..::Celeb Beauty Buzz: Lea Michele (Look Recreated)::..

So i did a post last week giving a step by step guide on how to create a look that I saw on "Glee" actress Lea Michele. I absolutely LOVED her makeup! It's such a simple, and fresh looking, yet glamourous look. I decided to try this look out on myself!

Here is the pic of Lea Michele.

Click the image and it will take you to the post on how to achieve her look:

Here's a pic of me rocking my version of this look while out with

friends this weekend:

Let me know what you think! Feel free to re-do this look as well

and send me pics!

BEHIND THE SCENES! Photo Shoot for Hair Stylist Lamont Wagstaff (August 10, 2010)

Photo Shoot for Hair Stylist Lamont Wagstaff
Date: August 10, 2010
Location: Hampton, VA
Photographer: Dexter D Cohen
Makeup: Nita J
Hair Stylist: Lamont Wagstaff
Model: Clarissa Scott




Impromptu photo shoots are always a fun challenge! No concepts or themes discussed prior to..just show up and show out! I LOVE IT! Photographer Dexter Cohen, who I work with frequently, called me a few hours before the photo shoot and asked if I could do makeup for a shoot in Hampton, which I quickly agreed to..didn't know any details, location or anything lol!

Once I got to the shoot location I became so excited that I was going to be working with model Clarissa Scott, who won "Best Female Model" of the VA Fashion Awards 2009! What made things even sweeter was that the hair stylist, Lamont Wagstaff, photographer Dexter Cohen and myself are all nominated for different categories of this year's VA Fashion Awards! That common bond between all of us made the shoot so amazing..all that talent in one studio!!

Here a few pics I snapped during the shoot...

Our Photographer!

















Model Clarissa in my makeup chair!

















Our hairstylist working his magic!










































































Photos from the shoot coming soon! Stay Tuned!!!

..::MUA Spotlight: Makeup Artist Pat McGrath::..

Makeup Artist Pat McGrath is one of the most influential and creative makeup artists in the world! She is one of my favorites and is such an inspiration to myself as a makeup artist as well as many, MANY others around the globe.

Click this pic to view her full profile and portfolio!




















Here is a video about Pat McGrath! Enjoy!
(I watch this video at LEAST twice a week...for inspiration...lol)

BEHIND THE SCENES! Photo Shoot for Designer SAMM of Viola Ricci (August 8, 2010)

Photo Shoot for Designer SAMM at Viola Ricci
Date: August 8, 2010
Location: Baltimore, MD
Photographer: Michelle Aristocrat
Designer: SAMM at Viola Ricci
Makeup: Nita J
Model: Ksusha Belousova








I really had a blast with this shoot. I was asked by designer SAMM of Viola Ricci in Baltimore, Maryland to do makeup for a shoot he was having this past Sunday (8/8/10). I was so excited to get a chance to work with him as well as photographer Michelle Aristocrat.

I made a a whole weekend out of it. I drove up on Saturday for a relaxing day with friends. That way I could get up early and prepare for the shoot and get to the location in a timely manner.

Now I would be lying if I said I wasn't a little nervous for this shoot. Before heading to Baltimore, SAMM and I had discussed that I had always wanted to do more Avant Garde looks but never got hired for those types of gigs. So he told me to " GO ALL OUT and do want you want!" I LOVE THAT! I love to have to chance to freely express myself through my craft, and having clients that fully support that!

I got to SAMM's studio about an hour before the shoot where he let me try on shoes, look through fashion magazines and he even gave me a quick lesson on sewing AS he created 2 new pieces just before the shoot! I was so impressed and excited!

SAMM and I arrived at the shoot, ready to go! As we walked in I met photographer Michelle Aristocrat and Russian model Ksusha Belousova. She was amazingly beautiful with gorgeous facial features and stood at a stunning 5 feet 11 inches tall! I quickly got to work doing her makeup. I thought of the garments that were going to be used for the shoot, and then remembered a few looks I had seen in the fashion magazines from earlier. I was inspired and created look #1 for the shoot.

After her makeup was complete, Michelle (who was also the hairstylist for the shoot) finished up the model's hair and SAMM got to work dressing and styling her! Here are a few photos I captured during all the madness lol!

Then it was on to look #2! Since I went with a dark and edgy eye and lighter lip for the first look, I decided to switch it up completely and create a subtle, almost nude eye and dark lip! I used a foundation a couple shades lighter then her natural skin tone and paired that with a dark bronzer and powder for heavy conturing to add depth and warmth to the skin...that really made those dark lips POP!

And then SAMM got to work again..HEY SAMM! lol (Sidenote..that jacket was FIERCE..and it almost came back to Virginia with me..hehehe..)

















Its a wrap on the photo shoot! Here's me, Russian model Ksusha Belousova and Baltimore photographer Michelle Aristocrat! Makeup by me!

















Hey Ksusha!!! She is such a sweet girl!

This shoot was so much fun for me and I definitely learned a lot! To be able to work with such a passionate and talented group of individuals was SO awesome! Can't wait to work with them all again!

Here are the links to everyone who was involved in this shoot! Check them out! Definitely a talented group!

Designer SAMM at Viola Ricci http://www.modelmayhem.com/794866
Photographer Michelle Aristocrat http://www.modelmayhem.com/1262862
Model Ksusha Belousova http://www.modelmayhem.com/1335345

Photos from the shoot will be up soon! STAY TUNED!!!