Amanda and her cool calm and collected wedding | Denver Makeup Artist | Airbrush Makeup Denver

Today were going to talk more about the power of a great venue and an organized planner. Amanda is an event manager for the Childrens Diabetes Foundation. So she knows how to keep her cool when planning large events. Easier said than done? Just a few simple things can really get your wedding day off to an amazing start. 

Amanda came in with a very well detailed description of what she likes for her makeup look. She had numerous photos of looks she liked and also photos of herself in her every day makeup. This really helped me get an idea of what she liked and how my style could  blend into hers. I  like to let brides know that makeup translates much differently into the lens of a professional camera than to what you see in person. I have been in the industry since 2007. I have worked with many different photographers from the start of a shoot to the end. This has helped me see how deep the color on and around the eye, cheek contour, down to the lip shade. 

Amanda also had her bridesmaids hair and makeup scheduled down to the minute. We had 2 makeup artist and 2 hair stylists. We also had 8 maids, 2 moms and 1 bride to finish in 3 or so hours. The maids new just when their time was supposed to begin and they were ready to roll! They were out the door and to their scheduled shuttle on time! 

Plan your own prep schedule or let me help you! I can get in contact with the planner and the hair stylist to get us on the right track for the morning! I pride myself on always being on time and ready to go. You can be assured that you chose the best makeup artist for your personal style by doing just these few little steps. This will not only ease your mind for your wedding day, but your pictures will translate your collected mood!

Photography by Alison Emrick Photography

Location: Spruce Mountain Ranch

Hair by Riley Fedel

Intimate mountain DIY wedding | Denver Makeup Artist | Bridal Airbrush Makeup

This wedding kicked of the start of a crazy season! It just so happened to be for one of my near and dear friends. She's a Mama, a realtor and a KILLER wedding photographer at Decorus Fine Art Photography! We met almost 3 years ago during a styled shoot, in the freezing cold, and found out we had such similar tastes in styling and all things creative. Im so blessed to have found her. Two or three times a year we get those creative juices flowing and put on incredible styled wedding or engagement shoots. Be on the lookout for 4 different ones coming up in later blogs! 

This time, it was her turn to be in front of the camera and style her OWN wedding! This girl knows her stuff when it comes to setting up and taking a good photo. She planned her entire wedding, with the help of her coordinator that we work with on other styled shoots, in a matter of a few months. A FEW MONTHS! It can be done, with the power of a creative mind and a solid team! One of her maids is also an amazing photographer and actually shot her wedding as well as being in it!!

We kicked off the morning getting her bridal squad ready at the Surf Chateau, just east of the Buena Vista downtown. The property is built right along side of the Arkansas River. Can you just imagine the sound of the river past your room at night? The chateau is really nothing like I had ever seen. Its a mix of old river rock, cement floors, canopy beds, chandeliers and rustic wood. It made for some stunning photos and amazing light for makeup. 

She chose lots of rosey gold tones for her eye shadow and lipstick. But she is absolutely STUNNING without even a drop of it, so my job was so easy. Kristina took advantage of my bridal facials a few months before the wedding We did a few O2 facials with lots of moisture and plumping. Her makeup went on like a dream. She is just breathtaking. 

Her maids were one in the same. Can we talk about all the amazing genes running around this place. Her mother, her daughter, all just complete beauties. Such a special time for all three of them to spend together. The maids all pooled together and did the brides hair! What a fun experiance being included in that part of your best friends day. Some rollers here, some pins there, some loose rolled up waves, is was the brides absolute dream! Soft and subtle but still elegant. 

She chose a small home rental in Buena Vista, CO. The property had a grove of aspens and other trees that opened up into this amazing field at the base of Mt. Yale. Her groom met her there and they laughed and danced the evening away into the mountain sunset. Every bit of this wedding was perfect. 

So remember ladies, with a solid team that has a great imagination and drive, any bit of your wedding plannin is possible!. 

Photography- MariBeth Photography

Wedding Planner- The Styled Soiree

Florals- Emma Lea Floral

Rentals- Setting Event Rentals

Catering- Kalamata Pit Catering

Dress- Emma and Grace

Sugar Scrubbing | Beauty with the Baby | Denver Skin Care

When this crazy weather starts giving us a day in the teens, then all the sudden in the 60's, my skin is like.... "um whoa, where is the moisture, lady! GIVE ME THAT OIL!"

