Celebrity

Going to product launches and events, I recently realized, is not just about the goodie bags (though that certainly plays a big part) or the food. Sometimes they can be learning experiences as well. This last event that I went to for Kikay Exchange, my friend Bambi and I were able to chat up celebrity makeup artist for L'Oreal Philippines Jigs Mayuga, who was a featured guest at the event. For me, it was already a treat to see a master in action, doing what he loved best. His roomy, white Pan-Am Marc Jacobs bag wasn't so bad either. It is definitely correct to say that Bambi and I are fans of his work. Bambi went to the same makeup school as Jigs did (Center for Aesthetic Studies, then called ICI Training Institute) and I buy local fashion magazines to see his work in print. I first heard about Jigs Mayuga through the TV show Out!, which was shown around three years ago. I said heard because I don't watch TV, let alone late-night TV, but that show generated enough buzz to actually be a top contender in the network where it was airing. Sad to say, the show had to be axed because even though people were steadily watching the show, advertisers weren't. No matter how good a show is, if the advertisers don't like it, it's not gonna be airing long. What a sad thing to happen, but it always happens. Always. Oh, well, life has to go on.