Prom & Graduation Makeup

The end of a school year also signifies a time that a young girl (or boy) will experience the most important days of their life up to that point... I remember my prom as something so special, a day that I could dress up like no one has seen me before, dance with my best friends, and "maybe" behave a little badly with said friends (when I say "badly", you have to realize that my friends and I were the queens of "goody-two-shoes", and our "bad" never compared to anyone else's "bad"!!!). 

That being said... I did makeup for the beautiful Amanda's 8th grade prom. Seeing as it was 8th grade- what I remember about that prom was nerves and trying not to get sweaty/smelly!!! LOL! For Amanda, I wanted to keep her youthful, clean look, and satisfy her desire for WINGED LINER (without looking too grown-up or harsh)!!! I heard she had a great time!! :)

She's a beautiful young lady inside and out!!! And I hope all her wishes for prom came true!!! 

Then, just yesterday, I received a somewhat nervous call from our across the street neighbor to rush over and do her daughter's 12th grade graduation makeup... I was honored that she thought of me for her special day! Her mom told me she also wanted a clean natural look, and she'd be wearing beige and white robes. Her look was similar to Amanda's but I stayed away from black, I even used the same Urban Decay Basics palette ...

I didn't do her lips because she still hadn't eaten dinner, but, also like Amanda, she had very clear flawless skin, that needed no corrections!!! As always, I used Ofra Cosmetics for that clean look- Beauty in youth!!! :)

Happy Hump Day!!! And if you haven't checked out my hubby's website for our Adoption Fundraiser please visit Gaming For Adoption and learn how you can help us!!! 

Imagine Youthful Skin & Behaving "Badly"- Alexis

Face Painting Fun!!!

I have had the best time face painting the last few days... not to say it's my new following but a definite positive add-on!!! Last week I practiced a few cat faces for an event I was commissioned to. It was a high school homecoming fair and their school mascot is a green saber (or sabre as they spell it), and I knew I had to follow a cat theme.

  

Being the crazy cat lady that I am, I attempted their mascot and my own little blue kitty face.  

 For the event day, I got my cute handcrafted apron and rainbow face accent (and my Boy for support)and headed off to 4 hours of meeting, greeting, a painting: 

I painted enough green paws to last a lifetime...

Even a teeny baby one!

I also did my share of super heroes!!!

I love that my super heroes were mostly girls!!!

I really enjoyed doing these... tested my detail skills!!!

And the extent of my "cat theme", was dwindled down to 3...

This pretty blue kitty was my first of the day and my favorite... I had the time for detail and favor!!! This sweet little gal loved it... We saw her flaunting it all day long! :)

I hope you all enjoyed these fun faces because I really enjoyed doing them. There were so many painted faces that day, I wish I would've photographed everyone!!!

Imagine Happy Blue Faces-Alexis