Working with International Model Stacey Pearl Stewart

It was a great pleasure working Stacey Pearl Stewart. She is a young,vibrant, energizing American, now working in Milan, Italy as a professional model.  She came to Houston this summer to visit her family and decided to work on a few projects.

I met her through SPIA and she is such a sweetheart. Throughout the time she stayed in Houston, we did a total of three shoots together.  Being the first time working with an international model, I was a little bit anxious.  After working with her, I really adore Stacey's professional working attitude, friendly personality, and far vision.  We became really good friend in a short period of time.

In this project, all makeups for these look are different.






Here is the sneak peak for the first look and more are on their way!

Look 1, smokey winged eyes with red lips

Look 2, nude lips with smokey eyes

Look 3, bronzy skin with golden eyes.

The Pink Project

Last Sunday, I had a great time working on the "Pink Project" with Janean Johnson at JaJo Couture, Mark Bradley, and Shelby Carter.  My role was designing and executing the makeup to accommodate the outfit and jewelry.  It was an exciting shoot and took place in an abandoned mansion in the middle of River Oaks.

The idea came from Janean's pink wig.  That's right, a pink wig.  She called me and told me that she had an idea for a project involved everything in pink, pink makeup, pink hair, pink outfit, and etc.  Thus, we went over a few makeup ideas that she found online and I also showed her a look I always wanted to do: a princess doll look, which coincided with the pink project.

Source: tumblr.com via June on Pinterest

So, what exactly would be my job here?  Yes, I am the makeup artist for this project, however, I also assist the client to design this makeup look and to incorporate her idea into this project.  Makeup and Hair sounds like the least important part of the project in many people's mind.  However, it is essential to deliver certain mood or time era.  Although you have the essential outfit, background, and photographer, you will need the most suitable makeup and hair to complete the theme.  It also takes one's aesthetic perception and experience with color and culture to carry this out.

On the day of this project, we shot seven looks, which would require three transitions in makeup and slightly little difference in hair.  We started with pink eye shadow and lips, transition to coral/beige lip and eye, then finally, the avant garde pink cheeks fading into coral on the forehead.  Because the location had no AC, we were working in an natural environment with little bit help from the fan.  Due to this nature, I had to use a different makeup technique to prolong the longevity of makeup.  I incorporated baby powder to set the foundation and to give a really powdery retro kind of finish to the face.  The result was amazing.  She had no oil on her face for three hours.  And the baby powder keeps her cool the entire time.

Here is the board of ideas and stay tuned for the real deal!!!
Now, we are uploading behind the scenes.