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This is an excerpt from July 2026 Main Beauty
Welcome, one and all, to Twinkle Town—a place where dreams are stitched from stardust and every wish takes center stage. Tonight’s performance stars beauty at its most spectacular, shining as brightly before an empty house as it would before a thousand admirers. Now, take your places. The curtain is about to rise in 5… 4… 3… 2… 1…
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ACT 01: STARGIRL
Star so far, star so bright, Dotting the meadows of the darkened night, Shine on with your little light, A beauty that twinkles like a celestite.
ACT 02: RISING ACT
Ever beaming, ever bright, My curious eyes look for you every night, Praying that I will never lose sight, Though storms may hide your shining light.
ACT 03: DREAM ROLE
Star beyond the meadow’s sight, A star that twinkles with its little light, Will you make my wish come true tonight? I wish to be a star like you, with all my might.
ACT 04: GHOST LIGHT
Take my ribbon, take my kite, Take my voice, if you think it right, Only let me borrow your beaming light, Even just for one short night.
Photographed by GENIO FRONDOZA. Art Direction by CLARE MAGNO. Produced by THESSMAR LECTURA. Multimedia Artist TROY NONATO. Makeup by KENRIC CARPIO. Hair by GAB VILLEGAS. Styling by ANGELO VASALLO. Model RENEÉ HARTSHORNE of MONARQ AGENCY. Photography assistant JOHN LIM. Styling assistant SYNK FRANCO. Set design by ARJ MADARANG. Nails by VALERIE SEVILLANO of LAVISH AVENUE MANILA. Shot on location STUDIO IKWAME
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“The Stage of the Self: Who Are We Performing Beauty For?” is a beauty editorial in MEGA’s July 2026 issue exploring performance and self-presentation through a four-part poetic structure, photographed by Genio Frondoza with styling by Angelo Vasallo.
The editorial was photographed by Genio Frondoza, with art direction by Clare Magno, styling by Angelo Vasallo, makeup by Kenric Carpio, and hair by Gab Villegas, produced by Thessmar Lectura for MEGA’s July 2026 issue.
The editorial features model Reneé Hartshorne of Monarq Agency, shot on location at Studio Ikwame, with set design by Arj Madarang and nail styling by Valerie Sevillano of Lavish Avenue Manila.
MEGA’s July 2026 issue, which includes “The Stage of the Self” beauty editorial, is available digitally through Readly, Magzter, Press Reader, and Zinio.
The editorial examines beauty as performance, asking whether self-presentation holds the same value whether seen by an audience or no one at all — framed through a theatrical, four-act poetic structure titled Stargirl, Rising Act, Dream Role, and Ghost Light.
