Viral 'hyper-reality' look: Celebrity makeup artist RB Chanco gives makeup tutorial

MANILA, Philippines — Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been the talk of the town nowadays: from technology, to Medicine, and now, it has influenced even the viral so-called “hyper-reality” look.

This look, according to makeup artist Tamara Pineda, is characterized by “hyper-realistic” skin and “all about achieving this filter-like, flawless skin.”

According to celebrity makeup artist RB Chanco, the “hyper-reality” look is akin to the trending “clean girl” look, which is “not about masking, but more on enhancing” one’s features.

“It’s all about enhancing what you already have and it will take you only 10 to 15 minutes, tops,” RB assured, “But siguro 30 minutes because of chika.”

The key to the look, the makeup guru said, are evenly-applied face makeup, bold red lips and soft eye makeup.

“To have a perfectly toned makeup, of course, you have to have a perfectly cleansed face,” RB began. 

Using Laura Mercier products, the makeup-artist-to-the-stars like Kris Aquino instructed to first, use a primer and an illuminator, which according to Pineda, can give the skin that “lit from within look.”

Once primed, RB recommended putting on foundation with Hyaluronic acid, Chanco’s favorite cosmetics ingredient to date, as “it promises hydration throughout the day.”

Hyaluronic acid, Pineda added, “is like a magnet for moisture” that “attracts the moisture around you” once it is applied to the skin.

“Especially in the Philippines, we are very humid, so we need moisture everywhere,” Chanco affirmed.

Using a foundation brush, RB spreads a dot of the foundation only on facial areas that need it. “If you have really nice skin, you need less,” RB said, applying liquid foundation first on the forehead, then the cheeks, chin, and over the nose bridge. “And from there, you can blend it out already.”

What one should use, said RB, is a foundation “that does not sit on the skin and feels like you’ve got nothing on.”

Next, RB uses a concealer with a finger-like applicator, with full coverage and does not sit on the skin. The makeup artist applies concealer dot-by-dot from the eye’s inner corner going to the outer corner, then to the middle of the forehead, the nose bridge, the middle of