Behind the Scenes: Wendy Beauty Shoot

Hey everyone! Last month I worked on a shoot and created this simple smokey eye look for my model Wendy. The Smokey Eye is one of my favorite looks to do on clients. There are many ways to pull it off but the key to this look is the blending. Whether you use black, midnight blue, plum, or a dark emerald green as your base shadow, the colors should be blended to the point of not being able to see when one color begins and the other ends.

In this particular look, I used a dark gray soft shimmer shadow as her base color and blended it with a matte brown shadow about two shades darker than her skin tone in the crease. I also added lash extensions and shaded her brows to finish the eye look. I contoured her face with cream foundations to highlight her complexion and define her cheekbones. Lastly, on the lips I used a nude demi-matte (slightly glossy) lipstick to keep it simple. Here's the finished look:

And as usual a few candid shots from my phone:

Brushes!

Give a girl the right brushes, and she can conquer the world. :-)

Behind the Scenes: Ashley Beauty Shoot

Another shoot I worked on just last month. Ashley, the model, is such a chameleon! I'm convinced should could pull off any look. Sweet face without the makeup but can effortlessly transform into edgy chic. 

For this shoot I wanted BOLD, but not so bold that it would take away from Ashley's gorgeous greenish gray eyes and natural beauty. So I started by sharply filling in Ashley's brows with a dark brown powder. I defined the eye by sweeping a light flesh color shadow all over the lid, applied a matte black eyeshadow to the outer corners of the eyes and then lightly blended the color diagonally towards the brow bone. I finished the eye with a black liquid liner. On her cheeks I used a peach toned powder blush and swept bronzer through the hollows of her cheeks and across the forehead. The look was completed with a bright yellow lip color and clear gloss. 

A few mobile shots from Ashley's shoot:

   

Behind the Scenes: Bianca Beauty Shoot

Hey everyone!

I recently worked on a shoot with Bianca Tatum. She is the owner of All Dolled Up, a line of individually handcrafted jewelry. For this shoot I wanted to focus on Bianca's eyes and beautiful bronze complexion. So, I went with a deep midnight blue smokey eye to compliment her brown eyes. I kept the skin warm dusting a soft shimmer bronzer in the hollows of her cheeks and across the forehead. Additionally, I used a gold skin finish on her brow bones, cheek bones, and the bridge of her nose to emphasize her skin's natural radiance. Lastly I used a pinky nude demi-matte lipstick on her lips to give a little color but not take the attention away from her eyes. Here's the finished look!

Here are a few Behind the Scenes pics from Bianca's shoot:

Intro

Hey everyone! This is my first post but I have a lot of recent work I have done that I would like to share. The next few posts will be updates from different shoots I have worked on during the month of February. Enjoy!