Important Makeup Notes Before Your Big Day!

The wedding day is usually a culmination of dreams and visions collected over the years. In some cases, these images are simple and the transformation requires nothing more than a beautiful wedding dress. In other cases, they are more elaborate, with details such as hair and makeup.

 

Express your wishes, and how you see yourself on your wedding day. With an experienced team, working to create your look, translating your dream into reality can be made easy and far less stressful. I believe that a woman knows herself and knows what she wants. The day of her wedding is thus the moment to tell all her dreams come true.

 

 

Bride by Hala Ajam

 

The makeup artist should realize your dreams. Yet, you must be willing to listen to her advice to avoid drawing attention to less attractive features of your face on your wedding day. For example, if you have close-set eyes and want a smokey look, this will in fact make your eyes appear even closer and in some cases, almost cross-eyed. The makeup artist is always able to find a solution to give you the loom you want. Your aim is to look beautiful on your very special day, and the makeup artist is there to make sure you will.

 

 

Bridal Makeup by Hala Ajam

 

SPECIFIC RULES IN BRIDAL MAKEUP

Age, season and wedding theme, not to mention personality, should all be factored in when creating a specific look. Be sure to accentuate and cover imperfections where appropriate and highlight the areas where light naturally will hit such as the cheekbones and brow bones. This will make you look better in photos.

 

 

3D Bridal Makeup by Hala Ajam

 

 

 

Hala Ajam’s Book-Face To Face

This text was taken from Hala Ajam‘s Book Face-to-Face

 

 

Candy World vs. Exotic Makeup

Candy World

Use colors that express playfulness from childhood. The image of candy is usually a very feminine and colorful one. The following photos aim at showing it is springtime and that these are the new colors to be used. Resorting to the colors of candies help achieve the image we want, making the models look like Barbie dolls, playing like little girls or going funky with the makeup.

 

 

Candy World Makeup

 

Exotic

The natural world is reflected: island, water, flowers, butterflies, and tropical colors such as fuchsia come in to play. The working team creates the whole setting for such kind of photo. All can be brought to the studio: water, plants, etc. It is fun to create a unique atmosphere as it helps in producing new combinations for the same model.

 

 

Exotic Makeup

 

 

Hala Ajam’s Book-Face To Face

This text was taken from Hala Ajam‘s Book Face-to-Face

So, which side are you with?

The Do’s and Don’ts For A Wedding Day

• Do not apply too much foundation on your wedding night, as it will not sit well on the skin’s surface when exposed to the heat caused by dancing and excitement.
• To ensure makeup longevity, be sure to have a friend readily available to give you tissue or face paper to blot away any excess of facial oil or sweat throughout the night.
• Choose the colors of your makeup that suits you and compliments your skin tone and eye color. Do not make these decisions based on the shade of your dress.

 

 

Professional Makeup by Hala Ajam

 

• In general, the simpler and smaller the wedding, the more natural the makeup should be. The same can be said for a day wedding where the bright daylight will reveal heavy makeup.
• If you and those around you are used to seeing you in the same makeup day in and day out, try something a little different. It doesn’t have to be drastic, but subtle changes can make a lot of difference.
• Do not overboard or get carried away with too many changes and experiments. At the end of the day, you still want to look like you!
• Stop using any medication or skin treatment before the wedding.
• Make sure your skin is well moisturized before the wedding.

 

 

This text was from taken from Hala Ajam’s makeup book Face to face

Looks of the Decades: 2000’s

2000’s

The growing trend during the past two decades has been to fight the natural aging process. The miracle creams of the 90’s gave way to miracle treatments of 2000. Botox injections and collagen lip implants have become quick fix beauty staples for many. Makeup trends of past decades merge, as people start to individualize their looks to suit coloring and features. So, women are either opting for a makeup that is a mixture of all the past trends, or choosing their preferable one or the one that suits the best their own style.

 

In the following photo, I chose a nude but frosty look like in a fairytale.

 

 

2000’s Look

 

 

Hala Ajam‘s Book-Face To Face

This text was taken from Hala Ajam‘s Book Face-to-Face

Hala Ajam

تألُّق بمنتهى الرقة من هالة عجم

SUBTLE GLAMOUR، تألُّق بمنتهى الرقة، الحملة الإعلانية للمكياج، من أخصائية التجميل اللبنانية هالة عجم

أطلقت أخصائية التجميل الشهيرة هالة عجم حملتها الإعلانية الجديدة لموسم خريف 2012-2013، بعنوان Subtle Glamour أو تألُّق بمنتهى الرقة.

