Magical Macro!

Here is my latest beauty story featured in the current issue of Zink Magazine and spotlighted on AltPick.

Starring scintillating pigments and glitters from MAC and Make Up For Ever and showcased in macro close-up by the fabulous Dorit Thies!

"Le Petit Poisson Rouge"

I had a so much fun doing the makeup for these stunning images captured by photographer Dorit Thies for Zink magazine's Summer 2011 issue. Our model, Amanda@Photogenics represented the little fish out of water perfectly and really got into the spirit of the shoot. Mitch Stone@Cloutier did the hair. Amanda's skin is super pale and was the perfect canvas for me to really go crazy with colors..I used MAC acrylic paints and Make Up For Ever Aqua creams to create strong bursts of color that popped on camera and really accentuated her paleness. We were even featured on PDN! To view more about the concept and inspiration click here http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/photoserve/Le-Petit-Poisson-Rou-3172.shtml

New Work

Image from my new beauty/hair story shot by photographer Dorit Thies. Hair by the ultra talented  Bernhard Tamme@Cloutier Agency, and featuring the stunning Taylor Nicole@Next. 

To view the entire story click here!

VIV Magazine

New beauty for Viv Magazine on "must have makeup". Photo Dorit Thies, Model Jaimie Van Dyke and makeup by me! :-)

"Kaleidoscope Floral"

Just out today, my new beauty story "Kaleidoscope Floral" in the November issue of Qlix Magazine!
Photography by Dorit Thies, Model Krystal Martos@Nous Agency, , Jewelry by Joe Polthakorn for Vilaiwan, and makeup by me!

I wanted to keep the makeup abstract and modern and use colors to compliment the beautiful handmade jewelry of designer Joe Polthakorn .

Krystal's fabulous face was the perfect canvas to play with gorgeous red, gold, silver, and purple pigments from MAC, OCC, and Benefit. The colors really showcased Joe's amazing pieces. So much fun! :-)

FACE Magazine Cover

 FACE Magazine November Cover!


Beauty Photographer Dorit Thies  shot this gorgeous image for FACE Magazine's November Cover, and Bernhard Tamme@cloutieragency.com did the fabulous hair. We wanted our model Angela Bordeaux's amazing freckles to show through, so I skipped the foundation and used MAC strobe cream on her skin to give her a beautiful, luminous glow. I kept the focus on her eyes and rimmed them with MAC Pro Eye Pigment -- Emerald Green (Boxed) 7.5g/.26oz.

Our concept for this look was "Forest Wood Nymph", and we used natural fresh green moss as the base for Angela's hair and makeup. I always love incorporating elements of nature in my makeup, so this was happy play time for me!

Bernhard used pieces of the moss and natural twigs to weave throughout her hair and construct an amazing sculptural head piece. I continued the fantasy effect by creating lashes using bits of the moss, and then molding it around the her temples, and eyes to give her an ethereal "fairy like" quality. So much fun!!

Behind the scenes....

Check out the behind the scenes video of my shoot with Dorit Thies for Qlix Magazine!

Fall Beauty Stories!

Hi Everyone! I've been busy the last couple of weeks shooting some great new editorials (which I will preview soon :-), but I wanted share 2 of my latest beauty stories.

Story one is called "Les Cheveux En Flammes" and features Alli@Photogenics, and story 2 is in the newest issue of Nail Pro Mag, and features Michel and Djosefin@Photogenics. Beauty Photographer Dorit Thies www.doritthies.com shot both stories. Will Carillo@Celestine did the fabulous hair, and nails were done by the amazing Kimmie Kyees@Celestine. Enjoy!