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2nd Anniversary

Today marks the second anniversary of what we now call Behind the Blush. A little re-cap: Stefanie and I had worked together for years just as freelance artists and at the encouragement of friends and family we finally joined forces officially as Behind the Blush. To commemorate this blessed day we thought it would be totes fun to have a give away! All you have to do to win is like our Facebook page and share the post about the contest as well as follow us on Instagram through the Rafflecopter links below. The prize you are going to be winning is a free spot at either “The Basic” or “The Advanced” class that we are hosting on May 31 worth $150 and some of our makeup and hair favorites worth over $100. We will announce the winner on May 21 on our Facebook page. Good luck everyone and thank you so much for supporting us over the past two years! ** if you do win and already paid for a spot in the course we will credit another course date in the future to you. a Rafflecopter giveaway

Shape Magazine Feature

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When Nicole told us one of her photo’s from Brittany’s session was going to be in the May Shape magazine we counted the days until the magazine was on the newsstand. We of course ran out and bought several copies to commemorate the moment. Moments like this you want to freeze in time. I mean how cool is it that our work is inside a magazine with Hilary Duff on the cover. hair/makeup: Janna Huget styling: Stefanie Carlson and Janna Huget photo: Nicole Ashley

The Basics Class & The Advanced Class

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One price, one date, two classes to choose from. On May 31, 2015 we will be hosting two brand new classes at FaBLOOMosity. We took into consideration the input we received from others and decided to have two different classes catered toward various skill levels. Like our last makeup class we will have a model to demonstrate the looks on and a handy course booklet, as well as tasty treats like wine and a charcuterie board board for all to enjoy. The Basics Class 11-2 pm This class is ideal for the no-fuss girl that usually just puts on mascara and runs out the door and who wants to keep her look fresh and easy. We will go over everything from skin prep, brush uses, and basic makeup application. The Advanced Class 4-7 pm This class is ideal for a more intermediate makeup wearer who wants to learn to master the more advanced techniques like cream contour, smokey eye and false lash application. We will be going over looks that would be great for a fab night out, being a wedding guest, Prom, or any formal event in-between. -3 hour class that is $150 + gst per person (max capacity 8 per class) -Please bring your makeup bag including mascara and your brushes (don’t worry if you don’t have a ton of stuff we will bring plenty of supplies). -We will have our professional kits with us and you will be able to try out some of the products featured in the class. -We include a shopping list for the class in our course booklet -A followup one on one appointment can be booked for $50 + gst To reserve your spot please use the contact us form including which class you would like to book in for and we can send you an invoice (must be paid in full).

how to maintain pastel hair

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Ever since Stefanie magically transform my hair to a dreamy pastel peachy-pink from a red ombre I have been experimenting with a few different products that have helped prolong the color. I figured I’d be gracious and share some of these tips and tricks I discovered for making fun new color last longer! I gathered this knowledge from reading countless hair blogs and from Stefanie (duh, she’s my hair guru!) and then put them to the test on my own hair. Of course these things aren’t going to work for everyone out there but feel free to ask any questions and I can have Stef respond 😉 1. Have a professional get you to a light enough blonde for the pastel color to show. I would never suggest bleaching your hair yourself and for my really long hair I would not trust anyone but a professional. Stef used Olaplex while bleaching my hair to ensure the strength of my hair. When she did my hair she did two rounds of bleaching my hair with Olaplex to get rid of all the stubborn red left behind before coloring my hair peachy-pink. What is Olaplex you may ask?? Well we have a post here explaining it, but basically it protects you hair during a color or bleaching process. To keep any dryness from the bleaching of all my hair at bay I have been using the take home Olaplex treatment. 2. Wash your hair less and when washing use cold water I have been loving the Bumble and Bumble Pret-a-powder dry shampoo- I can add it to my hair at night and in the morning I awake to fresh hair with some serious Texas volume. I also have been liking the Kardashian Beauty Take 2 Dry Shampoo. It works in a pinch to absorb oil, give texture and also acts as a sort of hair perfume. Cold water keeps the hair cuticle sealed which means your color is less likely just to rinse out. 3. Use color depositing conditioners and color safe shampoos I create a custom concoction of Davines red conditioner and copper conditioner mixed even parts with my Davines Oi Oil conditioner that is a regular white conditioner so that way I have a soft pink/peach pastel conditioner that I leave on towel dried hair for up to 30 minutes. If your hair is more of a true bubble gum pastel pink you could just use the straight red conditioner mixed…

what’s in our bags?!

