Color Me Pretty

Be sure to see the Before & After shot as well as the short video - see below.

Video link ---> http://animoto.com/play/BK7pz6yK5Mi883LU0p7a9g

This shoot was simply to play with a makeup look taking mostly headshots, both inside and outdoors.

Shall we call this a rainbow makeup look?   I spent a couple days doing makeup trials on myself trying to figure out the best way to do this look.  Yet, every time I tried it, it came out different.   (I don't like when that happens.)  But when it came down to it, it worked out just fine.  As you'll see, this look isn't all that wild of a look to pull off after all.  It turned out to be quite flattering.

Do you love makeup?  Love all the new super rich pigments that are flooding the stores?   If you are looking for a massive pallet with a bunch of super rich colors I can't recommend high enough BH Cosmetics. (Online store - link below.)  The palette I used for this shoot is called 120 Palette 1st Edition.  Costs under $20.00!   It's a MUST OWN for ladies who love makeup. (These colors are just one layer of color applied, so they are nicely pigmented.)

This 'shadow tattoo' was her idea.  How she was able to see what was going on along her back is beyond me, but she gave me one of her classic, 'how about this?' lines.  And then she pointed out the shadow tattoo along her body.  She arched her back and the branch splayed itself perfectly from the flower behind her ear down her shoulder and arms.  Very pretty.

Thank you Karissa - awesome shoot!  Be sure to watch the video!


Here's the video link ---> http://animoto.com/play/BK7pz6yK5Mi883LU0p7a9g

CREDITS:
Pretty Muse Photography
Model & Hair:  Karissa Ferguson
Makeup & Styling:  Lj Masty

LINK:  Makeup link to BH Cosmetics:  http://www.bhcosmetics.com/?utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Brand&utm_extra=dim1/Brand//dim2/Exact&utm_term=b+h+cosmetics&gclid=COXd3OXvqq8CFWvktgodiTC9Yg

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The Wait - Part 2

We left Mercedes as she waited for her war hero to come home.  This much anticipated moment comes with an arrival but not the arrival she had been waiting for.  Join the story here by clicking the video link ---->  http://animoto.com/play/ShU5JvV9pusuhAUbe0c6kw

For this look we put her in a more glamour look, one that a woman of the 50's might carefully put together for such a special event.  She's wearing a red brocade pencil skirt with a giant bow tucked right under her tush with a slit up the middle.  She has a black strapless top and a leopard print stole that is wrapped over her shoulders with a matching hat.  The hat is made from the same leopard fury fabric and birdcage netting with ostrich feathers.

Accessories?  Shoes are 6" black zippered pumps by Chinese Laundry, she's wearing her beloved pearl necklace and a simple pair of clip on gold and diamond earrings.  In case you are wondering she's also wearing Bvlgari's signature perfume, Bvlgari.

The story ends maybe not as you expected but with her distraught laying on a park bench looking out at the sea. Her war hero is not dead but sends home a long letter and metal sharing stories of the war he's been fighting.  Her deep sadness is knowing her wait is not over.

The End

The Before & After Pictures

CREDITS:
Pretty Muse Photography
Model:  Mercy Clark
HMUA:  Donna Devlin
Styling:  Lj Masty


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This is a two part story:

Part 1 Video:  http://animoto.com/play/JMGNA1Z8tYWMK3bbuCWPew

Part 2 Video:  http://animoto.com/play/ShU5JvV9pusuhAUbe0c6kw