With a busy bridal trial season ramping up, I don't always find the time for a facial for myself. But I do actually find the time to shower, weird. 

A great client of mine brought me some of this happy juice a few years ago. Shes been making it for her friends, and now she sells it online. Primarily used for hands a body, I was like,..
"Well, its totally natural and organic, I'm gonna try this on my face."

Oh boy am I glad I took that chance. 

Its the perfect mixture of sugar, shea butter, avocado oil, apricot oil, vitamin e oil, macadamia nut oil, jojoba oil, and tea tree oil. The sugar is a little gritty for the face so just be gentle. I give it a good scrub while my shampoo is sitting and let it soak into the skin. Lightly rinse off before getting out of the shower, and I barely need moisturizer.

You see now those generic drug store brands of this shower oil. This is an all natural form, with an exfoliant.

Even better. 

I'm a huge fan of shopping small and local. Heather ships out of Denver. We even sell the scrub at my salon, Blo. She customizes scents as well. 

Give it a try. Your face and body will be singing your praises after the first application! 

Drench Hand and Body Scrub

Photos- Baby Rose Photography

5 minute makeup look | Beauty with the Baby | Denver Airbrush Makeup Artist

I get the request of, "I love the makeup you have on right now, can your do mine just like that?" 

Like A LOT.

Which I do take as a total compliment. So thank you to all those gals that have given me that early morning bit of confidence.

Truth is, this is my 5-minute makeup look. For photoshoots and weddings, I wouldn't recommend it. But for your headed to work with a baby on one hip and a latte half cold in the other hand, totally... lets do this.

It's quick, but keep in mind that it does take a bit of practice to get it down. I've had exactly 385 days to perfect it.

Being a small business beauty industry hustler and a new-ish mommy will really gets you motivated.

So here's a small step by step. Small because really, its just about the products for this one. The higher end, the better, when it comes to short steps. It gives more pigment. More bang for your small, sweet, fleeting seconds of morning time. 

• Start with a good base- MAC prep + prime Fix+ is a great primer on top of your daily moisture. Then I move onto my Smashbox studio finish hydrating under eye primer.
• I'm loving the Mirabella CC cream for a medium coverage foundation. It has sunscreen in it as well!
• Set this all with MAC Prep+Prime translucent finishing power. Its super thin so it won't settle into lines. If you feel like you are dry already, skip this step.
• Cover FX creamy concealer is my old trusty favorite for dark circles. Theres been many many days of those lately. 
• MAC has these sweet little paint pots for a shadow base or lid concealer.  Then I don't need as much powder shadow. There are numerous colors. Even in colored shades. 
• Urban Decay Naked Basics 2 pallate has almost every shade you need for the quick look. I use STARK from lash line to brow bone, COVER with a fluffy brush in the crease and lower lash line,  and UNDONE for my liner.
• Glo Minerals has the perfect peach liner for my lower water line. This is a game changer for those sleepy eyes.
• MAC has a great brow pencil. The one shown is an off brand because I lost my MAC "Veluxe" brow liner in Red Head. Pencils are so fast. Then I fluff out my brows with a spooly after to get more of a natural affect. 
• I always go back to Youngbloods Lengthening Mineral Mascara. For my lashes, i need them to seperate and cover the blonde. Its perfect for all my clients. 
• Back to cheeks, can we have a moment of silence for my Benefit Hula bronzer. I've had this baby for 2 years, just hit pan and had to rip open the sides of the box to get more. Its matte and really perfect for any skin tone.
• I need a long lasting blush, and this is it. MAC ambient. It was given to me by my lovely friend Eliza... and no I'm not giving it back. 
• Last off I do another Fix+ spray, my favorite Image Skin Care lip treatment, and were off! 

I can't believe I made it this far without chasing a baby, but I may have given her a locked up tight blush and a clean brush of her own to play with. But I did have a fat cat plop right down in the middle of it all, per usual.

Remember, its all in the practice and the play.

Always give yourself those 5 extra minutes for a little makeup.

I always feel a little more put together,... and geez when does the full "put together" return in this Mama's brain?

Such a great everyday look for every skin type, every shade, every woman. Embrace the tired eyes, the dry lips, and the fine lines.

We wear our lives on our face, and mine says "this lady has a sweet, lovey, clingy baby girl, a mortgage, and a budding career behind all those crow's feet."

I'll take it, and go gracefully into those early mornings.  

Mess and all. 

Photos by Baby Rose Photography