Monday, March 13, 2017

Tasia's Wedding// September 10th, 2016

My dear friend from high school, Tasia, trusted me (or at least acted like she trusted me) enough to do her makeup for her wedding in Moab, Utah. 
My boyfriend, Marshall, and I arrived at our cabin around midnight the night before and we woke up around 7 that morning to explore the Arches National Park for a few hours before I started Tasia's makeup. 
Needless to say I was tired, sweaty and hangry, but after a bag of kettle corn I was prepared to pull through. 
Two and a half hours [of trying to maintain Tasia's focus whilst 2 large mimosas deep and moving locations 3 times] later... that's exactly what I did. 
She was happy, I was tired, and we were both ready for a drink. 

Her husband, Juan, was the epitome of what every girl wants their husband to look like the moment they see her walking down the aisle. 
He was losing his shit. So many emotions. Wow.  

*Side note: I'm very aware my picture quality is shit. I didn't realize my camera was set to aperture until I got back to look at them that night... And then I cried inside. 

HOWEVER Tasia's photographers from ROGUE Film Co. (www.roguefilmco.com) took some pretty awesome pics so I snagged a few that showed her makeup/ me doing her makeup so you guys could see what it actually looked like (the last 5 pics in this post are theirs). I'm still including my shitty pics because I wanted to kind of show her eye makeup and turns out brides don't normally close their eyes much during their wedding ceremonies. 

Anyways, if you'd like the deets, please read below!

xoxo
Michaela








EYES//
MAC Cosmetics Pro Longwear concealer in NC20 to prime the eyes with my ring finger

Too Faced Chocolate Bar palette in White Chocolate on a Real Techniques setting brush to set the concealer and create a base for the other shadows

MannyMUA x Makeup Geek palette
   Beaches & Cream on an It Cosmetics crease brush #105 in the upper crease as a transition
   Sora on the fluffy end of an Urban Decay Vice 2 double ended brush to deepen the crease
   Aphrodite on an old ass Bare Minerals pencil brush to define the outer crease
      *blended out the with the It Cosmetics #105 brush with no additional product                 
Morphe x Jaclyn Hill palette
   ES20 on the flat end of another UD double ended brush on the outer V of the mobile lid 
   ES54 on a flat shadow brush from a Bare Minerals travel set
       *packed on dry first and then wet the brush with some Aveda mist to make the color pop
UD 24/7 Glide-on eye pencil in Demolition on the outer half of the upper lash line
MannyMUA x MG Aphrodite on a Morphe M432 to smoke out that liner

Rimmel London Exaggerate Waterproof Eye Definer in Nude in the water line 
Manny MUA x MG 
   Aphrodite on a Morphe M432 smudged into outer third of lower lash line 
   Sora on a Morphe M169 to slightly smoke out the lower lash line  

Becca x Jaclyn Hill Shimmering Skin Perfector in Champagne Pop on a Morphe M204 as a brow highlight and on a Morphe M168 as an inner corner highlight

Tasia's personal waterproof mascara (I'm assuming something Aveda) applied to upper and lower lashes

Ardell Soft Touch lashes #160 with Duo Brush-On Adhesive with vitamins applied with tweezers/ fingers combo

UNDER EYE//

Make Up For Ever 5 Camouflage Cream Palette, No. 1 in #15 on a Morphe B10 to color correct 

MAC Pro Longwear concealer in NC20 applied with the same Morphe B10 (after wiping off the orange) and then blended out with a damp BeautyBlender pro

RCMA No Color Powder on a damp BeautyBlender pro to set and bake the under eye
   *dusted away the powder with an ELF small tapered brush

UD All Nighter spray on a Real Techniques setting brush pressed into the under eye area to take away the powder look and further lock in the concealer







BROWS//

Colourpop brow pencil in Dope Taupe to fill in the brows

Anastasia Dipbrow Pomade in Taupe on an angled Anastasia brush #12 to define the brow shape

NYX Control Freak to set the brows

FACE//

Smashbox Photo Finish foundation primer applied with a damp BeautyBlender pro

Dinair airbrush makeup in SG130 and SG146 mixed in equal parts

Anastasia Contour Kit in Java and Fawn on a Morphe M523 for a soft contour in the jaw line and hair line

Anastasia Contour Kit in Fawn on a Morphe M335 for a light nose contour

Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Matte Bronzer in Milk Chocolate on a Morphe M527 to warm up the cheek bones and temples

MAC Powder Blush in Plum Foolery on a Morphe E4

Becca X Jaclyn Hill Shimmering Skin Perfector in Champagne Pop on a Morphe M501 as a cheek bone highlight and on a Morphe M168 as a cupid's bow highlight

Benefit Cosmetics Watt's Up! highlighter on the bridge of the nose, blended out with my ring finger

Urban Decay All Nighter spray to set the entire face

LIPS//

Anastasia Beverly Hills Liquid Lipstick in Dusty Rose applied with a Morphe B19

NOTES//

*When working with Airbrush foundation but still using traditional concealer, I've found that applying under eye concealer beneath the the airbrush foundation turns out beautifully. However, if you try applying it on top of foundation like you would with traditional makeup, especially if you use a damp beauty blender, this will disturb the foundation that has already dried down, causing it to lift up. Not cute. 
This also allows a good chunk of time for baking the under eye area if you're into that. The foundation still wears beautifully on top of the concealer and powder and you're left with a true airbrush finish.

