Fashion Shows at the BETTER LIVING Show this weekend!

Hey you guys! I'll be heading up the Makeup for the Fashion shows at the Expo Center this weekend - come out and say hello! :) It's been a super crazy couple weeks, I'm sorry I haven't been able to update at all. If you're on my facebook, you'll have seen all the tv spots, behind the scenes pics, and everything in between! It's free admission for the Better Living Show, and there will be walking fashion shows all day, all weekend, with the Runway Shows at 8pm Friday, 8pm Saturday and 2pm Sunday. There will also be a huge VIP party at the Benson Hotel Saturday night - dress to impress!

See you on the runway! hugs!

Holly and Nicki Part I

A few weeks ago, I had a double shoot with Holly and Nicki and iBeauty Photography. The girls had long been wanting to emulate this rocker-edgy look from the 80's! The second set of the day, you'll have to wait and see... :) Hair and Makeup design by me of course :)

Here's Holly rockin her big hair!!



And this headshot of Nicki just took my breath away - wow!! Reminds me of some sort of vampire, Twilight-esque feel :)


Editing by J'Adore

Chinese Culture Fashion Show

A few weeks ago there was a fashion show at the Chinese Cultural Fair at the Convention Center and I was asked to be a key MUA for the show. The wonderful and talented Carrie Hamm (Makeup Artist) contacted me and I'm so glad she did! It was a gorgeous preview of designer clothes for all those visiting the Fair to see. There were 14 models for the show, and I was happy to know many of them. There are so many lovely ladies here in Portland! Model Kate Sson, one of my favorite girls, really wowed the crowd, and model Jillian Rabe was there, effortlessly and so elegantly showcasing the sweeping designs for the finale of the show. Beautiful!!! It was my honor and pleasure to make these ladies up, and everything went so wonderfully :) Here are a few random pics - wish I had more!! :)

Caitlyn

Forgive me! I've had no time to post - and now I have such a backlog of images oh dear. :)

This image was from a shoot with Jim of JTO Photo and he did such a lovely job with the lighting and beauty of this shot. It was such a pleasure to work with Caitlyn! She is only 19 years old, but after we had settled into makeup and were chatting, I was amazed by her maturity and the wisdom beyond her years. This beautiful headshot is one of my new favorites of my collection.

Maksim Take Two

Hope you all are doing well; I just wanted to show you some new images I got back from a shoot with the wonderful Maksim. As a model, Maksim is so refreshing because he comes to his shoots with loads of ideas and samples of high fashion commercial ads from magazines such as VOGUE and INTERVIEW. All of these images were Maksim's ideas with myself doing the hair styling and makeup, Tom from iBeauty capturing the photos and creating killer lighting to set the mood. Wonderful job everyone!

Vanessa

As a Makeup Artist, it is best to find a healthy balance between doing an equal amount of creative work, and commerical work, so that one's portfolio is not overwhelmed by too much artistic tendancies, nor by the simplicity of clean makeup images. I laugh to myself because it seems that I have become known for, not only my dependability,speed, and technical execution, but for the crazy, colorful and the downright outrageous artistic beauty shots everyone loves. I adore color and the idea of taking the face and enhancing it with creative balance (or imbalance!), creating imaginative photos and out-of-this-world art; but I also love to the bottom of my heart the beauty of the face with just the simplest, cleanest makeup. Just enough that it compels the viewer to be lost in the serenity of the moment, and to note the beautiful lighting, the soft face and the light in the eyes.

I'm really just musing out loud, because I've noticed lately that for all the shoots I'm being hired for - they are ones that want the color! The extreme! The POW!! I love it, it makes me smile :) I love both sides of the coin my dears. I'm planning on working on more shoots on my own to take the soft, clean makeup faces I've been craving. More to come.. :)

I finally have a moment to update you guys with this wonderful shot from my shoot with the lovely Vanessa. She wanted something with a pop of color, but to keep the focus in it's place. A soft, romantic braid for her hair...I really wanted to bring out her lovely eyes without overpowering them, and the canary yellow really did the trick. iBeauty Photography really captured the calm, ethereal beauty! Beautiful job everyone!



I hope you all had a wonderful Valentine's weekend and told your loved ones how much they mean to you. We lose out on those chances sooner than we think! I'm so happy to be in love and loved by my best friend, I couldn't ask for more. I wish you all the same true love and happiness...xoxoxxo

Already Gone

Hey everyone! I am so sorry for not updating at all - I have literally been SO swamped that I have had no time. :) Just wanted to pop on here and let you know things are going fantastic. I have several new piles of images to go through and update for here, and I will try to get those up soon. I can't believe it's February already. February?? Really?? As my piano teacher used to sing, "time flies when you're havin fun!!"

I've had this song stuck in my head for days!! I heard it on the radio for a long time before I even realized it was Kelly Clarkson. So random! This is the official video, and I have to say, it's the cheesiest video I've EVER seen. But the song is very good. Kudos Kelly.