Pinterest "Pinsperations"!!!

It's been a while... but get ready for some fun stuff!!!

With this year in its final stretch, I can't help but think of the holidays quickly approaching... and first up to bat??? HALLOWEEN!!! 

Being the Pinterest fanatic that I am... I have been pinning endless makeup looks for the past year and half... always with the expectation or "fantasy" of replicating them one day... and so here I begin my first "PINSPERATION MAKEUP LOOK"!!! 

I am starting with this Cleopatra-style look, for no particular reason... it seemed simple for my first "Pinsperation" post...

1)I started by applying face and eye primer, then my natural skin color foundation and concealer. 

2)to prevent all that blue and gold eyeshadow from ruining the foundation, I applied a generous amount of translucent powder under my eyes and on the apples of my cheeks... feel free to over-do-it with this step, it can be swiped away with a brush after, leaving your face "fall-out" free!

3)I began my eyes.  I put a base on my eyelids in the form of a cream, copper color (the closest I had to gold)... this will help to really make the gold shadow stay and pop. Once I did this on both eyes, I applied gold eyeshadow directly on top. Above my lids on the brow bone, I used a bright blue and filled in the rest of my eye to the outer tips of my brows. Lastly, I swept a dark gray shadow in my crease to give dimension.

4)You can't be Cleopatra without her unmistakable eyeliner cat-eye look... have fun with this part and make it as thick or cat-like as you wish!!! Then, with the same gold I used earlier I thickly lined under my lower lash line, and used a black eyeliner to line my waterline. 

5) To give the rest of my face dimension and light, I used a dark shade cream foundation stick and applied this in all the areas that I want defined and thinned. I did my jawline, the hollows under my cheek bones, temples, forehead border, and down the sides of my nose. I used a similar color in powder and went over all the areas I darkened... this is to set the cream and give even more dimension.

6) Then, we highlight the area we want to pop! With a white chubby eyeliner (use white only for "theatrical" looks), I did the bridge of my nose, the center of my forehead, under my eyes and above the apples of my cheeks, under my nose to shape my Cupid's bow, and right above my jawline... then went right over it with a shimmery translucent powder.

7) Don't for get blush on your apples and cheekbones!!!

8) To have a little fun with my lips, I lined them with black eyeliner and filled them with shiny red lipstick. When you blend it well, it makes a beautiful "ombre" look.

9) Lastly, eyebrows... I chose to make my brows more angular and straight-lined using black eyeshadow.

10)After lastly, is finally... dress up and have fun! 

 (My good camera was out of commission... damn iPhone camera and its shadows!!!)

Hope you like my "Pinsperations"... you can follow me on Pinterest and Facebook as Alexis the Makeup Girl... links below!

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Showers, Diapers, & Photoshoots

Since last we spoke, a few exciting things have happened!!!

One of my beautiful BFFs had her baby shower and gave me the honor of doing her makeup... she really did look amazing (you know, that glowing look)!!! It is so surreal to see someone, who's been in my life since we were 8, with a big ol' round belly. I truly cannot wait to meet her little Princess Ashley and be a part of the "village" who raises her!!!

My other BFF and I, made a diaper cake, for the baby shower, and were really proud of it... if you'd be interested in one, please feel free to contact me or Yvette!!!

 

 I also did makeup for another boudoir photo shoot with Las Celias. Again, her photography and artistic view were something to envy... 

Ingrid is a beautiful model and I hope she was able to surprise her hubby with this secret photo shoot!!! For more pics go to blog.lascelias.com

Happy Hump Day while 

Imagining BFFs & Secret Anniversary Presents- Alexis

Photo Shoot Update

Hi ya'll...

Just a quick Miami pride comment... Go Heat!!! The Miami Heat won last night and will be champions tomorrow night!!! Woot Woot!!!

Ok... just wanted to share the pictures from that photo shoot I did a few weeks ago! The lovely photographer Celia put the full shoot up at her blog... but here are a few that really show off the makeup I did and the beauty of boudoir:

If you are interested in doing a boudoir photo shoot (Local in S. Fla) you can get more info at blog.lascelias.com ... don't forget to get your makeup done by me :) 

Imagine Lingerie & The Heat Winning- Alexis

Crazy Hair, Crazy Girl, & a Wedding Party!!

So, like I mentioned last post... I'M FREEEEE! Which means I am home a lot, which in turn means, I got bored right away!

The good thing is, I have been catching up on a lot of house work and exercising, the bad thing is... I am self-diagnosed with ADD and tend to easily- SQUIRREL! You get the idea: I have caught up on Dr. Oz, TLC marathons, The View, Boy Meets World, Saved By The Bell... again, you get the idea! So, what did I decide to do my first week off??? 

Bleach a chunk of my hair!!! In this pic it looks all nice and blow-dried but... let's be realistic, it'll look like this once a month... you don't want to see what it looked like all the other days! I had actually bought pastel blue hair dye to do a streak within the chunk... I couldn't summon the gall to do it (even though I've done pink and crazy before)... so I thought about my options: black, which I love, or keep my wild side on the surface?

What do you think? I like it... it's a little punk meets sophistication! LOL! I'm not saying I loooove it, but I am getting used to it, and everyone else seems to like it (unless they're just being nice)... so, I think this will be it for a while until I get bored again!

Last weekend, I did makeup for a bridal party... a friend of mine from my old job (who I hadn't spoken to in a while)randomly called me and asked me if I still do makeup... Ha, do I do makeup? LOL! Her daughter was getting married and needed a makeup artist for her bridesmaids... and so I took the job! I did 3 bridesmaids and 1 Jr. Bridesmaid... the bride asked for a natural look, using peaches and other light colors.

