Homecoming Queen

Congratulations to this beauty for winning Homecoming Queen!!! When I had told her I wanted to do her makeup, she had said it was going to be for her Homecoming Dance, and yesterday when she arrived at my house, it turned out that she found out that she won Homecoming Queen the night prior at the Homecoming game. I'm sooooo happy for her, because her personality is as beautiful as she is on the outside. She's just a sweetheart and has a good head on her shoulders. It was nostalgic to discuss highschool and think about my own highschool experience. Unfortunately, I never went to my Homecoming, but I'm so happy that I got to be a part of her special night! 

We went with a charcoal blue smokey eye because her dress was sparkly black. I added silver glitter liner to her inner duct and halfway on her bottom lash line, which really made her eyes pop! She was so happy with how her look turned out. I hope she knows how beautiful she really is and felt so special celebrating the night! I can't wait to see her pictures with her full outfit and hear the stories of her special night. 

Congratulations again! Enjoy this beauty queen's photos!

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Eye of the Tiger

Hello lovelies! Have you looked yourself in the mirror and said "I am beautiful!" yet? If you haven't done so, please go do that right now and then come back to reading this post! 

I am taking a stance against self doubt today! I woke up feeling quite lethargic and a bit emotionally unstable, but I promised myself I would do something positive to help me get out of my funk. It's so easy to be so self-critical and beat ourselves up over every little thing in our lives, but I think it's important to also celebrate our small victories...I mean, literally every small victory: 1) I got out of bed, 2) I brushed my teeth, 3) I did some body squats and vacuums, 4) I drank coffee, 5) I'm working on this blog, which is not only my passion, but my safe haven! So I hope this goes to show you all that we can always have hope and keep persevering! I will discuss my fitness journey progress soon in a post on its own.

Now on to the fun stuff!!! Yesterday, I had the opportunity to do my friend's makeup for a special event. Let me tell you, we were both cracking up and time just flew by! It was one of the most enjoyable makeup sessions I've had because she is so gosh darn hilarious! She's a natural comedian and has a heart of gold! I kept staring into her eyes and I legit thought she had on contacts because they are soooooo mesmerizing! I had to title this post, "Eye of the Tiger" as her eyes are captivating and definitely represents her as the strong, determined, beautiful woman that she is! 

Please take a look at my gorgeous friend's transformation and let her know it's ok to have color on the lips lol! She avoids colorful options on the lips and prefers clear lip gloss, so even a nude lipgloss was a small victory! She is naturally so beautiful so she takes a minimalistic approach to makeup, but I'm so happy that she actually loved how the look turned out! Enjoy the pictures! 

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Like a Boss!

Hello beauties! Hope life has been treating you well! I had the opportunity to do this beautiful woman's makeup yesterday. I loved the fact she said she loves makeup and furthermore, dramatic makeup! Now that's my kind of woman! She gave me free range of her look, but to be honest, I really didn't want to fall short of her expectations. I loved how the look turned out, the dramatic eyes really suit her! She's never contoured before so I hope I've introduced her to something she will enjoy doing on her own! I love contouring and highlighting!!! We went with nude lips to balance out the smokey brown eyes and semi dramatic lashes. Isn't her eyes just so piercing? Love it! BTW, how amazing does her brows look?! It really framed her face well and suited the dramatic eyes!

Please let me know if you want the makeup details. We didn't get to do a full photoshoot because time literally flew by, so I definitely hope I get to do her makeup again! She's gorgeous before and after and a true BOSS LADY! This is the best part of what I do---getting to meet amazing women like her!

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Picture Perfect

Hello lovely people! I have an exciting makeup transformation to share with you all. I had the pleasure of doing this beautiful young lady's makeup for her Senior Photos! I had asked her what kind of look she was going for and she had said, a natural but more refined version of herself. I believe I was able to achieve exactly that! She was stunning to begin with so I had a lot of fun enhancing her natural beauty! 

On a side note, I love doing what I do because it gives me an opportunity to get to know people. Being a freelance makeup artist has been my way of expressing my art and creative nature. I also really love seeing the reaction people have when they see themselves in a different light. I can see how makeup can boost confidence and I absolutely love that about the power of makeup. 

Enjoy these photos!! Let me know if you want product details. HOW BEAUTIFUL IS HER SMILE?!? Absolutely picture perfect!

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Sultry and Stunning

Hey Hey! I'm super excited to share this amazing makeup transformation with you all! I had the pleasure of working with such a sweet and beautiful person. 

We decided on a smokey look and OMG it turned out perfect on her! Also the foundation match was incredible. I used Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk in 7.5 (isn't it crazy how well her skin can handle the deeper foundation color?!) She has olive undertones so this warm, smokey look was fantastic on her. ABSOLUTELY STUNNING, am I right?! I used the original Too Faced Chocolate palette for the eyes, Kat Von D's contour palette, Nars Radiant creamy concealer in color Ginger for the highlighted areas, Ben Nye's banana powder to set highlighted areas, and Kat Von D's liquid lipstick color in Lolita. She loved the lip color and I agree that it suits her incredibly well! For the actual highlight, I used the Carli Bybel palette. I think I covered the main products that I used on her.

Enjoy these stunning pictures from our photoshoot! I'm still in awe of her beauty!

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