Spotlight on Acie: Acie Fores on Glamourbox Blog

  When it comes to looking your absolute best, Acie makes it easy. Being a makeup artist is her first love and she remembers her days as a young girl leafing through the pages of Vogue and Glamour, fascinated with a person’s magical transformation through the power of makeup. Her

NARS + Albert Kurniawan Makeup Workshop

There he was, a vision of eye candy if you will.  He began the session by apologising.  He apologised for his lack of command of the English and Tagalog languages, he was, after all, Indonesian. He warmed my heart.  Sigh…., even if he spoke in Hebrew or Russian, it didn’t

Mothers Day Beauty Session 3 Tina Aragon Bonifacio

  This is a very delayed Mothers Day greeting to my aunt, Tina Bonifacio who incidentally had her beauty session with me at the beginning of this year when she attended a nephew’s wedding.  I’m paying tribute to her because in many ways she is literally a second mother to

SkinLux is Deluxe…. Aaaahhhh at last

The past few weeks have put me in overdrive and stress mode with domestic demands of motherhood coupled with the overseeing of the final phase of the construction of our new home .  When Martine De Luna, my friend, told me about a skin pampering morning  experience at a new skin aesthetic

Mothers Day Beauty Session 1 with Peachy Jacob

This is the last of my May “Mother’s Day” themed posts. A good way to end a good month, I say! Peachy and I go a long long way back, since the 80’s.  She has  my best friend since high school. Partner in time, crime, lime and dime.  Everything about her

Mother’s Day Beauty Session 2: Jeanette Chu Gomez

I first met Jeannette in July of 2013, when our family friend Mike Gomez quietly announced to close friends family and relatives that he was engaged to be married. I have known Mike for more than two decades and I have never seen him or heard he was in a relationship with anyone for

The Heat is On!

I don’t know about you ladies, but when the temperature goes up and I mean past boiling point, I really don’t want to put anything else on my face except an ice pack.  My summer must haves are my go to’s when I need to put something on to look

It’s Personal, it’s business

In this competitive business of beauty, what sets you apart from the rest of the other artists?  This goes without saying that first and foremost is the skill and talent you possess, and this industry is not lacking in that department.  Aside from the budget and price consideration of the

Acie in Review: Glam Barbie Photo Shoot (2012)

This shoot from 2012 was for blogger Cara Manglapus, whose “Barbie” looks were photographed by her friend, photographer Alex Rivera. How’d you like the way I did her eyes and lips? Full story and more photos here: Glam Barbie – Cara Manglapus

Acie in Review: Makeup Trends Video (2013)

Here’s a wedding trend report I did last year, on some popular wedding makeup trends for Filipina brides.