Twiggy/Edie Sedgwick Inspired Photoshoot.

                                      

This was a look I did on my most recent photo shoot. I had been wanting to do a twiggy/edie sedgwick photo shoot for so long... I had so much fun on this photo shoot.I was able to collaborate with a local photographer here in Baltimore who does incredible work. It was so incredibly hot this day my make up was melting off but these photos ended up being beautiful. To get this look I had to follow a photo on pinterest for reference. 

I was going for something like this but I gave it my own twist. This look was a little tricky because it is a cut crease and its hard not to have the black and white blend together. In the crease for the black I used a gel liner and concealed it with a jet black eye shadow to prevent printing. (Yes for this look there is little to no blending.. for a first)I used a very dark dramatic liquid liner on the lids and a matte white shadow for my base, and added some falsies!:) I really loved this vintage Mod 1960 look. It was so much fun!!! 

Makeup Monday- Smokey teal and brown eye.

                                                            I am not naked I swear...

I decided every Monday I will post a different look... today I wanted to do something simple and summery. I have been using a lot of browns and golds lately and I wanted to use that but also add some color.... As you can see I colored my hair and got a sweet ass tan. I thought these color choices really made that pop. I chose a light pink lip to bring out my golden glow. Thank you North Carolina sun for being so good to me. I am really trying to broaden my horizons and take some risks with my makeup these days. This look was really easy to achieve.... I have not been using fake lashes lately I have let my natural ones grow back in and they are finally starting to look decent. Make sure when doing this look to focus on your blending... brown and blue are tricky together, because sometimes it makes a nasty green color, so I added some black in there as well to break that up.. I also did some contouring to my face, usually I use a dark brown eye shadow and bronzer on my cheeks to accomplish that. For my highlight I used a shade lighter than my skin tone. I applied it on my chin,below my brows,on the center of my nose, between the brows and under my eyes, and below my cheek bones.Remember everywhere you have a shadow you must have a highlight, or you will look funky. Hope you all like this look.... if anyone reads this blog.. thanks for checking it out! Below I posted the products used.

On eyes- E.L.F Shadow Primer

Upper Lid- "Orb","Texture","Soba"

Brow Highlight-"Shroom"

Lid-"Parrot","Aquadisiac"

Fourth of July Makeup!

So it has been a really long time since I have posted anything... I am not even sure if any one even reads any of my stuff any way.. I have been super busy with a lot of new projects.. I will be sharing them on here within the next couple of weeks. I am a little delayed with this look I am about to post. This was the look that I did for the Fourth of July.. When its a holiday I like to always try to be festive. I really liked the look that I did. It was really quick and simple and easy.. I was not able to get a great picture of it because I was in a rush.. but this is how it turned out looking and I was pretty happy with it.. I got a lot of complements on it! 

I pretty much wanted a festive but not too dramatic look... I am not a fan of red eye shadow.. I am not sure why any one would use it..rather than theatrical or special effects makeup.. but thats just my opinion. I used different shades of blue on my lid with white as my base color. Then to add the red in my look I decided to use my hair as an accessory:) and a red lip. I didnt go with the traditional navy blue for this look. I wanted to do something lighter.. I thought the contrast would be too intense for this particular look. Then of course I went pretty intense on the brow.. like I always tend to do. Below I will post the colors and products I used to achieve this look! Thanks so much for checking it out! There will be more to come! 

Eyes- Primer= E.L.F in the Nude color. ( Do not buy the glitter primer its horrid)

Base of the eyelid= Combo of Mac "Shroom" and "Nylon"(to give it a shimmer)

Eye Crease= Combo of Mac "Contrast" "Deep Truth" and "Parisian Skies"(used that one for the blending)

Under brow highlight= Mac "Gesso" 

Lips= Wet and Wild in "Cherry Red" (best red lipstick I ever bought)

Blue Spring

This is a really quick post of my look today, all I am doing is going to work... idk why I take so much time on my face hah, but anyway... I found this look I really liked on pinterest today.. I have been wanting to do it for a while and I finally got the time to do it!:) I love this look ESP for brown eyes. I love doing blue on brown eyes on me and also on other people. It really makes the eyes pop. This look was actually incredibly simple... it did not require tons of blending... I pretty much used 4 colors on my lids and some blue eye liner and added some lashes and a dramatic brow.. I love this look I hope you guys do too... I will post the products below!! Thanks for checking it out!!


