Go Giants Nails

Go Giants Nails

I'm not a big sports fan but I'm from California! In honor of the game tonight I did some Go Giants Nails. These are freehand and not perfect since my hands are a bit shakey today. Fun nails to sport with our friends who support the opposing team :)

Artistic Makeup

Artistic Makeup
Worked on this shoot a while back going for an artistic look with make up. Rhinestones added more of a dramatic flare to the look. This shoot was a lot of fun and one of my first artistic shoots I have done. I have done more since this shoot and will be more than happy to share them via blog. The photographer for this shoot was BV Photos  http://bv-photos.com/
Make up: Blend True

Purple Rain Nails

Purple Rain Nails

Some nails for the month of October! Wanted to do some Halloween colored nails but still wanted them to look pretty. I used a base of Confetti - Purple Reigns topped with Spoiled - Battle of the Sexes. And yes these nails did make me think of Prince's Purple Rain song!

Dark Flamingo Nails

Dark Flamingo Nails
I painted these nails a couple of weeks ago before I left for my California trip. I got so many compliments on my nails in the airport while traveling. Nail colors are a light grey base with peach striping, done free hand. These nails lasted a good long time but had no chance against the elements. Went to California to visit family and to go camping with friends. Lake Shasta was amazing even with the chance of a forest fire making us evacuate. Fire was controlled and we continued to have a blast. Floatie time on Shasta lake was amazing and it made me miss California so much on our return to Florida. Love Florida but this August humidity is plain yucky. It will pass though and we will be back to year round perfect weather once again.

Yellow Deco Nails

 

Yellow Deco Nails
It has been a while since I played with my nail polish so here it is. This polish is a yellow base with a mint green polish done in a dot pattern. Then I layered on black, white and silver polish in a slash motion. Fun look for my fingers and toes and looks great when wearing grey clothing.

Tas Merah Soft Make Up Case

Tas Merah Soft Sided Rolling Make up Case
After a lot of research on travel make up cases I found the line Tas Merah. I purchased my case on www.Yazmo.com and have been super happy with my purchase. I have owned this bag since March 2012 and bought it only to travel by plane. At the time bought it for $199.95 and it appears to be the same pricing still online. I needed to have a bag that fit the essentials of my kit on the go and this bag definitely met my requirements. This model meets the TSA standards for carry on luggage size. It fits perfectly in the overhead compartment of all the planes I have been on so far. It has six removable drawers, mesh pockets, detachable 11 brush holder, and a spacious capartment in the top. The only thing I wish this bag had would be a 4 wheel roller system. The two wheel works ok, but four wheels would make this bag perfect. Great on the go, would recommend it to any artist traveling for work consistently.

Playboy Special Editions

Playboy Special Editions Natural Makeup
Last year I worked with Playboy Special Editions and photographer Jon Cancelino. I did make up and hair on our model Dennii Nicole. We did four different make up and hair looks for this shoot. Dennii's shoot with us will place her in 4 separate Playboy Special Editions. Playboy is my first International Magazine to feature my work. We also had our videographer Jesse Walker who took footage of the shoot and special clips featured on Playboy Special Editions site. Terry Stormes helped with lighting and anything needed while on shoot. We had a blast shooting our first shoot with Playboy in FL. This was my first look on Denni keeping her look pretty natural. I progressed her look to more dramatic through shoot. To see more of Photographer Jon Cancelinos work check out his site http://joncancelino.com/
Make up & Hair: Blend True