Hi folkses...
Well tomorrow I'm doing a photoshoot to update portfolio but I won't go into too much detail. I'm doing two different themes and one of the props I'm using is in the blog. I guess some of you can figure that part out, duh.
I'm doing this post via my phone and it won't allow me to attach a photo that easily so o have to do it via Twitter. Check it out here:
www.Twitter.com/dixieannj
I'll do like one of my mentors @bgdmakeupartist and tweet some behind the scenes as we go along tomorrow. I really hope to finish quickly so I can get home in the afternoon.
Anywayz...signing out!!!
DAJ
Showing posts with label dixie-ann airbrush makeup artist. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dixie-ann airbrush makeup artist. Show all posts
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Sunday, July 4, 2010
GRAD MAKEUP! GRAD MAKEUP! GRAD MAKEUP!
Hi Guys!
I'm baaack blogging and I know it took awhile but I was really busy every weekend and today was the first time since my last blog that I could take the time to actually write something for you readers.
Well as per the obvious, graduation time is upon us and I have done a couple grads but I have a really good pic to show you the transformation I had done to one of my clients, Samantha...
I took liberties here to make the makeup look fresh, flawless & also fun. The most fun for me was the eyes, of course.
Her makeup was airbrushed with TEMPTUPRO S/B as she had serious acne scarring so I wanted complete coverage and I know that this brand could do that...Contouring was applied but remained soft as she was transitioning from afternoon into evening and I didn't want to go overboard as per her age as well.
I'm baaack blogging and I know it took awhile but I was really busy every weekend and today was the first time since my last blog that I could take the time to actually write something for you readers.
Well as per the obvious, graduation time is upon us and I have done a couple grads but I have a really good pic to show you the transformation I had done to one of my clients, Samantha...
I took liberties here to make the makeup look fresh, flawless & also fun. The most fun for me was the eyes, of course.
Her makeup was airbrushed with TEMPTUPRO S/B as she had serious acne scarring so I wanted complete coverage and I know that this brand could do that...Contouring was applied but remained soft as she was transitioning from afternoon into evening and I didn't want to go overboard as per her age as well.
Her eyes were also shaped and contoured starting with the eyebrows (wow! lol) and I used two eyeliners under the eye with complimentary colors - bright green & purple but the second color is not coming up too well in this pic. Believe me though, the color combo was stunning!! I just winged up the shimmery eyeshadow and made sure the double under-eye liners followed suit.
Check them out below and enjoy!!!
Monday, May 31, 2010
BRIDAL BEAUTY - EPISODE 3
Hi Hi!
Love to start like that....anyhoo, so I kinda like some form of order so in order to introduce posts on brides that I have done, I will sort of label them until I find something else that suits me.
In this episode, I had to do airbrush makeup for the bride however we've never met. Therefore, you can just imagine her jitters of the makeup application, not just the ceremony. Come to think of it, I believe women are more 'jittery' of that than anything else.
So, of course, she told me that she doesn't wear makeup at all and was very antsy to see the finished product. I had to keep turning her from the mirror (we were in a hair salon by the way) and calm her down with the airbrush mist. Oh yeah, airbrush makeup also has the ability to make people feel more relaxed as the cool mist is blowing on the face, it acts like what I like to call it 'a mini airconditioner'.
Her sister, friend and hairstylist were there as well to help give her confidence and as they put it 'to tell her if the makeup doesn't come out well'. Of course you know, not on my watch! Lol!
The pic below shows the before and after....Her skin is really lovely up close and wasn't hard to manipulate but as she has a fuller face, I had additional contouring to do around the perimeter of her face and light color to the cheeks as opposed to obvious blush applications.
Her eyes also had to be contoured (slightly) as they have a tendency to droop, so I applied the outer crease colour in an upward fashion to make it more almond shape. She also is not a lover of lipstick (no suprise there!) and I applied generous lipgloss applications where it was in keeping with her simple, yet sophisticated look.
You can just imagine her reaction when I showed her the pics! She loved them and then turned into a diva...continuously posing for our cameras in all different angles at the same time saying, "I feel I will give the photographer trouble today"...yeah right :-).
I was very happy to see her light up when she realised it was just enough for her and how the overall look would be with the dress and accessories.
By this time, she is a happily married woman and I wish her all the best!
DAJ Signing Out!
Love to start like that....anyhoo, so I kinda like some form of order so in order to introduce posts on brides that I have done, I will sort of label them until I find something else that suits me.
In this episode, I had to do airbrush makeup for the bride however we've never met. Therefore, you can just imagine her jitters of the makeup application, not just the ceremony. Come to think of it, I believe women are more 'jittery' of that than anything else.
So, of course, she told me that she doesn't wear makeup at all and was very antsy to see the finished product. I had to keep turning her from the mirror (we were in a hair salon by the way) and calm her down with the airbrush mist. Oh yeah, airbrush makeup also has the ability to make people feel more relaxed as the cool mist is blowing on the face, it acts like what I like to call it 'a mini airconditioner'.
