charmchantek

inspiration for february

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for 11th & 19th :

be you

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be simple

be natural

be gorgeous

be YOU

sunday

2011-09-19T22:18:00.003+08:00

power girls

2011-09-19T21:24:00.002+08:00

21.40 feel like writing tonight. the supersonic collection from sixteen r is out.

check out their websites for their latest collection!

www.sixteenR.com

scarfs that empower

2011-08-21T17:23:00.011+08:00

fractures of thoughts

while driving to le meridian this morning i was thinking, the emergence of muslimah fashionista 's today and our public acceptance of muslimah celebrities of personalities have change though out these years. the fashion also changes. theres more choices now, sophisticated, and urban looking. now we can find wearable and fashionable items at local stores without having a dilemma or have to consider how to layer or cover the garment to make it wearable. even back then org yg tak pakai tudung pun ade yg tak gamak nk pakai baju2 exposing and baring here and there.

like it or not, i guess, it did started with karangkraf's an nur and dara.com also sunsilk tvc. eventhough the styling are .. err... from my point of view - ranging from 'ok hmm' to 'disastrous', seriously, they have to consider carik or hiring professional stylist for their shoots and perhaps get more sponsorship in order to reach and being accepted by broader viewers or readers and to keep up with current. otherwise, lagi 10 tahun pun the takuk fashion yg di publish will be the same -- jgn main tangkap muat saje -

* credit pencarian cover girl an nur , dara.com and gadis bertudung sunsilk

before that, theres no way you can see women with tudung on tv or generally accepted by society. and the chances for muslimah's models are also limited. backthen , there are bienda, wahida, wardina - local artist and celebrities that still pursuing their carreer bertudung itupun mereka kadang2 dikomen macam2. then tv3 celebrities, now there's tv9 where most of their hosts, newscasters are wearing tudung. well all this baguslah. because, most of us here pun pakai tudung and these group of women potrays positive image of strong, independent woman , theres nothing stopping you from achieving your dreams. these phenomenon are good.

but...

like people say theres a very thin line of love and hate.

for those who live in limelight semuanya depends on intention, niat baik, hasilnya baik..

insyallah

work today

arrived at 8.30am. met nancy, and her husband ehsan the founder of www.sixteenr.com honestly, i was inspired by this couple working hand in hand to accomplish this project. they flew across the continent, travelling together with the family just to realize this project. Its not EASY... having to work and manage two kids at once . its an eye opener. i learnt! theres nothing stopping you from doing what you want to do. just do it! no excuse.

'scarfs that empower' . love it.

*credit to Nancy and Ehsan Hogue, Maria Elena for today's shoot. its nice to meet and work with all of you. Thank you =)

what i like about this project is the philosophy behind it. its not purely commercial. it has a cause. i wish i can initiate a project like this. but if you yet cant be the one who started it , why not be part of it? then money comes second, maybe third on the list..

between two walls

2011-08-20T22:57:00.006+08:00

i was browsing through blogs after blogs. the initial intention was to get some ideas of the photoshoot tomorrow. starts with selambe rock ... maria elena - http://peliks.blogspot.com

shes's going to be the model for tomorrow's shoot.

finding inspiration for makeup, i got a few as above - haaa.. harap2 menjadilah mekap aku ni untuk mak encik ni esok..

interesting jugak , come across sue anna joe, i was following her work since 2004 - in deviantart. now she's hijabi fashion icon. love her look. very eccentric - truly individual.

beauties in veil

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its week-end

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weekend visit from a friend turns to an 'indoor photoshoot'

the truth, agak lama tak makeup and rasa 'gian' nak makeup orang. =) bila dah dapat green light from empunya diri, maka aku keluarkanlah kotak mekap..

ini lah dia keja kitorang. makeup starts at 11pm and ends 12.30am. borak2 conteng2...

snap2.. seperti biasa, saya suka black n white picture, so here is hasilnya..

to si cantik dyana, thanks =)

2011's

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marriot/starhill shoot

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Arrived at marriot as early as 5.30am. it took awhile to wait for others to arrive. today is a new challenge - the job is to aid jaz production team in photoshoot for their models portfolio. the twist is - i've to make up all 10 models and the shoot scheduled to finish within 12 hours!

well good experience indeed. and have chance to meet all these lovely young ladies =). good luck to all of them..

