MEGA: TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF:
YCIAR CASTILLO: I was born in Bacolod City and lived there until I was nine years old. I was very close to my mom’s family growing up and I think that’s where I got my creative genes. It was my mother who encouraged me to study makeup artistry. I found myself going at it full time pretty quickly, apprenticing with Jigs Mayuga for two years. I never looked back since.
WHERE DID YOU LEARN MAKEUP AND WHAT WERE THE BIGGEST LESSONS YOU GOT?
YC: I studied Basic Makeup Artistry in the Center for Aesthetic Studies and after that, I worked at MAC Cosmetics where I learned basic certification skills. But it was during my two years apprenticing under Jigs where I was exposed to all kinds of makeup: from bridal, to stage, to photo shoots, and advertising. Aside from the fact that those years established the foundation of how I evolved as an artist in terms of skill, I also learned how to be more positive and how to be less introverted.
Following my apprenticeship, I worked as an independent makeup artist doing editorial shoots and fashion shows. The best lessons I got during this time came from my fellow makeup artists—I saw how important it is to support, help, and learn from each other.
On June 2019, I started working for Shiseido Philippines as the Training Manager for Laura Mercier. This was very exciting because I get to see a different side of the beauty industry. I was trained by the Training Manager of Southeast and the Pacific Region in Singapore, and attended Global Training in Paris where I was able to meet and do a workshop with Laura Mercier herself.
WHO IS YOUR BEAUTY INSPIRATION?
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة September 2020 من MEGA.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة September 2020 من MEGA.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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