Among the most admirable qualities of drag queens are
their confidence and fearlessness to celebrate life which they often express
through fun, vibrant and extravagant makeup looks, costumes, and performances.
Although more common among queer men, drag is a form of
high art that can be emulated by anyone who has the willingness or desire to
transform and reveal their alter-egos.
The famous Lady Morgana from RuPaul’s Drag Race (RPDR)
Philippines season one encourages us to stand out and express ourselves by
trying drag with these tips via her make-up tutorial (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf-qUlW8KyM) using affordable products
from Ever Bilena Cosmetics Inc. brands:
Tip 1: Start
with a clean face
In drag, it’s important to
have a clean face before layering on the make-up products. Lady Morgana starts
by moisturizing her face with Hello Glow
3-in-1 Lightweight Sun Care Gel with SPF50+ PA++. She then shaves her
facial hair to ensure the make-up look is flawless and smooth.
Next, she covers her hair
with a wig net cap, then glues down her eyebrows so that it’s easier to
experiment with a different eye shape. She covers up her eyebrows using the BB Flawless Serum Powder Foundation.
For the face, she conceals
blemishes and uneven skin tones by mixing different foundations: the Ever Bilena All-Day Liquid Foundation
in shades Silk and Olive, and All-Day BB
Cream in Oriental. She sets it with the Careline Oil Control Mattifying Loose Powder, but adding more on
the undereye and nose to bake. With the Ever Bilena make-up brush, she blends
out the foundation in an outward and upward motion.
Tip
2: Add dimension with contour
She gives an illusion of a
more feminine, snatched face by contouring her forehead, cheekbones, jawline
and nose with Careline’s Contour Powders
in Butterscotch and Cookie Dough.
Tip
3: Decorate the eyes with colors
For the eyes, Lady Morgana plays with an exaggerated
smoky cat eye look and cut-crease technique using the Ever Bilena Ultimatte Eyeshadow Palette. She polishes it by
blending and brushing out the excess loose powder under the eyes, and completes
the eye make-up with Careline’s
Graph-Ink Liner false eyelashes, and bejeweled face rhinestones.
For defined brows, she again uses Careline’s Graph-Ink
Liner to draw her signature eyebrows.
With the cheeks, she uses Careline Oil Control Blush On in Rosy Cheek then highlights the
high points of her face with Spotlight
Pro Glow Out Highlighter.
Tip
4: “Mag Lipistik ng Bongga!”
For the lips, Lady Morgana
says, “mag-lipistik ng bongga,” and
she does so by overlining her lips with the Ever Bilena Matte Lipstick in
Mirrored Mocha. She tops it off with a nude gloss for a pouty effect.
To ensure that make-up
stays on for long hours, she sprays on the EB
Pro Lock that Look Makeup Setting Spray.
“Para po sa mga aspiring queens natin, simple lang and mura lang po ang
products ng Ever Bilena so ma-aachieve niyo ang ganitong drag make-up look, she
concludes.
Get these products in physical stores: Watsons, SM Department
Stores, and other leading stores nationwide or online on Shopee, Lazada, and
Tiktok.
To know more about Ever Bilena Cosmetics Inc. and its
products, visit https://www.everbilena.com.ph/
