Christmas Party Makeup

For Meryll (Mega Magazine Deputy Editor) I used a Makeup forever Duo matte foundation and set it with NC30 Mac loose powder. Before that, I used primer on her T-zone because she has oily skin, I used Smashbox oil free primer. For concealers, I used Bobbie brown peach for under eye are, and MAC nc30 for spots, red marks.

Since Meryll is Pale. I wanted a natural warm blush so I  used Cover girl cream blush in Cinnamon and Loreal golden peach blush. For the eyes,  I used bronze and golden brown from Smashbox quad and eye wish palette and topped it with MAC champagne gold for  a little bit of shine. For lashes, I opted to use Mac mascarra and some falsies.

For the lips, its Revlon Nude and Victoria Secret gold gloss.

For Ck ( Advertising head of Mega Magazine)

Kryolan foundation and Cinema secrets loose powder. MAC nc30 for concealing and peach Bobbi brown for under eye.

Eyeshadow is MAC barestudy, as base and matte brown from Smashbox eye wish palette and MAC espresso for the crease. Mascarra is from Maybelline and some false eyelashes. For the lower lashline, its a bronze cream eyeliner and bronze eyeshadow, both from Smashbox. SInce the lips is very strong, I balaced the makeup with pink cheeks. I used Cover girl cream blush in Berry and prestige powder blush.

For the Lips, I used Lancome Red Cherry, Truco Red liner and Revlon Russian Red gloss for the extra oomph and shine

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Holiday inspired nail colors

These 3 colors are my latest favorite nail polish. Since its holiday season, I chose to sport metallic and
sparkly colors. What is so great about these 3 shades are that they are all quick drying.

This deep brown color with gold glitters looked very festive yet still safe because of the brown base.Bought this from Elianto for P100, discounted from P199.  I also love the bottle design. I was not able to take a picture but the top has a floral carvings and as you can see, the cap has a floral design as well. Really feminine. I think this will be a  a nice gift idea for christmas.

This silver metallic shade is P325.00, quite steep I know. But  like the color very much. I had to choose between this silver metallic and the other silver shade but it looked like a foil, so I bought this one instead. Unfortunately, after trying it on for a day, the color faded. Well, I didnt put any clear polish on top, but the other two polish from Elianto did not fade at all, even without the top coat.

This Emerald green shade with gold glitters is from Elianto as well. I am not really a fan of green nail polish, but lately, im loving it a lot. I even bought another green shade, but will feature next time, since its not sparkly or festive.

I will feature more  colors of nail polish next time that we gals can wear this Holiday, that is great for parties. Maybe  I can also come up a nail tutorial.

Behind the scenes Globe G-cash shoot

Kathleen our model and her sister stylist Karen..

David Fabros, our photographer and me, goofing around during break. David and I go way back, when I was still the Marketing Head of Bobson. I've known him for more than 7 years.

This is Karen before makeup..

Karen's many faces.. here I used MUFE foundation, MAC nc30 loosepowder, Covergirl cream blush with Prestige pink blush on top. Loreal eye shadow for the eyes. I used the golden pink shade as base and the  medium brown for the crease. Lipstick from Loreal, Rosewood. Mascarra is from MEGA volume Maybelline in black.

I intensified the blush a bit and change the lipcolor into red by  Lancome and then I topped it off  with Revlon Russian red lipgloss, which is my personal favorite.

Here I just added a darker shade of brown, espresso from Mac at the outer corner .For the lips, I used Loreal Toffee and Revlon mineral lip glaze.

For more of Kathleen's pictures, please check my facebook page, Beauty makeup and so much more!

Behind the scenes from Amy & sams wedding

Amy found me at a bridal expo last June at the Wrold trade center. I did trial makeup on her and she booked right away. I was so happy she liked the makeup very  much. David on the other hand was a very good friend, who bailed me out of a problem. 3 days before the wedding my hairstylist partner cannot make it .Good thing David (who is a photographer by profession ) helped me out and he agreed to help me with the hair.

First time for me to witness a muslim wedding. I did the makeup for Amys friends as well.
For more official pictures, please visit my official online portfolio, ochielaraya.multiply.com.

Grace Serion Prenup pictures

Jill and Chica at the Philip Morris event

Last Friday I got asked to do makeup for some ladies at the Philip Morris event at Sofitel. I did the hair and makeup for these 2 wonderful, lovely ladies, Chika and Jill.  Chika's makeup is sort of a 50's glam makeup, but I modernized the eyes and added sparkle. The hair was Veronica lake inspired.

