Thursday, May 12, 2011

Editorial: Molly & Casey






This photo shoot with real life couple Molly Burnett and Casey Deidrick; both actors on One Life To Live; was so much fun. Molly and Casey had so much chemistry that just spilled over into all of the shots. We shot at an amazing house in Beverly Hills that had all original decor from the 40's. Photographer Elisabeth Caren worked her magic. Love these images!

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Backstage: Lloyd Klein Fashion Show at The Beverly Hills Hotel






Last week I worked at a fashion show at the Beverly Hills Hotel for designer Lloyd Klein. I worked with a great team for both makeup and hair. We focused on really clean dewy skin, with bronzy contouring of the cheekbones, natural false lashes, and bright lips. Along with my normal Makeup Forever and LORAC favorites, we used skin care and lip color by Sisley. The designs for the show were beautiful. Very wearable and chic. I also loved the limited edition Fendi sunglasses the models wore. Theres only 8 pairs in the country and we had 4!

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Press: Malibu Magazine Editorial & Interview on my Favorite Products


Recently I did a photo shoot with Marie Ferro, an amazing hairstylist in Malibu who owns Marie's Hair Studio. It was a "hair makeover" piece for Malibu Magazine. Our model was Cleo Eliott, a Malibu resident and daughter of actor Sam Eliott. They also interviewed me on my inspiration for fall makeup. Check out some of my product recommendations in the article, and peep Cleo's gorgeous new lavender highlights.

Teaser for Michael Canitrot Music Video

This week I wrapped filming on an awesome music video for a french DJ named Michael Canitrot. His song When You Got Love is about to drop, and the video is gonna be incredible! We shot over three days in LA, and I was one of the only people that spoke english on an entirely french speaking crew. Our model Amra was incredibly gorgeous - I cant wait to show you guys the final video! Below is a teaser vid for the song which Michael shot in Paris - check it out!

Song for All the Girls - Cisco Adler / TalkboyTV

Song for all the Girls (by Cisco Adler feat. Chris Young The Rapper) was such a fun project to work on. It was a short film / music video produced by TalkboyTV (www.TalkboyTV.com). The vid had a 70's Grindhouse /cult slasher flick vibe. I got to work with three gorgeous models on this shoot - Supermodel Lydia Hearst, Barbara Stoyanoff, and Melissa Brown. All three girls were incredibly beautiful and so much fun to work with. Traci Henningson, who works at Salon Roman and is also my hairstyling partner, did an incredible job on the hair, and Ben Hardie did wonders with the SFX makeup. The final product turned out amazing! Such a great group to work with - cast and crew :).

Said it all Before - Rock Version

Heres a remixed rock version of Aaron Smith's Said it All Before. We shot another vid for this one, also with Caroline D'Amore. The footage on the train tracks towards the end is my favorite part of this vid ... love the sun flares and golden, glowy makeup.

Beach Editorial







New pics from a beach editorial with photographer Courteney Nearburg. Shot in Malibu at El Pescador. Both of the models had a very classic look - so I kept the makeup light and glowy with a little bit of a vintage twist. A hint of lavender of her eyes blended with soft pewter and lashes worked perfectly. I loved the hair and wardrobe styling as well - chic and beautiful.



Caroline D'Amore - Sticks & Stones / TalkboyTV

Caroline D'Amore and I both grew up in Malibu - so I had met her prior to working with her for the first time on Aaron Smith's Said It All Before music video. Caroline has had a very successful career as a model, actress, and DJ. I was so excited when she was cast in Aaron's video because we had always wanted to work together. She loved her look for Aaron's video, and she asked me to work with her for her debut music vid, Sticks & Stones. The theme for the video was like a 90's high school movie - think Jawbreaker, Mean Girls, Etc. We did a couple really fun looks - I love the silver sparkly eyes at the end with her hot Alice + Olivia mini.

Aaron Smith - Said It All Before / TalkboyTV

Said It All Before was the first music video I worked on with Aaron Smith. It was the first single off his mixtape LoveStoned which dropped late last year. Aaron Smith (also known as Shwayze) is an artist that does chill Cali hip hop / party music. We shot this video at the Sunset Marquis Hotel in Hollywood. Aaron is one of my favorite artists to work with - fun, energetic, and always in a good mood. Caroline D'Amore also starred in the video with him. Check it out :