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Barbi Chan: A make-up mentor
Published January 1, 1970 8:00 AM PHT
Updated October 21, 2020 8:21 PM PHT
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Showbiz NewsMeet Barbi Chan, make-up expert extraordinaire who will help mold the faces of the new generation of stars.
You've got the acting chops, the singing prowess, and the moves of a new dance idol—pero without a face to go along with the talent, mahihirapan ka pa ring sumikat. And this is where make-up expert Barbi Chan comes in, to help mold the faces of the new generation of stars. Text by Jason John S. Lim. Photos provided by GMA Network.
"Lahat [ng tao] sinasabi [that] doing make-up, putting on make-up is a talent. It's not actually a talent—it's a skill. And skill can be practiced, can be developed."
Unlike Douglas Nierras, Jai Sabas-Aracama, and Gina Alajar, Barbi Chan will not be honing talent with her mentoring. Her mission: to make sure that when the new batch of StarStruck hopefuls leave the competition, they know how to make themselves look good.
Miss Barbi tells us during the interview that she sees StarStruck as a school for personality development. She explains that the kids will be coming in only armed with what they already know, and the perception of show business acquired as a viewer—as someone from the outside. And this season, the mentors will definitely be taking them through a crash course of what showbiz is—and how they can fit themselves in.
"'Yung mentors kasi will be the ones to mold them into the performers, the persons they will be in the future," dagdag pa ni Miss Barbi. And unlike in previous batches where mentors come and go, StarStruck V's fifteen weeks of mentoring will, according to Miss Barbi, save the kids a lot of time.
She tells us, "Coming from a professional point of view, lalampasan na nila 'yung mga trial and error."
With regards to make-up, with the way the new batch will be seen physically, Miss Barbie says it will not just save them time, but money and confidence as well: "Hindi na mag-e-experiment ['yung mga bata], malalampasan na nila 'yung mga criticisms, 'yung mga pintas ng ibang tao—malalampasan na nila 'yung gumastos ng marami for nothing. Diretso na kaagad siya: 'Ito 'yung look na bagay sa 'yo; let's do it.'"
To properly do her job, though, Miss Barbi is looking for patience and a willingness to learn in the aspiring artistas that she will be handling.
"Kasi kung walang patience and the willingness to learn, wala tayong mararating."
Sa fans ng StarStruck, at sa mga nanood nito since the first batch, hindi na bago si Miss Barbi sa mga mata nila. Kaya naman si Miss Barbi, hindi na rin bago sa mga puwedeng mangyari at makaharap niya sa competition na ito.
"Nag-guest na ako so many times to teach make-up—talagang mga bata [ang makakaharap] eh." And she says that as a mentor, she has to impart to these teens the importance of grooming one's self. As an artista, ika nga niya, you cannot go out looking like you've just woken up. "Because people will always comment on how you look like—and you're a public figure, whether you like it or not."
"Once you join this competition, you don't have a private life anymore. So it is your responsibility na 'pag lumabas ka dapat ng bahay mo, you have to look at least presentable," diin niya.
