Wedding Makeup-Bride
So remember a few months ago I did a trial for a upcoming bride that wanted an old hollywood glam look down to the birdcage veil. On her wedding day we recreated the same look from the trial but made the lips a bit more intense. She was thrilled with the final product and so was I!

Makeup Trial- Wedding Makeup
My client below is getting married next month and wanted to create a glamourous look inspired by Audrey Hepburn and Dita Von Tesse minus the red lips. Her wedding has a Hollywood glamour theme and she will be wearing a birdcage veil and carrying a feather fan. Her favorite feature was her eyes so she wanted to play them up! She NEVER wears makeup, so I wanted her to look beautiful but not overdone. The look we created was a warm smokey eye with gold and bronze tones, heavy black liner, false lashes, and peachy pink cheeks and lips.

Final Product-Party Look

So this was the finished party look for the client from last week. She was having a party to celebrate her 30th birthday and wanted to dazzle the crowd. On this day I decided to intensify the purple and gold eyeshadows and we added lashes to make her eyes sparkle. We also changed the lip color to make it a little bolder and voile!

Makeup Trial-Party Look

My client below wanted to trial a sultry look for her upcoming 30th birthday party. She doesn't usually wear any makeup so we wanted her to stand out yet not look like a drag queen! She will be wearing yellow so I decided on something with gold and purple because purple is the complimentary color of yellow. Next week we will complete her look with lashes to add a little more depth to her eyes. Remember that your eyeshadow color should compliment not match your outfit, so be mindful of colors you choose.

Modern Smokey Eye

What people don't realize is that a "smokey"eye does not have to be completely black. In fact it usually looks better when the inside of your eye is highlighted with a much brighter color. In this picture below I decided on a bright metallic gold to highlight her chestnut brown eyes. To further highlight her eye, I used a gold pencil to outline the bottom corner of her eyelid. The look is topped off with a raspberry/cranberry colored blush, which looks better on darker skin and a bronze/cranberry lip!

Bridal Makeup

I recently wrote an article on bridal makeup for Kathy Gordon of Aleximani Events. Please check out my article on her blog!
http://aleximanievents.blogspot.com/2009/02/wedding-day-makeup-spotlight-on-makeup.html

Makeup Do's and Don'ts

1. Never use liquid or cream eyeshadow if you want it to last more than 1 hour, it will ALWAYS break down and disappear!
2. If you apply powder eyeshadow to lids without a primer or foundation base, it also will not last all day
3. The same applies to blush, if you do not have a base, either foundation or tinted moisturizer it won't last all day.
*If you're just going out for a few hours you will probably be ok
4. If you curl your lashes ALWAYS do so prior to applying mascara
5. If you have oily skin DO NOT use an oil-based foundation or moisturizer, DO use oil free products instead

How to Apply Eyeshadow That Lasts All Day

1. Begin by applying your liquid, cream foundation or tinted moisturizer to entire face including eyelids
2. Powder entire face with pressed, translucent or blotting powder making sure to use a smaller brush to powder eyelids
*If you are not wearing foundation, you can also apply an eyeshadow primer to eyelids instead
3. Swirl your eye shadow brush in powder eyeshadow
4. Tap brush over a counter or sink to remove excess and avoid it falling onto your face
5. Dab eyeshadow onto eyelids in a pressing motion, going from outside corner to inside corner making sure to extend slightly above eyelid crease
6. Repeat step 5 several times until optimal color intensity is achieved
7. Now begin blending the color by going in small circular motions across the eyelid again from outside corner to inside
8. Finish blending by now moving the brush from outside to in as if you were drawing a rainbow or half moon slightly above the eyelid crease where eyeshadow ends
9. Continue steps 8 and 9 until color looks well blended
10. Remove excess eyeshadow around eyelids with cotton swab and from face with a dry makeup sponge
11. Voila, your eyeshadow will last all day!

VIBRANT COLORS

BEFORE & AFTER

METALLIC EYES

WELCOME

My name is Candace Gibbs and I am actually a Physical Therapist by trade. I received a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in 2005 from NYU and work in a NYC hospital. While in school I discovered another hidden talent and passion....makeup! So last year I decided to pursue additional entrepreneurial ventures and took classes at the Lia Schorr Institute in NYC to become a makeup artist. I am currently a full time therapist and a part-time freelance makeup artist, the best of both worlds! I believe that everyone has hidden beauty and my goal is to bring that beauty from the inside out one step at a time.