2011's

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2011's

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2011's

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2011's

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2011's

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2011's

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2011's

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make up trial : mumtaz

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makeup trial : mumtaz

semenyih @ dawn

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30.04.2006

at first, i had no idea where semenyih was, i asked around...and luckily, its my frens' kampung. so i took him along that morning to show me the way. ooo... we had to hit the road really early (ketika jalan masih lengang), as her nikah session was at 9am in the morning. while i was doing make up,
he rested his grandma;s house which happened to be just 3 houses from the brides house.

basically, our arrival mengejutkan semua org dari tido pada pagi itu - bride pun baru nak mandi...:D
but alhamdulillah everything went well that day.

13 hours to arau

2010-01-23T05:29:00.011+08:00

tonite , i intentionally digged out my photo albums and find pictures and trace routes of events that are not documented here, previously.

one of it was :

adilah and nur fahmy's engagement which took place in arau perlis back in 2006?

it was one of my interesting experience, as i had to travel up north for 13 hours from kl to arau on express senandung malam. adilah was travelling with me and we spent the night, making new frens by talking to 2 young korean student tourist who was on their way to penang.

we reached arau station around 7.30 in the morning, both her grandparents were there to pick us up. and the rest was history...

for this event, i did make up and her hantaran

*i appologize for low pic quality, as this were taken frm my hp cam :: this was the reason why it had not been uploaded before

naturale beauties

2010-01-22T04:27:00.005+08:00

me still think the prettiest makeup is being natural
keep the makeup simple as possible , no extra blending... shading and contouring - less is more

but eyes.. definitely window to your soul..

oh.. i jz i love black n white potraitures.. 'wink

true story, values and tips

2010-01-22T01:57:00.006+08:00

mumble jumble
got a lil fire up by the idea of regenerating charmchantek's engine again.
but im bit stuck of ideas on how to kick start this thing!! grrrr...geram!!
and here i am, thinking loudly : chatting and mumbling menda ntah ape2 ntah alone in this infinite borderless world. i surf.. and surf.. bump to quite a lot of beauty blogs.. or other makeup person's blog yang baru nak naik.. basically to see how others do / say / write .

what happened today
i was bit shock when my fren told me, the person who will be doing her make up on her special day charge her about rm 1200 per session jz for the make up alone. not including airtranspot and other charges ... he ( the makeup artist) must be making a lot of money!! wow... my jaw dropped. haha...
of caused, he did make up to a lot of celebrities. .
i wonder how much khir khalid's costs? (he live jz 2 floors down from mine, we shared lifts a number of times but havent got a chance to say hello - he's too occupied chatting with his 'glamourous looking frens :p) but i like razlan's better:) his touch are magic. and of course. (dtp's and photographers who will always make models appear beautiful in mags) ) jumping to another story,
theres one time, went to mac and asked the makeup artist at the store ( midvalley ) how much he charge for wedding makeup. he said dgn muka sombongnya -- ''em i would charge rm3oo0 persession hair and make up ''. pergh.. meleleh air liur makcik dengar..:p

where as jst now as i browsing through the internet, theres quite number of person who did nice makeup (pada mataku yng tidak pro ini) but their prices are wayyyy down low.

ada eh org sggp byr that much for makeup? maybe they re from different legue, whatever legue theyre in, for sure im not there yet. when naming my price, ive encountered with people that either respon -'' hah? so cheap?'' where there others that will say ' em..blh kurang sikit tak kak?''
hmmmmm...

how do they put value to themself?
experience? muka celebrity mane yg dah diconteng? how many times keluar tv? mags? popularity? ya.. maybe.. does qualification counts? talent.. because most make up artis yg pernah ditanya oleh saya berkata, mereka belajar mekap sendiri2. bukan dari sekolah..
susah juga....

how do you justify which makeup cantik and tak cantik.
technically, maybe the pros will know . but the rest, i think its all personal. as ones opinion and preference may differ form one another.

what do you do..
in choosing or trusting who will do you - especially on that special day...
are trust, and keselesaan between you and that makeup person.
i had experience where the bride, are so trusting (even the family are not very supportive) , makes me want to deliver n gives her the best (that i can give..) i felt responsible for her to look at her bests through out the day. even if im sweating or look like a makcik nyonya with 'toncet' hair do . but there are also cases where i felt like - do my job quickly and immediately leave jz because i felt a bit unwelcome.

generally...its important:
1. to give ur makeup person a warm welcome,
2. trust them.
3. respect he/she when they are at work
( dont let ur relatives or frens bugger them so much - u ask anybody, trust me, most of them will agree :: imagine, in within 2-3hours he/she is in important mission -- to beautify YOU so, less distractions are BETTER)
4. most importantly, discus with your makeup person what do you want. show them images of hair/tudung/makeup style that u prefer - if posible show them ur wedding attire / color etc as this infos will help sumtimes
( this has to be done before the important date)
5. or you may request a trial?
6. ask them wether they will stayback or not ( some makeup person will charge you extra )

and lastly;
ur frens.. relatives.. may recommend you to this and that.
but
its YOU that has to choose
as ur fate is in their hands.... hahaha

