Introducing Glambox Pro 5000 Series

I've been a Glambox Airbrush Cosmetics user for over a year, ever since I purchased it last October 2012. It has been with me in many weddings and shoots. I love how easy is it to use, even for personal use and also how handy it is to take it with me. The easy-to-use foundations are also a plus for me, and I also like the fact that they're yellow-toned to fit most Asian skintones.

The deluxe pro 5000 kit

As we all like to level-up, Glambox introduces a new model - the Glambox Pro 500 Series, for makeup artists or makeup enthusiasts who want to level up in their makeup skill.

With higher PSI (up to 40 PSI) and bigger gun cup capacity (7 cc), this is the device to use if you're into bodypainting or airbrush body makeup, especially for glamour photoshoots.

The cup also has a lid to prevent spilling so each bodily curve is covered with ease of maneuvering.

Although it may be bigger, the Glambox Pro 5000 Series still is compact only weighs 2.7 kg and has a handle for easy transport. It may be a bigger model but for makeup artists, this is better than lugging something really big, bulky, and heavy.  It also has a low noise emission so this won't be much of a trouble if your client has a baby catching up on sleep.

Another thing is to love about is its affordability. Whereas most airbrush apparatus costs around Php 40,000 or more, the Premium Pro set below comes with sixteen bottles of all foundation and cheek colors, 2 luminizers, and 2 adjusters plus 3 bottles of cleaners. It also has a bag and a tutorial CD.

 Total cost of that: Php 27,500

Other kits are available too. The one pictured above, called the Deluxe Pro 5000 kit (Php 22,800) comes with 4 bottles of foundation, 2 cheek colors, 1 luminizer, and 3 bottles of cleaner. This can be for a makeup artist starting up. For those who already have the first Glambox Airbrush kit model, a  complete set of colors but want an upgrade, the Starter kit may be the choice for you, with 1 foundation, 1 cheek color, and 1 thinner for Php19,500. Hmmm... wish list updated!

More details may be found at their website at http://www.glamboxairbrush.com or at their Facebook page where tutorials may also be found on how to do complete and pretty makeup looks. You may order online as well.

Glambox's Fab Holidays Fab Portfolio Giveaway

Just as Christmas inches its way, the lovely angels Valerie and Andrea of Glambox gives us Glambox airbrush users a chance to win up to 6 months' supply of Glambox cosmetics. The moment I was tagged at the promo it was a big fat YOWZA for me. But of course I'm not greedy and I would definitely share it too to my fellow Glambox users. If you haven't even opened your Glambox kits yet, then I guess it's time to do so and get that gun to work! Wow, I can't believe I'm saying "Us" meaning, I'm also a Glambox user since I just purchased a compressor a few weeks ago. Surreal! :) But happy. Okay, anyway, back to the contest:




GlamBox’s Fab Holidays Fab Porfolio Giveaway is a quick portfolio contest of all Glambox users. If you've used Glambox in a recent makeup gig or fun shoot or you loved your look using your Basic starter kit, then it could be an entry.


Basically, the contest mechanics are simple. First, you have to be a GlamBox user, because you need a Glambox Airbrush compressor kit for this as well. All you have to do is send a photo of your work where you used Glambox. Personal and commercial work are both okay and a contestant could send up to 5 entries. Take note though, that photos should at least be 200 dpi or 800 pixels on the longest side. These entries would be posted at the Glambox Facebook page.


Next, you should write a brief testimonial/description about Glambox and the photo you sent. Meaning, where you used Glambox and what products you used and how you used them.


If you got the photo and testimonial ready, then it's time to send in the photo. Send your entry to glamboxcosmetics@yahoo.com and be sure to include your name, age, and contact details (i.e. phone number, address, and email address).


Promo period is from November to January 2011 and the winner would be picked on January 31, 2011.


Okay, so here are the prizes at stake:

• First prize: 6 months worth of GlamBox makeup refills (Worth P12K)
• Second prize gets: 3 months worth of GlamBox makeup refills! (Worth P6K)
  

It doesn't stop there, for three runner up entries, they would be getting also mink lashes!

So girls, are we ready to get those guns up? Let's get set and go and good luck to us all!

Glamming with Glambox's Mink Lashes

When you hear of mink, it sounds sosyal, like mink coats worn by heiresses and socialites to keep them warm on a winter day. However, aside from the very lush and plush coats, mink also comes in the form of lashes. Yes, ladies, lush lashes are already available and we don't have to be Hollywood celebrities to wear them. Remember Madonna's eye popping luxe lashes that costs £5,000? These were made of mink fur and had diamonds too. As NY Times called it, it was "Blink of Mink." Clever.

I'm glad the girls of Glambox got creative and brought mink lashes to our shores at the fraction of what Madonna would purchase. Now we don't have to be celebrities to wear mink.
Before anything, I would like to stress that Glambox Mink Lashes are animal friendly. No animals were slaughtered or harmed during testing and creating these products. These fibers are made from individually selected mink furs that have been -take note - harvested by gently brushing live farm animals. These fibers are not chemically treated or dyed, and before assembling them into falsies, they are sterilized first so they are 100% clean. Each fiber you see in these lashes are made from 100% real mink fur.

I had the pleasure of doing the makeup for the presskits and promo materials of Glambox Mink Lashes so I got to experience them from a MuA point of view. I found the pair quite easy to work with, and I didn't have a hard time maneuvering them to fit the eye of my model. All I had to do was measure the lashline length and cut the lashes at the ends. I prefer cutting the ends not only to make sure that the falsies have a good fit, but also the ends kinda tend to get painful in time. I like being comfy. Then, I dabbed a thin line of lash adhesive on the lash band. It does come with a tiny tube of lash glue, but you could use your favorite lash glue if you wish, like DUO or Aido. I wait for the glue to get a tad tacky before positioning the lash bands on my lashline for a perfect fit.

When I got to attach the lashes, I asked the model how the lashes felt. She told me that it felt really light. On packaging, you think the lashes would be heavy on the eye since they look quite thick but it was actually very light, she didn't think like she was wearing very thick lashes. Here's a very natural eye makeup that I did on her. If you look at it, Gwen (the model) looks like she has naturally long and thick lashes.

On heavy smoky eyes, mink lashes enhance the smokiness and makes the look more dramatic, framing the eye well.

Of course, lashes like these aren't for one-time use. With proper care, the Glambox mink lashes could last you about 15-20 uses. To store lashes, we need gentle eye makeup remover to take out the dirt and remove makeup from the eyelash area, being careful not to soak in the fibers. Wait for a few seconds so the glue loosens up before peeling off the lashes from your very own lashline. Eye makeup remover should then be used to wash lashes before soaking them in water for a good 5 minutes. Soaking softens up the adhesive (especially if you like using the heavy-duty ones) before using a pair of tweezers to carefully remove the excess glue. Then, lashes should be stored in the box until the next use.

The price of these lashes cost Php 1,500 a pair. Come to think of it, these lashes are way cheaper than what Hollywood celebrities would pay for. It would look great on very special occasions like a wedding or any major event. I like the soft flutter it has and it really looks like we naturally have long and thick fluttery lashes.