Monday 3 October 2016

11 Beauty Struggles of An Art Student



1.        Time constraint

This is the root of all the struggles. Since you’ve been up all night (and morning) finishing your plates, you got about 10 minutes or less left for your beauty routine. We don’t get that much sleep so most of the time, we rely on make-up to do the magic with our groggy, sleepless face.


2.        Whether to shampoo your hair?

And yes, you have about 10 minutes for your daily beauty routine. You have got the same amount for your bath time but hell, do you even have to shampoo your hair when you already shampooed it last night? Well, look at that hair your bun made while you’re up working. Damn, let the mermaid hair stay. Just use a dry shampoo instead.

3.        Putting on contact lenses

You’ve chosen to put on contact lenses but you’ve been up all night, you might surprise yourself later with a pair of bloodshot eyes. But even with a nice pair of specs, you don’t want to cover up your make up so might as well take the risk.


4.        Concealing eyebags

Our biggest problem is the bag under our eyes. This is the only product from our sleepless night we don’t want anyone seeing.

5.        Do I even have to contour?

You got less than seven minutes left, do you even have to contour? Uhm, of course?

6.        Finding your charcoal pencils in your make up kit

Your paintbrushes and pencils get mixed up in your make up kit and you don’t know how in the world it got there. Maybe they’re hinting you to get your life together, honey.

7.        Getting on-fleek brows

If you decide to go to school without doing your eyebrows… you could question yourself, are you even an artist? Well, this one’s tough but the pressure exists. Getting your brows on-fleek is like an art movement of the modern society.

           
8.        Eyeliners!

Just like your brows, girl, if your eyeliner is not symmetrical or crooked, you won’t be able to think straight. Having everything in perfect shape is in our blood and those crooked eyeliner will be hell for us.

9.        Artwork revisions mid makeup sessions

This is the most frustrating thing because this lessens your already-inadequate time. Those last minute requests or revisions can be really annoying but you have to do it. Your make up can wait, but the deadline can't. You can save the file as 
Final-MyLeftEyeIsWaitingForHerMascara.psd

10.    Getting a nude or a bolder shade of lipstick

A nude lipstick can get you a more natural look but can also make you look pale. A bolder shade of lipstick can actually give your zombie face an edge but it would require multiple reapplying throughout your busy day. It’s hard to choose!

11.    That text message from your class president

That’s it, you’re done with your make-up, congratulations! You got your favorite denim jacket on, you’ve posted snap selfies of your make up, you’re ready to slay the halls of Beato but then, your phone vibrates… you check it and it is a text message from your class president. 

“Hi guys, our prof won’t be able to meet us today.”

Well… at least your brows are on fleek.




Thursday 14 May 2015


"sari-sari ang naipagkasya

 namulat na sa ganitong gawi

 sisingit, sisingit hangga't may madadaanan
at kung akala mo'y hindi na kasya,

nagkakamali ka, iho, sapagkat lima pa ang kasya.

 kasya pa nga ba o ipipilit na lang?
 O, ito ng nakagisnan ng aking kababayan,

hahayaan na nga lang ba?





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"Siksikan" is a photojournalism project of Rosa Lorena Mendoza intended to show the essence of the Filipino's habit of pakikipagsiksikan
how genius and stupid it is.
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