The Beauty Society: July 2013

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Love Bonito Photoshoot: Poolside Party

And as we all know it's summer time! The hottest time of the year and supposedly the best time.
However, in tropical Singapore, It is ALWAYS summer. Not the best time, cause the heat and humidity is totally unbearable mostly and makes me extremely cranky.

IT MAKES ME SCREAM, SWEAR, BITE AND turn pretty VIOLENT......

Anyway, the recent spell of horrible air pollution brought by blowing winds from Sumatra to Singapore only made the weather worse.

It has inconvenienced many and actually posed a health hazard to all with PSI levels shooting up as high as >500?!!!!!! (ABOMINABLE!)

And to think the prime minister of Jakarta can frivolously brush our complaints off as being 'childish'?! Comparing this serious smoky polluted air as just a little 'barbecue smoke' WTF?!

IT caused TWO of my photoshoots to be postfoned and making us turn ugly and desperate by snatching packs of mask from another's hands literally because stocks are being depleted very quickly.

ReallY?! It saddens me the unscrupulous lengths we can go to make money. (and of course to buy the masks.... ZZZZzzzzz....
Apparently, the smoke pollution resulted from the massive burning of tress in Sumatra by big companies to clear land in the cheapest and fastest way possible.

WHY CANT they just chop the tress and sell it as a raw material or even use it as FUEL to generate power?!!!! They can also earn money NO??!! But in a more ethical way instead of wasting good resources by just burning it?!!!!!! ARGGhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!

Luckily, the haze cleared up so much that we are able to proceed with the upcoming summer collection from Love Bonito at W hotel in Sentosa!

I swear it was one of the hottest day I ever experienced. I felt extremely dehydrated and a bit lightheaded from all the heat, plus, sweat was cascading down from all of my pores....Thank god I didn't get heat stroke. I certainly felt like I was going to faint!

HYDRATE YOURSELF people!!!

Anyway here are the pictures!

Hair and Makeup by Me www.facebook.com/artsy.gerra
Photography by Nicole
Fashion from www.lovebonito.com

ENJOY!

Fashion lookbook photography

Fashion lookbook photography, poolside party

Fashion lookbook photography, summer girls

Fashion lookbook photography

Here are some behind the scenes madness.

Behind the scenes of Summer poolside party

Loving Jayne, looking ecstatic playing with her sharkie float. :)

Behind the scenes of Summer poolside party

And lastly a closeup of their looks for the shoot!

Summer Bronze makeup

Love,
G

ABOUT ME

I work with a team of fellow artists sometimes, which allows us to better ourselves and also work as a group to deliver the best services to you all out there.

Previously graduated with a Diploma in Optometry, I realized that being an optometrist is not what I would be happy working in for the long term. So I decided to pursue the unknown in the artistic industry, which is what I've always been fascinated in since young.

I figured: You only live once, why waste it?

So, after graduating with a hair diploma course from Kimage, I realized styling is what I love most and decided to focus more on getting experience in this sector which unfortunately was not taught in-depth during my time in hair school.

I strongly think that hair should also really go with makeup for a lady to look ‘complete' and that beauty IS the whole package!!

So, I started to read up on lots of information on makeup and went hands-on on my own face and whoever I can get for practice!

Armed with self-taught makeup skills, a hair diploma, and MOST importantly a very determined and passionate heart, I took a huge leap of faith out into a new career path to get more involved in the industry.

I proudly say my forte is my versatility in my style for (with an added speciality on asian faces) and is often engaged for brides styling, fashion and commercial shoots/print ads, corporate functions and beauty workshops, personal makeovers and collaboration with fashion designers, photographers and videographers. (Pretty much anything you can think of)

Being able to do what I love and good at, often keeps me in an uplifted, jovial and cheeky demeanor, making people feel at ease around me very easily.

Currently striving to better my skills with experience and looking to expand my expertise in related hair and makeup projects.

I am proud to declare that I am Cozycot’s 100 most inspiring women for two consecutive years 2011/2012 and want to thank all the people who have supported me so far!

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"It is ok to be mad, a little madder, or as mad as u can be.

Your parents would still have loved u.

But afraid of hurting them, u would have paid the price of ur dream.

Some people build exaggerated high defences against the outside world; against new people, different experiences and leave their inner world stripped bare.

And that is why, we become embittered people, lacking the will to live or die.

The Embittered, find heroes and madmen fascinating. In the end, both would die. (Heroes offer their lives in the name of a cause whereas madmen would commit suicide.)

But Because they forge ahead regardless of what other people say.

It 's only, at this moment, the embittered person would have the energy to climb up his defensive walls and peer over at the world outside, but then his hands and feet would grow tired and he would return to daily life..........

Yes I wanna be mad and as mad as I can be."

Until we meet,
Gerra