Earth Angels

Sometimes, God presents us some really incredible opportunities.. and it is our job to have the confidence in ourselves to take advantage of said opportunities. I realize, sometimes, that this is more difficult than it should be. But because God knows us and our weaknesses he blesses us with Earth Angels that have faith in us and raise their hands on our behalf. How lucky am I to say that my Earth Angel comes in the form of my big sister, Mirelis.

Just days before we set off on our trip to WPPI, my big sister caught wind of a photographers need for hair and makeup for their workshop. Miss Scarlett Lillian needed someone to beautify her model and I was going to be in Vegas for WPPI.

Sure I’d seen the same tweet floating around but thought to myself- “there’s no way she’s going to want me?! I’m IN school for hair.. but could I?! No… well, maybe……… nahhhh”- and with that, I left the message unanswered certain of the idea that she would find someone. Little did I know, Mirelis was having thoughts of her own. She responded to Scarlett with my website and contact info! Within the next 26 hours, it was planned and I was packing my makeup for the trip!

The models, Gavin and Erin ,were so incredibly sweet and made the experience so much fun! They are a newlywed couple with a photog business of their own- be sure to check out their work. Thank you both so much for showing me a wonderful time and for letting me take over of your hotel suite with all my girly stuff May you continue to be blessed in both your personal life and business.

These images were taken by Gavin- He’s so in love with his wife

And now for the images from the shoot taken by Scarlett and the other photographers that participated in the workshop. I’m sorry I couldn’t give credit to all of the photographers….. but if you took any of the below images, shoot me a comment and I’ll be sure to give credit where it’s due

Image below by Scarlett Lillian: Click her name to see all of her images from the shoot.

A special thanks to my sister, who believes in me and my talent when I don’t. For loving me when I’m less than lovable and for being my rock.

And now for the stuff you really wanna know….

For her face:

-DinAir airbrush foundation combination of “Light Golden Olive and Olive”

-MAC eyeshadow in “Starts ‘N Rockets” on her base and in the crease I used “Espresso”. For a little added drama, I created a wedge on her outer corner with “Typographic” which is a deep black matte shadow- ( any dark matte brown and black will do for this look)

-On her cheeks I used “Blushbaby” by MAC on her cheeks and cheekbones. Then I hit her with a touch of “Melba” at the apples of her cheeks for a little added punch

-For the contouring I used a bronzer by Organic Wear… color is not listed on the compact but it can be found at CVS or pretty much any other drug store.

-Highlight I used Mary Kay’s highlight duo

-Lips were lined with NYX “810 Natural” (a nude lip with a light gloss works well for this look) and Erin had a personal gloss she took with her to reapply throughout the day

-Erin had a pair of MAC lashes she wanted to wear and I applied them using DUO lash glue in black to match the black “HIP” liner I applied

-I used Maybeline Colossal “glam black” mascara

For her hair:

-1.5 inch ceramic curler was used throughout the hair. Working from root to end.

-Height and body was created around the crown of her head with back combing (teasing) and hairspray (Big and Sexy “Spray and play”). With this look messy was okay, so I didn’t try hard to create a clean look when pinning up the hair half up. When pinning the hair back, if you find that you lose some height, you can use the tail of your comb to pull hair up out of the pins. Be sure to spray once you’ve gotten the desired height. Erin has some beautiful side swept bangs that I left loose.

-I sprayed the curls with hairspray and then ran my fingers through them from root to end for separation and to create a looser curl