A New Life, A New Home

HMUA booked!

Preening!

We have a hair and make-up artist! Well, I have a hair and make-up artist. I decided to book Ms. Rose Cereno of Watercolors Salon, since the consensus was that she was the best among all three of my test sessions. (Photos on Multiply)

I passed by the salon last week, signed the contract and made a downpayment of P2,000. Oneal says that’s the last supplier we need to book. Yay!

Looking for a preps venue

Imperial Palace Suites, at the corner of Timog and Tomas Morato

Since both our families live so far away from the wedding venue, we need a hotel nearby for our preps. There we can all get ready, get made-up, leave our other things, and probably stay for the night before and/or after the wedding.

Since the wedding is in Fernwood, we need a hotel in Quezon City. We were originally considering Sulo Hotel, but naturally we wanted other options too. So today, we checked out rooms and rates at Hotel Rembrandt, the Imperial Palace Suites, and the new Torre Venezia. The only problem with this area, Timog and Tomas Morato, is that you have to cross EDSA to get to Fernwood. But it looks like there are SM Advantage Card perks for the Imperial Palace Suites and Hotel Rembrant! That’s certainly a plus. Stay tuned for our reviews!

We’re also going to visit Sulo Hotel, since we heard it’s been renovated. We’d also like to see PCED, Balay Kalinaw and the University Hotel in UP Diliman. Those hotels would definitely be closer to Fernwood.

Third time’s the charm!

Hair and make-up by Ms. Rose of Watercolors salon, Shangri-La Plaza

With my first hair and make-up (HMU) trial session, my hair stayed beautiful until the wee hours of the morning. I was happy with the make-up too, but in retrospect it seemed a little pale.

With my second HMU trial, my make-up was gorgeous! But my hair was only nice for two hours. That wasn’t so great.

My third trial seems to have worked out the best. Grace M recommended Watercolors salon, which her sister Marilyn and their event company, EventLab, patronize frequently. Marilyn recommended Ms. Rose.

So I scheduled an appointment, and got my hair and make-up done. So far, I think I like Ms. Rose best.

My second test hair and make-up session!

Today Oneal and I went to a small parlor on Sikatuna Road called Alter Ego. Beng introduced us to her friend’s suki’ng bakla, Pinky, so we could try his hair and make-up.

Things he did differently (from my first test HMU):

1. Pinky used curlers on my hair instead of a curling iron.

2. My color looked more natural: browns, bronzes, instead of pinks and beiges.

I’ll post the pictures soon!

UPDATE: Photos are up!

– rej

My first test hair and make-up session!

Ingrid has been doing Jovan's hair and make-up since high school!

One of the many suppliers we’ll need on the big day: hair and make-up! Shey and Jovan each recommended an artist. I tried Jovan’s recommendation yesterday: her suki’ng bakla, Ingrid, who owns a parlor in Marikina near Jovan’s house. It went pretty well!