August 9, 2007

• All Made Up

  I've received a few inquiries about the makeup artist for my e-session so I thought I'd write a review for all the SF bay area brides out there. After all, it's hard to find a good makeup artist without having to pay for a pricey trial!

  Disclaimer: Please excuse the crappy pictures... I was totally running late for the shoot so I was trying to document the results in the car while rushing to meet the photographers! Yeah, not so safe. But for the sake of WB readers, I will go to great lengths. 

  My makeup application was scheduled with Nikki at Shu Uemura (pronounced shoo oo-ah-mur-a) in the Fillmore district of SF. What a gorgeous store! Great lighting, clean and spacious... I felt comfortable and pampered. Nikki asked me what I wanted done. Although I gave him a very vague answer, ("Um, smoky eyes, something natural looking, not too Hollywood?"), I think he did a fantastic job. Here are the results!

  

  Nikki started from scratch with my makeup. He cleansed and toned my skin with some really awesome depsea products. Then he carefully applied a few layers of eye shadow and cleansed the area under my eyes again so that he could apply the foundation on a clean surface. Everything was topped off with pale pink blush and a dusting of darker colored powder foundation around the edges of my face, which served as a substitute for bronzer. Throughout the appointment, Nikki explained in detail what he was doing and the products he was using. The session was scheduled for 45 minutes, but he took his time and spent over an hour with me. He also told me that at our next appointment, he'd teach me to apply everything myself!

  Another picture. Sorry for the bad angle and up-my-nose view.... it was taken while stopped at a red light.

  

  Here is a close up of the "smoky eyes" and false lashes... I wish my lashes looked like that everyday!!

  

  I was so much in a rush that I didn't have a chance to examine my makeup carefully. Had I the time, I probably would've requested my eyebrows be lightened up a smidge since I typically do not apply much color to my brows. But I think Nikki did a fabulous job and I'm planning to schedule another appointment with him on the day of the Chinese banquet celebration that our family is hosting.

  So now that I've shown you the results, let's get down to pricing.

  Shu Uemura will do a makeup application with a minimum of $50 in product purchase. If you want to have false lashes applied, the product purchase is a minimum of $70 to include the lashes and adhesive. My artist, Nikki, also does on-location weddings and often has brides do a trial with him at the store before booking. I think this is a GREAT deal because if you don't like the trial, at least you won't feel like you're losing out since you get $50-$70 in awesome products!

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