Archive for January, 2010
Friday, January 29th, 2010
Tim Walker, “Magic World,” Vogue Italia.
Thought this image was dope. Does anyone notice a huge difference between American and Italian Vogue? I don’t even want to look at American Vogue sometimes… maybe I should move to where the real fashion is…
Tags: Fashion, models, photography, vogue
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Thursday, January 28th, 2010
I don’t know if ya’ll know this or not, but Ralph Lauren is showin out! They have created this new official polo, displaying the Haitian flag. 100% of the proceeds will go to the United Way Worldwide Disaster Fund to help rebuild Haiti. Now with as many men and women I see rockin Polos I know good and well I better see ya’ll supporting. Even if your not Haitian its a good way to show love to the cause. I was just having a conversation with Safia Michelle about this. We just had this big supply drive… we collected all sorts of things for the people but at the end of the day our boxes of pampers will all get used up… our canned food will get eaten and our shirts will get old!… Can we really do enough? We have to ban together and support companies that have to resources to aid on a consistent basis.
Tags: Fashion, Haiti, polo, Ralph Lauren
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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
I had the great opportunity to do a sexy boudoir photo shoot over the weekend and no I was not the model : ). Can I just say much fun and very “personal” this process is . I worked with a great crew of people that worked very hard and professionally to keep our model in good spirits as well as making her as comfortable and beautiful as possible. It was fun. So in case you haven’t heard of such a thing it is basically a sexy lingerie or even nudish type shoot so Makeup Artist bring out the big guns for this one. I mean body makeup, oil, all that sparkle and beauty dust we love to use but photographers are like “NO SHINE” lol u know what I’m talking about. This makeup is Glamour Sexy, with innocence and sex appeal all in one, because truth be told many of the models for this type of shoot are everyday women who are presenting these photos as umm mmm “gifts”. So they have to look just as perfect as “actual models” and that’s where great makeup skills definitely come to play. These women of course want to look like themselves but themselves on “Beauty Steroids” i like to call it and who can blame them we all want to look hot as hell for our significant other. So when you do get called up for a job like this here’s a list of things you want to have in your kit:
I like this one by Burt’s Bees the scent is soft but Citrusy, the shine is beautiful and illuminating very nice.
You’ll need every part of your model hydrated and supple looking this will give a beautiful glow to skin and when the photographer has the perfect lighting her skin will glisten like the sun.
#2 Body makeup
I love MAC’s Face& Body, it is water based, sheer and buildable, and it won’t rub off on clothes or the leather chaise. It’s perfect for covering spider veins, skin imperfections, and discolorations without looking heavy, you still want your models naturalness to come thru.
#3 Bronzer, this one by Stila i love you can actually mix this in with your face and body and it will really look sweet.
I love bronzer it is perfect for shoots like these, it gives your model a healthy look and texture, warm and inviting. I know sometimes women will get a fake tan or even lay out to get a little color this is a great idea. In the photos you will look better as you won’t look washed out or dull. Some women like the look of very pale, I don’t it looks sick unless that is like your look and you have bright tats and dark hair. Otherwise pack the Bronze on baby!
#4 Shimmer YAY! Dior has some of the best shimmer powders!, this one has the gold, pink and a frosty white. Beautiful!
We makeup artist love us some shimmer baby and this is the time to Shimmer that bad girl out!
Anything GOLD, PINK,SILVER,BRONZE, all that. Make your model very comfortable as you will be putting this shimmer in a few conspicuous places, which will make for beautiful highlighting in the photo.
And lastly lots of gloss!
as in LIPGLOSS yes honey, she’s going to be puckering,pouting and poking those lips out so make sure those lips are on point. CLEAR, or any color she likes with a radiant high shine will do and Bobbi Brown has the perfect “non-sticky” can you believe that lipgloss for exactly the look we need!
Tags: agent provocateur, Boudoir, Kate Moss, Lola Falana, Nude, sexy, Valentine's Day
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Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Aight girls! Where Safia and I work we get a TON of Brazilian tourists! Lol, like… you would think we were selling some kind of instant booty enlargement pills (serious face)… like we got that WORK, feel me? They love us and we love them tho! Besides the “Snob” lipstick we can’t seem to keep in stock because they buy stock fulls for their Mom, sis, and friends who couldn’t make the trip out, we noticed these BOMB A@! watches they were all rockin from Swatch and Michael Kors! I LOVE A BIG FACED WATCH!!! Like really, I can remember trying to convince my ex BF to let me wear his for the day, that’s how big I like them… I’ll wear the men’s version. So anyway, Brazil, yes, they all wear big faced watches, so I’m puttin ya’ll on cause that’s where its at. I don’t care how much you love your little dainty frilly watch with the roses…. bigger has always been better (smile)!
The swatch watches retail around $100-$200. Kors…. Get yo money up!
Tags: brazil, Fashion, michael kors, swatch, watches
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Monday, January 25th, 2010
Ladies and Gentlemen we are back to business! We are so pleased to let everyone know what a huge success our supply drive for Haiti was, and we want to thank everyone for coming out to show support for those in need. This week and going forward we are back to what we love… Beauty, fashion and positive lifestyle! Prepare yourself!
-Muah
Tags: beauty, Fashion, lifestyle
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Safia is available to do Makeup, Hairstyling, Nails, and Imaging for Print, TV, Video, and Fashion Shows.
Meagan specializes in Makeup, Wardrobe styling, Fashion Design and is also available for Print, TV, Video, and Fashion Shows.