( i learn by hard : letting my neighbour chose make up person for me is one of my wedding day regrets :( )

-- owh the baby is kicking :: its 3.45 now and still i cant sleep

dingging my old stuff

2010-01-20T03:50:00.006+08:00

digging my old photo album and i found collections of make up photos that are suppose to be uploaded into this blog. but havent got a chance to do so. :p

looking forward for this saturday. cant wait to play with colors and brushes again. the last time i did, was using watercolor...doing some manual renderings:D
hopefully ratna will bring some frens. and we're gonna have some fun. mekap2 and tangkap2 gambar.

ive seen some pictures -- one with vibrant colors -- its way out of my elements. bt wanna try that one out - and practice on my blending techniques, and be bit intense on application. i choose few images. vibrants vs nudes.

try to avoid dark smokey makeup.

looked at bobbi's website. glittery and shimmery shadows. thought wanna try that one also. but only great during nighttime. then... rasanya macam tak de eyeshadow glittery mcm tu :p heheh

hantaran : black, red, white

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the theme is black , red and white. i only have four pictures out of 7 trays from this set of hantaran.

im using dip flower and combinations of organza ribbons.

again, the type of materials, and composition of design for bunga dulang or the whole hantaran may subjected to your likings and budget.

this is considered as simple and straight forward arragement

hantaran : pastel rose / wild flower

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the theme was pastel rose / wild flower
material for the flower is paper/fabric with additional of paper ribbons

eventough the arrangement on the tray was pretty simple and straightforward. yet there are few detailings on the packing/boxes etc and theres an items where it needs to be folded and arrange neatly.

the dulang sireh also done in simple manner, small assymetrical composition , with additional of fresh flower. this was as the family said 'untuk cukup syarat je'

for examples on more elaborated hantaran : klik
http://charmchantek.blogspot.com/2006_12_01_archive.html

my 09' memoir

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wishing happy new year, gleefully

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2010

eventhough we are now in the 3rd week of january already,
still wanna wish a happy 2010 to everyone of you.
::cheerios::

wow.FOUR YEARS went by. eventhough not many, ive posted.
it was due to my studies, im not be able to commit to charmchantek and the blog as much as i wanted to. but i plan to keep this though, and i plan to resume whatever things that has to be put on hold before. insyallah...

putrajaya : pixelmedia

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newbies

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http://thecottonscottage.blogspot.com/

chapter 22 : wenny's engagement

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wenny's engagement

section13 shah alam

i arrived on time and admit that i was a lil bit nervous. to be there that day i had to say no to other person who is also had engagement on the same date. but luckily wenny confirm with me 1st so there i was..

wenny is fully prepared n has specific ideas of what she wants (which is good) , not to mention that she got all her best friends with her that day.. and that makes me more nervous -- afraid of making mistakes and not be able to deliver exactly as she wanted. 'saya cube...' thats what i told her and started working. and mr photografer , izzat latip from pixelmedia ( http://www.ahmadizzat.pixelmedia.my/ )started snapping pictures documented everything for both of us, me and the bride-to-be wenny.

on her engagement day, despite of cloudy and finally rainy sunday evening

wenny looked sweet and pretty in pink-peach 2tone chiffon. the modern kurung was lightly beaded suits her perfectly. :) (for more beading works -- http://www.beadmeplease.blogspot.com/)

the make up is to enhance her best feature -- big beautiful eyes :) -- and -- senyuman manisnya..... :) so i used peach tone to compliment her outfit and on lips i used mix of sheer color lipsticks .. an slight touch of bronzers on her cheek bones to give her natural glow.

straight from the heart

2009-02-04T19:24:00.002+08:00

assalamualaikum...

and a very warm greetings to everyone.................

its been a year and a half since i last updated my blog!! time flies really fast--2008 has gone in a blink--well its seems like that to me. :)

i've been really busy with my studies...and i dont have enough time to travel back n forth every weekend for any makeup job especially weddings. even so, i did few makeup for dinners if that weekend i happend to be in kl.

for those who have contacted my via emails, or through friendster or sms me.. thank you. and im very sorry as i cant make myself available for the whole of 2008...

ya..saya yang rugi..and 'sayang...' as many of my fren said. but i have no choice:)

anyway..bye2 08' and hello 09'

im back in kl!!

