Smoke and sparkle

I loved this look on future bride Denea. We had a glam session in preparation for her engagement photoshoot.. All products listed below

Eyes: 

Groundwork paint pot - MAC 

Saddle e/s - MAC 

embark e/s - MAC 

Carbon e/s - MAC 

Shadowy lady e/s - MAC 

Mayballine infalliable shadow (Java)

Inglot pigment #22 

Wet n' wild glitter 

Black trax gel liner- MAC 

Face: 

Matchmaster 7.0

Graftobian foundation palette

La girl HD concealer 

MIneralize Skinfinish dark 

Cover girl bronzer- ebony bronze 

MAC sheer loose powder nc40 

Lashes: cream lashes 

Lips: a mixture of several lipsticks and revlon lipgloss. 

Super Bowl Sunday - Birthday Glam with Kesha

For this look I kept it soft as I usually do, to give her a very polished look for her birthday and Super Bowl party. 

Product listing:

Brows- spiked MAC

Brow bone highlight- graftobian palette

Eyes- saddle e/s, red brick e/s, melon pigment, reflects gold glitter all MAC 

Liner: black tracks by MAC

Lashes: ice lashes

Lash line: expresso LORAC and #59 e/s by Morphe 

Foundation: 6.0 Matchmaster 

Under eye highlight: graftobian palette

Set: Ben Nye powder palette

Contour: sunpower MAC 

Blush: #39 e/a by morphe 

Highlight on cheek bones: perfectly poised MSF (MAC limited ed.) 

Lips: liner- nude truffle and peekaboo neutral by NYX ... Peachstock l/s MAC and NYX crystal soda lip gloss 

Nose contour: saddle e/s MAC 

Enjoy 

Xoxo

Beyoncé concert!

I got my fav girl ready for the Beyoncé concert today! She wanted a smokey eye, very little highlighting and natural skin. Product listing below...

Prep and prime: I prepped the skin with a gel moisturizer and sephora oil free primer 

Brows: spiked brow pencil, girl boy and show off brow gel (MAC)

Shadow: Lorac pro palette expresso on the lid, red brick by MAC in the crease along with saddle e/s ...the eye looks black because of the flash, but the lid is actually dark brown ... Placed a chocolate brown in the lash line and smudged it with NYX black liner and pencil brush by MAC

Lashes: creme lashes 

Foundation: Matchmaster 5.0 and 6.0 

Powder: set the foundation with med dark MSF by MAC 

Under eye highlight: graftobian palette and banana powder 

Cheek: peach tone from sleek cosmetics 

Contour: dark MSF by MAC

Cheek highlight: whisper of guilt by MAC

Lips: sait Germaine lipgloss by MAC

Enjoy! 

XOXO

A little shimmer.

One of my favorite clients!! She is very supportive and she keeps me cracking up Everytime I do her makeup. Love my Jen. 

I used old gold pigment on her lid with and orange-brown crease and I made her brow bone more prominent with a highlight in the peak of the brow. Jen likes the light flesh tone liner which we also did. Her lip is a clean flesh tone pink with a little liner . Her cheeks were bronzed with sun power MSF by MAC. 

I absolutely love doing this particular client because I am able to do whatever I'm feeling at the moment and she completely trusts me and my work. Plus her skin is so smooth (an artists dream)

Product Review: Graftobian HD Glamour Foundation palette (warm)

I've had many questions about what I use to highlight... Lately I've been reaching for what used to be my go to foundation. I first purchased this product after thorough research while I was building my kit in 2010 and 2011. I don't use it as much on most clients because it is very moisturizing and it's not ideal for clients with oily skin. However, I still would suggest this palette for any artist for the following reasons:

-full coverage

-easy to blend

-photographs well

-priced well

-easy to mix shades

-easy to match client's skin tones (I haven't had a client that I couldn't match with his foundation)

-lightweight

-moisturizing 

-little product needed

I still use this palette for photoshoot and clients with dry skin, but more recently it's my go to product for a perfect, lightweight highlight or contour....simply because this product photographs extremely well. I would suggest using a good setting powder or it will crease. 

This product can be purchased at:

Makeupmania.com

Graftobian.com

Camerareadycosmetics.com

40 and Fab!

I had the pleasure of glamming up my coworker and former Mrs. Maryland for 40th birthday bash. 

Her crease is a mix of red brick, and another burgundy shadow. The lid is a pink and copper. She was wearing a black and white striped dress so we wanted the makeup to be young and flirty with a dash of sparkle. The copper tones compliment her highlights. She absolutely loved her makeup!

Mrs. Cole (cont'd)

(Please excuse the spots on the photo, the computer distorted the picture)

I absolutely love when my brides send me their professional photos. A huge part of being a makeup artist is how well your work photographs.