**I haven't tried airbrush concealer because I'm not really interested/ I don't feel I'd be precise enough not to blind my client so this may not apply if you use airbrush concealer. 

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Rylee's Prom // April 30th, 2016

My cousin Rylee's prom was- youuu guessed it- last year. And I'm just now writing about it.
Rylee went a little ham in the spray tan department so the under eye powder situation is a little light on her because I didn't bring anything darker (my mistake). Luckily, I had almost every Dinair airbrush foundation color with me so besides being hella lit under the eyes, her foundation matched her body and we just did a super light and feminine, rose gold eye with a slight halo effect. If you'd like to know to get the exact look, please see below.

Thanks for visiting!
xo
Michaela





EYES//
MAC Cosmetics Pro Longwear concealer to prime the eyes with my ring finger
Morphe x Jaclyn Hill Favorites palette
   ES24 "Deep Cocoa" & ES16 "Bridesmaid" for inner and outer corner and swept across      mobile lid beneath crease
Makeup Geek Cosmetics x Manny MUA palette
   "Beaches & Cream" and "Sora" on a Morphe E27 as the transition
   "Aphrodite" on a Morphe M432 to line the outer half of the lower lash line
   "Frappe" on a Morphe M169 to smoke out the lower lash line
   "Artemis" on a Morphe M205 on the brow bone
   "Artemis" on a Morphe M168 on the inner corner
Too Faced
   "Boxes & Bowes" on the center of the mobile lid and lower lash line
   "Better Than Sex" mascara
Ardell Soft Touch lashes #150 with Duo brush-on adhesive

Brows//
Colourpop "Blondie" brow pencil to fill in brows
Nyx "Control Freak" to set brows

Face//
Smashbox Photo Finish foundation primer (original) on a BeautyBlender to prime the face
Dinair Airbrush Makeup in Paramedical "Vanilla" mixed with Paramedical "Olive Beige"
Too Faced Love Flush Blush Wardrobe in "Love Hangover" and "Baby Love" on a Morphe E4
Too Faced Chocolate Soleil matte bronzer in "Milk Chocolate" on a Morphe M527
Benefit "Watt's Up!" highlighter on the bridge of the nose and cupid's bow, blended out with my finger
Becca x Jaclyn Hill "Champagne Pop" highlighter on a Morphe M501

Lips//
Nothing... (heart still broken)

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Hailey's Prom// April 30th, 2016

K. So I'm still trying to figure out how to set up this blog scenario because I'm V lazy at getting around to things I don't understand, which is why I'm posting this now when it actually happened ten months ago.
Did I get better at blogger? NOPE. I just kinda said screw it.
I'm mainly just warning you, it's gonna look janky for a while.

ANYWAYS, my baby sis had her senior prom last year which was both exciting and depressing at the same time.
I also drove through a blizzard from Aspen, Colorado to Cheyenne, Wyoming in a rental Toyota Corolla to do her makeup and hair so basically she owes me for life.

Anyways, if you'd like to know what I used to get this look, please scroll to the end for the full list.

Thanks for visiting!
xo
Michaela






EYES//
MAC Cosmetics Pro Longwear concealer to prime the eyes with my ring finger
Makeup Geek x Manny MUA palette
   "Beaches & Cream" on a Morphe E27 as the transition
   "Sora" on an It Cosmetics crease bruse #105 to deepen the crease
   "Frappe" on a Morphe 433 on the outer V transition
   "Frappe" on a Morphe M169 to smoke out the lower lash line
   "Aphrodite" on a Morphe M433 to smoke out the outer V
   "Aphrodite" on a Morphe M432 to line the lower lash line
   "Artemis" on a Morphe M205 on the brow bone
   "Artemis" on a Morphe M168 on the inner corner
Colourpop "True Gold" on a Morphe M205 / my finger on the mobile lid
Colourpop "Swerve" gel liner pot on a Morphe MB11 angled liner brush
Covergirl Full Lash Bloom waterproof mascara in "Very Black" to coat the lashes
Ardell Soft Touch lashes #150 with Duo brush-on adhesive

Brows//
Hailey went a little rogue on me and filled in her brows with her own brow pencil while I was measuring her lashes (I'm guessing that's what's pulling through a tiny bit red because she's definitely not a red head) so I basically topped them off with NYX "Control Freak" and called it a day on those bad boys.

