Putting on the make up in Caracol 2012
Makati’s Caracol is the city’s Mardi Gras which aims to celebrate love and awareness for Mother Nature. Most of the costumes revolve on earth themes like animals, underwater creatures and reptiles. It’s been years since I last saw this celebration which usually was held on the third week of January coinciding with other Sto Nino festivals. Now it was held on the third week of February 2012. It’s not the grandest of festivals but the effort in terms of costume design and make up is commendable. In this series of photos, the spotlight is on the Make Up artist and custome designers working behind the scenes to make the performers as presentable, photogenic and in-character with their performance.
Making her more pretty
Powdering up the Flower Girl
More details on the neck
More details for the eyebrow
Glue on the eybrow
Sticking the glitter
Drawing the scales
Fixing up the girl's costume
It's the hair!
I find the behind-the-scenes more interesting than the actual parade
Tuwa ako lalo na dun sa “glue” pic and the “hair-raising” image
Haha! Somehow I’m really amused with that “Hair-raiser” Onga I like these behind the scenes
Thank you very much for taking this wonderful pictures!
GodBless!
P.S Im the one in the picture who is looking at the other guy who’s body is being drawed by scales.
Glad you appreciate it Isaiah! Great work guys
This is a nice take on Caracol. I see it as the “calm before the storm”. Participants are getting ready to battle it out and yet you see them relaxed and oblivious of the contest and the prize money at stake. Till next Caracol. – Phoenix Pathfinder
http://phoenixperience.blogspot.com/2012/02/caracol-festival-2012-what-youve-missed.html