Jill's makeup is very chic. Silver eyes and bright fushia lips to match her gown. And since the event is held at Sofitel ballroom, lights would be yellow of course.That is why I made the makeup a bit intense than usual, since the lights will diffuse the makeup!

TIP: for night event, do not use a makeup with SPF. It will reflect light and will make your face look abit washed or lighter than usual, because the titanium dioxide (responsible for the spf ingredient) will reflect light. Also, use a primer so that your makeup last longer.

Sarah's 18th birthday!!

I wanted  Sarah to look glamourous and  modern .

 For the face : I used Smashbox HD foundation and Mac studio fix powder. For the eyes, I use Smashbox bronze at the crease and  Mac paint pot in bare study. I did a drop smokey eye design and loaded her lash line with lots of black liner, smoldering from Mac and mac fluidline. 

For the lashes, I combined Maybelline mega volume mascara blue bionic mascara from Smashbox. I did not line her upper lash line, just lots of mascarra and  fake lashes. The blush is Revlon in sienna, lips in revlon nude and mac lip glass gloss.

Sarah is very pretty and very down to earth and I didnt have a hard time doing her makeup because she knows exactly what to do.  If I dont know better, I would say she is like a pro! I also did the makeup for her mom and  sister in law :-)

MEG Generation, Fashion Reality Show

I did Athena's makeup and this is her before picture. She had great skin ans she is  also, very tall. :-) She was such a professional, doing her makeup was such a breeze.

The light washed the makeup :-) but the eyes is smoldering..

Before picture. The concept was arabic eyes. I had very little time to do the makeup, as in 35 minutes..

This picture was taken before the rehearsals. No lipstick yet..

Just applied gloss-she is still due for rehearsals. I look soo tired, I woked up at 5:30am that day, and got lost .  I arrived  super late.  Good thing the models were busy fitting and was still finishing breakfast ( yup, these models eat!! hahaha )   so I didnt miss a lot.LOL.

These are the judges. I did the makeup of Miss SAri yap (at the center) and several of her appearances.
I  was a little nervouse at first. but Im glad she likes my makeup ;-)

Fun side braids with a twist

Forest green inspired makeup for Holiday/Fall

This color is great for fall/holiday because its festive & sparkling! I used MAC pigment & smashbox green & brown eye shadows. The lipstick is toffee from Maybellines & my blush is also from smashbox. My falsies is from fashion21 (local brand)

As usual, my foundation is makeup forever & my powder is MAC & cinema secrets.

For the complete tutorial, visit my youtube channel, thehamham36 or search my name,ochie laraya.

Candice Adea,our very own prima ballerina

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Last August I got a call from MEGA magazine & an email about a shoot for Candice Adea.She is one of the few Prima ballerina in the country. She recently won a silver medal at a ballet competition in the US.  

The day of the shoot I woke a  up at 6am, left the house at 7am and arrived at PICC past 8am.  I found Candice making use of her precious time...taking a nap. She had been doing rehearsals non-stop, 8-10 hours a day, 6 days a week. Wow, that is real hard work. 

with JM, her partner and boyfriend and of course  me!! :-) I look like a cow beside Candice.LOL.
JM became a ballet dncer because of the many hourse spent waiting for Candice, he thought what better way to spend more time together,than dance together right?  Smart guy.

I couldnt  post the pictures right away because MEGA has yet to publish the issue last October.

I just took a picture of the article .Its the Oct issue of Mega. Check it out!

Katy Perry Inspired Silver Eye look

Self Love :-)

Just me, self love.
Hahaha,Not bad for a 37 years old. In this picture, I look like a carrot.LOL.My Hair color is too bright..well for me. The Funny thing is, it was professionally done..I mean a hired someone to color my hair for me, from a salon. Anyways,  the color is too orange for my taste, so I dyed my hair brown.

Ok the hearts might be too much..but hey, its cute right?
Anyways, I have a flower in my hair because this was taken for my spring tutorial.Pls check that out-my channel is thehamham36.

 now I look like this, if I were a sketch! LOL

Just having fun here...

Me & family on Halloween

I actually spent the most part of the day at my Makeup workshop.But right after that, I went straight to our street,for the trick or treat tradition with my family

My cute and active son..

My family...