and are ready to kembali aktif untuk mencantikkan anda semua...my hopes are high... harapanya charmchantek tidak terkubur begitu sahaja as i had so much fun doing this. met a lot of nice peoples..and went to places that i never imagine going. i hope..ahh..so much hopes..tinggal lagi usaha kan?

thats all for now. will upload some latest work in a bit -- take care --

chapter 21 : lin + jiji

2007-08-20T02:03:00.001+08:00

lin+jiji
bangi,
july2007

helo... :)
hmm how should i begin?
i knew them from zety n apai at their wedding as jiji is their cousin. the wedding took place at bangi. i did lin's makeup at the exact same place as i did zety's (atuk's house they called it)

the young bride, lin--is lively and easy going person. she prefered if i experiment with bright colors for her eyeshadows . so, her eyemakeup i use a combination of turqoise and deep purple! :) unordinary color for weddings i suppose.. coz norm brides will opt for someting natural in shade of brown...but
as long i can make my bride happy on her day ... is more than enough for me :)

the couples' historical moments were captured by photographer mior aizuddin. thanx to mior for these lovely pics..

+pics curtesy from mior aizuddin
more of mior's work : http://mioraizuddin.fotopages.com/

chapter 20 :annual dinner

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this is one makeup i did for annual dinner.
zaf is not used to wear make up before and she's a little hesitate about me shaping her eyebrows and would like to go light on make up base,
but it doesnt cause me any probs as she is blessed with good skin :)

zaf
annual dinner
theme: gypsy girl
july2007

chapter 19 : anisa + syahrul effendi

2007-08-20T00:45:00.001+08:00

i dont have much pic of anisa. xsempat nak posing2.. cause, right after im done, pihak lelaki da sampai la pulak... :)

anyway this is the best shot that i have (yang lain sume blurr) so the quality of the photo tu tak la secantik professional photografer.. :)

as for the make up , she just gave me simple instruction of light and simple make up -- :)

anisa+syahrul's engagement
gombak, july2007

chapter 18 : irfan + ryu

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irfan + ryu
ampang
july2007

chapter 18: irfan + ryu

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irfan + ryu
teluk intan, perak
june2007

hola.... again, hehe:)

for this job i travelled to perak. yeay... this is truly jalan2 cari makan. i stayed at lumut for a night before headed to ryu's house the next day.
the 45minutes journey (from lumut to teluk intan)
hasnt bored me.

sangat suka scenerynya sangat cantik!!!!! ya...may be i should posted the scenery pix as well:) vast green paddy fields greeted u with welcoming breeze.. :) :) ~~lalala~~

anyway,
i personally love this look on ryu. she looked positively glowing! hehe -- the make up only ecentuate her natural features -- and the warm lighting perfects it! she looked like maharani sitting on the throne.. pretty.pretty.

::notification::

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hi,

in the process of making a little improvement

please comeback for more content&interesting links

tq~

'charmchantek'

chapter 17 : adilah + fahmy

2007-06-19T23:43:00.002+08:00

*unedited pic. she has beautiful eyes, isn't she? :)

adilah + fahmy

temerloh, pahang

june2007

chapter 16 : kamilah & ezany : sanding

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kamilah + ezany
bachok, kelantan
june2007

chapter 16 : kamilah & ezany : nikah

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kamilah + ezany

bachok, kelantan
june2007

a sudden request from the bride : just a few hours before 'sanding'

(note : sorry for photo quality : as these photos are from my personal camera)

::greetings::

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o l l a : )

its been a l o n g time since i have updated this blog. s o r r y. i been busy with other stuff. :) but that doesnt mean charmchantek doesnt have any n e w work. p r o m i s e, to upload more recent pictures of charm's client&activities

( note : most of the photos are from my personal cam )

~.~

aquicksummary

. . .for the past4 months. . .

" a student's affair "

(i)
performance

(ii)

dinner make up

(iii)

fashion show

(iv)

photoshoots

::ANNOUNCEMENT::

2007-01-01T12:54:00.000+08:00

greetings,

happy new year n happy hols, beautiful people..

A LITTLE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT

CHARMCHANTEK NOW only available

FOR OCCASIONS HAPPENING from april onwards.

booking starts now!!

