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Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Paolo Ballesteros Featured in Cosmopolitan US

Image courtesy of Instagram: pochoy_29


Via ONTD today, a bizarrely amazing Instagram collection of celebrity makeup transformations — all very heavy on the nose contouring, but to each, their own; I can't even use eyeliner without weeping wildly. They're the work of Filipino actor and TV host Paolo Ballesteros, whose Instagram feed is an entertaining mix of photos of his travels, his cat (more on this later), his daughter Keira, and his mad makeup skills. Above, he's pictured as Katy Perry and the resemblance is quite uncanny, though maybe such a brightly colored wig is cheating a little bit.

Below, 10 more of his transformations — make a little guessing game of it, as one or two are, well, less obvious than you might expect:

Taylor Swift

Rihanna

J.Law, when she had her tight pixie cut earlier this year.

Tyra Banks, but with freckles. (And a dubious lace front.)

Julia Roberts, circa Pretty Woman. This is actually pretty good when you look at it for a while.

OK, the bottom right photo gives it away. Also, the heavy contouring does. It's Kim Kardashian. It could also be Kourtney though.

Megan Fox

Beyoncé! Although less "Crazy in Love" and more "Crazy Amount of Foundation."

The Devil Wears Prada HBIC Miranda Priestly, but no, that's not quite all ...

Because there's this, the stuff of nightmares:

It's Anne Hathaway, but she's possessed. Probably.

And while this is not a makeup transformation, there's a cute cat pictured here. That's always nice, particularly after the previous photo:

Images courtesy of Instagram: pochoy_29

66 comments:

  1. Ikaw na talaga, Paolo Ballesteros! :)

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  2. Bravo! Happy for you Paolo :)

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  3. I knew it, sooner or later mapapansin siya internationally. He's really talented; using his own face as his canvas.

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  4. Deserve naman ni Pao ma-feature jan! He's so talented

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  5. wow! congrats!..ikaw na paolo!..ang husay mu! mabuti at ang talent mung yan..naging tatak mu at iyung.iyo lng!

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  6. wow!!!!!! it's about time na makita ng buong mundo ang talent ni paolo!!! nkka tuwa!

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  7. I love paolo!! Hahahaha

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  8. Ang toroy!!!! Sayang di na feature yung looks nya as mariah and angelina. Congrats naman kay paolo!!

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  9. This guy deserves more exposure!! Go go go

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  10. ang galing ni pochoy! good job, paolo! :)

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  11. Ang taray! Napansin ang kakaibang talent!

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  12. apo ka nga ni Amorsolo...though iba nga lang ang medium mo. congrats pao!

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  13. And to think na color blind pala sya ha. That is just amazing.

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  14. Natawa naman ako na may backhanded compliment pa yung writer sa Anne Hathaway ni makeup transformation ni Paolo. Ang hirap naman kasi i-replicate ng mala-anime na mata nun. LOL!

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    1. Oo nga kaya ginawang comedy na lang ni Pao lol

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  15. Apo siya sa tuhod ni Amorsolo kaya magaling syang mag pinta. Ang galing nakuha nya yung talent ng lolo nya :)

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  16. Grabe ang galing nya mag contour. So talented!

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  17. I love you, Pao!!!

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  18. Kawawa naman yung skin niya sa dami at kapal ng make-up.

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  19. he is really talented! congrats!

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  20. Natawa ako during his interview with Jessica Soho, na-question ung orientation nya and he took it in stride. Instead of an abject denial, he just acknowledge na people are asking, answered somewhat vaguely, and then moved on with such grace na parang mahihiya tuloy yung mga nay-sayer nya.

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  21. congrats kuya pao! naguumapaw ang talent mu! :)

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  22. Naks! Bongga! I love the last part. LOL

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  23. Sana malaman ito ng malacaniang for a big recognition of paolo as first being g na napabilang sa hollywood.

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    1. ayan na naman tayo... hehehehe

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    2. Malacanang?! ANG OA MO TEH! Hahaha

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    3. Wag na natin idamay ang Malacanang at si Pinoy dito, dagdag publicity sa kanya yon, Let the showbiz industry to acknowledge Pao's talent.

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  24. B ba sya or magaling lng talaga sya mag make up?sorry di ako nanunood sa ch7.

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    1. manuod ka ng eat bulaga para maiba ang mundo mo

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    2. Kahit hindi ka nanunuod ng cahnnel 7 im sure naman may google ka di ba! Minsan nagtata**a ta**ahan na lang yung iba eh

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    3. dahil hindi ka marunong mag surf at fantard ka, laos ka tuloy sa balita.

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    4. magaling talaga si paolo kasi may dugong artist siya. apo lang naman siya ni amorsolo. di naman niya directly inaaming B siya pero may daughter na siya, sorry din kasi di ako nanood sa channel 2, nakikibalita na lang ako sa kanila thru the internet.

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  25. Deserve na deserve naman kasi talaga!

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  26. Is it just me or may pagka sarcastic yung writer ng article?

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    1. Yes, medyo sarcastic and rude ang dating. Straight forward ang Americans when it comes to giving judgment, sa kanila wala lang yon, pero sa atin na may pagka-sensitive, we sometimes take it as an insult.

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  27. Nararamdaman ko na ang papalapit na commercial "we're proud of you, kapuso!" Hahaha hahaha

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  28. Pati sana yung transformation niya kay miley cyrus.. kudos pao! galing!

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  29. funny yung article. congrats paolo!

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  30. may anak siya? totoo?

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  31. I'm a fan! Galing ni Pochoy talaga!!

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  32. Pero san galing ang mga wig??

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  33. Na feature din sya sa yahoo news feeds as of this morning.

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  34. I love you paolo!! Haha

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  35. Congrats Paolo Ballesteros. Proud fan here. I have already noticed your great talent every time Eat Bulaga features gayagaya celebrity. Now you are reaping recognition because of it & no less than in Hollywood pa. Hindi pilit but spontaneous. Go Paolo!

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  36. Na feature din sya sa news feed ng yahoo today.

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  37. Obviouse Naman na photoshopped Yung mga pix

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    1. They are not. And spell obvious hehe

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  38. Finally walang nega comments sa fp nkkastress na kasi yun!!! Congrstz paulo

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    1. may nega. nag iisa lang sya. yung fantard ng abs na hindi marunong mag channel surfing.

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    2. Hindi naman yun nega. You just chose to take it negatively kasi ikaw tong kapuso fantard

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  39. He has a huge international following sa drag community. Meron pa nga mga YouTube montage ng mga fantasy series in Paolo uploaded by a foreign fan ( British ata). Napansin din sya ni Alan Cumming before. Galing nya mag makeup. At ang ganda ng junakis nya.

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  40. Meh daughter pla siya?

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