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Stef and I thought it would be to go through our purses and show you what we lug around on a day to day basis. Note that Stefanie is a mom and Janna isn’t which almost makes the comparison funnier. Let us know what kind of tutorial or any type of videos you want us to film next!

Blush Magazine Feature – Nicole and Jon’s Elopement

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We’ve done a post on Nicole and Jon’s Elopement in San Francisco before but now we are thrilled that their wedding got featured in the Spring Summer 2015 issue of Blush Magazine. Pick up your copy online or at any Chapters/Indigo bookstores in Canada. Stefanie’s work at the Elopement and both our work at the Edmonton Reception was featured among so many other amazing vendors. * photo by Nicole Ashley

Our 2014 in Review

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Since we do so many different things for our work and site we decided to split up our weddings of 2014 and 2014 year in review into two separate posts. Click here to check out all of the lovely brides we had the pleasure of working with in 2014! This past year has definitely been the year of adventures, travel and frequent collaborations with the talented Nicole Ashley, Kristina of Inspired by Lynne and Hunt Amor, and best of all – the new additions to our crew with Selah arriving in July. Scroll down to see what kind of adventures we were up to each month.In January Janna traveled to Cuba to second shoot a wedding with Nicole Ashley as well as style the bride Jazmin’s hair. The full post on her adventure can be viewed here. We then traveled to LA to attend the IMATS conference, aka makeup heaven, there and of course did a post on everything we spent all our $$ on. Janna then traveled to Vancouver with friends to watch Volcano Choir perform and Stefanie stayed back in Edmonton to attend the Swept Bridal show with Kristina and Nicole which Kristina wrote about on her site. In February Stefanie did hair and makeup for a styled shoot that is also featured on our 2014 brides. February seemed to be a month of photo shoots ranging from styled boudoir with our model Brittany, boudoir marathons as well as some maternity and engagement shoots. In every shoot this year with Nicole Ashley we got to use the stunning locally made jewelry by Hunt Amor. March was full of meetings about an upcoming collaboration shoot that then got featured on the Wedluxe blog. All the hard work really paid off and it was amazing working with some of the best in the business. I wanted to take a moment to also acknowledge the beautiful mother/daughter shoot we had the opportunity being a part of with Nicole Ashley-these three beautiful souls Ronna Kayla and Brittany are the types of clients that imact your life and I am so glad to have met them! March also brought an opportunity to attend every woman festival at Lexus south point with our friends Amor (from Hunt Amor) and Nicole Ashley. It was at this event we did our first donation for their silent auction. Teaming up with Nicole Ashley for hair and makeup in a boudoir marathon- and the…

fall makeup tutorial with a dark lip

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Now that it is “fall” aka winter here in Edmonton we decided to do an easy fall makeup tutorial featuring THE lip color that we can’t get enough of called Sin. See examples here and here. We cannot stop wearing this color. Since it is a matte lipstick you can go full out and vampy or just use a bit from the bullet on your finger to get a wine stained pout. Check out our latest video tutorial by clicking below and don’t forget to subscribe to our channel for more videos! All the products used in the video to create this look are listed below the video on youtube.

fab you bliss feature – autumn ethereal wedding

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When Jenna from Cocktails and Details asked me to do makeup for an Autumn styled wedding shoot I jumped at the chance. I created this look using a warm makeup palette and the lipstick that I used for this look was Sin by MAC. Here are some of the photos from the shoot. Head over the the Fab You Bliss site to see the full feature. Photographer: Triangle H Photography // Styling & Design: Cocktails & Details // Makeup Artist: Behind the Blush // Hair: Kathleen Ritchie // Invitation Designer: Glossie // Equipment Rentals: Special Events Rentals // Details: Vintage Decor Rentals // Tuxedo and Mens Attire: Derks Formals // Bakery: The Art of Cake (AB) // Floral Designer: Tickled Floral // Venue: Whitemud Park // Dress & Jewelry Store: Delica Bridal // Models: Corey Solomon // Submitted via Two Bright Lights

Alee – only the strong survive

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This summer I got to work again with Alee to create the look for her newest single “Only the Strong Survive” that can now be found on iTunes and of course Rdio. I was listening to music using Rdio and I saw Alee’s new single pop up in my collection. I’m not going to lie it is still pretty cool to see our work displayed in places everyone can see. Check out some of the behind the scenes photos below that I took while the shoot was happening. Can’t wait to see where this girl goes next!! Hair/Makeup: Janna Huget Photography: Nicole Ashley