As many of you know we were published for the 2nd time in Brink Magazine for their May issue (INSERT A THOUSAND ‘!’)

We are so happy and proud of ourselves and what LM has been able to accomplish in under a year!  I have attached several behind the scenes pix of our 2 day fashion shoot and the beauty images also taken. These photos didn’t run in the May issue for everyone else, so consider yourself a true insider! You’re so awesome!

We specifically shot this with the intention of showing beauty of all varieties. During the shoot we had the models tell what they found beautiful about another model of a different ethnicity. Women should be able to open any fashion magazine and be able to identify with the faces they see… even if we aren’t all 5′10″. After all, who is buying them??…

*Makeup for beauty images by Safia Michelle of Lipstick Mixtapes

Heidi Klum Models for Vogue Germany and Shoots a 30min Behind the Scenes Film.

In regard to fashion, I love that slogan: A MANS LIFE IN A WOMANS BODY.  It suggests androgyny and I’m all about that, it’s in my makeup as an Aries. And since I mention makeup…. Lets get this show on the road. Makeup Artist James Kaliardos took these exact words and painted them on the models faces for the Diane Von Furstenberg collection during Fashion Week 2010.

I love it! Hard eyes with a shimmer, contoured face with a pale lip, hard expression with soft hair. BALANCE. This couldn’t possibly come at a better time for me, as a makeup artist  I’ve been screaming lately that it’s time for makeup to evolve. Looks and eyeshadow styles are becoming dated… So its time to step it up. Go to your nearest makeup shop, grab a blending brush and paint on the darkest shimmery shadow you can find. If you call yourself fashion forward or are wanting to become more fashion aware and savvy then what better place to draw your inspiration than FASHION WEEK?

UHM, Yeah. And if andre Leon Talley is co signing your stuff… you have a dead give away you moving in the right direction. I know what MY makeup is gonna be looking like this Fall! Giving it to ya’ll early, Generating HYPE!

We want to take this day to pay homage to the originators and the minds behind the magic. Diddy wasn’t fly really till June Ambrose. Jay- Z who??  yeah, June ambrose. Love Beyonce’s makeup well that was Mally Roncal and Francesca Tolot. Oh! and Miss Rhianana… that wardrobe, Mariem Harien. I mean we love you celebs but send shout outs to the people making you look good. We’re more valuable to you than the designers almost. Cause without us you were head to toe in Tracey Reese, no you want some MCQueen, some Karl, some Marc, a Gucci bag, David Yurman jewels, Choo shoes, come on now you wanna mix that thing up and only a stylist can show you how to do that. Not saying you can’t do it yourself, because you are our canvas but we make it all make sense, come together, get Right! you know.

So next time you come to a shoot late, are grumpy when you don’t get the water, or want us to go out on multiple runs for that thing that is at the end of the world, remember we love you cause we love what we do, but we are your Brand Builders! So keep it real on that red carpet or in that interview the next time an interviewer asks “how did you get that look?”.

Big ups to a few of the pioneers

June Ambrose

Misa Hylton Brim

Mally Ronchal

The list could go on for EVER!