                                                       Products used for this look include:
                       
                                1. Your favorite eye primer. I used my concealer for primer for this one

                                2. On the upper lid: Mac "Clarity", "Unbasic White", Makeup Geek: "Peach Smoothie"
     
                                3. On lower lid: Mac "Blue Calm", Liner: LA Colors "Electric Blue"
                           
                                4. Lips= NYX "Frosted Beige"

MALEFICENT

Today I challenged Angelina Jolies Maleficent...  It took me about an hr and a half.. My face didnt break out this time which I was very thankful for. This look was not too complicated at all. I saw the trailer for the new movie. and I thought the makeup they did on Angelina was so stunning, I was drawn to it and I have ben dying to try it out.. so this is my interpretation.. I looked up other people interpretations and some people chose to do a green face... I liked the pale look better so I used my usual Ben Nye clown white and then I did all of my contouring with black eye shadow. The contouring for this was pretty much the hardest part because it looks like in the movie they use prosthetic's for Angelinas cheek bones, and well I dont just have prosthetic's hanging around my house... nor did I have anything to use as horns, which I was really upset about. I hope you guys enjoy this look, and hope you can try to make it into your own interpretation as well! Products and photos are posted below! Enjoyy!

Products=Ben Nye Clown White 

Brows-Nyx Black Eye Pencil 

Shadows- Any black eyes shadow that you have 

Eyes= MAC-"Humid","One Off',"Carbon"

Lips=MAC "Darkside"

 

Goth photo shoot! (pics)

A few weeks ago I did a photo shoot with an old friend that I went to college with. She was looking to build up her portfolio and I was looking to build mine! So we decided to work together! I wanted to do this really cool edgy/goth photo shoot. We went to a local park and found this really cool run down building. I wanted to do something dark because I was very angry at the time... and I wanted to release it in an artistic way.. hahaha, really its true. It sounds so lame I know.

As far as makeup, I wore this long black maxi dress and these insane shoes. I wanted to do something that would match the dark griddyness of the shoot. On my eyes I did this really nice smugy smoked out eye with some fake lashes.

On my lids I used- Mac "Carbon", "Knight Divine", and "Shroom" and then I added some "Espresso" underneath my eyelid. I used liquid liner on the top lid and a pencil black liner underneath and smuged it out.

On my lips I used- "Black cherry" by NYX. I love this color. I am obsessed with this matte look. LOVE IT.

On my face- I used "Glamoflauge" by Hard Candy. This stuff is amazzzingggg. I recommend it to anyone who likes a full matte cover and wants long lasting stay!This even covers tattoos. This stuff is amazing! I will never use anything else as a concealer. The best part is its at Walmart for only $6. Cant beat that. I always buy a shade lighter because I like being pale.

First legit photo shoot!

It has been such a long time since I posted. I dont even know if anyone reads or looks at my stuff but oh well!.. anyway! About 2 weeks ago I got the opportunity to work on a photo shoot with a local photographer here in Baltimore. We shot at a place called "Atomic Canary" It was really amazing. A girl runs a studio out of her apartment... but it looks more like a loft. It was so cool, she had different set ups and props... it was located right in the artsy part of Baltimore City. It was really neat. It was really fun to be a part of this expereience. It was the first time I actually worked with a photographer and got to work behind the scene. It was honestly one of the most fun days of my life. The chance to see my makeup behind the camera on the model was a really nice feeling. I want to do so much more of this. I want to do it the rest of my life! I am ready for more!!!

Here are some pics that were taken of my makeup . The photographer Broday was really cool and really fun to work with, he did some great work.