Bridal makeup | Consultation

 

Monday I had the pleasure of working with this sweet bride to be! She was such a doll and seemed as though she waited on Mr. Right! She had such a great personality and brought her Mom along as well who was just as sweet.

She had some pics to show me that she had pinned to Pintrest. I have a lot of brides who seem to pin their inspiration looks there. The look she showed me on Pintrest had mainly gold on the lid. She also showed me different lip looks she wanted. She didn't want a bold lip but some pink. I will insert a pic of the first look we did with the gold.

After seeing the gold it wasn't quite what she thought it would be and I had showed her several different golds to choose from, including some from all of the Urban Decay Naked palettes. She wanted to add some mauve/pink to the gold. I showed her Buzz from the Naked 3 palette and she said that was it! We added it to the outer V, half of the lid and to deepen it some I added Bitten by Makeup Geek and she loved it! She also loved the lip choice. I used Cocomo lip liner by Milani and MAC's Please Me lipstick. It was the perfect pink nude pout! I like to pick lip colors for my brides I can purchase to add to their touch up kits if need be or a lip choice that isn't hard to duplicate or find if they ever wanted to continue to wear the lippie after their wedding.

 

Her Before

The Gold look

The final look

A Happy Bride to Be!!

Here are a list of products I used(per my notes):

 

Highlight eye rice paper/saddle

Embark crease

Gold mac lid

Down brown transition

Nw50(foundation)

Buzz naked 3

Bitten makeup geek...outer v

Coccomo lips

Please me MAC lipstick

213 lashes

Smolder eye liner

Waterproof mascara

Highlight nc50&nc45 set with Carmelo powder by Ben Nye

Improper copper cream base as a highlight

I think the end result says BRIDE!! Lol. Needless to say...Guess what?!.....She booked me on the spot to be her MUA for her wedding!! I will add she was referred by a previous bride from 2013. My last Bride in fact! I look forward to working with her on her special day! I almost forgot...she is also booking me to do her and her Moms hair and possibly a bridesmaid as well! Woohoo!
If you all haven't guessed yet, I love doing brides! I love behind the scenes work but I really enjoy working with Brides! I'm looking forward to bridal season!!

 

Fall/winter Bride

 

I'm a little late posting this beautiful bride. At any rate , I had the pleasure of making over this beautiful bride in October of 2013. I really wanted to wait to get the final pics from my bride but decided to post anyway.

 

Products used:

Foundation: Mac prolong wear concealer in nc50 &nc45

Blush:Mac Raisin

Eyes: (all mac unless other wise stated)... Naked lunch, fig 1, embark and uninterrupted

Lips: jordana lip pencil in coco loco and Varneesh lip gloss by MAC(discontinued)

I set her face using MAC MSF in dark

I also did her hair as well and the hair for mostly everyone in the bridal party. Makeup for her bridal party was done by me and my assistant. My assistant and I had to get through a marathon that was happening that same day but made it happen and got the bride and party finished in time with out a delay on her big day! This was by far one of the best brides I'd ever worked with! All my brides are usually easy to work with but she was definitely a pleasure!

 

More pics of makeup and hair

 

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Juxt or Brill eyelook!

Hi ladies! I try and remember to blog once I've done a video but as usual I forget because I seem to be uploading in a hurry. Anyway here is a look I posted on Instagram the other day and decided to do a tutorial on it.

Products used:

On my nails: Butler Please (Essie)

Face:

Cover girl Queen foundation, Mata Hari blush(NARS) and uninterrupted pro long wear e/s by MAC as a contour.

Lips:

Cork lip liner(MAC), Please me lipstick(MAC), Pet me please lipstick(MAC) and clear lipgloss

Eyes:

Ruby kisses eye primer, painterly paint pot, juxt or brill e/s(not sure..it was depotted), uninterrupted prolong wear e/s, plumage e/s and rice paper e/s.

 

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MAC's Saddle eyeshadow

How I ever overlooked Saddle is beyond me!  I thought I had every neutral shade that MAC owned!  I was watching You Tube a while back and saw someone(actually a couple of gurus) using this eyeshadow as a bridge color.  I looked through my MAC neutral palette and couldn't find it!  Where could it be?  I know I have this color!

Dupe for MAC's "Girl Boy"

For my lovely's who like MAC's "Boy Girl" brow set I have a dupe for you!!  I have all the shades that MAC carry in this brow set.  I like them all and the colors are great!  I have found a cheaper version which I actulally like just as well.

My Favorite MAC eye shadows

I thought today I’d do a blog on some of my favorite MAC eye shadows. Mac eye shadows were some of the first eye shadows that made their way into my kit. Only because of my discount I receive and I had a few personal one’s that I loved!


These eye shadows come in various forms of texture’s and of course colors. Some of my favorite textures are matte formulas. I guess I just really love the consistency it brings forth once creating that smoky eye, that 20’s look, 50’s and 60’s look. With these eye shadows you get really great quality. Below I will post pic’s of just a few of my favorites. I tried to keep my favorites to a minimum but it was hard to do!

