Trained, Academy of Freelance Makeup (AOFM) London
Alumna, Australian College of Hair Design and Beauty Manila
Makeup Instructor, Australian College of Hair Design and Beauty Manila (2018)
Trained, HD Makeup Studio & Academy
Makeup Artist est. 2013 Joy Benamera started her career as a corporate employee right after graduating from Miriam College (formerly Maryknoll) as an Investment Banker in Deut
sche Knowledge Services Pte. After a year, she decided to take a different path and took up makeup courses such as HD Beauty and Fashion Makeup, Bridal and Fashion Hairstyling Course, and Pro Airbrush Makeup Course in HD Makeup Academy in Ortigas under mentors who are trained in Cinema Makeup School, Los Angeles California. Through her active years in the make up industry, she continues to hone her skills through advanced proper education while simultaneously managing her bridal makeup business. She took a Diploma of Specialist Makeup Services in Australian College of Hair Design and Beauty Manila to add specialised makeup on her skill set such as Period Makeup, Theatrical Makeup, Makeup Continuity for Film and TV, Special Effects, and Prosthetics to name a few. The diploma also serves as a license to work as a professional makeup artist internationally and cater to a bigger clientele globally. To gain knowledge on how to work as a freelance makeup artist internationally, she enrolled at Academy of Freelance Makeup Artist in London and took a certificate course in Professional Makeup and Hairstyling. She learned a variety of skills on other fields of makeup artistry such as working with textures, avante garde, and body painting to name a few, and insights on fashion industry, commercial and advertising, and catwalk. Apart from being a makeup artist, she also works at a chemical trading company on the side that sells products such as plaster of paris, food grade rubber for life casting, gold leaf, and IPA which she also uses on her makeup projects. She is a Bridal Makeup Artist currently based in Manila. Other than this website, her portfolio, mainly focused on bridal make up clients, may be viewed in Facebook and Instagram.