THE STYLE QUARTER: Bringing you the best brands from around the globe

Even before Ben Nye became quite popular amongst the makeup- loving Filipina audience, I was already an avid fan of the brand. I used to go the extra mile to acquire some Ben Nye products from the U.S. Raise your hands if you're with me when I say that most of the time, the shipping fee costs more than what we've ordered! :p

Ben Nye is one of the understated professional makeup brands that can put most high- end brands to shame. I've used them during my theatre days, and I can attest that truly, Ben Nye products are outstanding. Ben Nye is used and tested on theatre, film, and T.V. actors, and widely used in print media. No doubt Ben Nye is one of the best makeup brands in the world. I'm a huge fan of their setting powder, cream concealer, and Special FX makeup. (especially the blood capsules)

And The Style Quarter thinks the same way too. TSQ aims to make Ben Nye accessible to Filipinos at an affordable cost. Apart from that, the TSQ team is also doing their best to bring in some unknown yet excellent products from around the globe. TSQ says:

"We give you options. We don't stick to the usual, popular names. We look for and try those not-so-known, but equally excellent brands and bring them to you."

Here's a preview of what The Style Quarter has to offer:

And The Style Quarter is bringing the best Makeup instructors to us too! If you've been meaning to kick off your journey to beauty and cosmetics by having a makeup class, check out The Style Quarter's latest offering:

BASIC MAKEUP WORKSHOP

Date: March 3, 2012

Time: 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Place: Studio SnR, Unit 301 Millenium Place, 17 Meralco Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Philippines 1605

The Syllabus:

• Getting started: tools of the trade, proper skin care, sanitation and hygiene techniques
• Must-have makeup and taking proper care of makeup to extend its shelf life
• All about skin: different skin tones and types and the secret to achieve a perfect canvas
• The importance of color wheel: color coordination demo
• Corrective makeup:how to highlight and shade different facial structures and special features of the face
• How to conceal skin blemishes and other skin imperfections, skin features, textures and colors
• How to apply makeup for mature skin
• How to transform daytime makeup to glamorous night makeup
• How to do smokey eyes and how to apply different eye liner
• All about eyebrows:different eyebrows that frames different shape of the face
• Brow shaping techniques and proper measurements
• Application of Nude makeup, Daytime makeup, Evening makeup and Classic makeup

The Instructor:

Samantha Unson-Gallardo has more than seven years of cumulative experience in the beauty industry. She worked with MAC cosmetics for five years initially as Brand Manager and eventually focused on Training. She conducted workshops for NARS and Laura Mercier and freelanced for two years.

Currently, Sam is the makeup artist for Chanel to conduct workshops, product launches and magazine editorials. She also blogs about beauty.

The classes are budget- friendly too! Apart from learning various makeup skills, you get to bag a couple of Ben Nye and NYX products to boot! :)

Please Visit THE STYLE QUARTER'S FACEBOOK FAN PAGE and MULTIPLY SITE for more details on the workshop, and for your makeup fix!