Kickstarting My New Year with L’Oréal
Remember when I shared that I’m embracing my word of the year? It looks like I’m off to a good start. BDJ Box ushered in the New Year with their first beauty soiree, “Kickstart Your New Look With L’Oréal Paris” at The Blackboard, Podium Mall. With my fellow bloggers Valerie Tan of Miss Valerie Tan and Kristine Roces of Real Asian Beauty, I had front row access to beauty workshops all afternoon.
We started with L’Oréal Philippines’ Matrix Education Manager Wee Manansala’s Hair Color 101 workshop, where she gave us tips on how to color your hair, whether you’re going DIY at home or enlisting the help of a professional colorist.
I’ve been having my hair colored for years (thank you, Juro Salon!), but would you believe I’ve never tried coloring my hair on my own? When I do, it’s usually with the help of my mom, but I’ve never tried doing it alone. L’Oréal gave us a loot bag of hair products, including a L’Oréal Paris Excellence Crème, which means I will finally dare color my hair on my own with this DIY kit. Video coming soon!
The second workshop was with Aiky Nar, winner of reality TV show, Mega Fashion Crew 3. He demonstrated five wearable hair-and-makeup looks, and I was his model for the “modern femininity” look, a refreshing break from my usual bold lips and cat eye. He toned down my look with natural eyeshadow and a soft, pink lip. For my hair, he brushed my signature curls into a low bun.
Check out the four other looks he tried on my fellow BDJ girls that day:
I also bonded with the two winners of my ticket giveaway, Loisa and Joey, and met one of my subscribers, Rhen. Hello, girls! Hope you had fun that day.
At the end of the workshop, the girls had a chance to raid L’Oréal’s vanity sets to help them try out the different looks Aiky demonstrated. There was a sweet L’Oreal bag and makeup set in store for the girl who came up with the best look that afternoon. Congratulations to Nica!
Speaking of prizes, there’s a contest for all the girls who attended the event.
Grab your photo from BDJ’s official album and make it your profile picture with caption: “New and Enhanced Look with L’Oréal Paris!” Use the hashtag #BDJxLorealPH and tag BDJ Box and L’Oreal Paris Philippines. Send the link of your entry to jowee@ilovebdj.com on or before January 20. Winner gets a L’Oréal Paris makeup bag!
Photos courtesy of Joey Tibayan, Valerie Tan, Kristine Roces, and BDJ Box.
January 17, 2016
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Found one of your blog posts that talks about L’Oréal Paris 🙂
I always wanted to attend workshops like that. Learning how to style my hair or do my make up but workshops and events like that are always held in manila and im from bulacan 🙁 I hope someday i could experience that. Especially when its L’Oréal who hosts or sponsors the event becausethey have the best hair products. 🙂
Hi, Kate. I just stumbled upon your blog a few hours ago, and–what can I say?–it’s love at first sight. One other thing I fell in love with is your wedge sandals with the striped heel. Please take pity on an ultra-mini girl, and tell me where I can buy them. I need all the height I can get. More power to you, Kate!
Hi, Clau! Thanks for stopping by my blog. That’s a really old pair of shoes I got from People Are People, Glorietta. I’m surprised (and happy) that it’s still in good condition after all these years! 😉
Thank you for replying, Kate! I used to buy from People Are People too, but then forgot about them when I had my baby and had to be in flats most of the time. Time to step up! 😀
I was there too! Super enjoyed the event. I was just too shy to approach you. :/ I was seated at the row next to you. You’re so cute and gorgeous. 😀
You should’ve said hi! 🙂
Attending beauty workshops is one of my goals, but because of tight sched in school, I always miss the events ? Sana makapunta ako next workshop! Btw, I really love your curls, Kate! ??
It was so nice to see you in person! I had so much fun and surely learned a lot about hair and makeup! See you on the next BDJ event. 🙂
Uhh..? This is in my 2016 bucketlist to join this kind of workshop, so sad Mnl is far from Bcd and bcoz of my work sched as well. But will make some ways next time.?