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Beauty Tour with Mother Ricky

By Donna Mae  //  Make-Up, Travel  //  7 Comments

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Last November 2008 I had the privilege to go to Guangzhou, China & Hongkong together with Ricky Reyes (which in our industry we all call Mother Ricky) as one of the Philippine delegates for the 12th APHCA Hair & Make-up International Competition.

(Philippine Delegates)

The delegates of the Philippines for the said international competition wearing “barong” and “filipiniana.” The ones wearing black are the competitors representing our country. The rest of us are assigned to judge specific categories that do not have Philippine competitors to avoid bias. I was amazed by the reaction of delegates from other country because they liked our “barong and filipiniana” and even pose for a picture with us.

(Dad, Mom and Me in our hotel room prior the event)

(APHCA Officers during our judges briefing and friendship night)

Mother Ricky is the current President of APHCA (Asia Pacific Hairdressers & Cosmetologists Association). As a filipino I’m very proud that from the rest of the participating Asian countries the President of the said Association is from the Philippines.

(receiving my certificate of participation)

(Philippine delegates with APHCA officers)

The competition day a lot of competitors from different countries joined. Each category is only given 30 minutes to finish example evening make-up, the models are in their gowns already but the make-up is done right there in the stage.

Here are some of the photos of other competitors from different countries:

(CHAMPION for BRIDAL MAKE-UP)

(CHAMPION for FANTASY MAKE-UP)

(the CHAMPION for EVENING MAKE-UP)

(Stephanie in action)

All the four competitors gained awards and we brought with us home the Champion for Evening Make-up Category by Stephanie a renown make-up artist in Cavite . And Joveth Pichon who is an owner of a salon in Davao also got awards for his entries on Evening Make-up and Bridal Make-up.

It was an eye opening experience for me because there I saw a lot of people from different countries and we were all connected on one thing the “beauty industry.” I met delegates from Australia, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, Macau, China, Korea, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, Taipei and Japan.

Here in the Philippines the beauty industry are dominated by “gay” hairdressers and make-up artist but in different countries as I have proven by that competition are straight men and women. Guys there looked like anime characters but they were not the models they were the competitors themselves.

Our hair style and make-up are not far away from that of the other competing countries we have the trophies to prove that. But by attending that international event i gained new and interesting knowledge about our industry. I have learned new techniques in make-up, hair extension and eyelash extension that i brought back here in our home town General Santos City.

(with mother Ricky at our hotel lobby)

(hehehehe JUDEGE??)

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Tags: APHCA, Asia Pacific Hairdressers & Cosmetologists Association, Beauty Industry, Hair and Make-up International Competition, International Competition, Make-up Competition, Ricky Reyes

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Author: Donna Mae Congson

I'm an independent global distributor of ROYALE BUSINESS CLUB INTERNATIONAL INC. I tried and love the products that's why I'm sharing it to the whole world by blogging about it. And oh if you want to try them out contact me. I'm a self proclaimed fashionista, a learning make-up artist, a salon owner and manager, a businesswoman, a traveller, a sister, a daughter and a TRUE friend... Follow me on Twitter: @dmcongson

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7 Comments to “Beauty Tour with Mother Ricky”

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  shobe June 17, 2010 at 10:24 PM

  ow i love the evening and fantasy makeup sooo cool,want to be part of those kind of event someday ^_^

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    Donna Mae June 17, 2010 at 10:29 PM

    thank you yes you can be part of this event soon if you want… madami nito sa manila… may filhair, hair asia etc etc hehehehe

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  Gay June 17, 2010 at 10:40 PM

  Wow, close kayo ni Mother Ricky!

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    Donna Mae June 17, 2010 at 10:42 PM

    heheheheh he is a good friend of ours… bata pa ako friend na sila ni mom

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  orman June 18, 2010 at 6:09 AM

  you look so regal in your green terno! congrats din for being a JUDEGE! hahahahha!

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    Donna Mae June 18, 2010 at 9:37 AM

    hahahaha thank you mwah!!!

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