It’s been a year of revision of priorities. Instead of working on 15 beginner models, I’ve been working on a few select faces. One of these being mine, which has been quite a wonderful surprise for myself. The other “regular face” has been a colleague who turned singer and songwriter.
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It’s been a while. Even for these images; we shot them in early spring, but to me they looked quite fall-ish so I decided to keep them for a rainy day. Continue reading
It’s been a crazy two months, between working my ass off for the holidays and changes at work, I haven’t really had time to make any new “Makeup-On-A-Model” posts. To be honest, my mind was a huge blank. But I’m back with a lot of help from a makeup friend. Continue reading
I said I would try to veer of the beaten path, but red… Is it a Holiday colour? Or is it just a great colour? This is the last of my Holiday 2018 suggestions. All about red lips and cranberry eyes.
If you haven’t read my previous post. You should know that I’m trying to veer off the beaten path of Holiday makeup reviews. I’ll leave the golds and the glitter for others to review. I want makeup that works all year round, or that is so unique that it warrants my purchase.
The problem with Holiday collections, ironically, is that by December the best pieces are sold out. Here is what I’ve bought for myself. For now, it’s a part 1.
I’ve seen many phases of how the digital and internet revolutions have changed the value of images. So I want to speak up. It’s a controversial subject, but I wanted to share my point of view to the new (and young) people coming into the fold.
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How does one reinvent glamour? That’s the question I’ve been grappling with. I am a big fan of glam, you know… Jerry Hall, Marilyn Monroe, Rita Hayworth, love them, been inspired, copied. But I want to look to the future, because that woman is from the golden age of Hollywood, and she doesn’t exist anymore. Continue reading
Another season, another palette. Another reason to buy… When something new and on the leading, bleeding, cutting edge comes out, I just have to add it to my pile. The world is just a big evolving pile of ideas and we are here to add to it, endlessly. So ’tis the season to be smoky, the classic way. For explanations read on. Continue reading
My love story with makeup started with a lipstick. I remember buying Ruby Woo from a M.A.C. Counter, back when there was no Sephora. And, then, when I worked as a beauty editor, I had the privilege to get so many different ones– and I collected them all! And this fall, it’s all about getting back to some lip service. Continue reading
