Maybelline Beauty in Me Finale Article / Rencana Finale - Berita Harian (January 2007)

The luck of Amelia's 

Maybelline Make-up Expression

By: Nurul Nadia Kamaruzaman

'The Beauty In Me' competition conducted by well-reknowned cosmetic brand Maybelline New York which took place at Espanda Club announced Amelia Siah as the champion simultaneously defeated other eight finalists whom participated. Amelia Siah, 21, chose New York Metamorphosis as her make-up theme, bagged a trip to New York for two including Maybelline products hamper which costs RM 500.

She chose red, yellow, orange and pink as her make-up main colours and the interesting fact was she drew a part of butterfly wings on her model's right eye using eyeliner. " I spent one and a half hours to make-up the model. The basic make-up products which I used were eyeshadows, foundation powder, eyeliner and lipcolour. I applied as much teaching taught by Ching, our instructor in choosing this theme and I thank her very much for teaching us." she said while holding the sample of the ticket to New York.

For the 1st-runner up winner, Suraya, 20, she chose cheerful colours for her make-up. Her model looked radiant and adorable like a ballerina who is about to perform. " I felt a bit disappointed for not winning this competition after working very hard learning make-up techniques from Ching for six months, however Amelia deserves to win this competition." said Suraya who won Maybelline products which cost RM 300.

Third place was taken by Naavitha Tharmalingam, 19. She chose bright and bold colours which fits her theme New York Glam. Naavitha brought home Maybelline products which cost RM 200.

This competition conducted by Maybelline to educate teenagers to use make-up products properly so that they can be beautiful and confident in going through their daily lives especially in being confident to attain success. The chosen candidates were taught by famous make-up expert Ching for six months.