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So what’s up with Jolina’s edgier and hotter hairdo? Is an image change underway? There’s actually more to her drastic cut than it looks!
So what’s up with Jolina’s edgier and hotter hairdo? Is an image change underway? There’s actually more to her drastic cut than it looks! Text by Jillian Q. Gatcheco.
Jolina’s new ‘do
So what’s up with Jolina’s edgier and hotter hairdo? Is an image change underway? There’s actually more to her drastic cut than it looks!
“Nauna na rin siguro ‘yung gusto kong maiba. Kung baga lagi na lang siguro iniisip ng mga tao na predictable na ako, na ganiyan na naman buhok niyan, (na) hindi naman niya kaya magpagupit, e! Gusto kong i-prove sa kanila na hindi nakakatakot magpagupit, kasi marami ka pa ring maaayos kahit maiksi buhok mo. And besides, ang dami nang hair extensions! Ang dali-dali. At para na rin may mapuntahan ‘yung buhok at maging meaningful ang aking pagpapagupit, gumawa na ako ng project na alam kong makakatulong.”
This project involves collecting hair from salons and making them into wigs for cancer patients.
“Lahat ng mga gusto magpagupit (ng more than 10 inches), gusto ko ibigay nila sa akin ‘yung hair. Sinabi ko na ito sa SOP at saka sa Unang Hirit. Kasi ibibigay ko ‘yung hair sa gagawa ng wig for cancer patients. Tapos makiki-tie up ako sa mga parlors. Siguro kahit tatlong parlors lang, kasi baka sabihin, feeling na ako! Pero mga tatlo or hanggang five, maximum na yung five. Makikiusap (ako) na ‘yung mga nagpapagupit, hihingin ko na lang ‘yung buhok nila. Kasi may mga nagte-text na rin sa akin na ano tawag sa hair na ito, dahil gusto (rin nila) magpagupit ng ganito. So tinatanong ko kaagad, ‘Mahaba ba ‘yung gugupitin?’ (Kasi) akin na lang. Ibibigay ko nga.”
Jolina has yet to find an organization that could use the wigs, but she says that it would most probably be the GMA Kapuso Foundation. “Pero ang kailangan kong hanapin talaga ‘yung gumagawa ng (wigs). Mayroon pala talagang special wig para sa mga cancer patients. Tapos tinatanong ko kung pwede mga five inches lang. At least daw 10. Kasi mahirap pala ‘yun. Kung five, baka walang matira,” she says.
18 years in the business
Jolina, or “Jolens” to her fans, seems to never get out of the spotlight ever since she started acting 18 years ago. She shares that after all her good and bad showbiz experiences, she has definitely grown as a person and as an artist. “Masasabi kong tingin ko nag-grow na talaga ako (dahil) pag may mga intriga, natatawa na lang ako. Kasi dati, dinadamdam ko talaga. Nagkaroon dati, nagkulong talaga ako sa kwarto, ayoko nang lumabas! Sabi ko, ‘Bakit ganoon? Nasaktan ako!’ Pero ngayon, for 18 years na nandito ako sa showbiz, ang dami ko na ring naging friends, (nakakita na ako ng iba’t-ibang klase ng ugali ng tao), at tingin ko, kaya ko nang i-handle.”
She adds, “Parang napagdaanan ko na lahat. Not siguro lahat, kasi alam ko marami pa akong pagdadaanan, pero sa nangyayari sa akin ngayon, masaya na ako. Okay ako, happy ako. Nakapundar na (rin) ako ng iba’t-ibang bagay. So tingin, ko, talagang nag-grow na ako dito.”
The kikay businesswoman
One of Jolina’s investments is Jolina’s Fashion Gallery, her fashion boutique which has branched into an estimated 11 stores nationwide and in the U.S. (in West Covina, California).
Jolina’s Fashion Gallery sells knick knacks and accessories that the actress/singer personally designed and popularized in her TV and movie appearances.
Jolina’s business sprung from her one-of-a-kind, almost daring fashion sense which became a hit with her large following. Although Jolina’s style has considerably matured through the years, she still admits to being a full-fledged fashionista as she spills her fashion must-haves to iGMA:
1. “Kailangan may bag, siyempre. Kasi kapag walang bag, pakiramdam ko, para akong nakahubad!”
2. “Kailangan nandiyan ang kikay kit. Siyempre kailangan ng lipstick dahil ako ay isang pale na tao. At powder. At konting blush on.”
3. “Earrings. Ayokong-ayoko na nawawalan ako ng earrings. Kasi pakiramdam ko, parang kailangan lagi sa girls ‘yun.”
4. “Shoes. Siyempre, tine-terno pa rin ‘yan sa damit, hindi basta kung ano na lang. Ako, lagi lang ako naka-rubber shoes, e. Kung hindi rubber shoes, sandals. Depende. Minsan, saka lang ako nagaayos kapag may mga show.”
5. “Kailangan mayroon kayo laging Benetint sa mga bag!”
6. “Watch. Kailangan kasama lagi. Kahit siguro walang bracelet or walang ring. ‘Yung kwintas, optional!”
7. “Tapos siguro sa bag, lagi kailangang (may) pang-ipit (sa buhok). Kahit mapa-long hair or short hair. Kahit clip lang. Para naman kung gusto mong magpa-cute kung kanino man, (di ba)?”
What’s next for Jolina?
Aside from being a regular co-host in Unang Hirit , SOP, and the just aired StarStruck 4 Jolina has her hands full with a fabulous love life.
Jolina’s lucky guy is Bebong Muñoz, a Filipino lawyer who used to practice in the U.S. “Well, busy rin, kasi ‘yung boyfriend ko, tatakbo (sa eleksyon), e. So sasamahan ko siya, parang ‘yung support na ibinigay niya, (ibabalik ko). Kasi ‘yung support na ibinigay niya sa akin, ‘yung sacrifice na ginawa niya na pinagpalit niya ‘yung trabaho niya (abroad) para makasama lang ako, parang in return, siyempre, tulungan kaming dalawa. Sabi nga niya, parang na-discover namin na hindi lang kami (mag-boyfriend), parang magkatropa kami! ‘Tropa tayo, di ba? Tulungan tayo!’
And that’s not all, do not forget that Jolina is also a recording artist! “Pino-promote ko pa rin album ko (Tuloy Pa Rin Ang Awit, under GMA Records). Kasi may mga malls pa rin na gusto pa rin ng album promotion.”
When asked if she is planning to make another album, she answered, “Depending sa plan ng GMA records e. Pero nasa second single pa nga lang ako, nakakaisip na ako ng next concept para doon sa album!” Although Jolina has yet to write her own songs, she personally designs and conceptualizes her albums’ images and covers.
This was just a sneak peek on what Jolens is up to. But we’ll never know for sure; she might just change her mind again and prove to us that she’s as unpredictable as her new hairdo! While waiting for her next move, catch her Sunday to Friday as she co-hosts
StarStruck 4: the Next Level.
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