Bridal makeup artist
We are happy to share with you pictures from our recent trial session with a bride to be Carrie. Her wedding these is Old Hollywood Glam and it will be evening and night wedding.
Carrie wears full makeup everyday, so we decided to go for this glamorous, glowing and gorgeous look.
Agne gave sparkle to her eye makeup by adding mahogany eyeshadow.
Makeup by Agne (Beauty Affair)
Hairstyle by Kelly (Beauty Affair)
We are so proud to introduce our new Beauty Affair member amazing makeup artist Elena! She already worked on 3 recent weddings and we got the best reviews from brides and bridesmaids.
Here is one of them left on our Wedding Wire page :
Wedding: 08/03/2014
Here is her short bio and some of her work.
Elena is a makeup artist in Los Angeles with experience in fashion and beauty makeup. Born and raised in Ukraine - Elena always had passion for makeup and fashion. Having trained in makeup at Makeup Designery School she pursued her dream and started her freelance career as a Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist. Through hard work and an unstoppable attitude, she made that dream a reality. Having modern approach to beauty - her signature look - best described as fresh and flawless. Her most favorite makeup brands are Chanel, YSL and Dior. She has been fortunate to work with the most recognized photographers (Hennadiy Kvasov, Shane Russeck, Yifei Gu and etc. . Agencies (Ford, Elite, L.A. Models, Next, Vision) Makeup artistry is her hobby and a lifestyle. Elena loves her work and the people she comes to know along the way.
In our contemporary society majority of women wear makeup every day. Makeup is our tool that helps us to look great and feel confident in our appearance! However, a lot of women are not aware that makeup can cause health issues if it is not properly taken care of.
When I was a model, many times I had to work with makeup artists who would double dip or use the same brushes on other models before even properly cleaning them. Occasionally, that caused me a red and irritated eye or even an infection. Since then, I always carried my mascara whenever I was booked for a photoshoot. That way, I knew that my eyes, most sensitive part of my face, would be safe from infection.
On one photoshoot, my makeup artist dropped, on a dirty and dusty floor, a cosmetic sponge, which she was using to apply foundation on my face. She picked it up and without even bother to clean it, she continued applying foundation on my face with that filthy sponge! At that moment, I wish I had confidence to tell her to stop, because I felt embarrassed.
Therefore, I decided to write this article for women who want to be not only beautiful, but healthy as well.
First and foremost, make sure that you keep your cosmetics in a clean environment. Wipe packages, sharpen pencils, wash your makeup brushes often. Take your time and don’t be lazy, it’s all for your own safety!
Are you hiring a professional makeup artist? How to be sure if she/ he is professional enough?
Sanitation is the most important thing for a healthy makeup application! Could you imagine if in a restaurant silver ware or plates would be with pieces of leftovers? It is the same with makeup.
Do not let any makeup artist to do your makeup application on you if you notice that her/ his makeup kit, cosmetics are not clean. Make sure that cosmetic products are properly kept, with lids, no dust or any hair. Check if makeup brushes look clean and your makeup artist does not double dipping in liquid products such as mascaras and lip-glosses, because bacteria spread very fast through liquid and it might cause health issues such as eye infection or herpes.
If you are looking for a makeup artist for your wedding day, make sure you have a trial session. This will allow you to find out if the makeup fits you well and also how professional and clean the makeup artist is, because I bet that you don’t want to have a red eye or herpes on your wedding day!
In general, every professional makeup artist and hair stylist must keep their products clean and wash their hands before working with their clients.
Keep your makeup clean and keep an eye on makeup artists and hair stylists who you are working with, because your safety always comes first!
Article prepared by professional Los Angeles makeup artist Agne Skaringa
We want to share with you some of Beauty Affair before and after images. All of them there done by our main makeup artist Agne Skaringa.
You can find here day time looks and more intense makeup looks for evening.
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We hope you will enjoy these transformations!