Her sister, friend and hairstylist were there as well to help give her confidence and as they put it 'to tell her if the makeup doesn't come out well'. Of course you know, not on my watch! Lol!
The pic below shows the before and after....Her skin is really lovely up close and wasn't hard to manipulate but as she has a fuller face, I had additional contouring to do around the perimeter of her face and light color to the cheeks as opposed to obvious blush applications.
Her eyes also had to be contoured (slightly) as they have a tendency to droop, so I applied the outer crease colour in an upward fashion to make it more almond shape. She also is not a lover of lipstick (no suprise there!) and I applied generous lipgloss applications where it was in keeping with her simple, yet sophisticated look.
You can just imagine her reaction when I showed her the pics! She loved them and then turned into a diva...continuously posing for our cameras in all different angles at the same time saying, "I feel I will give the photographer trouble today"...yeah right :-).
I was very happy to see her light up when she realised it was just enough for her and how the overall look would be with the dress and accessories.
By this time, she is a happily married woman and I wish her all the best!
DAJ Signing Out!
WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T HAVE FUN WITH COLOR?
Hi Hi!
I had a hectic Saturday as I was asked by my favorite girls to do their makeup starting from early in the morning. They each have a penchant for being asked to be part of some wedding - either through coordination or designing the outfits, they are very popular as they are sweet! So, they told me that they wanted to look 'hot' or as Tyra Banks says it 'fierce'.
Although four of them requested makeup, I got really great pics with two of them and only one was actually part of the bridal party, Angel. With her, she has acne scarring so I had to use TemptuPro S/B Makeup on her and I also included the Airbrows and DINAIR Eyeshadow to complement the outfit.
I chose a jewelled turquoise eyeshadow tone and eye contour color to complement the orange in the dress (which she made by the way!) and bring shape to they eye. I also added pink hued lipgloss to tie the look together.
With her sister, Crystal, she always asks for contouring on her nose, but I also wanted to include some sea colors on her and show that dark skin shouldn't shy away from them.
The colours on her were from coastal scents which were a mixture between aqua blue and violet. I contoured her eyes with a dark violet to give some depth and as she has small eyes, rimmed the entire with the mixed colors (inner corners - lighter blue and outer corners - indigo blue).
Sufficit to say that these were my best pics considering they were rushing out the door.
Who says you can't have fun with color? If in doubt, pick up a Color Wheel and look for the color you like and then check it for a color that will complement it. The idea is to emphasise each color and add to the overall vibrancy and not look too 'matchy-matchy'.
I have some other blogs to do on another bride I did today and an upcoming 'Makeup Lookbook Series' which will detail step by step with text how to do eye looks.
So until then, laterz!
I had a hectic Saturday as I was asked by my favorite girls to do their makeup starting from early in the morning. They each have a penchant for being asked to be part of some wedding - either through coordination or designing the outfits, they are very popular as they are sweet! So, they told me that they wanted to look 'hot' or as Tyra Banks says it 'fierce'.
Although four of them requested makeup, I got really great pics with two of them and only one was actually part of the bridal party, Angel. With her, she has acne scarring so I had to use TemptuPro S/B Makeup on her and I also included the Airbrows and DINAIR Eyeshadow to complement the outfit.
With her sister, Crystal, she always asks for contouring on her nose, but I also wanted to include some sea colors on her and show that dark skin shouldn't shy away from them.
The colours on her were from coastal scents which were a mixture between aqua blue and violet. I contoured her eyes with a dark violet to give some depth and as she has small eyes, rimmed the entire with the mixed colors (inner corners - lighter blue and outer corners - indigo blue).
Sufficit to say that these were my best pics considering they were rushing out the door.
I have some other blogs to do on another bride I did today and an upcoming 'Makeup Lookbook Series' which will detail step by step with text how to do eye looks.
So until then, laterz!
Sunday, May 23, 2010
TOBAGO BRIDAL PARTY
Hi Ya Peeps!
So as you know, I tweeted that I would've been going to Tobago to do makeup for an entire bridal party. I must say I was excited for months...The day finally arrived, yesterday and I arranged with the wedding coordinator to ensure that all arrangements were put in place for both myself and my cousin (Assistant MUA).
I took out pics for that though (of course!), see below. The bridal party were loads of fun, I must say. They had us cracking up with their escapades in Tobago but as we had more to do than we catered for I only have some of their before & afters available. However, I made sure to take pics of the bride (duh!)
Their skin was also affected by the sun as there was mild sunburns around their bodies and their skin had some marks from previous scarring, so we had a lot of coverage to do. We used a combination of TEMPTUPRO, OCC Cosmetics and Black Opal to match skin tones.
After we made sure that everyone was completed by the end of the call time which was 4pm, we were packed up and ready to go back to the airport to check in our luggage. Our return flight was timed for 5:10pm. This was where things starting getting haywire. Scratch that, that's where there was no coordination.
