Makeup Competition

TOOLS:
Use sponge to put foundation on clean face
You only NEED 5 kinds of brush, the rest is decoration.

• lipliner
• eyeliner
• blender (eyes)
• blush
• powder

FOUNDATION:
Oily skin- use cake foundation
Dry skin- go for cream foundation
If skin is "patay" and with cracks or 35 years old above- choose liquid
Foundation should be 1 shade lighter
Except for round face- use 1 shade darker, then use a lighter shade to highlight the middle of the face

Us bloggers L-R: Kamila, yours truly, Sol, Alice and Sheena 

with the workshop winners- L-R: Ms. Golden Sunrise- Ms. Gapan City, Bronze- Ms. Agoncillo, Batangas, Gold- Ms. Sta. Rita, Pampanga, Silver- Ms. Cebu City, Ms. Gandang Ricky Reyes- Ms. Makati City

NOSE:
Don't contour the sides because it looks unnatural; use a lighter foundation to highlight the bridge (between the eyebrows to the tip)

EYEBROW:
Eyebrow should be thick to look young
Old mascara can be used to groom eyebrow

BLUSH:
Cheekbones going up then down to chin for fat face
From cheekbones going up for thin face

EYESHADOW:
Use base- lighter color
Fair skinned- can use any color
Morenas- stay away from colorfuls, go with earth tone colors
Black is best for pageants

LIPSTICK:
Use pinks to look your young age
Red to brown is for older

HAIR:
Pusod or bun is ok for round baby face or small face but put height above to elongate face
Waves and curls are in

Beauty with A Cause

Many people are aware that Carousel Productions' Miss Philippines-Earth pageant has an advocacy and Mader Ricky is active in his philanthropic ways. This day's activity is complete with a visit to Childhaus, a temporary shelter for cancer-stricken children. It is founded and operated by Mader, along with numerous supporters including SM Supermalls' Mr. Hans Sy. They are also scheduled to visit St. Meritxel, an orphanage in Marikina that Mader also contributes to.

Thank you so much Mader- there's so many gifts- 12 pc brush set, Ricky Reyes Magic Lashes Mascara, SKIN:OLOGY TOKYO.NEW YORK.PARIS Bare Setting Powder, Bare BB Cream and Pure Cleanser and Makeup Remover

I got the tan (pinkish) shade while some got the nude (yellowish), here is the comparison

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