Few imagined a boy from rural Japan would grow up to be a globetrotting makeup stylist save perhaps for Sadafumi Ito, Nars International’s makeup stylist. Ito was recently in the country to launch the Nars 2013 Summer Collection.
Cookie La’O decided to pursue a career in golf when, in his teens, he excelled in the sport. He was introduced to the sport at 12 and has done everything, from amateur tournaments abroad, representing the country in the 1997 South East Asian Games, to opening a golf academy for kids.
Twitter has only 120 characters and an Instagram photo can only say so much.
Waving the Philippine flag in the Formula One or F1 race has long been a dream of Filipinos. But, for the first time, it now seems possible. Filipino-Swiss racing driver Marlon Stockinger is the country’s best bet for F1 glory.
Makeup wizard Kakuyasu Uchiide, international artistic director of the Shu Uemura cosmetics line, is heavily involved in product and visual development and is regularly featured in top fashion magazines in Japan and around the world.
It’s hard to miss Enchong Dee these days. You’ll find his face everywhere from city billboards to TV commercials and showbiz blogs. He has become one of the country’s most sought-after actors and bankable endorsers.
After working at Rustan’s as curator and buyer for the home division for seven years, Andrés Vázquez-Prada inevitably opened his shop, W/17 (named after its address at Warehouse 17, 2241 Pasong Tamo Ext., La Fuerza Compound, Makati).
For eclectic yet laid-back designed interiors and furniture, there’s no better place than Kish.
When “it” girls need that fresh, flawless look, they get a hold of makeup artist Robbie Piñera. The gifted makeup pro is well-known for giving celebs an undeniable radiance that transforms daily drab into “Oh my God” in a few brushstrokes. We asked this BFF to A-listers to dish which beauty items he counts on for red-carpet looks.
News reporter Jiggy Manicad, who is no stranger to the headlines, is all the buzz these days. He was recently named one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) in 2012, at awarding rites led by President Benigno Aquino III himself at Malacañang.
After over a decade of being in the makeup and beauty industry, Victor Cembellin proudly says he’s never worked a day in his life.
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