Makeup on Kids
I know, makeup on kids seems ridiculous since they are pretty much perfect naturally. That’s why when my client Emma showed up to have hair and makeup done for her 13 year old photos I looked at her and thought “She doesn’t need any makeup, she looks perfect.” This is about what she looked like when I was looking at her in person ↓ 
Because I knew her photos were being taken with a digital camera (meaning not shot with film you develop) I knew that details the human eye wouldn’t notice might stand out and possibly some of the good details I was noticing wouldn’t really show up very much. So I thought I’d take a before and after photo just to see if I was right. She is still so so pretty, but in the before photo she just didn’t have quite as much liveliness and color as she had when I was looking at her in person. Here is her before photo ↓
Makeup on kids can be easy and here are a couple of things that you can do in about 5 minutes that will make a big difference on your littles in their photos:
♥Add blush. Something that would be close the color they’d actually be if they were blushing, typically a pinky tone.
♥Add mascara. If they’re really young or have a fair complexion use brown instead of black. For tips on putting mascara on someone else, watch this video
♥Asses the eyebrows. Often, they don’t even need to be touched. But if they’re really light or need to look a little bit more dense, you can add a tiny bit of color to them to bring them out. And I do mean a tiny bit. You don’t want to make your youngin look like Bert from Sesame Street 😕 (a ‘How to’ brow video is coming soon!)
Here’s a photo side by side ↓ Remember you only need a little bit of makeup.
For those of you who’d like to know what I used on gorgeous Emma to get her ready, here’s a list. *Keep in mind, I’m a professional makeup artist so use more expensive products, which is not exactly necessary if you’re just using them every once in a while for your little one. If you want to have some good stuff to use on yourself AND your little, then I’d say it’s worth the investment. Products Used:
Bohemian Bridals
I am in love with these photos and I’m in love with her freckles and I’m in love with the 1950’s lace wedding dress she’s wearing. These bohemian bridal photos are some of the prettiest I’ve ever seen! Ecstatic that I got to do Morgan’s makeup and hair for them.
Towards the end of the shoot we took Morgan’s hair down and put on a bolder lip color, just for fun
I know, these photos by Keala Jarvis are killer.
The dress is from Maeberry Vintage
The flowers by Debbie Achter
Makeup for Brooke Graham from KUTV
This lovely lady is getting married and I was lucky enough to get to do a bridal makeup run through on her. She is just sweet as can be! 
The products I used on Brooke below ↓
(Also, she and her sister have darling little blog and you kind find it here)
Products I Used
Complexion: Lancome Moisturizer, Temptu airbrush foundation, Laura Mercier concealer, Temptu airbrush bronzer, and Tarte blush.
Eyes: Urban Decay primer, MAC eyeshadows in Vanilla, Saddle and Bronze. Chanel liquid eyeliner on top, and Anastasia Pro Pencil on lower inner eye rim and under eyebrow to highlight. Lancome mascara and Ardell lashes on bottom for volume. Anastasia Dipbrow and Anastasia’s Pen for brows. Black Diamond sealer for lash extensions.
Lips: Urban Decay lip liner in Naked2, MAC lipstick in Myth, and Bobbi Brown gloss.
I am so excited for her big day! She is going to be such a gorgeous bride!
Photo by JessaKae
Video: Two Easy Makeup Looks
When I was younger I used to spend hours daydreaming about doing makeup. I’m pretty sure that’s what consumed my thoughts on the majority of the 1 1/2 hour (each way) bus ride I had to and from school. I remember sitting with my knees propped up against the back of the seat in front of me, keeping a low profile so I could just stare out the bus window pretending I was off doing makeup somewhere fabulous, maybe Paris. I remember picturing myself doing all sorts of fabulous makeup jobs and then making short little videos making it easier for more people to know fun ways to do their makeup.
Since these day dreams started about 14 years ago when there was no youtube, I put the thoughts in the back of my mind and began chasing different parts of my little makeup artist dreams. Now that I’m grown up and have gotten to do a lot of the jobs I used to daydream about I am excited to have finally made one of my first makeup videos. I wasn’t in Paris when I made the video, but I used some products that are from there, and that’s good enough for me! 😉
I was lucky to be able to do makeup for this video on someone that I love hanging out with. Monica is a model professionally but I am considering having her be my video side kick professionally instead.
This video shows two easy makeup looks that look good in person and also on camera. It also shows how the makeup looks in different kinds of lighting. I really hope you like it!
To make it easier to figure out what I used I’m going to put the time next to a product list for you guys for this video. (I wanted to demo several options of things you can use to get a simple look quickly, don’t get overwhelmed some of the products on the list are duplicates and I will also be doing videos using fewer products.)
:30 Lancome La Base foundation primer
:32 Blend excess primer into skin with a beauty blender
:34 Apply Lancome Teint Miracle foundation using a foundation brush
:39 With MAC brush 252 apply Lancome concealer in Ivoire for extra coverage
:47 Using brush by Make Up Forever apply cream contour
:49 Using MAC brush 242 apply same Lancome concealer to highlight
:59 Apply same cream contour under cheekbones using Sigma brush F64
1:02 Using Make Up Forever brush 128 apply Laura Mercier powder
1:05 Using Make Up Forever brush 106 apply Tarte blush in Fearless
1:08 Using MAC lip brush apply Bite lip mask then fill in lips with Urban Decay lip liner in Obsessed then add gloss
1:16 Apply MAC eyeshadow in Vanilla and Wedge then blend
1:25 Line with Marc Jacobs Gel Eye Crayon then use MAC brush 266 for detailed lining
1:36 Apply Lancome Hypnose mascara
1:39 Define brows using Lancome brow pencil in Sable and use Anastasia brow brush with the pencil for lighter application
2:02 Add MAC eyeshadow in Embark using Tom Ford eyeliner brush and Laura Mercier crease brush
2:07 Apply Ardell Wispies
2:14 Secure lashes by tapping MAC eyeshadow in Carbon using Lancome dual ended brush
2:18 Intensify eyeliner using same Marc Jacobs Gel Eye Crayon
2:22 Using Urban Decay brush (similar found here) apply Laura Mercier shimmer in Peach Mosaic
2:25 Apply Urban Decay lip liners in Native and Nude2
2:33 Highlight outside of lip line using same concealer and Hourglass concealer brush
And that random glove that looks like a blue Gumby is used to help wash your brushes. It entertains me, clearly. 😀