ببراعتها المعهودة وقدرتها الفائقة على الإبداع، تستخدم أخصائية التجميل هالة عجم مزيجاً رقيقاً من الألوان لتولّد انطباعاً خادعاً من السحر الطبيعي. تتحوّل الألوان معها من الأبيض إلى البرونزي، إلى لون الشوكولاتة السويسرية فوق العينين، وللمساتٍ رائعة على الإطلالة الأنيقة لمكياج الحملة، تضيف خبيرة التجميل مسحةً ناعمةً من أحمر الخدود وأحمر الشفاه باللون الزهري المتورّد. لطالما عُرفت الأخصائية هالة عجم في عالم التجميل بابتكارها إطلالاتٍ تبدو غايةً في البساطة، وهي مشهورة بقدرتها المذهلة على إقامة توازن رائع ما بين الرقيق والمتألق.

في خطوةٍ مواكِبةٍ لعالمنا المتطوّر بوتيرةٍ سريعةٍ، اتخذت هالة عجم مبادرةً أولى من نوعها فاستخدمت روابط الإعلام الاجتماعي كعناوين وحيدة تضمّنتها حملتها عبر اللوحات الإعلانية. فكانت الأولى في المنطقة التي لم تستخدم للتعريف عن نفسها في حملتها الإعلانية إلا عنوانها على تويتر، ورمز تطبيق إنستاغرام، ورقم هاتفها، وهي بذلك توجّه دعوةً للجميع لدخول عالمها.

لخبيرة التجميل هالة عجم موقعها القوي على الساحة اللبنانية في عالم التجميل – والطلب كبير على مهاراتها في المكياج. وهي قد اشتهرت بعملها مع النجمات في مختلف أنحاء العالم العربي، مثل شيرين عبد الوهاب، ونوال الزغبي.

هالة عجم، أخصائية تجميل الفنانة شيرين عبد الوهاب

 

 

هالة عجم، أخصائية تجميل الفنانة نوال الزغبي

 

 

Subtle Glamour by Hala Ajam

SUBTLE GLAMOUR, Make up Campaign, by Lebanese Makeup Artist Hala Ajam

 

 

Acclaimed makeup artist Hala Ajam has just released her Fall 2012-2013 campaign, Subtle Glamour.

Celebrating her own artistry, Ajam uses a delicate blend of colors to create the illusion of natural dazzle. Colors morph from white to bronze to Swiss chocolate on the eyes, while a soft blush and glowing pink lipstick make for the campaign’s refined look. Ajam has been applauded in the makeup world for crafting such deceivingly simple looks, and is known for her uncanny ability to always strike a fine balance between the subtle and the glamorous.

Keeping up with our fast-paced world, Ajam also pioneered the use of social media links as the only titles in a billboard campaign. The first in the region to use nothing for introduction besides her Twitter address @HalaAjam, as well as the Instagram logo and phone contacts, Ajam immediately invites everyone to step into her world.

Ajam is well-known for being a real force in Lebanon—an in-demand makeup artist who is famed for her work with Arab celebrities such as Shereen Abd El Wahab and Nawal Al Zoghbi.

Shereen Abd El-Wahab Makeup Artist Hala Ajam

Nawal Al Zoghbi’s Makeup Artist Hala Ajam

Looks of the Decades: 1990’s

Makeup and science merge during this decade. No longer satisfied with just covering up the signs of aging, cosmetic houses begin presenting a more scientific approach to beauty. They started promising a more youthful appearance with ‘light reflective particles’ and ‘wrinkle-defying results’. The choices in makeup products increase, as does the continual search for hope in a jar. The look of the 90’s is still heavily influenced by the previous decades: the 50’s and 60’s for young women and 40’s, like the smoky look, for mature ones. Although colors and application are toned down, veering more towards a natural look, yet, the look still groomed. Nude lipsticks or dark red were used.

 

In the following photo, I used a natural brown eye shadow on the model, with individual false eyelashes. I applied a shining blusher on the cheekbones and a very natural lipstick color.

 

 

1990’s Look

 

 

Hala Ajam’s Book-Face To Face

This text was from taken from Hala Ajam’s makeup book Face to face

Hala Ajam

Looks Of The Decades: 1980’s

During this decade, many rules were broken in terms of makeup. A rainbow of makeup colors became popular throughout the 80’s, as the era of the dazzling disco was born. Colored eye shadows and liners were popular, along with glitter and iridescent powders.

