Archive for the ‘weddings’ Category

Julie and JP’s wedding

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Julie isn’t the type to wear much makeup on an everyday basis, and keeping that in mind, I went for the natural look for both ceremonies.

For Julie’s Friday ceremony, we decided to leave her hair down with one side pulled and pinned with a fragrant gardenia behind her ear. I used light taupe and ivory shades on her eyes along with cool toned pink blush and lips. The simple elegance of her hair and makeup offset the clean lines of her gown and suited her intimate garden ceremony.

Photos from Julie’s Bay Area wedding, courtesy of Sara Atkins Photography.

For Saturday’s large Indian celebration, I styled Julie’s hair in a soft updo enhanced with traditional Indian jewelry, and balanced a stronger red lip with neutral eyes and individual false eyelashes.

Tags:
Posted in fake lashes, hair, photos, weddings | Comments Off

Bay Area wedding

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Since I lived there for several years, the Bay Area is like my home away from home, and some of my dearest friends live up there. I’m flying up tonight to meet with my friend Julie who is getting married this weekend and celebrating with two separate ceremonies. Tomorrow is our trial, and I think I’ll try out a natural makeup look with half-up half-down hair for her small Friday ceremony, and then a slightly more dramatic look with a soft romantic updo for her larger Saturday ceremony.

I am excited that the weather is decidedly more autumnal (finally!). After a long summer, I am looking forward to digging up my sweaters and jackets and boots and scarves, especially since the weather in SF is always cooler than LA.

Tags:
Posted in travel, weddings | Comments Off

MAC master class and update

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

I recently attended a MAC Cosmetics Master Class in Bridal Beauty led by Victor C. It was held at the South Coast Plaza MAC Pro store and consisted of equal parts tips and tricks that Victor has amassed over the past 15 years of working at MAC and doing hundreds of weddings, as well as a live demonstration of two different bridal looks in collaboration with Julie, another MAC makeup artist and trainer. It was fun and informative, and I picked up some good techniques as well as a few new additions to my kit. 

I’m also very excited to announce that I’ll be working with Theresa Huang of Theresa Huang Makeup & Hair Design. She does amazing work, and I am looking forward to being part of her team. I’ll still be freelancing and doing my own weddings, but this is a great opportunity for me to get hands-on training (especially with bridal hair) from an experienced artist. 

In addition, I have several weddings and photoshoots coming up in the next few months. I’m definitely keeping busy!

Tags: ,
Posted in bridal beauty, education, training, weddings | 2 Comments »

Lexy’s wedding

Sunday, August 9th, 2009

For Lexy’s July wedding, the bride requested soft smoky eyes with rosy lips and cheeks for herself and the bridesmaids. On Lexy, I used Temptu S/B airbrush foundation for a flawless finish that lasted through the night. 

Here are a couple of pics from my camera:

The beautiful bride with lovely bridesmaid C
Pretty bridesmaids B and J

Tags:
Posted in airbrush, bridal makeup, bridesmaids, photos, smoky eyes, weddings | Comments Off

Bridesmaids Before and After

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

A bronzy neutral look with sheer red lips for the bridesmaids from my friend Connie’s wedding in January.
Before:

During:

Putting the finishing touches on Susan (photo credit: Sarah K. Chen)
After:
Connie’s beautiful sisters

Posted in before and after, bridesmaids, bronzy eyes, photos, weddings | Comments Off

Bridesmaid makeup: Berry and plum tones

Thursday, August 6th, 2009


This was from Caroline and Roger’s wedding several years ago. To tie in the look with the eggplant color of the bridesmaids’ dresses without being too matchy, I went for a berry lip, cool-toned plum blush and understated eyes.

Posted in berry/plum, bridesmaids, photos, weddings | Comments Off