PASTEL-CLAD PORMA :P

With Lourd Ramos as your boss, you should never be caught wearing crappy outfit or any kind of ensemble drastically lesser than his fab, everyday get-up! :p

I AM A NEW CREATION

Ze quick yet epic transition from being a magazine head writer to an operations manager and marketing officer in a short span of time was absolutely not a walk in the park, but being an athletic creature, I kinda enjoyed "THE WALK" :)

I now help promote and market my makeup guru's very own baby--Creations by Lourd Ramos Salon. I remember I casually wrote about it the other day then poof! I am now part of the salon I featured days and weeks and months before.

So here I am now, writing about this new found career path, typing away at the reception area while waiting for the closing time. Well, actually I'm at a loss for words right now so might as well show you some pics of my "OFFICE" and "CUBICLE" and how "I SHOULD LOOK LIKE" :p

Enjoy!

(ze view outside my "cubicle")

(ze view infront of my "cubicle")

(my BOSS :D)

(the employee :p)

WHEN BORED, I PAINT...MY FACE

Let's just say, I'm a struggling makeup artist. An orphan, simply put. I've always loved colors and how the hands can transform a blah-looking thing or a blank page into a marvelous creation, of course with splashes of colors and splotches of neon brights.

For years, I have not paid attention to the art and craft of makeup artistry until my friend, Ching Dorado, who once hosted a cable tv show asked me to do her makeup. Then my love for this kind of art sparked, evolved into a huge flame and never stopped burning ever since.

Thank heavens and the good Lord because months after, I got the chance to dip my shaky toes into the world of professional makeup artistry through the kindness and support (...and adoption) of Jim Ryan Ross, Senior Color Artist of Maybelline, and Lourd Ramos, Ambassador and Chief Makeup Artist of Smashbox Philippines.

I guess they saw my potential and invited (more on adopted :p) me to join their team. My first ever "PRO" gig was during Mutya ng Pilipinas 2010 at the Resorts World Manila.

WHOA. and WHOA. and WHOA some more. MNP!? You gotta be kidding me :p

But then again, my masters, Lourd and Jim, together with my supportive team mates (Verna, Ria, Yrynn, Donald, Apriel, Claire, Camille, Tin, and others who I might have forgotten to add :p), simply told me to do my thing and make my imagination run wild. Also, as a makeup artist, it's important, they said, to OWN IT. Yeah. OWN IT. Meaning you have to walk the walk and talk the talk and should there be any instance when I don't know what to do, their only advice is: "DON'T SHOW YOUR FEAR AND BELIEVE THAT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING EVEN IF YOU DON'T."

Makes sense right? It's a matter of attitude and belief in your craft, in your team mates, and most especially in yourself.

Ooookay. Back to regular programming :)

Few weeks ago, I felt bored. As in bored to bits. So what's a bored makeup artist got to do? Grab that trunk and scour through it for the brightest and wildest colors for quickie inspiration. But since I just finished watching (for nth time) Edward Scissorhands, I decided to whip up a girly version of Eddie.

Here goes...




Bwahahaha. Kaloka lang. :p

MUTYA NG PILIPINAS 2010 BEAUTIES

Did makeup for these Mutya ng Pilipinas 2010 beauties! Many thanks to Mama Lourd, Master Jim and the rest of the team for giving me this opportunity of a lifetime! :D

MAKEUP MADNESS

Loooooong blogging absence due to work and makeup gigs. Speaking of makeup gigs, I wanna share with all of you some of my obra maestras in the past few months. Enjoy!

(My pre-sore eyes muk ap)

(One boring Friday. Played with purples)

(Kim de Guzman, Mutya ng Subic)

(Sharon Angel, Mutya ng Lapu-Lapu)

(Cheenie Sy, Mutya ng Malolos)

(Suzette Hernandez, Mutya ng Batangas)

(Beauty ed for Zen Health Magazine)

(Cover shoot with Ms. Mae Paner aka Juana Change for H&L Magazine)

(Beauty ed for Zen Health Magazine)

(Wedding makeup trial for my friend Kalai)

Okidokie!

Chuchie Pogi