Well I had an action packed weekend. I filmed a Cover Girl Queen Commercial with the beautiful and talented Tatyana Ali, was on hold to prep 3 amazing women for the BET Awards, plus met a new client all in between prepping for a full week of work when I returned home to NYC.
Sometimes it’s hard to be creative when your battery is running low, but I pulled it together and made my clients Tatyana Ali and Alicia Keys look fabulous in their own way for the 2009 BET Awards. Please enjoy my look inspirations and go out and grab some of the great products I mention.
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Client: Alicia Keys
Event: BET Awards
Inspiration: Moroccan inspired due to her recent trip there in May for the Mawaline Festival. Alicia’s short bejeweled shift dress in soft aqua truly brought out her golden complexion. I wanted to give her a touch
of sun-kissed glow and Egyptian/Moroccan eyes with coral lips remniscent of the colors of a Moroccan paradise.
Skin: Mary Kay Oil Free Hydrating Gel to make skin supple and soft. Oil of Olay Illuminating Eye Cream to diminish imperfections, Naked Cosmetics Shadow Base, Laura Mercier Mineral Primer.
Face: Mary Kay oil free Tinted Moisturizer in Bronze 1, Mary Kay Concealer in Bronze 1, Black Opal translucent finishing powder, Cover Girl Queen Collection Natural Hue Mineral Bronzer in Light Bronze.
Eyes: Egyptian inspired eyes using Jane Iredale 24 Karat gold shimmer in the inner corner of the eyes, Naked Cosmetics eye color is EC15 Green in the outer corner and lower lash line.I used Makeup Forever Gold Cream on the lid to give Alicia a cleopatra eye affect. I used Styli Style 24 hour Black Liquid Liner and completed the look by addind 3 coats of Dior Show Black mascara on top and bottom lashes.
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Lips: Mary Kay Coral Lip liner I lined and filled lips in then used TRUE lip gloss an all natural organic brand in Coral to give Alicia a beautiful coral pout.
Cheeks: I made cheeks pop by applying Mary Kay Strawberry Cream mineral blush on the apples.
Body: My secret weapon body glow mix is a combination of Dior Bronze Sun Powder Spray, Smashbox Bodylights body Lotion shimmer and Girlactik Beauty Gold Shimmer powder. The combination gave Alicia an amazing bronzed sun kissed glow to make her legs and declertage look flawlessly stunning.
Client: Tatyana Ali
Event: BET Awards
Inspiration: Bollywood Princess, bringing out more of Tatyana’s Indian heritage I used metallic earth tones to shape and frame her eyes. Radiant bronzed skin works for her toffee complexion and an iridescent nude topped the look off.
Skin: prepped skin with Mary Kay Oil free hydrating gel to moisturise skin, Elizabeth Arden Gold Ceramide
Capsules using as a primer plus it makes skin glow, Mary Kay Eye Primer so eye shadow last for hours on end, LaVanilla Lip balm because it hydrates lips and smells so good.
Face: I used Mary Kay Tinted Moisturizer in Bronze 2, Black Opal Concealer and translucent pressed finishing powder to keep skin shine free and polished. Cover Girl Queen Collection Natural Hue Mineral Bronzer in Brown Bronze to sculpt and shape face.
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Eyes: Mary Kay Cinnabar Mineral eye shadow on lids, MAC Pigment in gold and vanilla in inner corner of eyes and brow bone to highlight. Makeup Forever Aqua Colors Black Eye Liner and Cover Girl Lash Blast Mascara for extra lush and thick lashes. For red carpet glam I added Ja’maal Buster Eye Lash Guru Lashes called 2nd Date Guaranteed which are vampy sexy lash that really opens eyes.
Lips: Mary Kay Lip Iiner in Chocolate with Mary Kay Sugar berry nourishine lip gloss.
Cheeks: Bare Escentuals Flowers Blush applied to apples of her cheeks to make them pop.
Body: Palmers Organic Olive Oil Body Cream and Smashbox Bodylights Lotion body shimmer to make her legs look flawless.
