Photo Shoot: BUYDEFINITION.com fall lookbook 2009

There's trend happening in fashion right now that seems a little controversial, but nonetheless, is all the rage... bleached eyebrows!

This distinct look has been seen on catwalks for Chanel, Prada and Jean Paul Gaultier, as well as in Givenchy's latest advertising campaign, and now in the fall lookbook for Austin's own buydefinition.com!

Esti Choi, owner of buydefinition, had expressed that she wanted movement and blurring in the images, a trend that has been popping up in fashion magazines everywhere. The clothes she choose were bold with strong shapes, mixed with pops of color, so I knew the makeup had to be something simple but striking and what says striking like no eyebrows!

With outstanding commitment from our model, Sarah Johnson, the amazing photography skills of Tania Quintanilla, and incredible hair by Allen Ruiz, who also bleached our model's brows, I think we all walked away with a lookbook we can be proud of!

Photo Shoot: Austin Wedding Guide - November 2009

I am so ecstatic to announce that the November issue of Austin Wedding Guide is out... why? Because I was lucky enough to be the makeup artist for the cover as well as the eight page spread inside!!

I love the concept of this spread, Day to Night. It showcases both a daytime, garden wedding as well as an evening, indoor wedding. I can't decide which one I like the best... I'll let you decide for yourself, here are some pictures!

A lot of preparations and hard work went into making this amazing shoot possible and I would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to all those who were involved!!

Photography: Maria Bernal

Hair: Jonnie Marie Iglesias

Models: Kendall, Melissa, Megan, Julie and Karalyn

Location: Dunvegan Keep

Flowers: Brenda Abbott Floral Design and WOW Factor Designs

And last but certainly not lease, Austin Wedding Guide!

Photo Shoot: Daguerreotype

When photographer Tania Quintanilla sent these images to me I was blown away. I put them on my computer's desktop and I stared... and stared. I'm still staring three days later.

Hair: Allen Ruiz.

Wardrobe: buydefinition.com

Model: Sarah Johnson

Photo Shoot: The right face for warpaint

It took photographer Julian Humphries and I nine months of patience and planning for this look before we found our perfect face in model Danielle Burgess. Well worth the wait if I do say so myself!

Hair by Jonnie Marie Iglesias.

Photo Shoot: Via Christa Chains

In my humble opinion, Tyler Reed is one of Austin's most talented jewelry designers. I have had the privilege of doing makeup for two shoots involving his jewelry in the past and when I heard that model Laura Ann was bringing one of his chains (her own I might add!) for a shoot with photographer Andrew Chan and hair stylist Jonnie Marie Iglesias, needless to say, I was excited! Little did we know, the picture would end up on the front page of his site!

Below you can see the picture and be sure to check out his wonderful work at www.viachristachains.com (look at his portfolio and you will find some of my work!)

Photo Shoot: Sweet Swimsuit

I have worked with photographer Andrew Chan and model Sarah before, but never at the same time... I guess I should have made that happen a LOT sooner!

As you can see below, we got some amazing images even though the wind was blowing like CRAZY for the outdoor shoot, it was almost like an obstacle course to get to the location and Andrew forgot something pretty important (hint: you have to have it take pictures)!

Thanks guys, for a super shoot!

Personal Blog & Photo Shoot: Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it.

That’s a Russel Baker quote and I think we can all appreciate it right now! It's been almost unbearably hot, but I have to say, I've truly been enjoying it... that’s a rare thing for me to say because I LOVE cold weather.

The month of June has been so busy with weddings, photo shoots and well, life, that I think I forgot to blog.... oops! Over the next few weeks, I'll be posting pictures from some of the more memorable of my projects and jobs...

First on the list; a still life shoot with Hammondovi Photography. I asked Geoff to take some pictures of my makeup for me to use on my web site and blog... I think he did an amazing job, but you can decide for yourself!

Photo Shoot: Beauty... its kind of a big deal

Beauty. We all love it, we all crave it, and when it comes to editorial photography, it doesn't get any better than

contributing to images like this.

Megan is extraordinarily beautiful and today, photographer Maria Bernal and I were finally able to work with her on a shoot that had been in the works for over two months... I must say, it was well worth the wait!

Photo Shoot: Shopping and Guns? What do they have in common?

Hayli, that's what!

Hayli is a student and two of her loves are shopping and hunting, so when photographer Eric Doggett was planning her shoot, he did a great job of finding a very unique way of bringing the two things together!

I was delighted that he asked me to be a part of the shoot and it was so nice spending time with Eric, Dave McLaughlin, another good photographer friend who assisted, and of course the star of the show, Hayli!

Enjoy the pictures!

Photo Shoot: Its great to be a hippie chick when you're dressed in hippie chic!

What do you get when you combine photographer Jean-Philippe Martin, hair stylist Jeni Hoover, wardrobe stylist C.LO, models Rae and Summer and of course myself on makeup, for the BuyDefinition.com lookbook shoot?

Some amazing pictures and lots and lots of fun!!!

We shot at the home of Lee Ann Atherton, an amazing local musician. Lee Ann hosts the Full Moon Barn Dance on occasional full moon Sundays and some holiday Sundays at her home. Her house and yard are full of gifts from each and every Full Moon Barn Dance making it an amazing place to shoot!

Great job team!

Photo Shoot: Smokey eye and a nude lip at bull creek

Yesterday I had a shoot with NYC photographer Corey Hayes and Austin model Cecilia Z down at Bull Creek. Lauren, my intern, also came along to assist me.

We started out the shoot by meeting at my studio/house so I could do Cici's makeup. We chose a smokey eye and a nude lip that really accentuated her beautiful features!

Then we all headed down to Bull Creek by car and then by foot. It was a little chilly but the scenery was beautiful and we really enjoyed our walk.

Corey had already scouted out a great location with many different and wonderful places to shoot.

I must say, Cici was a real trooper because she didn't have the luxury of the long pants and jackets we did and the last shot required her to be in the water! It’s the mark of a great model when she will do anything for an amazing shot and we had plenty of towels on hand for her afterward.

The result, I'm sure, will be nothing less than outstanding and I really had a great time with all involved!

Photo Shoot: White hot

On Sunday, March 8th, I did a creative shoot with photographer Julian Humphries and model Crys who splits her time between Austin and NYC.

We did three different looks one on which can be seen below, the rest are on the way!

Photo Shoot: Clean & Creative

On March 4th I got together with Eric Morales and Jen for a beauty shoot. We started around 11a and by the time we were done, we had completed three different looks.

You can see two of the looks below and the other is being edited as you read this!

Photo Shoot: Austin Monthly, March 2009

I was fortunate enough to be the makeup artist for the style section of the March 2009 issue of Austin Monthly! I have worked for Austin Monthly once before and it was just as fun this time around!

The shoot was at the beautiful Hotel St. Cecilia right off South Congress in Austin. It's such a unique place with amazing rooms! The photographer was the always fantastic TQPhoto, our beautiful model was Madeleine Welch, hair was by the talented Bianca Castillo of JR Salon and Allen Ruiz of Jackson Ruiz Salon, styling was by the wonderful Brandy Joy Smith & Jennifer Haley.

Check out the photos below!

Photo Shoot: Umbrella Pin-up

Today, I had a shoot with Geoff and Martina Hammond (of Hammondovi Photography), whom I have worked with countless times, and Elle LaMont.

Elle is an actress and model who has had bit parts in film and television, including NBC’s Friday Night Lights and lead parts and title roles in the features The Devil’s Gravestone, Hello, Lola, and Strings.

We had a wonderfully productive day and As always, I loved working with Geoff, Martina and Elle!