Here's a quick little ditty to brighten your day. The fantabulous Brandon Witzel and I met up a while ago to discuss some ideas to mess around with and ended up going in an edgy beauty direction. Kelly, our amazing model, was a perfect fit for the project. In makeup terms this was one of my easier shoots as I kept things more simple and graphic; I didn't want to do her a disservice and burden her beautiful face with tons of makeup and therefore used minimal product - a tiny dab of foundation, blush, lipstain, and a brow pencil. The styling was a fun aspect too. It can be difficult to find a stylist to collaborate on a test so I often find I have to pull props and wardrobe and sometimes even make pieces in order to have a shoot come to life. It's amazing what can be accomplished with a little yarn, glue, and styrofoam :)
I kept the colors soft with punches of muted red on her cheeks and lips to bring out her beautiful blue eyes. In regard her eyebrows, I feel like the bleached eyebrow trend has been driven into the ground so I wanted to go in a different graphic direction. I've seen Groucho Marx inspired brows in two different magazines (although I'm sure there are more people doing this and I'm probably late to the game per usual) and this is my take on what I feel may be an upcoming makeup trend. Enjoy!!
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Amy Gillespiemodel -
Kelly, Q6
Amy Gillespie, makeup artist, hair, makeup, photo shoot, Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, LA, editorial makeup, fashion makeup, beauty makeup, Brandon Witzel, Q6
