We are back this week with a new video tutorial on how to create soft curls on short hair. Check out our video last week on the makeup look shown above. Kristina our model is going to be posting a full outfit on her blog to go with this hair and makeup look.
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To celebrate our one year blogiversary (and my 26th birthday today-shameless plug) Stef and I decided to film a series of hair and makeup tutorials for summer looks. The first instalment, featuring the loveliest Kristina as our model, is going to be on makeup for a casual summer event (hence the cute caption on the photo) featuring the Naked 3 palette by Urban Decay. I got this palette earlier in the year and any chance I get to use it I jump on it. The colours are are tinted with a rosy pink which can lend to many different eye looks. Next week Kristina is going to be posting the full look with an outfit idea for those summer weddings coming up over on her blog. Check back with us on Monday for the tutorial on how to get the soft curls pictured above in our second video on hair. Better yet, get ahead of the game and subscribe to our new Youtube channel so you get first dibs on all of our tips and tricks. Let us know in the comments either below or in the video what kind of videos you would be interested in seeing from us. Thank you all for your support in this amazing first year of our blog!!
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Another throwback Thursday to a wedding that Stef and I did hair and makeup for in 2012 for an old friends Natalie and Jose. The wedding got featured on Wedding Obsession as “Soft Pink Chic Rustic Wedding”
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Even though Spring is finally here (if you couldn’t tell by the dump of snow we got yesterday) things are still very dry and static prone here where we live in Alberta, Canada. The worst part of the dry air is that your lips never seem to be hydrated and get all cracked and patchy. In comes my lip saviour of the past month which was a random purchase at Anthroplogie: The Soap & Paper Factory Lip Butter. This lip butter is the best lip balm I have come across in a long time and at $12 CAD it is a steal of a deal. I have the Limoncello one and it has the faintest smell of lemons and leaves your lips uber hydrated but with a semi-matte finish. To be honest I bought it without even testing it because of: a) all natural ingredients. b) easy to open lid and handy mirror in the inside c) charming story on the back of the tin about hot beaches in Italy and riding a vespa answer: all of the above but mostly c! I travelled to Italy when I was 23 and I tried Limoncello for the first time and this lip balm reminded me of all of my adventures in Italy. I am so pleased with it as it leaves my lips hydrated for hours and the packaging is adorable. win win.
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In December I did the makeup for over 60 gorillas (aka black out their eyes so their skin matched the mask) for the SIIINES new music video for their single “God I hate Clubs”. Doing this was no small feat considering how much I dislike bananas and there were so many bananas being thrown about. Loved working with the guys though it was a pretty fun Sunday. Check out the video below:
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I don’t want to be like I have a problem but I for real have a problem! There is always a way that I find to justify makeup and hair product purchases and this past trip to LA was no different. Stef and I hit up Naimies where we have a pro discount as makeup artists to purchase some makeup so that when we went to IMATS we could focus on taking classes and not waiting in any long lines. My favorite purchase was for sure my new makeup kit as my old one was too small and one of the locks had stopped working. Z Palette in Domed Black and Small Black (palette doesn’t come with the powders) Perricone MD Intensive Pore Minimizer and No Foundation Foundation in Fair NARS bronzer in Laguna and Light Reflecting Loose Setting Powder Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Lip Pencil in Anti-Feathered, Conceal in YO and R1, Loose Color Concentrate in Clove. MAKE UP FOR EVER Mat Bronze in 20, Aqua Seal, and Aqua Brow in 15 Lime Crime Velvetine in Red Velvet and Pink Velvet, Opaque Lipstick in Babette Embryolisse Lait Creme Concentre GlamGlow Supermud Clearing Treatment Kryolan 2292 Fixing Spray and Ben Nye Final Seal Cinema Secrets Professional Brush Cleanser Kevin Murphy Anti Gravity Spray, Body Builder Mousse and Sticky Business Paste Kerastase Chroma Captive Masque and Elixir Ultime Serum OnDGo 301 Soft Case (same case just 2 different photos) Some of these products I am sure will end up being reviewed on our blog but let me know if you have any that you would especially like reviewed.
