I’ve had the chance to work with Char, the 6ft tall beauty on a couple Vancouver photoshoots now, and photographer David Dolsen on numerous occasions and the outcome has always been fantastic! Char has what it takes to make it big in this world, especially with her height and “go-getter” attitude. Here is Char… (She [...]
Are you clueless about makeup or want to learn more about how to apply products correctly? Do you want to know what shades/colors suit you best? “tricks of the trade” – a 90 minute lesson, perfect if you want to learn more about makeup looks that will suit your face/eye shape from basic everyday makeup [...]
Nira Arora just had her 7 year anniversary with her hubby, Garry Gill and they decided to get some professional pictures done. They contacted photographer Dawn Stenzel and then I was contacted to do the makeup for the love photoshoot. Nira and Garry both came to my downtown Vancouver location to get prepped first… then [...]
Courtney is getting married on September 3rd this year and just got her bridal makeup trial done with me. She told me she likes smokey eyes, false lashes, bronzed skin, & light lips. I focused on her eyes because she wanted her eyes to stand out the most, so I made sure to highlight her [...]
Maja is getting married on August 21st this year so she came to me for her trial makeup run to go over the possible looks for her actual wedding day. She told me she likes black eye makeup and light lips… so this is the makeup look we went for. It is always good to [...]
A gorgeous mid-summer wedding in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, doing makeup for beautiful bride – Danica Fidler. Danica Fidler and Kyle Tweter met one perfect evening at the Loose Moose on Nelson Street in downtown Vancouver. Their love has flourished since then, and a year and a half ago, Kyle had popped the question… “Will you [...]
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On a recent Vancouver photoshoot with photographer Norman Whaley, I did model Ariel’s makeup to showcase headpieces and accessories. I used a HD primer from Makeup Forever to prep her skin for the foundation and concealer. Then I powdered all over her face to set the makeup and did some contouring and highlighting. Blush, smokey [...]
The beautiful bride was Jessica. The photographers were 2 lovely ladies from Katch Studios. And the makeup artist was myself! I did Jessica, her 4 bridesmaids and mother’s makeup in her hotel room at the Sheraton Wall Center and then she went to the renowned Brock House for her wedding. Congratulations to Jessica and Sean. All [...]
Local Port Moody hair stylist, Shawna Russel from Lox Hair Studio came to me with a great idea. She wanted to enter a local hair competition and asked me to do the makeup for it. I gladly said YES! We added model Pam Starcevich to the picture and got amazing results. In the end we [...]
This time around, I teamed up with my favourite Makeup Artist friend, Allison Giroday to do a fun sexy evening makeup look on, and vice versa. (Stay tuned for MY before and after!) I met Allison back in ’01 while we both attended Blanche Macdonald School for the Makeup Artistry course. After I prepped her [...]
My inspiration for this makeup look was a Japanese fashion magazine I picked up while in Japan… I loved the styles of makeup in the magazine… lots of bright pink cheeks, pink lips and defined liner around the eyes with lots of lashes on the top lashline and the bottom lashline… White eyeliner to rim [...]
On my recent trip to LA, I attended the IMATS. The exact location was actually in Pasadena, about 20 minutes from LA. When I first arrived, I actually ran into Youtube allstar Kandee Johnson. She was super nice and bubbly, as usual! The convention center was packed with girls, (I saw a couple other youtube girls [...]
I just created my new business cards for MikaDoesMakeup.com on InDesign and I’m getting them printed at Juke Box Print. They have a special deal on right now for 1,250 business cards for $99. I chose to get Silk AQ on both sides, as this is the “Classy” choice.
This “Love” photoshoot was taken by Peyman from Hilight photography in historic Gastown, Vancouver. He is a phenomenal photographer, as you can see from these photos!! He had no problem capturing the natural attraction between us in the string of beautiful photos. Jay and I just acted natural and strolled through Gastown lovingly hand in [...]
Nelly is a regular eyelash extension client of mine so when I see her, she is lying on a bed with her eyes closed. This time she was sitting on a stool and had her eyes open (most of the time)… Nelly decided to get her makeup done before her friend’s wedding in Vancouver so she [...]
Using all MAC makeup products, I created this light and fun look. SPF 20 gradual tan for medium to dark skintones from Jergens, then SPF tinted moisturizer in beige to prep my skin. Then I concealed my redness and dark circles before powdering under my eyes and on my T-zone… just in case it gets [...]
Model Parsoua / Photographer Andrew Kruse / Hair Stylist Brendan Hopwood / MUA Mika Does Makeup (of course!) This makeup look I did on Parsoua was something that came to me when I saw that her hair could be made into a massive afro. I wanted to stretch the green all the way to her [...]
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Planning a wedding can be very stressful yet exciting… Once you are ready to plan your big day, you should start by interviewing (or “trying out”) different makeup artists. First ask around and see if any of your friends may know a good makeup artist, or google one with a legit website that is up [...]
Since last year the IMATS (International Makeup Artist Trade Show) has merged with the Canadian Makeup Show. It will be in town the weekend of April 17 & 18 with dozens of booths and vendors set up from all over the world. I’m especially excited to see the students compete for the most creative makeup [...]
Just wishing everyone a happy love day… and if you’re not in love, then disregard this message and just screw this stupid day!! Please bear with me while my website is being fixed… The server is down and it’s going through some major changes. The new site should be up soon hopefully, so please stay [...]
This shows you a quick demo of how to sanitize your makeup brushes by using a BEN NYE Brush Cleaner and a Paper Towel. This method is great for when you are too busy to fully cleanse your brushes in between clients and still disinfects them.
Prep your eyelid with a cream eyeshadow and a white eyeliner. Blend them in with your fingers. Now you are ready to start drawing zebra stripes with a blacktrax fluidline and a pointed liner brush.