BRIDAL EPISODE #5 - MUSLIM BEAUTY

Hi Hi!

Today I had so much fun with this bridal party in San Juan.  They contacted me over a couple mths ago based on another wedding I had done for a Muslim Bride (you can check back my earlier posts for it) and they were impressed with the simplicty and flawless look I gave her.

I didn't do a trial so I wasn't sure what I was going to meet but was glad that they all had somewhat good skin and were so excited to get airbrush makeup done.  A couple of them inclusive of the bride had sensitive skin so I was extra careful to ensure that the products were properly sanitized prior and after application for each of them.  All they asked for was a little drama on the eyes and definite liner to accentuate.  I used OCC Airbrush Makeup and Coastal Scents eyeshadow and Ben Nye Fireworks Wheel to highlight.

The tranformations were subtle but effective for each of them but not everyone wanted to take out Before Pics...that 's ok though, the Afters were great!

The bride is in white ( of course) & gold.  Just Beautiful!

GRAD MAKEUP! GRAD MAKEUP! GRAD MAKEUP!

Hi Guys!

I'm baaack blogging and I know it took awhile but I was really busy every weekend and today was the first time since my last blog that I could take the time to actually write something for you readers.

Well as per the obvious, graduation time is upon us and I have done a couple grads but I have a really good pic to show you the transformation I had done to one of my clients, Samantha...

I took liberties here to make the makeup look fresh, flawless & also fun.  The most fun for me was the eyes, of course.

Her makeup was airbrushed with TEMPTUPRO S/B as she had serious acne scarring so I wanted complete coverage and I know that this brand could do that...Contouring was applied but remained soft as she was transitioning from afternoon into evening and I didn't want to go overboard as per her age as well.

Her eyes were also shaped and contoured starting with the eyebrows (wow! lol) and I used two eyeliners under the eye with complimentary colors - bright green & purple but the second color is not coming up too well in this pic.  Believe me though, the color combo was stunning!!  I just winged up the shimmery eyeshadow and made sure the double under-eye liners followed suit.

Check them out below and enjoy!!!

WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T HAVE FUN WITH COLOR?

Hi Hi!

I had a hectic Saturday as I was asked by my favorite girls to do their makeup starting from early in the morning.  They each have a penchant for being asked to be part of some wedding - either through coordination or designing the outfits, they are very popular as they are sweet!  So, they told me that they wanted to look 'hot' or as Tyra Banks says it 'fierce'.

Although four of them requested makeup, I got really great pics with two of them and only one was actually part of the bridal party, Angel.  With her, she has acne scarring so I had to use TemptuPro S/B Makeup on her and I also included the Airbrows and DINAIR Eyeshadow to complement the outfit.

I chose a jewelled turquoise eyeshadow tone and eye contour color to complement the orange in the dress (which she made by the way!) and bring shape to they eye.  I also added pink hued lipgloss to tie the look together.

With her sister, Crystal, she always asks for contouring on her nose, but I also wanted to include some sea colors on her and show that dark skin shouldn't shy away from them.

The colours on her were from coastal scents which were a mixture between aqua blue and violet.  I contoured her eyes with a dark violet to give some depth and as she has small eyes, rimmed the entire with the mixed colors (inner corners - lighter blue and outer corners - indigo blue).

Sufficit to say that these were my best pics considering they were rushing out the door.

Who says you can't have fun with color?  If in doubt, pick up a Color Wheel and look for the color you like and then check it for a color that will complement it.  The idea is to emphasise each color and add to the overall vibrancy and not look too 'matchy-matchy'.

I have some other blogs to do on another bride I did today and an upcoming 'Makeup Lookbook Series' which will detail step by step with text how to do eye looks.

So until then, laterz!