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I had the most lovely chat with Susan, MOG, on Saturday!

We both changed careers to become moms, we both followed our passions and we talked about family and life.
It’s true that the focus is on the couple on their wedding day, but after my brides, I love making moms feel extra special on the wedding day. They’re so supportive and they have the best stories and advice ✨

I wanted to highlight Susan’s beautiful blue eyes, full eyebrows and satin skin ✨ the results speak for themselves.

Thank you Hannah and Susan for trusting me! This will go down to be one of my favorite looks ever ♥️

My beautiful Hannah ✨

I remember Hannah’s inquiry form because she sent the most thoughtful and kind message about how much she liked my work and why she thought I was her perfect match.

We only did a hair trial because she wanted to see how we could style her short hair, and she said “I’ve seen your makeup work, so I trust that you’ll make me feel and look beautiful”

Thank you Hannah for trusting me from the moment you reached out! You were an angel of a bride and you’re so beautiful inside and out ♥️ today I was able to witness your kindness and love to everyone around you, including me. Making sure everyone was having a good time.

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POV: You know natural makeup DOES SHOW on photos ✨

Munira reminded me of the importance of choosing the right makeup artist with the right photographer. She asked ChatGPT to compare my work with photographers’ galleries and found a perfect match!

AI will not take our jobs, but it’ll help you find your right vendors, I guess ✨

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Was just waiting for wedding season to get started… 🧼🧽🫧🫧

Don’t you agree the majority of our time during wedding season is carrying our kits, setting up, and cleaning brushes? 😅🫠

But we wouldn’t have it any other way. Especially when we get to experience our brides shine bright on one of the happiest days of their lives! 🥰🥰

And then we go home… unpack everything, wash another 700 brushes, and do it all over again. 😂🧼

Wedding season = 20% makeup, 80% washing brushes. 😂🫧 cheering for you friend!

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Spend a day with me at Villa Francesca Events with my beautiful bride Munira ♥️

I always like to give extra time to set up, clean up and for the services. But since she had had a trial with me, we finished 30 mins earlier, including a quick male grooming sesh🙌🏼✨ we also had a 15 min break in between to eat a snack.

Thank you MuniK and Medeu for trusting me with your wedding services. You’ll be missed in SoCal!

I’m telling you this as someone who didn’t recognize herself in the mirror when I had my own wedding.

I’m also telling you as a natural makeup artist who hears tons of stories all the time about las minute cancellations, horror experiences with dirty makeup brushes, or not being skin matched correctly, or brides having to remove their makeup on their wedding day because they didn’t feel comfortable.

A good makeup artist is someone who can create a beautiful makeup look, but a great makeup artist is someone who can ask questions and listen to what you like and makes you feel comfortable, but also teaches you about what will enhance your natural beauty.

This is not a copy-paste activity. Each bride is special and deserves the time and attention to detail that they are paying for.

As a girl’s girl, if you love an artist and their work, just book them! It will save you money and tears in the long run. Glam or natural, you decide how you want to look on your wedding day. But also, think about how you want to feel ♥️✨

Obsessed with Munira’s Bridal Look, she didn’t want the traditional contoured face.

Let me know if you want a tutorial ✨

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Part 2 of doing makeup on my friend. reactions were the best!

My main goal was to highlight the natural glow in her skin and make her eyes more open.

Products used
Hollywood flawless and pressed powders
Setting spray
contour trios
On til dawn setting spray
blush

Eyes
master mattes neutrals
eyeshadow quads
lashes

Lips
lip liners
Iconic n**e + 90s pink
lip glow balm in Berry

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