Face//
Smashbox Photo Finish foundation primer (original) on a BeautyBlender to prime the face
Dinair Airbrush Makeup in Paramedical "Vanilla" mixed with Paramedical "Olive Beige"
Too Faced Love Flush Blush Wardrobe in "Love Hangover" and "Baby Love" on a Morphe E4
Too Faced Chocolate Soleil matte bronzer in "Milk Chocolate" on a Morphe M527
Benefit "Watt's Up!" highlighter on the bridge of the nose and cupid's bow, blended out with my finger
Becca x Jaclyn Hill "Champagne Pop" highlighter on a Morphe M501


Lips//
Not a damn thing. Sad I know. My own flesh and blood [not really] didn't want any lip product.






Hair//
This is genuinely the first updo I've ever done so yeah, it's not perfect, but like, if your hairdresser dies on the day of your event- I could maybe help you out. Ya know?
I basically just did a French braid on the right side with a deep part and secured that at the end with a tiny clear elastic. I teased behind the braid towards her crown and secured that volume with bobby pins. I primed the rest of her hair with my CHI 44 Iron Guard Thermal Protection spray, and curled it all with a 1" Hot Tools wand, alternating towards and away from her face. I left a little bit out on the left side and pulled the rest through one of those bun donut things in a low pony and used 117 bobbies to pin that shit up. Finally, I twisted the bits on the left and secured them somewhere in the abyss of the donut.
I have no clue how she got that out at the end of the night... Maybe she didn't.



Friday, February 17, 2017

Haley's Wedding// April 23rd, 2016

I had the honor of doing my beautiful cousin's makeup for her wedding a couple of ten months ago.
She's the type of girl that likes dark, smokey eye makeup - but since she's my cousin I asked if we could tone it down juuuuust a bit from her inspo pics and we agreed on a slight smoke to make her eyes stand out from behind her glasses while keeping the look as a whole on the brighter side. 
If you're interested in the deets, please scroll through the few photos I have with inconsistent lighting and two different cameras to find a full - like, REALLY full - list of products and tools I used. 

Maybe some day I'll get my shit together for photos' sake... but maybe I won't. 

Thanks for visiting!
xo 
Michaela   





EYES//
MAC Cosmetics Pro Longwear concealer in NC20 to prime the eyes with my ring finger

Too Faced Chocolate Bar palette in "White Chocolate" on an old ass Bare Minerals eyeshadow brush to set the concealer and create a base for the other shadows

MannyMUA x Makeup Geek palette
   "Beaches & Cream" on a Morphe E27 in the upper crease as a transition
   "Sora" on an It Cosmetics crease brush #105 to deepen the crease
   "Frappe" on a Morphe M433 in the outer V and blended into the crease
   "Aphrodite" on the same Morphe M433 brush to deepen the outer V
      *blended out the outer V and crease area with the E27 with no additional product                  "Artemis" on a Morphe M205 on the mobile lid and brow bone

Too Faced Bulletproof 24-Hour liner in "Black Out" to line the outer half of the upper lash line and outer half of the water line

MannyMUA x Makeup Geek palette
   "Aphrodite" on a Morphe M432 to smoke out the liner on the upper lash line into a faint wing and line the outer half of the lower lash line
   "Frappe" on a Morphe M169 to smoke out the lower lash line
   "Artemis" on a Morphe M168 as an inner corner highlight

Covergirl Full Lash Bloom waterproof mascara in "Very Black" to coat the lashes

Ardell Soft Touch lashes #150 with Duo Brush-On Adhesive with vitamins

BROWS//
Colourpop brow pencil in "Bangin' Brunette" to line and fill in the brows

Anastasia Dipbrow Pomade in "Taupe" on an angled Anastasia brush #12 to fill in brows further without deepening the color

NYX Control Freak to set the brows

FACE//

Dinair airbrush makeup in the Soft Glow line

I applied the orange color in the Make Up For Ever 5 Camouflage Cream Palette, No. 1 to the darkness under eyes on my ring finger

Urban Decay Naked Skin concealer in " Medium Light Neutral" blended out with a BeautyBlender

Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder on a disposable makeup sponge and dusted off with an e.l.f. Small Tapered Brush

Anastasia Contour Kit in "Java" and "Fawn" on a Morphe M523 for a soft contour in the jaw line and hair line

Anastasia Contour Kit in "Fawn" on a Morphe M335 for a light nose contour

Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Matte Bronzer in "Milk Chocolate" on a Morphe M527 to warm up the cheek bones and temples

Too Faced Love Flush Palette in "Love Hangover" and "Baby Love" on a Morphe E4 on the apples of the cheeks

Becca X Jaclyn Hill Shimmering Skin Perfector in "Champagne Pop" on a Morphe M501 as a cheek bone and cupid's bow highlight

Benefit Cosmetics Watt's Up! highlighter on the bridge of the nose, blended out with my ring finger

Urban Decay All Nighter spray to set the entire face

LIPS//

Colourpop lippie pencil in "Polite Society" to line and slightly fill in the lips

NYX Xtreme Lip Cream in "Natural" on a Morphe B19 to fill in the lips with color and shine

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