Beach Wedding Beauty Inspiration – Loverly and lilylelymakeup

Posted on October 29, 2014 by lilylelymakeup

My friends at lover.ly sent some beautiful wedding dresses for me to choose and create beauty inspiration for and here is my pick!

Lover.ly is like a one stop wedding shop. You know how brides carry a binder or wedding planner book for inspiration and planning? You can now do it all online on lover.ly! Everything you need to plan your wedding. I know what I’ll be using when my time comes 😀

I’m not married. Never been but if I ever, I’m all about the destination weddings. I mean, I’ve already been planning my imaginary beach wedding for most of my adult life! Just check out my pinterest, I have a whole board on “My Future Beach Wedding’! It’ll happen one day damnit, IT WILL!!!!!!!!!!!! #endrantbridewannabezilla hahhaahha

I chose this simple yet elegant and sexy wedding dress for the perfect beach wedding. (ahem mine will be in Varadero, Cuba in case you’re wondering) Who says you can’t wear a fancy elegant full length wedding dress on the sandy beach? I’d skip all jewlery except maybe some diamond stud earrings. No necklace, no bracelets, nada. Afterall, you don’t want tan lines on your neck or wrists. Plus, it’ll probably be so hot that any jewlery would probably just irritate the crap out of me (or you.) The best part – no need for 4+ inch heels that’ll dig into and hurt your feet. Barefoot or with bling’ed out flip flops, either will work with this strapless beauty of a dress. 🙂

For makeup, I would focus more on that sexy JLo glowy bronzey skin. I’d be careful not to get too tanned or worst, sunburnt before the wedding day so be careful ladies! Limit the tanning by the pool/beach. Or wear a hat and sunblock! That luminous glowy skin can be achieved by using bronzer and a great highlighter. Paired with a medium smokey eye using neutral color eyeshadows and then topped off with a pinky-nude lipgloss and we are good to go! For hair, I think loose beachy waves would look best. But if it’s too hot I would pull the loose curls to the side and go for that messy low side bun or ponytail look. Casual yet chic and beautiful for my I mean your beach wedding! 😀

Beach Wedding Makeup by lilylelymakeup featuring a glitter eyeshadow

My Boudoir Photo Shoot – Edmonton Boudoir Photo Shoot Makeup

Posted on October 25, 2014 by lilylelymakeup

Of course I had to take some #selfies from my boudoir photo shoot! lol

I cannot wait to see the pictures when they’re done!

I had soooo much fun doing this. Seriously, EVERY WOMAN SHOULD DO A BOUDOIR SHOOT. It felt so empowering for some reason. I was a confident woman going into this but after the photo shoot I felt a whole new level of confidence and self love. Us women are so harsh and overly critical of ourselves. It’s a sad reality. We all need to love ourselves just a little more and be comfortable and confident in our bodies. We only have one life and one us, why not love who we are! Life is too beautiful and too short to be spent feeling negative and hating ourselves. No matter what shape or size, loving yourself and being confident and positive automatically exudes sexiness!! #loveyourself

Finally My Turn! – Edmonton Boudoir Photo Shoot

Posted on October 22, 2014 by lilylelymakeup

It’s midnight and I’m sitting here packing for tomorrow’s boudoir shoot…I’m so excited!! Colorful bras, a zillion panties, garter belts, thigh high stockings and a pair of sexy Louboutins. #allagirlneeds

This isn’t even half the stuff! I really don’t know what to bring so I’m gonna bring everything! lol I still have clothing items to pack, accessories, more shoes, jackets, etc. Yikes. hahah we’ll see tomorrow.

For the past 2 years I’ve done makeup and hair for so many clients for their boudoir/beauty shoots and now it’s finally my turn! As a makeup artist I’m there for the getting ready part, and I see all the ‘behind the scenes’ stuff going on and it always looks so fun and I’ve always always wanted to do a boudoir shoot myself. I also see most of the photos when they’re done and honestly each and every one of them are so beautiful, such a work of art. I knew one day I’d do this but I’ve always put it off for some reason and now it’s finally time!! I can’t wait!

I will update more next time with how I prepared for this shoot (makeup,etc) but now this girl needs all the beauty sleep she can get, good night!!

Edmonton Bridal Fantasy Show 2014

Posted on September 22, 2014 by lilylelymakeup

Today I went to visit Chris & Kimber of http://www.chrisbernardphotography.com at the Bridal Fantasy Show here in Edmonton. Their set-up was absolutely gorgeous!!! It truly represented their clean and modern style and really showcased Chris’ awesome work. I also had tons of fun checking out all the different vendors and pretending to plan my imaginary wedding muahahaha

This was such a beautiful set-up. Very romantic, whimsical and garden-esque. Definately a nice change from the usual all white + purple lighting decor that most people have for weddings nowadays.

Trying to get a good picture with my 2yr old is hard nowadays but we did it! =)

Makeup for Young Girls – Edmonton Makeup Artist

Posted on April 28, 2014 by lilylelymakeup

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Hair & Makeup by Me

Pretty and fresh makeup is what I usually like to do for my younger clients. (11-15 yrs old) A young lady’s skin is usually flawlessss so sometimes just concealer and powder will do wonders. Other times if I have to even out the skintone, I will use a light weight/ light coverage foundation to do that. A bright pink blush always brightens up a pretty face.

For eye makeup I like to go less heavy, less dramatic. Groomed eyebrows are really important to frame the eyes since I usually go light on the eyes. False eyelashes are rarely used. (depends) A wash of neutral eyeshadow on the lids and eyeliner only for the top, for the bottom liner I just smudge some eyeshadow there and then coat top and bottom lashes with 2 coats of mascara!

Then for the lips, Pink/coral lipstick with lots of lipgloss keeps the look young and fresh and pretty. What every young girl should be! Kinda like you’re wearing makeup but not you know?! 🙂

Photos by: http://www.chrisbernardphotography.com

Myra – Edmonton Numa Model Makeup

Posted on April 17, 2014 by lilylelymakeup

One of my favorite sets by far this year!!! I am so in love with Myra and her photos. What a gem she is. Myra is going to go far, such a talented and beautiful young lady!

For the ballerina set, I put on false doll-like lashes for Myra and then put her longggg hair into a high bun. SO SO pretty!!!!

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Then I quickly let her hair down and used a 1.5″ clipless curling rod to put loose waves into it for the next sets. Literally took minutes!

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I did a romantic and soft makeup look using light smokey eyeshadow colors to enhance Myra’s eye color. Kept the blush to a minimal hint of pink and the perfect pink shade to go on her lips. She has the perfect face!

Myra’s website: http://deaadams.wix.com/myrarocksthestage

All photos by: http://www.chrisbernardphotography.com

Sisters – Edmonton Model Makeup

Posted on April 5, 2014 by lilylelymakeup

Some photos from Laura & Victoria’s shoot. Both Hair & Makeup by me.

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photos by: http://www.chrisbernardphotography.com

Tracy – Edmonton Boudoir Makeup Artist

Posted on March 4, 2014 by lilylelymakeup

“You did an amazing job! Thanks for making me feel beautiful. I usually don’t like my pics which I’m sure you hear all the time.but great makeup and the right lighting,……..WOW!
Thanks – Tracy”
http://www.chrisbernardphotography.com

I love what I do and I’m good at what I do but it’s always nice to hear from my clients that they love their makeup and that they felt beautiful! Thank you Tracy! Your pictures turned out soooo gorgeous!

Tracy brought in her clip-in extensions (which alot of clients do) and I have no problem putting them on for my clients and workin’ it like their own hair! Va-va-va-voom! Instant sexy hair! 🙂