Even though her grueling taping schedule for Ang Probinsyano leaves Yassi Pressman with almost zero sleep, the 21-year-old actress is never under the weather. During our February cover shoot, Yassi was never too tired to pose, crack a joke, or even sing; she never frowned and never said no to anything (not even to putting tulle over her face like it's a mosquito net). She was also so genuinely herself all the time with an infectious positive attitude—one of the biggest reasons why she's perfect for our "Love Yourself" issue.
Here's a peek at what happened behind the scenes with the girl who's so full of sunshine:
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The concept for the shoot is barely-there makeup. Makeup artist Jake Galvez simply enhanced Yassi's skin complexion and made sure to strobe, strobe, strobe!
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All hands on Yas!
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For the first few layouts, we tried a braided faux hawk with beauty waves.
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We had Yassi wear a custom Preview sweatshirt under a dreamy tulle dress by Angel Ong.
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IMAGE Kim Wee Ebol
When we asked Yassi to get on the floor to pose, she happily obliged.
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IMAGE Kim Wee Ebol
Face check. (Although she didn't need to, TBH.)
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IMAGE Kim Wee Ebol
We put Yassi's dancing skills to the test and asked her to twirl and do various arm and hand gestures.
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We changed her look up with glossy lids for the second half of the shoot.
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Building those brows even more!
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Hair stylist Gerald Magtibay upgrades her braids with a textured updo and more weaving.
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Our Associate Fashion Editor Loris Peña worked with young designers for our cover story. This look that made it to the cover features a Topshop plain tee and tulle top and skirt from Con Cordeta.
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Photographer Koji Arboleda shows us some of his photos in between layouts. This is his first Preview cover, too, by the way!
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A better look at Yassi's intricate braided updo!
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Yassi apparently loves kids and was so happy that our EIC Isha Valles' son Julian paid us a visit on the set.
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Even more tulle!
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"This makes me feel like a fish!" Yassi jokes.
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Watch our for our exclusive BTS reel with Yassi!
Download our February 2017 issue now via the Buqo app here.
