Primers are made for various parts of the face, but one that makes huge difference is eye primer. Since the trend this spring is bright colors on the eyes and lips, a primer is a must to ensure a great hold and true saturation. We all know the feeling of buying a vibrant color at...
Monthly Archives: March 2010
Skincare- Nashville Makeup Artist
Your makeup is only as good as your skin. Having a fantastic foundation will do great things for the overall look of your makeup. But if you have flaky dry skin, or large cystic acne, or a super shiny Tzone underneath, the foundation can only do so much. You only get one skin, so there...
Makeup Trend: Coral Lips – Nashville Makeup Artist
It’s about time we indulged in some color. Last season’s grey washed eyes and deep plum lips have left me craving something bright and full of sunshine. So it has emerged: the coral lip. *sigh* Thank you, makeup gods. It’s a play on the red lip that has been following us the last few seasons,...
Bridal Consult- Nashville Makeup Artist
I met with Cate, a CJ’s Off The Square bride, last weekend. She is planning her August wedding from Indiana and has very limited trips to Franklin between now and then to get everything done. So amongst a huge list of other meetings, she managed to squeeze me in for the consultation. Cate is in...
Tarte Recreate- Nashville Makeup Artist
So I jump around with my foundations a lot. Mostly because my skin is so unpredictable. I’ve used tinted moisturizers, cream to powders, mineral powders, everything. And I have opinions on them all. In my current quest to find a new foundation, I have several criteria:
1- no parabens. My mom just defeated breast cancer....
Bridal Consult!- Nashville Makeup Artist
Sarah is getting married in June, so she came to me last week for her consultation. Being that her ceremony will be held outside in CJ’s garden in the evening, she wanted to stay pretty natural. Summer sunset is a great time to show off a little shimmer and Sarah has the perfect cheekbones to...
Batting Practice- Nashville Makeup Artist
Gregory Byerline likes to refer to his test shoots as “batting practice”. He usually can hit a home run within 10 minutes. Here’s the last fun shoot we did together with Kaylyn. Kaylyn is wearing MUFE HD foundation, Smashbox Halo Powder in Medium, MAC eyeshadow in mythology, and MUFE lipcolor is #415 True Red
For the...
My Oscar Picks- Nashville Makeup Artist
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...
Sunny’s Wedding Glam!- Nashville Makeup Artist
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...