REAL BRIDE, REAL BEAUTY
On weekdays, Jane is an accounting associate who loves beauty and hopes to incorporate that love into her career.
But when the weekend rolls out, Jane becomes a professional binge-watcher of Netflix and Korean dramas. Her Korean obsession extends to her beauty habits as well, with her skincare routine being almost made up entirely of K-beauty cult-products.
Her favorites include products like the Banila Co. Cleansing Balm, COSRX Advanced Snail Mucin 96 Power Essence, and Jeju Aloe Ice Soothing Gel.
As for her makeup looks, she usually likes to keep it fresh by only using concealer for her under eyes and blemishes, detailed brows, some cheek tint, and nude lipstick. But she does bust out the occasional pop of color on the lips.
THELOVESTORY
Before sliding into DMS was a thing, Jane’s fiancé was already messaging her on Facebook when she was in college. Since he was a total stranger, Jane didn’t reply for a long time. Then, one day, she got bored and finally decided to answer.
After discovering his great sense of humor, it didn’t take long after they made it official—just a week after he started courting her. But Jane also had another reason for immediately agreeing to be his girlfriend.
“I know that a week is kind of fast but I just thought: guys always have their best foot forward during the courting stage, and I really wanted to see who he really was—i mean without him trying to show me just his best. I wanted to see his worst side, that way I’ll know him better,” she said.
She asked for a sign from God about her future betrothed.
She said that whoever she ended up dating in her fourth year of college, it would be the man she was going to marry. And true enough, it did happen.
As for how he popped the question, it wasn’t elaborate or heavily planned. What Jane got instead, was a really, really great gift on her birthday. At midnight, her college sweetheart greeted her a happy birthday, then asked her to be his wife.
It was a simple and intimate way to go, but the how wasn’t really as important as the answer.
“The manner the man proposes doesn’t really matter—the feeling remains the same,” she said.
THELOOK
Jane says that her eyes are her most complimented feature, so she wanted to highlight them for the big day.
Makeup artist Chinky Tanjangco agreed that the eyes were to be the hero of the look.
“Jane has beautiful eyes and I wanted to highlight that feature. So, I created a bronze smokey eye and kept the rest of the makeup soft and clean. I balanced her look with highlighter to keep the base fresh and natural-looking, which is a must for bridal makeup. Her lips are also nice, but to not take away from the smokey eye, I chose a nude shade for her lips.”
For the hair, Chinky opted for soft waves that complimented Jane’s hair length.
“I was surprised to find out that having that minimal bronze effect would look good! But all in all, it was a makeup look I think I’d love to get on my wedding day,” shares Jane.