Aquadisiac
Ahhh Aquadisiac!! One of the few shades I first bought! I laugh today at the fact that the sales lady said “Add some water to your brush and it goes on really well!” Wow I thought….hmm the water activates it!! Hence the name “Aqua”! But I love to pair this shade up with either expresso or embark. A little really goes a long way!

Carbon

What can I say about carbon! Absolutely a must have color! This is my go to matte black in my kit! Excellent for smoky eyes!! With this matte black you can’t go wrong!!

Coppering

Coppering was a color I saw on one of the sales rep’s for MAC. She appeared to be my complexion and she had it on just right! This is such a velvety color and rich in texture! Once again a must have!

Embark

Can I just say that I love Embark! Embark is such a great shade for WOC for their eyebrows. I also love to use embark in my crease as a crease color for some definition to my hooded lids. Better yet just use embark on the mobile lid, blend out well with just a tad bit of carbon in your outer V and Viola! You have a nice neutral look!

Expresso


Once again a very nice shade for WOC. Just like Embark this makes for a great eyebrow color or crease color!

Rice Paper

Rice Paper is the absolute best highlight for right up under the brow! You can also use it in the corners of the tear duct for just a slight reflection of light to add to any day or night look!

Vex

Vex to me is one of those colors many sleep on. Hey just my opinion. So velvety in texture! It’s richness is pure heaven! I like to pair Vex up with either a matte brown or either carbon or print e/s. It’s a great compliment to a smoky eye or a matte purple as well.

These are just a few of my favorite eye shadows by MAC. There's more but these are some of my main go to eye shadows when in a hurry for a quick everyday look. What are some of your favorite MAC eye shadows?

Skin Care!!

Hi everyone!  I had a few days off from blogging but oh how I do enjoy blogging now.  Hmmm go figure.  I've been wanting to touch on the subject of skin care something that is so important in the makeup field and community

It's a topic I feel is not discussed alot.  I really wanted to do more research and study my facts first before doing this blog but I've been well aware of skin care for many years now.  I learned alot while in cosmetology school and being that some of my class mates sold Mary Kay I really had no choice.  Lol.  I also wound up selling Mary Kay like 3 times!  Anywho I've always been interested in skin care being that growing up I didnt have the best of skin.  I have very sensitive skin and sometimes certain things may cause  me to breakout.  With that being said I do try and take good care of my skin.

Speaking of Mary Kay.  It is a great line for skin care.  It is one of my favorites as far as skin care and not due to the fact that I used to sell it.  Its due to the fact that it does work and leave your skin nice and radiant.  I've since over the years have tried different skin care lines but somehow always find myself still in love with Mark Kay! 

Lately I've been using the green gel cleanser by MAC and I do like it.  For one, using my pro discount its not too expensive for me.  I like the feeling it gives my face after I've used it.  It feels very clean and I feel as though I've removed all traces of makeup, oil  and dirt from my face. 

I've had a conversation wth a coworker and we have a few mua friends in common.  Two of which I would say are very successful in the makeup realm.  Well we are having a discussion one day and she said that one said that mostly new mua's wear a full face  where as mua's who have been doing it for a while are more into skin care.  I thought about what she said and realized most mua's who have been doing makeup for a while really do have nice skin.  Well for the most that I've seen , not all!   They may have on a tad bit of foundation but not to the point where you can tell.  Hey maybe they don't. But honestly  I've always  been into skin care.   I no longer have the bad skin and certain things that I eat that I know will break me out I try and stay away from as well.  Which leads to other issues of the skin which is our diets.  Things like sodas, fried foods, not enough water, chocolates and so much more could lead to skin issues. 

If I have a client who may suffer with acne or skin issues my first question is their water intake.  How much are they getting.  Are they drinking alot of sodas more so more than normal. Depending on the answer is where I will go with the next question and advice for treatment. 

When prepping a client for makeup I always start off with my makeup remover wipes.  I try and cleanse away any excess oil, makeup or dirt from the skin. This is key!  This should be done regardless if they said they washed their face prior to!  Depending on what they used to wash their face it may have left a film on the skin or didnt completely cleanse the face. 

Also depending on the client next I would go in with a toner.  Any brand is good.  I use one by Loreal right now but willing and shopping around for more.  I like to use the toner for clients with acne or a small breakout.  Acne usualy occurs when there is alot of oil to the skin.  The toner can take away the extra oil.

I then proceed with a moisturizer.  Also depending on the skin type I will determine which type of  moisturizer I would use.  Oil Free or a more moisturizing cream moisturizer.  I highly recommend cetaphil. 

The steps I listed above some consider a mini facial.  I consider it a must!  Good skin prep is very important for good makeup!  Plain and simpe! As a Mua I want to have flawless skin without makeup. Yes I have freckles and some moles but thats fine.  I want my skin to be flawless before my makeup is flawless!

If you have any recommendations for a great skin care line feel free to share.  I do hear that Clinique is good as well.  Thanks for stopping by! XOXO