Alica and Tabs wedding

Tabs is channeling his inner model look (joke only Tabs! )
This two is one of my favorite couple. Soo nice, accomodating and Fab!

I love this picture. No photoshop. :-)

This is one of my favorite shot of Alica :-)

I took this shot at her bridal suite in H20, around 7pm, before I did the change of look for her reception. Last retouch was at 2pm before she left for the church in UST. Makeup still intact and fresh.

My Airbrush makeup is HD and waterproof guaranteed!

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Alica's transformation and Trial

I Met Alica at ADB where I had a 3-day makeup workshop and demo. I was glad she got me for her pre-nup shoot because I actually love doing photo shoots. Back when I was still a designer/buyer in Penshoppe/Oxygen/Bobson/For me , I always go with the advertising team on shoots. I often do the styling and help with the concept and over all theme of the shoots.

With Alica and Tabs, the shoot was sheer fun!


Alica wanted to dye her hair brown so I reccomended Salon Republic in Ortigas. I also did my trial there.She wore a brown contact lenses as well, which I think completes the look.

I posted Alicas prenup shoot here before,and now we did another trial using airbrush method.

Alica chose the pink lipstick and blush combination. This suits her better.

This was the first look, coral lips and blush. The looks is very spring and fresh.

For the second look, I added a pink blush and pink/gold eye shadow. Alica liked this look better. The change is subtle but if you look closely, the difference is really on the lips and blush.

AFter the trial, I took a picture of the three sisters. Honestly, its not hard to make these ladies look beatiful. Visit my site, www.ochielaraya.com for more samples of my work.

Prenup shoot with Claire and Marco

Carla found my ad in kasal.com and she booked my services based only on my online portfolio, and of course my very friendly rate. On the day of her wedding ( wedding date was changed 3 times ) I actually have a fair in Sm Megamall, but I went on and did her hair & makeup and for her mom as well.

Here are some pictures from her Prenup photo shoot. She went to my studio in Pasig (10 minutes away from Tiendesitas) and I did a FREE Airbrush makeup and hairstyling for her, which is part of the freebie I gave her when she booked my services on-line.

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Bride Claire and Marco

Lhay & Eugene Prenup at Glass Garden

Bride Lhay and Eugene

Reggie's Pre-Debut

This is my favorite picture of her. 

I met Reggie thru my friend/collegue David Fabros. David was the photographer and we shot these pictures at..guess where? Victoria court! Yup! The room was huge and we had a blast shooting reg's pre debut photo shoot.  She wanted vintage and fresh looks, hence the makeup style. Hair was done by David.

Even without makeup, Reggie reminds me of a young Eva Mendes. Reggie has a good skin considering her hectic schedule. She studies at Ateneo Law. Truly a brains and beauty gal!

Princess & brides Fair, April 2011

 Last April 15-17, I was at a Bridal Fair at Megatrade Hall in Megamall. I was glad that the event was a success and I met a lot of brides and was able to get information on their concerns, needs and wants. As a hair & makeup artist, these kind of insights help me improve my craft and look for ways that can help them find what they need.

I offered FREE traditional and Airbrush makeup. All of the brides that I met and signed on the spot availed of the airbrush makeup. Im posting a few of the brides who availed of the free Makeup trial.

Bride Carla's concern is her oily skin. So I used a water based airbrush makeup for a matte finish. I just redefined the brows and enhanced her natural features. On her wedding day, I would probably focus on her eyes because for me, that's her best feature. And maybe add more blush and mantain the lip color-which she likes very much. As you can see, airbrush makeup will give you a natural finish. Why airbrush? Its lightweight, looks natural and flawless. Its long lasting, will not smudge or smear and will not clog pores, if done right.

Bride Jill's concern is her small eyes. The trick there is the right eyeliner technique, light inner rim, falsies and  mascara. Of course, my favorite trick is the  shimmer at inner corners to make eyes look more awake and bigger.

This is not yet the hairstyle we will do for her wedding. I just tied her hair back just to show her more or less how it look like if we tied her hair back. This is also Airbrush makeup.

 For dana, I was not able to get a before picture without makeup. Her makeup is Airbrush and traditional combination.   She has combination  skin so I used a silicone type of airbrush makeup (temptu)

Since her Tzone tends to get very oily at the end of the day,what to do is just blot excess oil. The makeup is still intact and will not budge. On her wedding day, since I know already the behavior of her skin, I just need to mattify her face with HD powder.

Now, why does many brides choose Airbrush instead of traditional method?  Lets just say that airbrush makeup is indestructable and perfect for brides who are looking for a natural looking and long lasting makeup.

I conduct hair and  makeup trials at my studio in Pasig. You can book your appointment thru my cell 09189485728 or email me at ochielaraya.com.

Till my next post my lovelies!