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Fall Bridal Inspiration Details

vivianmakeupartistI love how bold lip colors photograph! If you are toying with the idea of doing a bold lip for your wedding but you aren’t 100% sure about it,  you can go bold for your bridals, then take it down a notch for the day of. Or keep it bold if you love it  🙂fall_makeup_trendsComplexion: Temptu s/b foundation, Laura Mercier concealer, Bobbi Brown bronzer,  Benefit Sun Beam highlighter, Lancome Translucence powder

Eyes: Urban Decay eyeshadow base,  Lancome Bronze Amour palette, Tarte Inner Rim Nude eyeliner, Lancome Hypnose Doll Lashes mascara, Stila eyeliner, Anastasia in Brunette for brows, House of Lashes Noir Fairy

Lips: Lancome Mauvelle lip liner, MAC lipstick in Diva with Russian Red over the top

Hair: Bombshell curling rod, Oribe Beach Spray, comb

Perrywinkle Photography took these stellar photos.

Lovely couple Ciera and Colton. Dress by Gateway Bridal, suit by True Gentleman. Flowers by Bottles and Blooms.

By | October 6th, 2014|Categories: Hair, Makeup, Tips & Tricks, Uncategorized|0 Comments

all about that bass makeup

Ok you guys, I’m trying to be helpful, not rude when talking about Meghan Trainor’s makeup in her video All About That Bass so I am going to proceed with caution. I will start with saying, I like the song, I really like the awesome dude in the video, and I like her makeup in most of the video….BUT in some shots ↓ there’s a tiny problem base_wrong_colorYou guys, her face is totally the wrong color. Do you think she noticed? I kind of hope not because there’s nothing she can do about it now! Other than hire me for her next video 😀

Please can we have a moment—- the song is called All About That Bass (BASE! like foundation base. That’s all I can think about now when it comes on— like every other song.)

Here is the good news, it was remedied for a lot of the video. And she’s so adorable! ↓base_right_color

So what do you do if something like this happens to you or a loved one?

If necessary remove the makeup under the eyes and along the jawline 

and/or apply a lighter shade of concealer under the eyes and along the jawline.

You can also apply bronzer to your neck to adjust the drastic color difference but please do this carefully. If the color really is way too dark or too orange, you don’t want to just make everything too dark and too orange.

*A little warning, if you decide you must see what I’m talking about and want to look up this video, there are a couple of swear words in it.

There’s also a couple of kids and a dancing dude. They are awesome.

By | October 5th, 2014|Categories: Makeup, Uncategorized|1 Comment

Eyelash Tricks

I admit it, I have an eyelash obsession.  Like to the point that when I was thirteen or fourteen I would split up the individual flares from Ardell into even littler sections of one or two lashes and apply them every day before school (kind of like now days version of eyelash extensions, but with temporary glue.) Obviously, that was a little crazy of me, so it’s a good thing I became a makeup artist! At least I can kind of justify the hours spent on that!

After years of doing eyelash extensions and having them myself, I had to part ways with those wonderful little things and start wearing strip eyelashes.

Thank goodness for strip lashes, they make a huge difference on me! The only problem is with my eye shape, most styles of lashes make me feel like the inner corners of my eyes are being tortured.  So I came up with a solution (well, maybe someone else has thought of this too but they didn’t share the wealth with me!)

eyelash_tricksIf you position the strip out a little bit further than normal it won’t feel like it’s poking you (if this doesn’t happen to you, then yay!) And then you can add a few flare lashes to the inner or outer corners to give a comfortable and tapered look.

The strip lashes are from House of Lashes and the style is Siren. For the inner flare’s I used these adorable mini’s. I frequently use shorts as well for this, especially if you’re using a longer length strip lash.

For the rest of the products used for this look reference my previous post.

I hope this is useful!

 

By | October 2nd, 2014|Categories: Lashes, Makeup, Tips & Tricks, Uncategorized|2 Comments