Idle Glow

A few more from the Peter Van Beever archives.

photos - Peter Van Beever
hair & makeup - Amy Gillespie
model - Hailey, Q6






Amy Gillespie, Portland makeup artist, fashion, beauty, print, bridal

New Designs from Claire La Faye

I recently teamed up again with Claire La Faye, one of my all-time favorite Portland designers, to shoot her new line-up of clothes. Claire's clothes are seriously magic and full of whimsy and I think that really comes across in all of these pictures. She is truly inspiring to work with; everything is perfect and executed without flaw. No detail goes unchecked and everything is thought and planned out in advance. I wish every shoot could be this perfect! Definitely check out Claire's shop on Etsy too!

Makeup was simple, hair slightly messy, to capture a childlike feeling of playing dress up. I used soft tones and stained the lips. I also revived an old love affair with glitter towards the end. What little girl doesn't love glitter when she's playing dress up??

photos - Lavenda Memory
wardrobe & art direction Claire La Faye
makeup & hair - Amy Gillespie
models - Natalie, Q6 and Amelia, Muse Models




Amy Gillespie, makeup artist, fashion, bridal, wedding, editorial, Oregon, Washington

she has flowers in her footsteps and ponies in her hair

Another set of images from a shoot with Peter...

photos - Peter Van Beever
makeup & hair - Amy Gillespie
model - Michelle, Q6











Amy Gillespie, makeup artist, hair, Portland, Oregon, Seattle, Vancouver, Washington, wedding, bridal, fashion, commercial, photo shoot, special occasion

On the Run

oh.my.gosh.
I can't freaking believe I didn't post these pictures! All this time I have been mentally lamenting the fact that I never remember to update this blog and I've been sitting on a veritable goldmine of photo shoot fantasticness. The only reprieve I have is the fact that I have several shoots that I haven't posted and therefore will have quite a few days worth of new material.

OK, so after a slap of the palm to the forehead (I still can't believe I forgot to post these!), here are some recent shots I did with the amazing Mr. Peter Van Beever.

This series is called On the Run. Ashley, the model, literally ran the entire time in order to capture images with lots of action and movement. My job was fairly easy - natural makeup, grind dirt into her skin every now and then, add a sweat sheen to make her look really tired, rat and tease the hair from time to time. Enjoy!!

photos - Peter Van Beever
hair & makeup - Amy Gillespie
model - Ashley, Q6


Amy Gillespie, makeup artist, Portland, Oregon, fashion, photo shoot, editorial, bridal, commercial, special occasion

Cookies laced with love

Here are some stills from another shoot with Ty Milford. We mainly focused on video for this shoot but these at least give a little insight into the spirit of the shoot. The video will be posted here once available.

photos - Ty Milford
makeup & hair - Amy Gillespie
models - Morayma and Alexandra, Option Model and Media






And a shot of me doing my thing. FYI, the bold pink item I am holding is one of the new, limited release multiple sticks from NARS. I purchased all three shades and will probably be stocking up on all of them before they go away completely. I literally can not survive a shoot or wedding without these now! They are so sheer and beautiful but because they stain they last and last without getting dry, even when you add more layers. Unlike most other stains, they are very creamy and can easily be blended rather than staining immediately upon application. Use them on their own on the cheeks and lips or layer them on top of bronzer or other blushes for a subtle glow.




Amy Gillespie, makeup, artist, photography, commercial, wedding, bridal, lifestyle, Portland, Seattle, Oregon, Washington