Working Mom May 2009: My Makeover

I got featured at Working Mom's magazine May 2009 issue's makeover session! This is what I am waiting for. This is the first time that I got the chance to be "model-for-a-day". I had a great time at Piandre salon and it was such a very wonderful experience! Thank you Ms. Leah and Ms. Romina for this opportunity!

I didn't realize that a photoshoot could be tiring, maybe because I am not used to wearing makeup and high heels, and of course, it was really hot outside! But this is nothing compared to the what I've learned from this experience.

Backtrack: I got excited when I received the email from Ms.Leah San Jose (managing editor), informing me that I am the first reader who got chosen for the makeover session. It had been a 2-day makeover session. The first was an image consultation with the stylist and image consultant, Ms.Romina Urra-Gonzales and the second part is the makeover and photoshoot session.

I had been really thankful not just because I got to appear in the magazine, but more so, I learned a great deal about myself even more. I learned to complement my body shape and know the clothes perfect for me and my lifestyle. It was indeed a transformation! Few months from now, I'll be turning 30... there'll be more changes to look forward to and I am glad that Working Mom had started it all. True enough, this makeover is perfect in time for my 30th birthday!

Here I am, gracing the pages of Working Mom Magazine:

Image consultation with Ms. Romina and My Before and After Photos

Hair and Makeup at Piandre Salon, Quezon City

the transformation - wearing a white dress

wearing jeans and pants
Credits: Styling by Sidney Yap, Photos by Stan Ong of Stork Studio

This is the finale! This is also the reason why I blogged about my Image Awareness and why I'm Sporting a New Look. I've previously chosen to keep information on hold until such time that this magazine was published.

Sporting a New Look

The long shiny black hair perfect for a shampoo commercial (how I wish I had one!) was gone. These days are over. For almost 30 years, I am loving my hair, leaving it untreated and untouched. Until one day, I decided it was time for a change. I was just so lucky I got a free makeover session.

Piandre salon at Quezon City took charge of changing my hair color. The stylists choose a hair color that would look good on me. They used L'Oreal hair color on me. After about 2 hours, the black hair had been changed into a dark mahogany brown color that almost looks natural on me. People at the salon and the stylist loved the color of my hair and complimented me because I really have healthy hair.

The photographer from Stork Studio captured every detail of the makeover as well as the fashion part. Whew! I am not used to wearing high heels even if it's only 3 inches. They made me wear these shoes since it looks good on me. It was one tiring day; but really worth it. I enjoyed every minute at the salon!

Now, I am sporting a new look, a transformation I will never forget. Still, nothing had changed, just that I become more confident.

There's more to write about; but it's better to leave some things left unsaid. This is just the second part of my Image Awareness post and the last leg will be posted in less than a month.