Running late from an earlier appointment, I barely made it to the opening of their store pop up in Glorietta 4, I was pointed to Vanilla Cupcakes when I asked the security guard where Banila Co was located. That made my day. As I arrived, I was pointed to Mr. Jon Lim, the one responsible in…
Judith August was introduced to my beauty world through a Hollywood makeup artist Kim Greene. She partners with a fellow Hollywood makeup artist named Melissa Street and they have a YouTube channel called Greene Street beauty where they dish out tips and tricks when working on a film and TV set. This was her concealer of choice when…
Living next to a neighbor who is another makeup artist can always be a plus for me. You can always call on their services whenever you need an extra pair of hands in an event or when you’re too lazy to put on your own makeup for special events. I believe that competition puts one…
Lately, I’ve been watching the Philippine Madrigal singers on YouTube. Their videos came out in my feed and I clicked on a few of them and 2 videos stood out, the one in Uruguay where they sang Eres Tu and my favorite, the one at the Abbey of Saint Michel, they sang Izar Ederrak. It makes me so proud…
Lifestyle and travel bloggers are interesting and engaging people to work with. Insightful, full of humor and they are the best resource for anything and everything. Kage Gozun was one of those people that you feel an easy connection with. I had a chance to give Kage a makeover to fit her active, on the go lifestyle…
So, guess what? I’m holding a makeup workshop! If you’ve been following my Facebook page, you’ll see that I have been doing small, private workshops at the homes of my friends. Well, for the first time, I’ll actually be conducting this Personal Makeup Workshop in public, thanks to the people at Tommy’s Coffee! Learn how…
Can you believe that we’ve already hit the half-year mark? That means half a year into the color of the year, which means that it’s time to see what’s going on in the makeup scene, too. We all know that there are trends flying about here and there, and while not everything is a must-do…
I met my good friend, Marissa Narvaez when I lived in Baguio in 2009 and we both share the same interests and passion which is makeup and more makeup. Admitedly, she began to feed this growing need for a more disciplined approach when she enrolled in the Center for the Aesthetic Studies with Jen Delica on…
This is a new section of my blog where I’ll be featuring makeup artists. I believe in the adage “community not competition” when it comes to the “cut-throatness” of this industry, that we can all learn from one another as artists and as colleagues. I hope you agree with me! And so, I’ll begin this…
Today, I’m talking with my Marsala makeover subject and friend, fellow beauty blogger Kira Ramirez! After we bonded over cosmetics and coffee, I also invited her to be interviewed for the blog. I love finding out about her beauty routine and makeup preferences, and I’m sure you’ll enjoy her answers and find them helpful, too!…
