While
drinking probably the fanciest gin and tonic that I’ve ever ordered, makeup artist
Jigs Mayuga tells me how strong he thinks he is, and why he likes Neil Patrick Harris.
I
have a crush on makeup artist Jigs Mayuga, and he knows it. He is probably one
of the best looking guys that I’ve ever seen! I would tell him about this
before, and always he would look at me with disdain and say “Ano ka ba?! Magtigil
ka nga! Kurutin kita dyan e!” He’s one of the most in demand makeup artists in
the Metro, making sure that actresses like Jennylyn Mercado, Shaina Magdayao,
Maxene Magalona, Bea Alonzo, Cheska Garcia – Kramer, Iza Calzado and more are
looking picture perfect. He’s also being flown in to beautiful places by brides
to be for their special day. He co-hosted a gay-oriented lifestyle show called Out, as well as the makeover show Fashbook. When it comes to making sure
you look and feel beautiful, he is one of the few people to trust.
I’ve
known Jigs for probably more than a decade now, and every photo shoots that we
have done, they all turned out amazing. It’s nice to have finally sat down with
this fitness and CrossFit junkie (he was currently nursing a hurting shoulder when
I met with him but still managed to workout hours before our interview) amidst
his grueling schedule. We met at Las Flores in BGC, and together with his
boyfriend George and madam Audrey, their super adorable and cute Maltipoo, we
drank his drink of choice, Hendricks gin and tonic with rose petals. Don’t let
the aesthetics deceive you; this is one strong drink, strong enough that I wasn’t
able to finish mine and made Jigs finish it.
How
did we meet?
Jigs’ version
We
met when you were still in Pulp Magazine. It was a shoot with Pupil. Basta yung
nakalashes si Ely. Yung peg ata nun A
Clockwork Orange. Hindi ba ikaw yun?! Di ba nag Pulp ka rin?
My version
Good
try, Jigs, yes, I was with Pulp Magazine for at least 5 years, but my
recollection of our very first meeting was when I was already working in BURN
Magazine. We did a cover shoot with 6Cycle Mind, and I booked him as their
makeup artist, from there we started working on countless shoots already.
Jigs and I taking a selfie during one of our shoots for UNO Magazine
Here's Jigs getting a bit weirded out in one of our shoots. Di mo kinakaya, auntie? Ha ha ha!
During our UNO cover shoot with Bianca Gonzales. Smile and wave!
When
was the last time you ugly cried?
J:
I rarely cry but the last time I ugly cried was probably when I watched The Mistress, yung movie ni Bea Alonzo.
D:
As in ngal ngal ka?
J:
Oo, as in naiyak talaga ako sa movie na yun. Kasi nagalingan talaga ako kay Bea
sa movie na yun tsaka tagos talaga yung message nung movie. Tsaka ang galing
nung pagkakagawa nung movie talaga. I rarely cry in movies and that was a
really good film.
Who
would you rather have an argument with, a guy or a girl?
J:
I’d rather have an argument with a guy kasi my mom has a very strong
personality and I usually butt heads with her, and I would never win. And I’ve
been through arguments with guys and they’re actually easier to resolve, not
that I’m being sexist or anything pero parang guys can easily talk it out, guys
can resolve arguments without being too emotional. My mom can be too emotional
kasi also. I’m coming from that place because I’m also very much like my mom
kasi so when we do butt heads, hindi talaga kami nagkakasundo. George is like
the antithesis of my mom kasi sobra nyang relaxed, so kapag kami yung
nagaargue, hindi nya talaga ako pinapatulan. Quiet lang sha, tsaka very cool
lang sha talaga, which I think is something that I need. It balances me out.
When I’m trying to prove a point kasi I can be very passionate about it.
Who
for you is the perfect gay icon?
J:
Ang dami! I can’t pinpoint just one person kasi being gay in itself, you can’t
really define it so if I pinpoint just one person as a gay icon, it doesn’t
really represent the entire gay community. But I guess for me, one person that
I can relate to and probably I can call a gay icon is Neil Patrick Harris. For
me, yung pagiging gay nya is parang “matter of fact”. He is openly gay, but the
way he is living his life, and the way he’s been dealing with his career
throughout the years is parang “I’m an actor!” so he still plays mostly
straight roles. He’s very effective at it because he’s a really good actor.
Unlike in the 90s, where the likes of Rupert Everett came out, na typecast sila
sa mga gay roles. Parang nagiba narin how Hollywood views LGBT actors narin in
the sense that if you’re gay, you can still actually be an effective actor and
you’re not necessarily be typecasted as somebody who can just play a gay character.
What
three songs you can’t resist dancing to?
J:
That’s hard! Ang dami e! "Rock Your Body" ni Justin Timberlake, "Rude Boy" ni
Rihanna, tsaka "Jump" ni Madonna.
How
do you cheer yourself up when you’re sad?
J:
I workout. Di kailangan matagal, dapat lang intense para talagang distracted ka
para machannel mo yung sadness mo or yung aggression mo into something
productive.
What
food do you wish you can eat everyday that you won’t get fat?
J:
Burgers. Ayan talaga madaling sagutin yan. Pwede ako kumain ng burger araw araw
kung gusto ko. Kahit anung burger yan, papatulan ko yan, pero kapag sobrang
chaka nung burger, sobra akong nadidisappoint. If there’s a new place and
there’s a burger, I’d probably order the burger.
How
strong are You?
J:
Physically? From a scale of 1 to 10? Siguro an 8. I’m not as strong as the more
experienced CrossFit athletes but I think in a short span of time, I think
I’ve become one of the stronger people in the box. I can press about 195lbs,
pero magaang pa yun ha!
Why
is Hendricks gin and tonic with rose petals your favorite
drink?
J: It’s simple, it’s clean. There’s a
hint of floral in it but I usually just like very clean drinks like vodka
tonic, gin tonic, light beer, basta anything that’s watery and not too sweet, I
like.
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