New Makeup!

o.k so i ordered some new makeup, a Graftobian palette, and some of their airbrush foundations. I chose warm, since that is mostly what i find myself using in any of my other foundation palettes/jars/bottles- etc. this is not my first experience with this brand, as I have used some Graftobian- and currently have a little in my kit. I still tend to like my rcma palette better, but for very sheer, dewey coverage graftobian has an excellent reputation, and I have seen for myself that it does work very creamy. I would not make this my choice for oily skin gals, but for drier skin types this could be amazing. I also bought some Nurturing Force all natural enzymatic airbrush cleaner- and am very excited about trying this! Cleaning my airbrush is a PIA- so if this makes it a cinch I will be re-buying a big ol' bottle! Plus I did get rcma refill foundation as well- Shinto-. When it come sin i'll test out my new Graftobian and post my thoughts here... very excited- i love new makeup!

newest pictures

 the always stunning Miss Carly Marciano

photographed by Stephanie Pierce

and this.... the beautiful Andre Oliviera

photographed by Diane Deiderich

As Always Hair & makeup by ME!

Some new pics

Here are some pics from two shoots I did recently with Stephanie Pierce.
The first is up and coming model Kathryn Beskrowni- ever hear the phrase- "the camera loves her face"? well it has never been more true than with this lovely girl- I will not be surprised if she is agency signed within the year...

Second is Carly Marciano a latina hottie- Signed with Maggie Models in Boston, and the former Miss Boston (2009) She is also running for Miss Massachusetts. She's sweet, smart, and gorgeous all in one- with a face that makes you take a nice long look.... And yes, that is her natural curls that I got to play with, de-frizz, and make into a soft shiny cloud- yay Me!

All Hair and makeup by yours truly.

Emerging Trends Fashion Show

I was privileged to be asked to assist for the emerging trends Fashion Show, a part of Boston's Fashion Week. Naturally I jumped at the chance, as I love doing fashion shows. Even though they are hectic, and often frantic- the adrenaline, and seeing all these amazing looks come together is an experience like no other.
I was contacted by fellow makeup artist, Christy Rzucidlo Lavallee. You can read her post, and more about the fabulous designers here.
http://www.theemergingtrends.com/
http://www.makeup-artistry.biz/blog.html?entry=behind-the-scenes-at-the
Below you can see me airbrushing the foundation on one of our lovely models-
Fellow artist Liz Washer (her blog post here: http://www.lizwashermakeup.com/2010/09/backstage-at-the-emerging-trends-boston-fashion-week-2010/) & I got to prep, apply foundation, contour, highlight, brows etc. then we passed the girls on to Christy & Julie who finished the color application. This process was very streamlined, and allowed for  us to not only move very quickly, but also to really perfect each individual look & have consistency throughout. I love the second picture that Christy & I both worked on- her skin is glowing, and she looks fabulous! Christy's cousin Michelle- who works for  Paul David Salons in Sudbury, Ma- did the hair for this look- which was truly the most photographed look of the night!