Love Notes

We always love receiving "love notes" in the mail from past brides and clients. A very sweet one came yesterday from Joanna, who was married to Scott in June at the Vinoy Resort in St. Petersburg. What a beautiful venue and what a stunning bride inside and out!! Hope and myself enjoyed spending the wedding day styling Joanna and her bridesmaids and lovely mom. Thank you Joanna for having us out, the pleasure was all ours!!

"Holly, I just wanted to thank you and your sister for making my mother, bridesmaids and myself beautiful for my wedding! My hair and makeup came out perfect, just like I envisioned. You were a joy to work with and I will definitely recommend you to friends! Thanks again, Joanna"

Photos by Carrie Wildes Photography

Quince Guide Show

I had the pleasure of styling all the super adorable models for the 2010 Quince Guide Show and Magazine this year. And let me tell you these girls have some gorgeous long thick hair!!! So, of course, I enjoyed it tremendously!! The Show was caught on film by the very talented Jose of JJVideofilm. Check out our work on the runway and the fun video created to capture it! And if you're having a quince make sure to give us a call!

http://vimeo.com/13685889

Hair: Collective Creations
MU: Black Pearl Salon and Spa
Video: JJ Video Film

Summer Wedding Makeup

Looking at blogs today and came across this one, in which I totally agree with the advice for brides that is given here (check below). For summer makeup Bronze and Golds are a fabulous way to punch up the neutral tones worn by many brides without feeling over dramatic or too bold. We recommend a black liquid liner along with some false lashes (which can be done very natural) to make the eye the stand out feature. To tone down the eye, use neutral browns and add a pop of bronze on the inner corner of the lid. Use pencil liner instead of liquid which will give a more subtle look. Be sure to use a stronger lip color if toning down your eyes. As you always need a standout feature!! Be sure to add some bronzer to the face and a nice shimmer highlight on top of the cheekbone above your blush to give you that sunkissed look. Here is an example of a bronze/gold beachy look we did this week on the gorgeous Adrianna.


http://www.occasionsniagara.com/wedding-blog/bid/34146/Wedding-Makeup-Trends-for-2010

Confetti Events Blog

Yay!! We are featured on Confetti Events blog today for pro tip thursday! Check out our tip and be sure to check back as we will be featured once a month for tips on current hairstyle wedding trends and tips!

http://confettievents.blogspot.com/

I'm fortunate in my line of work to get to do hair and makeup for some pretty fun people. Erica and Katelynn of Occasions Weddings and Events are definitely two of those people!! I had a blast styling them for their company photoshoot with the amazing Mariana and Khaled of Kismis Ink Photography!!! We did airbrush foundation on the ladies and a fun lighter purple on shadow on Erica and a pink shadow look for Katelynn. Both were wearing some fun false lashes and we set Katelynn's hair for some softer bouncy curls and flat ironed Erica's for a sleeker look. Ladies the you look fabulous and Kismis Ink, beautiful work as always!!

Happy Birthday Sierra!!

We were so honored to be a part of Sierra's 9th glamour birthday party!! Marissa was the stylist of the day and she had a blast with the girls giving them pretty updo's and a little fun makeup. The girls all had fun painting each others nails while they waited for their style! Thanks to Jessica Leigh photography for the adorable pictures of the party!! And thank you to Sierra and her mom for having us out!! Hope you had as much fun as we did!

Happy Anniversary Jessica and Justin!!

Local photographer and friend Jessica Leigh asked me to do some makeup for her and her husband's anniversary shoot!! Any chance to get my hands on one of my friends and do a little makeup is an easy "yes"! She wanted something natural looking, but also a little more makeup than she normally wears. I definitely think at first I freaked her out with the amount of makeup that was on her eyes, however after she saw the photos of herself she thought it looked great! This just demonstrates how professional photos are much different from a regular camera and a little more makeup than usual comes out stunning in the pro photos. Thanks to Zekeshem (love that name) with Blue Lane photography for the adorable pics. of Jessica and Justin. You guys are too cute...congrats!!