Before/After

I had a couple requests from my bridal client during her trial session today. 1. She wanted her freckles to show through the makeup. 2. She wanted to make her close-set eyes appear further apart. So, the first thing I did was to apply a sheer, more transparent foundation, allowing her to celebrate her freckles in all the right places ~ rather than cover them up completely. Next, in order to give the illusion of her eyes being further apart, I concentrated on blending the shadow out towards her temples. Then the addition of lashes placed only on her eyelash ends really draws the eyes out even further. Since she is in the process of growing-out her eyebrows, I filled them in and shaped them with shadow. Another very important step was disguising her dark circles under her eyes. Once that was done, it really brightened her up. She looks fresh and luminous. We were both very happy with the final look! Check her out...

Bridal Trial Makeup Session

The look this lovely bride-to-be was interested in for her session was, as she put it ~ "cat-like eyes". After looking through some photos she decided she wanted a somewhat smokey eye in gold/bronze colors. With eyes like hers ~ this was a dream! I lined the entire inner eye with black/brown liner. The upper lash line was also lined with black/brown and then softened. I continued the bronze shadow from above, under the eye. Then lashes were added for more drama and to draw the eye upward and outward. I was light-handed with the foundation/powder, since her skin is pretty darn flawless. Then I freshened her up with a smidge of under eye concealer and blush on the apples of her cheeks. For her gorgeous full lips I stayed true to her natural color, just going slightly darker. We were delighted with the outcome. I think she looks like a Grecian Goddess!