Event roundup Mr and Miss Chinatown 2017 and Albert Andrada Fashion Shows

In Chinese culture, August is usually the month in the lunar calendar that is called the Ghost month, beginning in the 15th day of the 7th month where ghosts and spirits including the ones of the deceased ancestors come out.  The Chinese belief is that no business transactions or any of

Bronzer dupe alert, Chanel Bronze Universel vs. W7 London Cosmetics Make Up & Glow Review

Glowing and Bronzing are 2 Makeup terms that people always say when they want their makeup done a la JLo.  For my personal use, I use the Soleil Tan De Chanel Bronzing Makeup Base as a blush or to warm the perimeter of my face.  Ok, bring down your raised eyebrow, I received

Behind the Kit with Bobby Carlos, Kemerut lang

Many makeup artists, myself included, lug around our tools, accessories and miscellaneous items needed for the client or event.   I bring with me a portable table, makeup chair, a set bag, makeup kit, mirror with lights and another set of lights to boost the lighting system that I have.

Make ME Up, Wrap-Up

All photos in this blog post are by Nico Belasco Photography. We were so fortunate to have hosted sixteen sweet ladies last week for the Make Me Up Workshop on August 5th, in cooperation with Mafae Belasco of Mafae Management and Make it Blissful’s Martine De Luna. The workshop was a hybrid “inspiration

Makeup Masterclass with Bobby Carlos

I’m always on the lookout for exciting workshops that can improve my craft, and when I found out that Bobby Carlos, Paris and Singapore trained makeup artist with Makeup Forever Paris, held a Makeup masterclass at SOFA, (School of Fashion Arts) last November and December 2016, I jumped at it.

Workshop Alert: “Make Me Up” at the City Club

MAKE ME UP is a Self-Improvement & Makeup Workshop with a focus on Positive Self-Esteem & Confident Personal Style. It seeks to empower women in achieving their best job- and career-focused goals so that they can get better work, better projects, better income, starting with their level of personal belief. MAKE

Make Up Trends for Brides [Video]

https://dev.aciefores.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/old-blog/2017/05/Make-up-Trends-for-Brides-with-Acie-Fores.mp4 Here’s a video interview that I gave a couple years back on what I believe are really the timeless bridal trends. As a makeup artist, while I do believe in going with current trends, there are certain foolproof makeup and beauty to-dos that are always going to be at

Beauty Editorial for Marche Magazine

https://dev.aciefores.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/old-blog/2017/05/Acie-Fores-Marche-HMUA-Beauty-Editorial-2014.mp4 After being in the industry for almost 8 years, I’ve found my rhythm, as captured here by Marche Magazine. My style of makeup is on the soft, romantic side. I want to differentiate my artwork, going softer, a more subtle way. I think for us makeup artists it’s “practice, practice,

J.Cat Beauty: The newest kid on the makeup block

J.Cat Beauty, a  California based makeup company  found its way to the Asian Pacific shore through its distributor Bwelle Store Enterprise.    It opened its first Philippine store at the Uptown Mall BGC last March 26 with a fun invitation that indicated fun, magical things  will be unfolded that day. This

Beauty & Momness: Tips for moms on everyday beauty

Acie Fores, together with the UMAP team members headed by Charisma Vergara President of UMAP had the privilege to be a keynote makeup artist assistant at the Beauty & Momness event in Evia Center this weekend.  Like all harried mothers with no time to spare for themselves, pampering oneself is