Natural makeup for photos
I got this lovely gal ready for some photos and it was great chatting with her and her hubs (who had like the WORST day ever and was still having a good attitude about being in photos. I was impressed.)
Here’s was I used:
Complexion: Tarte Clean Slate face primer, IIID Foundation in Sunlit, Stone, Ruby and Pearl, Cle de Peau concealer, Guerlain ‘Les Voilettes’ Translucent Loose Powder Mattifying Veil, Urban Decay All Nighter setting spray
Eyes: Urban Decay Anti-aging shadow base, MAC eyeshadows in Antiqued, Ricepaper, and Woodwinked. Liner on top is Chanel black liquid liner, lower inner rim liner is Lancome Blanc. Lashes are Siren from House of Lashes. Brows are Anastasia Brow Wiz in Blonde and Anastasia angle brush.
Lips: Urban Decay lip liner in Rush. Lipstick is MAC Syrup. Gloss is Bobbi Brown Crystal.
Hair: Gold n Hot 3/4 inch curling iron, Oribe Superfine, Oribe Beach Spray
I realized that I will often just link to different products and not necessarily explain why I like them. Let me first tell you that I’ve been told I have a very high attention to details, at least with certain things. I take this feedback as a nice way of saying that I’m super picky :). I spend SO. MUCH. TIME. looking for products that are the best of the best. In fact, I’ve had to ground myself in the past from makeup browsing because I can spend countless hours on it! For a few months I had a firm “use what I already own” rule. It lasted until more of my favorites got discontinued haha. So today I’m going to talk about the Chanel eyeliner I love. I was first introduced to it by my dear dear friend Jeanne years ago, who also had a very high attention to detail. But she was way better than me at remembering the names of every single product ever made, also every single human’s name. Brilliant person. The reason I like this eyeliner: I feel like every single product ever made can have a downside. Some things I can deal with, others I can’t. This one’s totally tolerable. In fact let’s just call it the “take extra care to notice.” So take extra care to notice that occasionally it will have too much product on the brush. NBD I just wipe the excess off before I apply. That’s it! Speaking of cleaning makeup, another product that I love is the Makeup Forever brush cleaner. I just spray it on a towel or paper towel and then wipe the bristles of your brush back and forth. Super effective! This product’s “take extra care to notice” is just careful to not overspray and then inhale (you’d think that would be common sense, you…would….think…ha) it can be kind of fumey. Oh and my dress is from Shabby Apple And this hat i’m obsessed with is the Eugenia Kim Harper hat. I FINALLY caved and bought this after going through, literally 3 other grey similar style but cheaper hats, in the last 6 months. When I was first wearing it my husband said “Oh! You were able to fix the hat that shrunk!? Oh wait, no that’s the one where the top came off from the rest of the hat, did you sew it?” Soooo, ya. I guess sometimes you get what you pay for. I wear this hat, like probably too much. It’s holding up like a champ. Have a wonderful weekend everyone! xoxo
I was starting to feel bad that I sometimes get super lazy about doing my own hair, and wear lots of hats. But then I decided to track how much time I spend on just cleaning and organizing makeup, and It’s about 10 hours a week! (this does not include my inventory and product research.) That made me feel a little better about my occasional lack of getting ready.
glamorous engagement makeup
When Cambria (a fellow makeup and hair artist) hired me to get her ready for all of her wedding festivities I couldn’t help but feel incredibly flattered! She was going for a more glamorous vibe so we went with this look for her engagement photos. 
Here are a few details about her look:
Her lip liner is MAC Burgundy Lip Liner, her lip stain is Chanel in Ever Red, her blush is Tarte Glisten , her lashes are House of Lashes in Siren.
I curled her hair using my GHD 1inch curling iron, and used Oribe Superfine Hairspray, and Backcomb in a Bottle.
Happy Friday everyone! <3
Master Class with Vivian makeup Artist and Hair and Makeup by Steph
When Steph asked if I wanted to team up and teach a class with her, I thought “Team up with one of the most talented and nicest people I know? Uhhhh absolutely!!!!”
This class is going to be good guys. It’s a demo class which means you’ll get to see two start to finish makeup applications from me and two start to finish hairstyles from Steph.
Go here to sign up! Register
makenna
My favorite thing about my job has to be the people. I get to be around all kinds of super rad wonderful people, and I also love having the opportunity to share in their laughter and special moments.
I first met one of those super rad wonderful people — Makenna — when I was doing makeup for the Utah Jazz Dancers, ’cause she was one of them! I had the chance to do her makeup on her wedding day, and I was so excited to see her and her brand new hubs, Aaron. They had just gotten married (literally 20 minutes before they stopped by my studio), and I was doing a touch up on Makenna’s makeup. I asked her how it felt to be a Mrs., and then I went to ask Aaron how it felt to be a Mr…
…and then I realized, what a dumb question! His name hasn’t changed! 😆 Aarons immediate response was hysterical. He responded with the quit wit of a Brit (did I mention he has a British accent? ) jokingly laughing “My name DID change. It changed from Mister to Master.” What a character!
For her hair:I used my Sultra ‘The Bombshell’ 1.5-Inch Curling Iron and Kenra 25 Hairspray.
Complexion: Temptu (non airbrush recommendation for medium coverage Lancome Teint Miracle,) Cle de Peau concealer in Beige using Hourglass Concealer Brush, TheBalm bronzer, Tarte Blush in Blushing Bride.
Eyes: Urban Decay eyeshadow base, MAC Eyeshadow in Saddle, Bronze, Carbon, and Rice Paper, Chanel liquid eyeliner on top in Noir, Tarte Inner Rim liner, Lancome Definicils mascara in waterproof black, Anastasia Dipbrow Pomade in Blonde using Anastasia angled brow brush, Lashes Demi Wispies.
Lips: Urban Decay lip liner in Naked 2, Lancome lipstick in Coral in Love, Yves Saint Laurent gloss in Rose Orfevre.
