Merry, Happy EVERYTHING!!!

Like everybody else on the face of the earth... the holidays brought me- BUSY-NESS!!! 

Have you noticed that once a person gets married, there is, literally no time for anyone or anything... which is an oxymoron of sorts, because there's always someone or something to do! Confused??? Me too! My point is, it seems like everyday (including weekends) there's an important event, The Boy and I must attend... and of course that triples during the holiday season! That being said:

I hope everyone had a Happy "Thanksgivukkah" and a Merry Christmas... but most of all, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!  

My holiday craziness started back in October, for Halloween.  As it has become tradition, The Boy and Girl are the hosts! (With pleasure, might I add?) Both sides of our family came to our house and we "tailgated" in the front yard: Candy, pizza, pasta, sweets, and trick-or-treating with the kiddies. We have a great, small, trick-or-treating neighborhood... I can't wait till we have our kids to take-along! I, of course, did some fun makeup on Manny (aka The Boy) and myself! 

Dia de los Muertos or Sugar Skull Makeup!

Mr. & Mrs. of course!

Then somewhere between Halloween and Thanksgiving, I went, with fellow makeup artist and friend Michelle Q., to the Make Up For Ever Pro Artistry Weekend!

 

This was a series of professional classes taught by Make Up Forever artists. We learned so much about the brand and its products. 

           

                                    

If I had to recommend my favorite product from that weekend it would be their Face & Body Liquid Foundation and their 12 Flash Color Case ... I went home with both... of course ALL their products are beautiful!!! The best thing about the brand is how easily they cater to beauty, fashion, film, theater, and everyday makeup, so seamlessly!

                

My model at the event... we were able to get hands on using all the products our hearts desired!!!  

                    

                                          

My friend Michelle and me!

So, this sums up the first half of my holiday season... I am very thankful for all these wonderful events and opportunities presenting themselves in my life! I hope that 2014 finds in it all up to my ears!!!

Imagine Happiness Up To Your Ears- Alexis

A Little Bit of Halloween!

What are you doing for Halloween???

Perhaps you will dress up as Mrs. Frankenstein... This is my lovely Halloween client, Alexandra! She asked for a sexy, feminine Frankenstein...

 But what she was most excited about, was the gash with pins holding it closed! I used liquid latex and shaped it on a cold metal surface. As it dried I created the cut within it and let it dry completely in the freezer... once it was done it was a perfect prosthetic appliance. I used spirit gum to glue it to her forehead and then dressed it was foundation and blood... and of course, pins!!!

Something easier???

How about a zombie? This is probably the simplest thing to do for a last minute costume... pale foundation, grey and brown eye shadows for shading everywhere you want to look gaunt and sucked in...

and a little bit of blood!!!

Even my boy got in on the action... I added white hair makeup to his beard, eyebrows, and hair roots.

 This picture makes me smile... he didn't know if he should look serious or not, so this face came out!!! LOL!

Tim Burton Movie???

This is my mysterious tortured young girl look... maybe she hasn't slept in a while, maybe she witnessed something horrible, or maybe in her world, she is a happy-go-lucky sunny gal!!!

 I don't think I'll ever get tired of Tim Burton's wild imagination... he will always inspire me!

Imagine it's almost Halloween- Alexis

What I've Been Up To & Halloween!!!

So here's what I've been up to lately...

I did makeup for the beautiful Yvette!!! She was attending a wedding on a boat... she gave me the go-ahead to do as I please.

 ::insert maniacal laugh::

I especially love how her eyes came out... from light inner eyelid to dark on the outside is really such a classic look for any gal or special occasion!

The natural colors I used, with a touch of greys, really made her eyes look deep and chestnutty :)

Thank you Yvette for letting me do your makeup, I hope you had a wonderful evening!!!

In September was my wonderful husband's 28th Birthday... 

We had a wonderful (little boy-style) park party and mini vacation at the beach, and on his actual birthday, family came to celebrate with us... wine & dining on South Beach! 

My lovely mother-in-law arrived from work and changed into a great royal blue top (My favorite color for her red hair and green eyes)... and I knew I had to do her makeup. She's not much of a "makeup-wearer" so she kept nervously telling me, "not too much color! What are you doing now? That's too dark! Can I see myself now?"... She couldn't sit still!!! But I told her to trust me... and she did.  

I'm a lucky lady, with extremely good-looking in-laws... She was a great canvas to enhance. She has great big eyelids to work with, and those big green eyes!!! I kept everything neutral, using browns and beiges... but because it was nighttime, I added a shimmery beige-white to her brow bone.  

 Her only request was, RED LIPS! And I agreed! Her light skin, and the royal blue top would mesh perfectly with a red pout!

Needless to say, she loved it and quickly shared herself on "Fayboo"... (that's Facebook for Cubans with accents)... She sparkled all night, and even my father-in-law saved these pics for his iPhone screen! 

This is the reason I love makeup so much! ALL WOMEN ARE BEAUTIFUL... and I love when a woman tells me they're not a makeup person... because the confidence they feel once they have it on is worth it-ALWAYS! I don't think of makeup as a mask or to cover natural beauty... it is an enhancer of that natural beauty and of the soul... if a woman feels beautiful, everyone around her will know she's beautiful!

With Halloween just 2 weeks away, I've been looking forward to sharing some makeup ideas...

I'm not sure exactly what this makeup is supposed to be, or if it is supposed to be anything at all, but I liked it a lot when I found it on Pinterest! This little "Pinsperation" reminded me of something a-la-Tim-Burton... a dark, maybe mystical creature, with a dark past! 

This look was fairly easy, and began as a traditional makeup look... foundation, concealer, setting powder... and pink eyeshadow- lots of PINK!!! I did a black smokey eye first and extended out toward my temples a bit... and then I went nuts with the pink. Pink on the brow bone, temples, cheekbones and hollows, and even a bit towards the upper bridge of my nose!

My favorite part was the lower lashes... I didn't have any fake lashes, so I just painted them on... gave the same effect without the same dollar! 

Overall, this look could be altered to any color or design above the brows... use makeup looks you find online as a guideline and always make them your own!

Imagine Happy Almost-Halloweens and Pretty Women- Alexis

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!

Imagine Hump Day and Cleopatra- Alexis

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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