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Hair Makeover @ Tony Galvez Salon

I wasn’t feeling any happy with my hair the past month, I missed my natural wavy locks. My super straight long hair because of the chroma straight treatment I got a few months ago is getting really flat and ugly. Luckily, a friend scheduled me for a free hair makeover at Tony Galvez. It wasn’t raining as hard as this week but it was gloomy and wet outside because of the increment weather. Despite that I braved the rain just so I can have a new look! I am glad I did.

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Here I am before the makeover and on my way to the salon. I look so ugly with my limp flat hair. I look unhappy! LOL!

Before my Hair Makeover at Tony Galvez
Seated inside the salon before getting my hair makeover. Yeah I look unhappy I tell you! LOL!

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I wanted a shorter hairstyle but not that short so I asked Darwin one of Tony Galvez hair stylist to give me a one-length shoulder-length hair, so he did. I also asked for a lighter shade/ lighter color on my hair. I actually wanted a platinum but they don’t want to go that far as not to damage my hair. Well, they are the expert and I don’t want to go bald or anything like that after the makeover, so we compromised for something they are comfortable doing and I will like.
Darwin opted to give my hair highlights so as to give it an illusion of more volume and texture.

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Two of them started coloring my hair while Ate Imelda did my nails (manicure and pedicure). I opted for a royal blue nail polish both hands and feet!

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Here is a suspense shot of what my new hairdo looks like lol!

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Me and Tony Galvez with my new hairdo! Yes, I am so happy with it! :)

with Tony Galvez
A much detailed look at my new hairstyle! I love it!

 
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Yves Rocher Orange lipstick
I really really love it!

Thanks Tony Galvez for my new look! Tony Galvez salon is located at P.Tuazon in Cubao, Quezon City. You can drop by to have your hair done with his well trained hair stylist or call to have your hair touched by Tony Galvez himself.

What do you think of my hair makeover? How about you, are you planning to get any makeover soon? I recommend it. The weather has been dragging all of us into feeling gloomy and moody we all deserve a break!

When is it time to get a makeover?

  1. After a breakup
  2. When you feel stressed and down
  3. When you feel that your hair is already boring or you put it in a ponytail way too often than it should.
  4. After a promotion
  5. When you want an immediate change

Stay gorgeous everyone!

Licensure/ Board Exam for Aspiring Makeup Hair Stylist Etc?

A few weeks back, I posted on my Facebook wall and I think even on my Twitter, asking people if I can call myself a professional makeup artist since I got several certificates for attending short courses on makeup.   I didn’t get a reply from makeup artist or people from makeup school or makeup artist practitioners I know who reads my feeds but I did get a reply from a blogger friend who is a graphic artist and a movie buff, he said might as well call my self an amateur makeup artist.    Makes me also wonder where do graphic artist gets their title as one?  Is there an organization or licensing group for such profession in the country and how do I get it in case I want to.  In my case I am exploring my option to get a legitimate title / license as makeup artist and not just because I got a few certificate courses and call myself one.

Anyway, to cut the long story short.   Yesterday, I had a casual meeting with the Tony Galvez, who is one of the most respected people in the Hair and Beauty Industry.  He owns Tony Galvez International School of Cosmetology, the only cosmetology school in the Philipines accredited and acknowledge in the international community giving his students the edge to get the license to practice hair, makeup, stylist and nail technician and living up to the title.

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Mr. Tony Galvez and me at his building in Quezon City. I had a hair makeover at Tony Galvez salon
Mr. Galvez along with the Technological Vocational Schools Association of the Philippines- Quezon City advoctes the licensing of cosmetology courses in the country to raise the bar and quality of the practice and the technical and vocational (tech-voc) education in the Philippines in general.  They are proposing to make Tech-Voc education as a board course and for Occupational Licensing of those who practice in the industry.

In a letter submitted to President Noynoy Aquino, Galvez reiterated that :

  1. by making Technical and Vocational Education a board course, which will convert graduates to profession of dignity and public recognition.
  2. Morever, a license to validate and accredit the competencis of tech-voc course will make it comparable and acceptable to foreign market.  Graduates will get equal opportunity, job security, professional status and recognition in our society that a professionals of four year higher education programs enjoy.
  3. Government can look at these future professionals as revenue-generating individuals as they are potential tax-payers.

At the moment, the proposal is now being studied at the Professional Regulatory Commission after being read and endorsed by President Aquino last April 2o12.  Let’s hope that something good will come through.  Kudos to Mr. Galvez and TevSaPhil-QC!

Btw, in first world countries, like US and UK you would need a license to be called a makeup artist/ stylist.  It is only here in the Philippines that everyone claims they are even if they are not and there’s nobody to police these people to keep on giving false claims.

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Makeup Course Outline
How about you, what do you think of this proposal?

Stay gorgeous everyone!