Thank you Dania (the bride) and Ana (my friend and mother-of-the-bride) for letting me be a part of your special day! I hope you have many years of happiness and fun with your hubby!!!

Imagine Pretty Brides and Wild Hair- Alexis

A Birthday, My Birthday, My Birthday, & a Regular!

So the last couple of weeks have been crazy hectic for me (in a good way!)...

I'll start at the end and make my way to the beginning... 1)This last weekend was my aunt's surprise birthday party, my cousin-in-laws pool party, and Memorial Day (friends came over)... it was a typical hot, sunny, beautiful Miami weekend!!!

Me and my mommy at my auntie's party... check out my lips... my mother says I can stop traffic with this lipstick, I think I love it!!! It is called Lip Tar from Obsessive Compulsive and can be found at Sephora (click the link)... it is extremely pigmented and comes in a ton of colors... and surprisingly stays on like a stain yet comes off easily!!! Thanks to my "Bratty" cousin Natalia for this B-day gift!!!   

 

2) Last Friday was finally my last day of my "day job"... all I'll say about that is, that it is a bloody relief to be out of that job... the end!

3) Two Saturdays ago I had a second birthday party for myself with all my BFFs (some were missing)... we had a blast... it rained, as it always does on my B-day, and our pool was cold, but who needs a pool when you have liquor... I'm not much of a "drinker" but when I'm with people I love and in the comfort of my own home... well lets just say we felt "good"! (I'm way over 21, I can do this)... here's what we looked like: 

Did I mention it was "Rainbow Themed"?

4) Then the Tuesday before that was my actual B-day... my immediate family came over and absolutely pampered and spoiled me (as they should!) My Boy even made me a Birthday mural...

... My fave part of my B-day, though, was my grandmother trying to figure out what was wrong with my lips... I'll show you:

These little lip tattoos were extremely fun!!! A little bit difficult to accomplish, because you have to cut and adjust to your lips, but way worth it for a special occasion... this little find is called Violent Lips... they come with a template that is very helpful...

 violentlips.com

5) Lastly, I did makeup for two of my friends... My friend Emy was a little worried about wearing too much makeup for her event, she made it very clear that she wanted a natural look but wanted to look made-up...here's what I did:

She even mentioned to me that she was worried when she saw how much color I was using... that's the importance of blending, the more you blend the lighter and softer it will look... thank you Emy for letting me do your makeup! xo

Then there's my "regular" client, Jackie... she too was worried about wearing too much makeup but told me she wanted a smoldering, dramatic look... she wanted to go outside her comfort zone... so I told her I would expand her comfort zone to include "drama"!!!

I hope you enjoyed this little update... now that I have more time on my hands, I plan on working on my makeup career at full-force... this is something I love and feel passionate about and I hope I can enlighten someone along the way!

Imagine B-Day Girl lips and Rainy days, Alexis

Mommy & Boudoir?!?!

This weekend was a lot of fun for an up and coming makeup artist...

   On Friday night my school makeup teacher invited me to a "Makeup Artist Mingle"... Which meant free food and drinks and casual awkward chat with a photographer and some clothing designers! Awkward? Yes... as I usually say, if you know me, you know I'm not exactly a social butterfly when surrounded by people I don't know. This new direction in life I have chosen is definitely a challenge for me (that I am ready to face!)... So, I sat there, like the weird girl I am, and tried really hard to be "cool"... yes, folks, I have "high school syndrome"... I'm still that innocent girl trying to be accepted by my peers and yet my inner monologue tells me otherwise... and because I am almost 30 and comfortable in my "nerd ways", the inner monologue struggles with the idea of trying to be someone else! So, I'm taking it all one step at time and perhaps I'll find the inner cool I've had lurking inside me dying to come out! HeHe! So somewhere in between the popular girl and the girl eating lunch in the toilet stall, was me at a table for 12 at the restaurant/nightclub Kitchen 305.

   My teacher texts me Thursday morning and asks me, "how many people are you bringing?" DING DING DING! "Can I bring someone?" I instantly thought,thank God I can bring my Boy- but, Oh yea, he works... next best person to be dependent on in uncomfortable situations??? My momma!!!

 In the end it may not have been too much of a step up from nerdy-girl (bringing my mom and all), but  I went, I mingled, and passed out some business cards... for little old me, this was a success! I am very proud of myself for going and feeling somewhat confident and as always am very thankful to my teacher Jackie for giving me a boost, (she texted me during the dinner to give her my business cards so that she could pass them out, since I hadn't)... ladies and gentlemen, confidence is on her way for me!!! :)

   On Saturday was a different story... I was makeup artist to a boudoir photo shoot!!! This was more my type of gig... except the part of waking up at 5am after having gone to bed at 1am! The lovely videographer/photographer Celia Sanchez put together a very planned and creative photoshoot...

 

 it was a tasteful shoot of a model wearing vintage lingerie and night gowns. The ladies arrived at my house at 5:25 in the morning... all of us with sleepy eyes ready to work. Celia and I agreed that a smokey eye would be perfect for her Whimsical Boudoir idea. I used a gold gel eyeliner to coat her lid and smoked it out with gold and brown eyeshadows! She looked elegant and I think she felt elegant too...
I told her in person and I'll tell her again... Celia thank you for the lovely time spent and the great opportunity!

(The Beautiful Model: Aurora)

Imagine Mommies & Crowns of Flowers, Alexis