The Ultimate Makeup Artist

Who is the Ultimate Makeup Artist? The battle is on since September and now finally Avon found The Ultimate Makeup Artist, Khairiatul Akibah Shiari from Johor as the Champion for the Final of Avon Makeup Artist Search 2013 at The Royale Bintang The Curve Hotel. The competition aims to find the most talented makeup artist nationwide which started early September where the preliminary rounds were held at all Avon Beauty Boutiques and continued with semifinals held at Kuala Lumpur, Melaka, Penang, Terengganu, Sabah & Sarawak.

At the Final, top 30 aspiring makeup artists outdid one another by using Avon latest makeup products to show off their skills based on “Pesona Batik” as the theme for the final. 

In line with Avon’s latest campaign “You Make It Beautiful”, the new Avon makeup range was the culmination of a diligent collaboration between Avon Inc. New York and Hollywood celebrity make-up artist, Lauren Anderson.

New Avon 2013 makeup collection  

The final competition was hosted by Zamil Idris, a TV personality who also serenaded the finalists and guests with a few popular songs such as The Way You Are and Sedetik Lebih. 

Panel judges of Avon Makeup Artist Search 2013

The panel judges comprises of Mandy Cupper, Avon’s Head of Commercial Marketing, Zulfazli Suhadi, Celebrity Makeup Artist, Nasha Aziz, a renowed model and Anwar Razali, Editor for Stailista Magazine on the judging panel.

Khairiatul Akibah Shiari, Champion of Avon Makeup Artist Search 2013

Khairiatul Akibah Shiari as the Champion of Avon Makeup Artist Search 2013 walked away with a makeup class with Zulfazli Suhadi worth RM5,000, Avon products worth RM1,000, RM500 cash, an award certification and a trophy. As for the rest of the winners, there were 10 consolation prizes worth RM200 and second and third place prizes worth more than RM6,000 were given out. All 10 consolations and Top 3 winners will be featured in Stailista Magazine.

For more details about The Ultimate Makeup Artist, please visit Avon Malaysia Facebook Page