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What have I been up to: I started off 2014 in the greatest way possible because in early January I had the pleasure of joining Nicole Ashley on an adventure to Cuba to second shoot a wedding as well as style the bride Jazmin’s hair for her big day. We got to stay at the Riu resort in Varadero Cuba for 8 days and it was an experience I will not forget. The beaches were of near white sand and the water was the most perfect blue/green. Robbie and Jazmin were the best couple to have my first destination wedding experience with. Even when the weather on they wedding day turned questionable they didn’t falter or panic at all. With the strong winds and having to move the wedding off of the beach into the hotel lobby they got the most beautiful formal photos as the usually calm waters turned into turbulent waves they got these photos on a cliff. So worth the sprinkling of rain, wet shoes and nearly being attacked by dogs. *photos taken by Nicole Ashley Here are some photos of my Cuban adventure. I am proud to say I even went snorkeling in the ocean, which for those of you who know me is a major deal as I am terrified of sharks or even the chance that their could be sharks. One of the days we got to go into Havana which looks nearly untouched since the 1950s with all of the vintage cars on every street. Everyone should go to Cuba at least once in your lifetime. I’ve never been to a communist country and it was so interesting to meet locals and learn about how they live life. One thing I will say is that it made me even more grateful to live in a country like Canada.
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Stefanie and I work a lot with the photographer Nicole Ashley and she commissioned a video to be made about her photography work and what goes into what we do as a team. Now we can finally say the video is DONE. It all started months and months ago and few people truly know how much went into the creation of this video so Stefanie and I thought we would share some behind the scenes photos of the making of the video. We traveled in April to Vancouver to meet up with our cinematographer Brian Ceci and did 4 photoshoots in the span of 2 days. There was a lot of rain, coffee runs, power outages, laughter and memories that none of us will forget. When we got back to Edmonton we just knew we could do even bigger and better shoots to showcase our skills so we flew Brian out to Edmonton to once again do 3 photoshoots. Working with him and Amor Jewelry in Edmonton was a dream come true for us as a creative team. In the future we plan to post more of the process and inspiration of how we came to the final images. These specific behind the scene images were from our shoots in Vancouver. Hermela’s boudoir behind the scenes. Her final images can be viewed here Ron and Alexia wedding behind the scenes. Their final images can be viewed here: Jasmine’s creative shoot behind the scenes. Final images can be viewed here, here and of course here Using Janna’s sewing skills to hem Brians pants
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In celebration of the coming winter I packed my bags, and with Nicole Ashley in tow, I set off for a week in beautiful Los Angeles in October. We attended a 3 day conference called Adventure Always centered on following your creative dreams and finding your path in your industry with creative-type speakers of the photographers/top instagramers/stylists variety. I got to meet a ton of amazing people and hear some really moving stories *que Celine Dion top hits album*. We also went to a private Kye Kye concert on the ship that definitely made me a fan of their music. For 5 days the Queen Mary in Long Beach was our home, “We’re on a boat” was our mantra. Fun fact: the Queen Mary is the most haunted building in all of the USA…needless to say we didn’t get much sleep, either due to the ghosts or all the adventures we were up to, we’re not entirely sure. Post-conference, Nicole and I explored Santa Monica and managed to squeeze in a little retail therapy. The fates were on our side while were were there as I got to see one of my favourite new bands Crystal Fighters perform at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood. If you ever get a chance to see them live – DO IT – it was easily one of the best concerts I have ever been to, for real. And now, here are some of my iPhone pics taken documenting our adventure. The End. http://rd.io/x/QQ4a4Ddeg-17/ ** all photo’s were taken with an iPhone 5s by Nicole Ashley and I.
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Like every girl, I have insecurities and one of them was always brought to my attention when I wear my hair up. I sometimes thought my ear lobes were far too large and the single peircing in each lobe only amplified it. To a “normal” bystander I am sure my ear lobes weren’t even noticibly that large but in my mind they were something I needed to somehow change. The simplest solution I could come up with was to add more earrings to take up all that extra space. I decided spur of the moment to get 2 more holes pierced in each ear lobe. Some friends came to visit me at work and conveniently I had a coffee break coming up so I had them tag along with me for moral support. Lisa and Nicole were such great entertainment support during the whole “tramatizing” process. $130 and three suckers (two for my amazing supporters) later I have 2 more sparkly studs in each ear, my lobes look avergae size and barely any pain was felt!
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