Shoot on a Beautiful Sunshine

It was a sunny, early morning Tuesday when myself, my muse Shine and photographer Mot drove past the hills of an undisclosed place and prepped for a shoot.

I kind of forgot to take good before and after photos of my lovely Shine but let me just share some that will surely bring you to that wonderful place of beauty and solace.

Model: Shine Severo

Photos by Mot Rasay

Makeup by Aila Apolo

See more photos after the jump...

Grad Ball Princess Ginelle

Been trying to get back in blogging. I have such a loooooong list of things to blog about, especially the ones about makeup makeovers. So for now, let me share this one that I did recently.

I always feel honored when people I don't personally know, contact me for bookings. Last March 26, Ginelle, a 4th year high-school graduate from Cavite, asked me to do her hair and makeup for her Graduation Ball. 

Ginelle requested for a simple look. Her skin type is combination to dry. I prepped her face with a water-based moisturizer and applied L'oreal base magique primer. I used Encara BB Cream as her makeup base/foundation, mixed it with some concealer for her undereyes and on some red spots. I used neutral shades on her eyes with a hint of purple that was used on the corner of her eyes to give more depth. I applied a thicker than usual black liquid liner to make her eyes more round, plus a natural pair of false lashes after 2 coats of mascara.

Studio4104 Shoot with Jhen and Ken

Hey everyone! How’s your February coming along? Mine’s been so much fun and exciting. Today, I’d like to share with you a photo shoot that I did 2 Fridays ago. My college batch mate, Jhen, who I apparently met only through FB, contacted me and asked me to do makeup for her with another fellow Lasallian and photographer, Kenneth. It was actually supposedly scheduled last month but I had another makeup gig so we had to reschedule. Then, Feb 10 came and we finally did it!  =) The shoot was at Studio4104 located at Binakayan, Kawit, Cavite.

I used pinks, blues and purple for her eyes. Peachy pink on her lips and a flush of peachy pink cheeks. Hair and Makeup by me. ;)

BTS: Shine Severo Shoot

I'm back with another blog and this time, it’s about a client shoot I got invited to last Saturday. It was organized by the Bebelgum Project, a group of photographers based in Bacoor, Cavite who loves to do model shoots. I already got the chance to work with them months back. (Click here to see the photos.) In this shoot, I had the privilege to work with Mutya ng Bacoor 2010, Ms. Shine Severo.
Our shoot location was at an abandoned building somewhere in Bacoor. We did the hair and makeup prep at the SELECT Convenience Store (that of Shell Gas Station) near the place. Hihi. Doing prep at a convenience store would be another first for me. =) If you haven’t read about my post about “firsts” just click this link.

Here's a before and after photo of what turned out after the hair and makeup. =)

I was advised ahead of time that since our location is gonna be an abandoned building and the prep is just a convenience store, I will not be able to use my hair tools because I can't plug it anywhere. So what I only brought was some hair products and set her hair with them. 

BTS: Sweet Edgy Photo Shoot + Mini Haul

Hello again! How was your Thursday? Mine was a so tiring but a lot of fun too. Just came home from a photo shoot at Alabang.

My model friend, Phoebe Rutaquio invited me to be part of a random weekday fun shoot as a makeup artist. Phoebe, instead of modeling, went behind the cam and took videos. She took step-by-step footage of me doing makeup on our model for the day, Tina. I believe they met each other as finalists of Meg Magazine’s Model Search last year. Our photographer Carlo, whom I’ve worked with a few times already allowed as at his house where we did the preps.

Sweet and edgy was our peg for this shoot. Phoebe showed me this photo of Katy Perry with a smokey eye look and sharp straight bob cut hair.

To make it more fit for daytime, I curled Tina’s hair and pinned them to set. Then I did her makeup using browns and purples to achieve a subtle smoke on her eyes. I used false lashes which I bought from Daiso. I’ll be featuring most of the items I used in my future post – a massive haul. So stay tuned for that.

Firsts on Feb First

Hello everyone! How are you all doing? It has been almost a year since I last updated my blog. Actually, I only got to write my first and only blog post last year. If you are interested to read it, click here.

And speaking of firsts, today being the 1st of February 2012 and my first attempt to update my blog, I intend to share to you a lot of firsts that I was blessed to have accomplished in the past year. In Chinese astrology, 2011 is the year of the rabbit. Similar to how rabbits move, my life hopped into its turning point as I was able to jump-start my career as a freelance Make-up artist. Blessings and opportunities came pouring and all I could think of is to be thankful.

First ever makeup gig. I got the chance to do sponsor makeup for a fashion event for a cause at SM Dasmariñas. Entitled “Let's Go Green”, male models wore shirts with photos and texts that support the campaign to help save the environment. The 3 female models, which I did makeup for on the other hand ramped with summer attires. My sister Ate Myra also went on-stage also to promote the Korean skincare product that I used, Encara BB Cream. This was my launching stint so I don’t think I’ll ever forget about this experience. My mom, sisters and brothers were also even there to support me. What a sweet family!

That's my Ate Myra ate the back, discussing the benefits of using Encara BB Cream. We both sponsored the event. ;)