Pageant: Pro Tip + Mrs. Philippines Globe 2012 Pre-Judging July 5, 2012

I apologize for being MIA for the majority of this month! I know I've been promising to do more posts and finally put up tutorials but I've been super busy with my day job (Palo Alto Bed & Breakfast). Anyway here is Part 2 of my Mrs. Philippines Experience with Make Up Forever Philippines. 

The prep was done at the New World Hotel in Makati and I had the chance to work with my previous candidate Mrs. Steph Malibiran. Here are the after photos! 

Pageant: Mrs. Philippines Globe 2012 - Press Conference June 21, 2012

Dear (imaginary) Readers,

I apologize for not blogging as much last June. It was such a busy month for me make-up wise. I had 2 weddings and two Make Up Forever events plus "real life" work was pretty hectic as well! :)) 

One of my favorite Make Up Forever gigs to date was the Mrs. Philippines Globe 2012. We met the ladies on June 21 and we kinda bonded with our candidates so we ended up doing their makeup for the following events. 

Here are the photos I took/stole of my candidate Mrs. Steph during the Press Conference.  

Mrs. Steph Au Naturel (okay fine maybe with a bit of foundation!) 

Fashion: Ayala Malls Style Origin 2012 - High Street Fashion Show

Sponsored by Make Up Forever Philippines - June 2, 2012

BTS: L Time Studios Photoshoot Day 1

Last May 15 I had the pleasure of working with David Guison and Joyce Pring for L Time Studio's June/July Campaign. We had the shoot around Bonifacio Highstreet. It was such a hot day so I had to do lots of retouching and blotting. The heros of the day were Makeup Forever's Mat Velvet+, Nurturing Force's HD Primer and Skindinavia's Oil Control Setting Spray!! 

My little corner! :)

Seph & Carmen's On-site Video :)

Here's the on-site video of Seph & Carmen's Wedding, my first wedding gig ever! :)
This video received a lot of squeals of kilig from the audience!
I also learned that I need to smile while doing a bride's makeup so I don't look intense haha!
So without further ado I give to you my first SDE cameo!

Collective Haul!

I just finished my first wedding gig last Saturday. It was a beautiful and intimate ceremony where you just felt love in the air. The days preceding Saturday were spent going around and trying to complete my kit.


Here are a few things which I added to my kit at the last minute:

Inside My Kit Part 3

Here's part 3 of my "In My Kit" Series! In part 1 I showed you my Zuca Pro Artist traincase, skin prep pouch, and my cheek products. Part 2 covered my eyeliners, mascaras, and eyebrow stuff. 

In part 3 I'll be showing you two more of my zuca utility pouches which contain lip stuff and foundations. Let's start! :)

Inside My Kit Part 2

Here's part 2 of a peek inside my kit! :) In my last post I showed you my Zuca, my prep pouch and my cheek stuff. Let's continue..

Maquillage Professionel Day 13: Practice Any Look

For our last day we had the chance to practice any look we wanted so I decided to do a late afternoon/night bridal look. 

Maquillage Professionel Day 11: Audibiche Eyes

For day 11 of Maquillage Professionel module 1, we did audibiche eyes which is a french method of doing avant garde eye makeup. It's inspired by Brigitte Bardot a french actress/model/singer. 

Here's my version! This is Teacher Leah, she was kind enough to model for me. This look's goal is to make the model's eyes look bigger and brighter. 

Maquillage Professionel Day 10: Bridal Makeup (Arabian Inspired)

I didn't have a model lined up for my 10th daw with Maquillage Professionel so I asked mom to model for me. We did a themed bridal look for an evening wedding. 

Maquillage Professionel Day 9: Bridal Makeup (Day)

I looooooove doing bridal makeup!! The key is to enhance the client’s features without changing their faces! 

I want to thank Karen for being my model today even if it’s her birthday! I had a good time. I just really need to practice doing eyebrows freehand!!! HAHA.

Maquillage Professionel Day 8: Colored Photography

I’m on my 8th day, we took up makeup for colored photography usually for billboards, editorials or ads.

We had the choice to do natural, nude, colorful smokey eyes, high fashion or avant guarde. I don’t know what I exactly went with but I’m super sure it wasn’t nude or natural! HAHAHA!  

Maquillage Professionel Day 7: Makeup for Black & White Photography

For my 7th day, we had to do a look for black and white photography. We had to make a really dark eye look, super contoured face and a nude lip. My model today was Ms. Reena, my cousin’s boss. It was pretty challenging because she had hooded and droopy eyes. I honestly think I did pretty well. :) 

Maquillage Professionel Day 6: Smokey Eyes

I've been trying to do the perfect smokey eye on myself for the longest time and during Day 6 of my classes at Maquillage Professionel I finally figured out what I was doing wrong! 

I wasn't blending according to my eye shape! Our lesson back in Day 3 was really helpful in determining what type of smokey eye you have to choose. I'll do a separate post on the proper smokey eye soon. 

Maquillage Professionel Day 5: Maquillage du Soir/Night Makeup

On our 5th day of class we had to do Maquillage du Soir or Night makeup. This look did not mean we had to choose dark colors and make them smokey. It was about choosing vibrant colors which stand out in the dark. 

Maquillage Professionel Day 3: Facial Balance, Eye Shape Correction and Eyebrow Correction

This is Ana, she modeled for me for Day 3 we took up Facial Balance, Eye Shape Correction and Eyebrow Correction.

It was her birthday so she was all dressed up and in her awesome nude pumps. I was so nervous to do her makeup because she was my first non-relative/friend model. 

Maquillage Professionel Manila

I enrolled in Maquillage Professionel Manila last December and I started my classes on January 2, 2012.


I took Module 1 which is a 13-day course designed to introduce makeup enthusiasts or aspiring makeup artists to the different branches of professional makeup.


During days 1, 2 and 3 the instructors taught us the different techniques we needed to master to be able to achieve almost any look.


Day 1 was about cleansing, toning, applying the appropriate primers, correctors, foundation and powders to create the perfect canvass for our makeup.  Day 2 we talked about how to correct eyebrows and contour the face. And on Day 3 we continued took up eye shape correction and face shape correction.