I had to call the the coordinator a couple times to find out when our driver was coming to pick us up and by then we started to get very concerned as to what time we would actually reach the airport. Would you believe that everyone left the villa and we were still waiting for our transport at 4:30pm? Ridiculous and up to now, no contact from the coordinator who after the last conversation, suddenly couldn't be reached.
Anyway, by divine order, the driver finally arrived and thank God, knew some back roads to get us to the airport with 15mins to spare to flight time. The airport officials were able to board us and luggage and we sprinted (sorta) to the plane. Long and short of this rant is that we made it back starving as we got no food since breakfast.
Anyway, I still have good memories from this trip, I will just learn to place greater insistence on particular things like providing food for the Makeup Team and knowing who the driver is and our pickup times. This is definitely something I can do again, local & international...I am putting it out there to the universe and you know what they say, "the universe is a friendly universe"....
So with that I am signing out, and btw - enjoy the pics below!
So as you know, I tweeted that I would've been going to Tobago to do makeup for an entire bridal party. I must say I was excited for months...The day finally arrived, yesterday and I arranged with the wedding coordinator to ensure that all arrangements were put in place for both myself and my cousin (Assistant MUA).
The call time for tobago was 9am, so in order to get there by that time, we had to be up by 4am to leave home at 5:20am. That's what happens when you live in South, planning and arranging takes a couple hours before. We arrived on time at the airport to check in for 7:10am as our flight was timed at 8:15am.
The flight was great, I must say although 20mins, I saw portions of Trinidad and the sea by Tobago and the views were breathtaking....I am so sorry that I couldn't take out pics.
When we arrived, our driver was not there as yet so I had to call the coordinator to locate his whereabouts. After about 20mins again, he finally arrived. I was informed that the entire party would be located at Stonhaven Villas - which of course were Queen Latifa stayed and other celebrity musicians for Jazz Festivals in Tobago.
Their skin was also affected by the sun as there was mild sunburns around their bodies and their skin had some marks from previous scarring, so we had a lot of coverage to do. We used a combination of TEMPTUPRO, OCC Cosmetics and Black Opal to match skin tones.
After we made sure that everyone was completed by the end of the call time which was 4pm, we were packed up and ready to go back to the airport to check in our luggage. Our return flight was timed for 5:10pm. This was where things starting getting haywire. Scratch that, that's where there was no coordination.
I had to call the the coordinator a couple times to find out when our driver was coming to pick us up and by then we started to get very concerned as to what time we would actually reach the airport. Would you believe that everyone left the villa and we were still waiting for our transport at 4:30pm? Ridiculous and up to now, no contact from the coordinator who after the last conversation, suddenly couldn't be reached.
Anyway, by divine order, the driver finally arrived and thank God, knew some back roads to get us to the airport with 15mins to spare to flight time. The airport officials were able to board us and luggage and we sprinted (sorta) to the plane. Long and short of this rant is that we made it back starving as we got no food since breakfast.
Anyway, I still have good memories from this trip, I will just learn to place greater insistence on particular things like providing food for the Makeup Team and knowing who the driver is and our pickup times. This is definitely something I can do again, local & international...I am putting it out there to the universe and you know what they say, "the universe is a friendly universe"....
So with that I am signing out, and btw - enjoy the pics below!
Sunday, April 18, 2010
PRINCESS BRIDE
Hi!
Yesterday I had a wedding with initially a bride to do makeup for, however it turned into the bride and her chief bridesmaid with lovely eyebrows.
Here is a pretty pic of what I call my princess bride. I just rushed to put this on so I didn't breakdown the makeup used. Will do that in another posting.
Before Pic:
After Pics:
Yesterday I had a wedding with initially a bride to do makeup for, however it turned into the bride and her chief bridesmaid with lovely eyebrows.
Here is a pretty pic of what I call my princess bride. I just rushed to put this on so I didn't breakdown the makeup used. Will do that in another posting.
Before Pic:
After Pics:
Sunday, March 21, 2010
RECENT BRIDAL PHOTOS
My bridal season has officially kicked off and I have taken some pics of some before and afters that were done. Interestingly enough some of my clients happen to be Muslim Brides as well as from the Christian fraternity.
They were truly lovely Ladies...Check out the first - Kareema and what I used below:
Foundation - Airbrush Foundation Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Bottle Y3
Powder - Temptu Invisible Difference Powder
Blush - Lush from Obsessive Compul
Eyebrow - MAC Eyebrow Pencil in Stud
Eyes:
Eyeliner - MAC Kohl Eyeliner Pencil
Eyeshadow - Coastal Scents Warm Palette in colours - Warm Gold, Brown and Black in the crease
Eyelashes - Mascara Black with Loreal
Lips - Graftobian Lip Palette in Rose Pink and Lip Balm from Lauren Hutton
I seem to be having a problem so I will post the others tomorrow. (I promise at least myself as I know my track record is terrible with blogging).
DAJ Signing Out!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
PICS FROM QUEEN SHOW
Check out the lovely ladies and some pics of our mini work-stations!
I will get a pic of the queen as soon as the committee releases it to me!
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