Liz & Bee Boutique

Did some beauty work for Liz & Bee Boutique's site launch. The online boutique features clothing and accessory items at an affordable price. You can definitely score some cute, trendy items here http://www.lizandbeeboutique.com. Here's a shot of the look I did on the owners:

Brink Magazine

Cool news! One of the shots from my shoot with Jessica Castro was featured in StreetStyle for Brink Magazine. Check it...

Jessica Castro Shoot

Recent work with Photographer Jessica Castro

Down Among The Saints

Work with Canadian Photographer Amanda Lynn Jurie | Model Becca Burleigh

Tribal Series Part 3

I was happy to work with one of my favorite photographers, Isaiah C. Harold, once again for another addition to my tribal series. I kept model Mink's look very clean yet edgy. Using a cream color base I put a generous amount of color on her eyelids and made the eyes a little more exaggerated with a bold cut crease. Hope you love these shots are much as I do...

And here are a couple of BTS snapshots:

POW!

MOD Shoot

I believe in another post I professed my love for vintage glam...let me reiterate this. With this look featuring model Lydia, I wanted to focus on one of my favorite elements of the 60s/70s era...luscious lashes! I clumped together individual faux lashes and placed them on her top and bottom row. The further bring out the eye look, I used a matter black shadow to create a larger eye crease. I kept the lips nude to complete this look.

Tribal Series Part 2

Part 2 of my Tribal Series features a gorgeous Sudanese model, Abuk. She was such a doll to work with and had one of the most beautiful complexions I've ever worked with. For her look I played with pops of color and subtle accents of gold as an extended liner and lip color. Again, like Part 1 of this series, you can purchase her gorgeous necklace from LMR. Hope you enjoy!

New Work: Tribal Series (Part 1)

 Hey everyone! Check out some of my recent "tribal themed" work. In both shoots the AMAZING custom neckpieces were sponsored by my buddies over at LMR Collective.

For the first model, Lydia, I wanted to play with different textures and pops of color. On her eyelids I used a charcoal shadow but used a "wet technique" to give it that sleek and polished look. I added feather lashes on the top and bundled individual lashes to the bottom row. I finished off this look with a beautiful vibrant orange lip color and a little clear gloss.

And here's a few BTS pics:

Behind the Scenes: Beauty Shoot with Photographer Angelo Byrd

Greeting everyone!

This will be a short and sweet post. I recently worked with the amazing photographer Angelo Byrd and model Kirstie. I definitely wanted to emphasize Kirstie's gorgeous eyes for her look. I filled in the brows with a dark brown pencil, roughly, to give it a very natural feel. After applying a little base to the eyelid, I used a matte brown eyeshadow all over the lid and blended it from the inner corner of the eye up to the inner brow bone.

Lots of powder shimmer was used to highlight Kirstie's flawless complexion. I only used bronzer on her cheeks. Lastly a baby pink lipstick was used to add a pop of color. Perfect for summer!

And of course I have my behind the scenes shots from my phone:

Enjoy!

Behind The Scenes: Shoot with Photographer Isaiah Harold

Recently I collaborated with celeb photog Isaiah Harold and what can I say about this shoot? AMAZING. Great work with a fabulous team!

Model: Katee Lee
Wardrobe: Noelle Leisure
Hair: Kim Willis

Let's get started with Katee's first look:

Noelle provided an amazing wardrobe for this shoot! The first look gave me a sort of retro pop feel, so I went with a bold eye and a bubble gum pink lip. Katee had great lashes to begin with, so no false lashes were added to this look so that the detail of the eye look would show through. I filled in her brows with a dark brow pencil to add a little more power to the look.

Next...
Oh how I LOVED look #2. Only slight adjustments were made to this look. The hair and wardrobe gave me everything! Take a look:

Close up crop:

For this look I added purple liner underneath the eyes and a little bright pic shadow to the lid. The pink lip was switched to a simple nude with clear gloss on top. And for POP...a hot pink blush was added to the apples of her cheeks.

3rd look:

 A close up snapshot from my phone:

For this look, I went with a wet smokey eye using black shadow. I added flesh colored liner on her water line to open the eyes up a bit more while still lining the bottom line with a black pencil. The cheeks were left pretty clean, just a little bronzer was added. A great highlighter was the key in Katee's glowing skin.

More pics from this shoot are in the gallery. Here's a few more BTS pics I snapped on my phone:

Enjoy!

Vintage Glam Shoot

I had the pleasure of working with Photographer Shenique Green on a vintage glam themed shoot. For the makeup I went with a dark romantic look that really went well with the elegance of the wardrobe.

Here's the breakdown:

Eyes: On Pascale I used a charcoal gray shimmer eye shadow all over the lid and defined the crease with a deeply pigmented black eyeshadow. I also used a chestnut brown eyeshadow to help blend the colors into the crease. I used a champagne colored pigment on the brow bone to give a beautiful highlight.

Lips: The lips were simple. I used a black liquid lip color...no gloss. I also used concealer around the outside of the lips to create a sharper lip line.

Face: I love working with cream foundations. I used a cream foundation stick on both models that gave a really nice dewy finish. I contoured the face with darker and lighter shades of cream foundation as well. A burgundy powder blush was used on the apples of the cheeks and blended back into the cheek bones.

On Gracie, I first covered the eyelid with a nude base and applied a very soft pink loose pigment on top. I added glitter cream on top of the pink pigment and defined the crease with a charcoal colored eyeshadow.

A few more candid shots from the shoot:

 

 

Final Image:

Enjoy!