Private Make-up Lessons in Jakarta..Should you or not?

Have you ever wondered what a private make up lessons are like or perhaps you are thinking if you should take up one? Perhaps my experience below will help you to decide better. 

It was almost another typical morning in Jakarta for Katie, an expat housewife with three lovely children; just that in between her usual schedule, she has squeezed some time out for a makeup lesson. The great thing was that she did not need to waste any time travelling as the lesson will be conducted right at the comfort of her home and the lesson fee costed her less than her usual grocery bill.

Katie was kind enough to allow me to crash her make up lesson. I had been to beauty classes organised by some beauty brands like Dior which took place in classroom settings with at least ten other people, so I wonder the difference between those type of lessons as to private ones.

Founder of Sahana Sky, and also a good friend of ours, Janet arrived at Katie's promptly at 9am. With Espressos, notebooks and my camera ready, the lesson commenced.

Images taken from my Canon EOS 650d and Iphone 5 via VscoCam.

Part 1 of lesson: Katie listening intently as Janet gives her a verbal run through of how to use her current makeup set.

Part 2 of lesson: Katie was to show Janet how she usually does her makeup while Janet corrects her technique.

Part 3 of lesson: Janet demonstrates to Katie how she should do her makeup to best flatter her features.

With courtesy of Katie: Before and After

Closeup of Katie's natural makeup which accentuates her beautiful eyes.

Sahana Sky's philosophy for their make up lessons is to personalise the lesson based on each individual student for e.g: 1. Tailor the lesson according to the current makeup that the student currently has 2. Teach makeup techniques and looks based on the student's lifestyle and personality. 

Katie's usual routine consists of casual lunches with friends, grocery shopping, attending kids' school events and occasionally a nice dinner with her husband. (Sounds anything like you?) She is also more of a fuss free and laidback person therefore she does not like overly complicated makeup techniques. Keeping these factors in mind, Janet chose to teach Katie how to do a everyday makeup with deliberate elaboration of her eyes (which is a beautiful shade of blue and emerald) and also a night look that she could use when she goes out for dinner with her husband. 

This was different from the makeup workshops that I attended before as the previous workshops teach techniques and looks using only certain brands' products (which they try to upsell you after the workshop), and also the makeup looks taught were not customised to each individual. I've never tried any look that I've learnt from the workshops when I am back home. 

So should you or not get a private makeup lesson? Based on my personal opinion, the private makeup lesson will be good for you if you are...

1. Generally confused/unsure how to use the different types of makeup equipments like brushes, eyelash curler, etc.

2. You find it hard to get your eye makeup right, and your make up is always smudging for some reason.

3. You just don't know how to do that smokey eye, sultry look, whatever look you saw on the magazine tutorial. It just doesn't look right.

4. No matter what looks you tried, you just look the same.

5. You don't want to go to a makeup class full of other random people and have them see you bare-faced.

6. You just want to have an experience of it.

But skip it, if you are:

1. Already a makeup junkie, who can somewhat duplicate every tutorial you see on the magazine/youtube/etc.

2. Already getting lots of compliments on how well you do your makeup.

3. Hoping to look like Angelina Jolie or Jennifer Lawrence after the lesson. (No, day-to-day makeup is not plastic surgery.)

If you are interested for a makeup lesson after reading this, you may want to contact Janet from Sahana Sky at +62 812-1243-8491 for more details. To get a 30% discount, quote that you are a reader of "MUMMYNISTA" when you are making your enquiries.

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• Some Makeup Facts!

Keep your makeup set germ free:

• Washing your hands before applying.
• Not sharing makeup.
• Not adding water or saliva to dilute makeup.
• Keeping cosmetics in a dry area, away from direct heat or sunlight.

If you’re still unsure about a product, here are some warning signs that will tell you if it has expired:

• The product’s smell has changed.
• It has been exposed to prolonged heat.
• There is an obvious colour or textural change.
• Mould is evident.
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And no..you can't keep your makeup for years. Toss them out after you use them for these amounts of time:

• Mascara — 3 months. (Some say 6 months, but many cosmetics experts, including DaltonJames, recommend 3 months.)
• Liquid Foundation and Concealer — 6 to 12 months.
• Cream Blush and Eyeshadow — 6 to 12 months.
• Powder Blush and Eyeshadow — 1 year.
• Eyeliner and Lipliner Pencils — Up to 2 years.
• Liquid Eyeliner — 6 months or less.
• Lipstick — 1 year.
• Moisturizers and Skin Care — 1 to 2 years.