Makeup Breakdown: The Dark Ages
I can’t explain the way my brain works, but the first thing that I thought of after viewing this beautiful tropical shoot by Andreas Sjodin was, “What if this wasn’t just a smoky eye, but horrible, deep, Uncle Fester dark circles?!” Where would you turn? What would you do? Well, I’ll step you through this...
Makeup Breakdown: Denver Fashion Weekend
Last week was the first ever Denver Fashion Weekend, and I must say it was a roaring success. I just want to take a second to thank the hard working makeup team that I had the pleasure of putting together. It is rare in this industry that many of us makeup artists get to cross paths, as...
Makeup Breakdown: Deliciously daring
Now, this may just be my pregnant belly talking – but this delicious little photoshoot shot by Angie Gassner and Thomas Mailer really caught my eye the week. I think we’ll just take some time to step through the makeup worn by the beautiful Miss Anna Lundgaard in the February 2011 issue of Madame (a...
Makeup Breakdown: “No Makeup” makeup …
In my line of work I see dozens of pretty faces every day. And more often than not, these modelesque, youthful faces are DRASTICALLY overapplying their makeup. Models especially, need to show off their natural bone structure, and dynamic features – so that a potential client can see what that woman brings to the table...
Makeup Breakdown – Body of Work.
As I tuned into one of my new favorite television shows, FACE OFF (a special FX makeup competition on the SyFy channel) I watched in awe as they labored through their challenge this week – body paint. It’s a trend that has been quite popular over the last decade. And not always in a good...
Makeup Breakdown: Cleanliness is…
We’ve all done it. We’ve all crashed into bed after a long night on the town without taking off our face only to wake with said face staring back at us from our pillow. Not a pretty sight at all! Then you blame the big red zit that is in love with your nose, on...
Makeup Breakdown: How to avoid the “Jersey” Eye!
As I was watching Teen Mom 2 earlier tonight (don’t judge!), I watched one of the young mothers struggling over the decision about whether or not to let her ex back into her and her child’s life. A weighty decision indeed – but I couldn’t focus on that drama at all, because all I could...
Makeup Breakdown: The “Bring it on” Look
We all do it. We all have a deep fear that it will become us if we “go there”. We make sure we apply makeup in well lit areas, sit at makeup counters with demo-clerks, and keep our palettes neutral to avoid it. Deep down we all fear color, especially when we could end...
Makeup Breakdown: It Will Get Better.
As I dressed myself in purple yesterday, I thought about where it was I was going that day and who it was that would see me. How many other people would I see that showed their love and support for a community grieving? I had clients all day and figured that I wouldn’t see much...
Makeup Breakdown: maSCAREa – 5 frightful ingredients you put on your face
I grew up in a household with a yogi mom who used beetroot to stain her lips in place of lipstick, and a tough dad who used gasoline as soap. Needless to say, I can see the extremes of both sides and that moderation is key, but I like to be aware of what we...
Makeup Breakdown: Landmines & Camouflage.
This week’s photo shoot is called “Pop Choc†from Vogue Italia November 2005, by Michaelangelo di Battista, with Jessica Stam. It plays beautifully with the idea of concealment through color and so it got me thinking about the art of concealing when doing makeup, especially the delicate art of concealing the dreaded PIMPLE! 1. When...
Makeup Breakdown: B.I.Y.
This week’s shoot is another from my absolute fav’, Miles Aldridge. Miles has a gift for finding the eerie “Stepford†in beauty and this shoot for Vogue Beauty, with model Caroline Trentini is no exception. I have a book on the history of beauty products. Every so often, when I’m wanting a good scare, I’ll...
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