Monday, November 26, 2012, 11:13 PM
I was in the middle of my sewing course when my Blackberry rang. My heart was already beating before even looking at the number, and it was beating even faster when I saw the area code of the foreign number. Yes, I have been waiting all day for that one phone call from the Pantene Swissshers Photo Contest representative. The lady over the phone asked about my availability for the Swissshers Experience that weekend. The words Thank You God was dancing in my mind. I won! All the prizes that I really hoped to win, but maybe was too good to be true...was actually mine! My body was a bit shaky after I hung up; maybe I should have asked my teacher to pinch me and tell me I wasn't dreaming. Or maybe I was.
I got to fly to Jakarta on 9th November and stay at Le Meridien Hotel for 2 nights (for free!). There were 10 Swissshers Candidates that got to go through the Swissshers Experience. As I arrived I had someone pick me up, that someone is one of Cosmo magazine's crew that was taking me to MRA group studio! MRA group has many leading magazines under them, such as Cosmopolitan, Cosmo girl!, Esquire, Hello!, Bazaar's, and Good Housekeeping. And you can guess the purpose of going there; yep, a photoshoot for one of their magazines, Cosmogirl! Okay, someone pinch me again, I was at an actual magazine shoot. A magazine that is sold all over Indonesia. Pinch me.
The photo shoot was basically a makeover shoot. We took the before shoot
first with a white shirt and skirt. No touch up or the slightest bit of
foundation from the studio. However we looked that day was short in the
SLR camera.
With the sweet Eunike, my make up artist for the day!
After the hair and makeup was done, it was time to pose away with our angelic dresses from Antero boutique which we got to keep.
Of course we did not forget to use our spare time to take personal photos!
To be continued on the next post ;)
Labels: cosmo girl, cosmo studios, makeover, pantene swissshers
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Thursday, June 14, 2012, 10:36 PM
A while ago I joined a makeover competition held by a national Indonesian newspaper as part of their "Jawa Campus Expo". I guess the competition and the event sounds unrelated, but actually the newspaper has a weekly page called "Voila" where they makeover teens. The concept of this competition was to create a makeover theme for ourselves and tell the stylists how we would like to be dolled up.
My theme was "Modern Day Snow White" where I gave a modern twist to the classic Snow White, but still kept her elegance. My friend Felicia also joined with her theme "Blair Waldorf from the Upper East Side": preppy, sweet, and don't forget the trademark bow hairband!
I was wearing a tailored top, Hardware by Luna Maya maxi skirt, Chanel handbag, and Pour la Victoire pumps.
We also had to do a little catwalk and presentation about our concept. I definitely enjoyed the experience!
With one of the gorgeous judges from John Robert Powers. I got a crush on her style and the way she rocks the edgy short hair.
And the 1st winner goes to yours truly ;) Thank You God!
Labels: competition, makeover, snow white
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Monday, November 26, 2012, 11:13 PM
I was in the middle of my sewing course when my Blackberry rang. My heart was already beating before even looking at the number, and it was beating even faster when I saw the area code of the foreign number. Yes, I have been waiting all day for that one phone call from the Pantene Swissshers Photo Contest representative. The lady over the phone asked about my availability for the Swissshers Experience that weekend. The words Thank You God was dancing in my mind. I won! All the prizes that I really hoped to win, but maybe was too good to be true...was actually mine! My body was a bit shaky after I hung up; maybe I should have asked my teacher to pinch me and tell me I wasn't dreaming. Or maybe I was.
I got to fly to Jakarta on 9th November and stay at Le Meridien Hotel for 2 nights (for free!). There were 10 Swissshers Candidates that got to go through the Swissshers Experience. As I arrived I had someone pick me up, that someone is one of Cosmo magazine's crew that was taking me to MRA group studio! MRA group has many leading magazines under them, such as Cosmopolitan, Cosmo girl!, Esquire, Hello!, Bazaar's, and Good Housekeeping. And you can guess the purpose of going there; yep, a photoshoot for one of their magazines, Cosmogirl! Okay, someone pinch me again, I was at an actual magazine shoot. A magazine that is sold all over Indonesia. Pinch me.
The photo shoot was basically a makeover shoot. We took the before shoot
first with a white shirt and skirt. No touch up or the slightest bit of
foundation from the studio. However we looked that day was short in the
SLR camera.
With the sweet Eunike, my make up artist for the day!
After the hair and makeup was done, it was time to pose away with our angelic dresses from Antero boutique which we got to keep.
Of course we did not forget to use our spare time to take personal photos!
To be continued on the next post ;)
Labels: cosmo girl, cosmo studios, makeover, pantene swissshers
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Thursday, June 14, 2012, 10:36 PM
A while ago I joined a makeover competition held by a national Indonesian newspaper as part of their "Jawa Campus Expo". I guess the competition and the event sounds unrelated, but actually the newspaper has a weekly page called "Voila" where they makeover teens. The concept of this competition was to create a makeover theme for ourselves and tell the stylists how we would like to be dolled up.
My theme was "Modern Day Snow White" where I gave a modern twist to the classic Snow White, but still kept her elegance. My friend Felicia also joined with her theme "Blair Waldorf from the Upper East Side": preppy, sweet, and don't forget the trademark bow hairband!
I was wearing a tailored top, Hardware by Luna Maya maxi skirt, Chanel handbag, and Pour la Victoire pumps.
We also had to do a little catwalk and presentation about our concept. I definitely enjoyed the experience!
With one of the gorgeous judges from John Robert Powers. I got a crush on her style and the way she rocks the edgy short hair.
And the 1st winner goes to yours truly ;) Thank You God!
Labels: competition, makeover, snow white
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