Here are my favs for Oscar makeup looks:
Always fresh faced. Jennifer Lopez sticks to her bronzy browns and really highlights those cheekbones. She’s a fan of NARS cosmetics, which has an incredible line of cheek colors, including their most popular Orgasm.
Kristen Stewart had a gorgeous navy dress. I’m completely in love with this deep color right now, so it really struck me. Her peachy cheeks and light smokey navy eye color kept her face looking youthful and bright. Try MUFE HD Microfinish cream blush in Mandarin.
All I can say is “Whoa! Lashes!” And I love the shimmer on her cheek apples. Try Armani Fluid Sheer in Shimmering Beige for the cheeks and Shu Uemura’s lashes that come in a huge variety of fun styles
Friday, March 5, 2010 Posted in weddings
Sunny is…just that. She’s a bright lady with a family that is very large, very loud, and a ton of fun. I worked Sunny’s traditional Laotian wedding back in December, doing the makeup for her, her sister, and one of her bridesmaids. The trick to this look: finding a color scheme that worked with a baby blue/gold dress, a red/gold dress, AND a white dress! Whew! It took a few attempts, but we figured out something that complimented them all. Sunny just had to change her lip color between her colorful dresses and the white one. Thanks to Tyler Andrews for the images!
Sunny is wearing MUFE HD Foundation, Smashbox Halo in Medium, MK eyescicles in Silver, loose pigment in white, MUFE eyeshadow in black smudged along lashline, MAC pressed bronzer in golden, her lipcolor is an ALL exclusive.
Monday, March 1, 2010 Posted in pageant
Tiffany Williams is a Miss Motor Speedway contestant. And Gregory Byerline is a fantastic photographer who is really rockin out the pageant headshots. Together, the three of us make this:
Tiffany is wearing MUFE HD foundation, Smashbox Halo powder in Dark, Cargo wet/dry foundation in 90, MAC eyeshadow in Embark, Jest, and Mary Kay eyescicles in Bronze, and MAC fluidline in BlackTrack. Her lipcolor is an ALL exclusive.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 Posted in weddings
Check out this sexy lady! Kim came to me for her consultation last week (on her birthday!) with the words, “smoky, but neutral and Jessica Simpson”. So this is what we came up with:
Kim is wearing MUFE HD Foundation, her eyes are in MAC Jest, Embark, Sketch, liner is Fluidline in Blacktrack, smudged with MAC Embark. Her lip color is an ALL exclusive.
Monday, February 22, 2010 Posted in weddings
Monday, February 15, 2010 Posted in personal
I am currently on the hunt for some new assistants. Wedding season is fast approaching and it is impossible to tackle 9+ bridesmaids single handedly! I’m looking for someone who enjoys doing both hair and makeup, likes working closely with clients, and upholds tremendous standards of cleanliness. This person will assist me during weddings, photo shoots, and various makeup events. Assisting doesn’t just mean cleaning brushes and powdering. My assistants actually work on clients hair and makeup, gaining valuable experience and can use any images of the faces they’ve worked on for their own portfolios. My hope is to form a relationship with this person, using them consistently, and being able to count on their reliability. So let me know if you’re interested by emailing me!
Makeup Assistant
Feeling like your makeup needs to be revamped? Maybe you have questions about colors or technique. Wondering how to get those razor sharp cheekbones? Well then it’s time to book a Glam Session! These are one on one lessons that will teach you how to get the most of what’s already in your makeup bag and to suggest new products that will add some jazz to your routine. Each lesson is catered to your needs and gives you the opportunity to learn tricks that benefit your individual face. Becky works with preschool kids and wanted to take her neutral, plain makeup to a more adult level. So we reviewed the products she was using, and I taught her how to use them to the best of their ability. Then we added in some new ideas from my kit to give her face a more grownup, sophisticated look. Glam!
After showing Becky what to do on her left eye, she practiced by repeating it on her right eye.
A few weekends ago I worked the wedding of Pam and Don in Hendersonville. Pam had her daughter and (new) step daughter as bridesmaids and I wanted to show a before and after of one of them. I don’t usually take before and after shots, but I knew the products were going to do dramatic things for this foxy lady! Most noticeably is the skin around her eyes. Photo Op under eye brightener by Smashbox is going to work here, diffusing any dark pigment around her eyes. Also, the combo of MUFE HD foundation and Smashbox Halo powder is really doing great things to even out the skin tone. She has great green eyes which we popped with a metallic eye color mix. 
by Amy Lynn
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