Beauty is back: harder, tougher, and more glamorous than ever before. Perfectly groomed, polished, and forever youthful women portrayed in television shows like Dynasty and Dallas, captured the ‘look’ of the woman in this lavish and opulent decade. Brook Shield’s thick defined eyebrows create one of the strongest trends of the 80’s. Applied with heavily bold strokes, bright pastel eye shadows, colored mascara, fuchsia pink blusher all over the cheek, and bright matte lipstick complete the look.

In the following photo, I used a hot pink shadow and a purple color eye pencil, in addition to a lot of mascara and black pencil inside the eye. I applied dark pink blusher and bright hot pink lipstick. I filled the eyebrows with a light brown eye shadow to make them look thicker, and then I brushed it up.

 

 

1980’s Look

 

 

Hala Ajam‘s Book-Face To Face

This text was from taken from Hala Ajam’s makeup book Face to face

Hala Ajam

Breast Cancer Early Detection Can Save Your Life!

Breast cancer is the 5th leading cause of death among women over the age of 40. However, if diagnosed at its earliest stages, breast cancer is not fatal, and statistics show that there is actually has a very high survival rate. This is why it is so important to inform the public on issues such as early detection, symptoms, risk factors and healthy habits to help ward off breast cancer.

 

Early Detection

Women of all ages are advised to administer self-breast exams on a monthly basis. Starting this at a young age familiarizes you with your own normal breast tissue; this will make you more capable of noticing an irregularity such as a lump, if it should ever occur. Risk of breast cancer increases with age, which is why women should begin getting mammograms once they turn 40, on an annual or bi-annual basis. If you have an immediate relative who was diagnosed with breast cancer you should talk to your doctor about when you should start receiving mammograms, as they may want you to begin earlier. When breast cancer firsts strikes it may not have any signs or symptoms, which would make it impossible to pick up on a self-exam. However, mammograms (X-rays of the breast) can pick up on breast cancer in its earliest stage; this makes them a doctor’s best chance to diagnose breast cancer early.

 

 

 

Breast Cancer Care

 

Symptoms

There are some common symptoms that many women experience when they have breast cancer. The symptoms below do not necessarily indicate breast cancer, but they can be a warning sign and should probably be checked out by a doctor just in case:

 

• A new lump or bump in the breast or underarm
• Any discharge from the nipple
• Irritation or dimpling of the breast skin
• Change in breast size or shape
• Inversion or pulling of the nipple
• Flaky skin or (abnormal) redness in the nipple and/or breast
• Pain in any area of the breast

 

Finally, I would like to give you a small and important tip that when going to the yearly checkup of breast cancer, make sure that the person who is doing the mammography is whether a professional specialized doctor or a woman in order not to risk yourself to be sexually abused since we hear lots of stories.

 

 

 

Early Detection Through Mammogram

 

Bridal Step by Step by Hala Ajam

Before

The Model before beginning the Bridal Makeup

Step 1: 

For a photogenic face, use 2 colors of foundation; the first one should be the same color of your skin, and is applied all over your face and under your jaw line. The second should be two shades darker, and is applied on areas which you want to make appear smaller like the nose, cheeks, forehead etc.  Finally, apply the concealer (anticerne), which should be two shades lighter than your skin color to brighten up under the eyes and the center of the face. Finally,  set it up with powder of the same shade of your correction.

 

 

Step 1

 

Step 2:

As for the eyes, apply on eyelids and under the eyebrows a beige eye shadow. On the bone of your eye, use a medium color brown (blend well) and the same medium color under your lower lash line.

 

 

Step 2

 

Step 3:

Use a dark brown shadow in the crease of the eye and under your lower lash line, blend well.

 

 

Step 3

 

Step 4: 

Apply liquid black eyeliner on the upper lash line, line lips with a natural color. Apply a peach color blusher on the apple of your cheeks. And finally, apply false eyelashes.

 

 

Step 4

 

Step 5:

Apply a natural nude color on the lips. Now you have a natural make up for a natural bride, the final photo is just to show you that the flash of the camera will take away 50% of the make up. So if you’re going for a day wedding don’t overdo the makeup so it will not appear to bold in the pictures, since the photographer won’t be using flash. 

 

 

Step 5

 

 

The Final Touch

 

 

 

After

 

In day light weddings, use light & natural makeup because the photographer doesn’t use the camera flash. However, in indoors & evening events and since you will be exposed to projector lights & camera flashes, the intensity of the makeup will look less in photos because of the previously mentioned causes.

 

 

Hala Ajam