THANK YOU.

regards:

'charmchantek'

chapter 15 : syazani n shafini

2006-12-28T20:44:00.000+08:00

shafini + syazani

::matrimonial ceremony

kemaman, terengganu

december 2006

*more pics will be upload soon

click on pic for larger view

chapter 14 : fly..little butterflies

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'charmchantek's latest charm..

some of the 'hantaran' (wedding gifts)

from azza to hafiz

batu pahat, december 2006

............

color theme:

apple green , cream & gold

concept:

butterfly garden

chapter 13 : self portrait : maya

2006-12-13T02:52:00.000+08:00

concept,style&makeup:

waney 'charmchantek'

concept&photography:

izad 'secupak'

view izad's work @

http://secupak.net

maya

2 different looks : minimal makeup

*bare face : nude-fresh look make up ,

concealer&mascara can create wonders

*less is more : minimal usage of dark liner and dark shadow

chapter 12 : portfolio : rindu

2006-12-13T02:07:00.000+08:00

concept,style&makeup:

waney 'charmchantek'

concept&photography:

izad 'secupak'

view izad's work @

http://secupak.net

rindu

2 different look : from day to night makeup

*soft smokey : combination of blue-grey shadow

*combination of gold-bronze

chapter 11 : portfolio : effa

2006-12-13T01:01:00.000+08:00

concept,style&makeup:
waney 'charmchantek'

concept&photography:
izad 'secupak'
view izad's work @
http://secupak.net

effa

2 different looks : intense eyes

combination of purple-pink shadow for daytime makeup

edgy look : dark color shadow for evening makeup

chapter 10 : male model : aliff

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aliff

style&makeup:
waney 'charmchantek'

photography:
izad 'secupak'
view izad's work @
http://secupak.net

chapter 09 : beauty shoot

2006-12-12T22:57:00.000+08:00

getting the models ready for

beauty shoot:

november 2006

style&makeup:

waney 'charmchantek'

photography:

izad 'secupak'

view izad's work @

http://secupak.net

chapter 08 : purplelicious

2006-12-09T14:06:00.000+08:00

'hantaran' (engagement's gift)

from adilah to fahmy

arau, perlis september 2006

color theme:

deep purple/magenta, cream & gold

chapter 07 : craft&deco

2006-10-30T22:24:00.000+08:00

custom design crafts&deco

mainly for malay weddings
"bunga dulang" for hantaran ;
special guest gifts ;
&bedroom decorations

depends on clients need, we also create
special guest gift for other private occasion.
such as traditional malay ceremony ''cukur jambul'' , kenduri @ aqiqah ,
birthday parties etc..

*more pics will be uploaded soon

chapter 06 : nikah ceremony

2006-10-30T11:26:00.000+08:00

zety marlia
on her nikah ceremony day.
bangi, september 2006

" on your wedding day, you should look like yourself at your most beautiful '' bobbi brown

*pic curtesy from ezwann emary

chapter 05 : ladies night

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fai'zah

girls night out

chapter 04 : more...on make up

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pretty and humble : natural beauty

chapter 03 : photography

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pretty pictura____________

for any occassion;

collaborations with young and talented photographers

weddings : private functions&events

please visit their personal homepage to see their latest work

izad secupak:

http://secupak.net

ezwann emary:

http://ezwann.fotopages.com

hakimi:

http://kimitheshooter.fotopages.com

chapter 02 : make up

2006-10-04T12:50:00.000+08:00

beautify___

me;
the approach is natural makeup enhancing individual unique features
using combinations of well known brand : mac+bobbi brown+revlon etc

++wedding make up;
tunang+nikah+sanding+bertandang ceremony
day/night makeup
indoor/outdoor ceremony
+tudung style&hair
+consultation

++make up on special occasions;
graduation/prom/parties
dinner@corporate functions/special dates etc

++make up for photoshoot
models/photographers's portfolio
student work
magazines

chapter 01 : overview

2006-10-02T14:39:00.000+08:00

knock..knock..who's there?

charmchantek is a company base in kelana jaya, pj
navigating business from home,
back up with four years of experience
now charmchantek is ready to take this business to another level.
this company provides services
ranging from 3 different categories
beauty + craft + photography

a brief overview of what we could offer;

+ beauty
organizes grooming and beauty workshops
handling private makeup lessons
and wedding makeup
*please refer details in entry on services
currently charmchantek is introducing 2 new services;
+ photography
a collaborations with young talented photographers
each of them has their own flair and personas
in term of taking photograph
*please refer details in entry on services
+ craft
decorations , craft , gifts for any special occasions
(especially for weddings)
handmade contemporary designs by us
with a touch of individual taste
*please refer details in entry on services

prologue

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window to your soul

hello & greetings;

___________________________everyone

charmchantek offer various
services ranging from makeup&grooming,
craft&deco and photography for any occasion.
details on that will be updated soon.

this blog is still under planning and construction.
from time to time it will be updated with
charmchantek latest work and project.

please comeback
for more pics and info's.

________________warm regards &_________
thank you;