The Doctor is vaIN is on Meg Magazine

 About a month ago, I received an email from a representative of  Meg Magazine asking for an interview for an upcoming feature on beauty bloggers. I was given a set of questions but I was not able to answer them due to my crazy schedule and an ongoing acupuncture course. I brushed it aside, thinking there would be other beauty blogs that are equally deserving of the feature, so it wouldn't be a loss for the mag  if I wasn't included in the article.

To my surprise, I got a text from a fellow doctor, who's now based in Manila, that she read a write-up about me on Meg Magazine, and that her picture was included on the page. I learned that the resourceful writer, Ms. Maviel Gonzales, gathered information and pictures from my blog to make up for my lack of response. After days of waiting for Meg October issue to hit the stands here in CDO, reading through the article, I commend Ms. Gonzales for her research skills and for coming up with a nice review on this blog. Thanks to her for choosing "The Doctor is vaIN" as one of the highly recommended beauty blogs, it was like winning at the Philippine Blog Awards all over again.  My apologies to her, too, for being a pain in the neck for not granting the interview.

It was certainly a dream come true for the MUA In Scrubs to be featured alongside beauty experts like Xeng Zulueta, Marie Calica, and EarthlingGorgeous. The October 2010 issue of Meg Magazine with Rhian Ramos on the cover  is fully packed with  the essential elements that beauty junkies would surely love. Learn about Make -Up Schools in the Metro, the low-down on Cosmetic Surgery, tips on how to jumpstart a Career in Makeup Artistry,  products that win the experts' thumbs up on Meg 2010 Beauty Awards, plus top trends in beauty and fashion! If you haven't bought a copy yet, be sure to grab one now, not because I'm in it but  because this issue is the bomb!

Meg Magazine, a top source of fashion, beauty and style is published monthly in the Philippines by the Mega Publishing Group.  Get your October 2010 issue now before copies run out. Sold for Php 95.

I uploaded some snippets from the current issue. Copyrights belong to Meg Magazine.  The models appearing on my feature are Dr. Cherry Ann Co of Dermclinic, and the painted one is my niece, Chinchin. Credits to Dustein Sibug for my wedding pic and Andrew Reyes for Dr. Cherry Ann Co's shot. Shououts  to Charry of  Eye Candy blog for providing me a scanned copy of the feature when the mag wasn't available here in CDO yet.

New Makeup School: Make-Up Designory Manila

So you wanna be like Barbi Chan, the highly successful makeup mogul best known for her stint as Maybelline's Chief Makeup Artist. While Barbi Chan and other famous makeup artists trained in California at the world- renowned Make-Up Designory, you don't have to move to the US to study the same course. Coming this November, Make-Up Designory Manila will be opening at the 2nd level of Serendra Mall in Fort Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.

According to Ms. Roxy Barrios of MUD Manila, "the construction of the school is currently ongoing, which will be inside a new beauty/lifestyle store called Pure Beauty so besides offering top-notch MUD education, students and/or beauty lovers can fill up their loot with numerous products found in our shop." She adds that "we have a lot of new and exciting offerings for beauty aficionados.We follow the international MUD curriculum and even offer an international certification for the full diploma course."

Among the courses they will be offering are MUD Diploma course, Night and Day Makeup, Smokey Eye Makeup, Bridal, Avant Garde, Character & Special Effects, and makeup application for Personal Use. The instructors, whose names cannot be disclosed as of press time are seven accomplished beauty gurus who have been in the industry for a long time now. Most of them have studied in the United States and all of them underwent rigorous training with the director of education for MUD, Paul Thompson.

The tuition fees are still under wraps, but Ms. Barrios assures that the rates are competitive with other establishments in the Metro. She asserts that considering it's an internationally acclaimed school, the students will surely be getting a good deal.

For further details about Make- Up Designory Manila, you may contact Ms. Roxy at 025063681, 09228501011, 09178627699.

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Breakdown: Nicole Floirendo Debut Makeup

Debutant Nicole Floirendo has a flair for the city of Paris, which she says, is the ultimate destination for romance and dreams coming to life.  Working with this pretty model's Paris-themed celebration last month, I came up with a look for her that brought out romance, elegance and fashion. Her hairstyle was a mash-up between Demi Moore's messy but glamorous 'do at the recent Oscars, and Taylor Swift's signature red carpet look.

Here is a breakdown of the products I used on her:

Face-

Ellana Makeup Primer
Make up For Ever HD Liquid Foundation #120
MAC NC25 Studio Fix Powder
MAC NC42 Studio Fix Powder for contouring
NARS albatros for highlighting
Benefit Coralista blush

Eyes-
MAC Rice Paper
MAC Cork
NARS Night Fever
Maybelline Gel Liner
Nichido Waterproof Eyeliner (black)
Covergirl Lash Blast Mascara
ModelCo brow kit
False lashes

Lips:
Nyx Orange Soda lipstick
Revlon Color Stay Coral lipstick

Lastly, this lovely photo capturing the essence of a true mademoiselle was taken by one of her her official photographers, Ms. Pamela Lico:

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MDs On The Runway II

I have a confession to make. Although I run a beauty blog and claim the domain to the vanity department, I'm not a stilletos type of girl. Well, that is, until the need to wear them arises. Two Sundays ago was one of those rare events that warranted me to steer clear of my regular comfy shoes, to join my fellow doctors do the catwalk, on the "MDs on The Runway II" Fashion Show.

This is the second time that the Misamis Oriental Medical Society (MOMS) organized a fashion show featuring the works of one of Cagayan de Oro's top designers, Gil Macaibay III, modeled by the doctors of MOMS themselves. The event held last September 26, 2010 at the Grand Caprice was well- attended by bigwigs from both the fashion and medical world. This was a fund-raising project for the benefit of cancer patients of the Northern Mindanao Medical Center, a cause that's clearly close to my heart. While it was fun to be a model for a night, it feels good that the revenues earned from this project will help pay for the treatments of cancer patients.

The Misamis Oriental Medical Society's current president, Dr. Emily Ceballos, is a fashion plate herself, which explains the glamorous route to the group's fund-raising event. Dr. Andresul Labis, (aka the one who discovered our modeling potentials), spearheaded this project. In behalf of all doctors, we'd like to thank Gil Macaibay III for his generosity in co-sponsoring the event. It was such a surreal experience to have been able to model his fabulous designs.Who would have thought that at our age, we could still be walking down the fashion runway?

Thanks are also in order to creative director Dennis Almazan, who choreographed our moves. The hair and makeup for the night was provided by Gil Macaibay's team, while Roger Lactao and team handled the photography. The stage design was creatively arranged by Flower Matters.

I realized that walking in heels is a skill, which makes me all the more in awe for supermodels like Tyra Banks. For a first timer in the runway, walking in stilletos in a pretty, long dress with train was like mounting a balance beam. I was concentrating so badly on not turning the event into a comedy bar. The heels of my shoes frequently got caught up in the hemline of the dress I modeled. It makes me wonder how Kate Moss and other runway stars are able to pull it off effortlessly. Hopefully, I did not murder the Gil's creations.

We had fun so much fun that evening, and it was a rare experience I was fortunate to have been part of. Below are some photo and video captures during the event:

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