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 [...]
I just got back from Mexico, where the sun is strong and harsh! I got a good tan although I DID use an SPF of at least 30 at all times. You have to ALWAYS wear sunscreen or block on your face, (or wear a wide brimmed hat), and sunscreen all over your body if [...]
Local Vancouver Photographer Dawn Stenzel introduced me to Nira Arora from the radio station The Beat 94.5 FM so I can do her makeup for her new headshots. Nira was so sweet and funny, just an absolute delight to work on. I used a primer, foundation, concealer and powder on her face then used darker [...]
Follow MikaDoesMakeup on Twitter!! Support local Vancouver makeup artist – MikaDoesMakeup by following her on the newest social networking website… What you get - sneak peak recent photoshoots, upcoming makeup trends, beauty product information, waxing tips, eyelash extension info and more!!
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 [...]
I did Kaitlyn’s grad makeup trial back in May and her actual grad makeup the end of June. If you are looking for a skilled, professional makeup artist for your special event, you can call me at 604.764.MIKA (6452) to book your trial makeup run today! Here are her before and after pictures from her [...]
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 [...]
I used all MAC cosmetics for Kaitlyn’s Grad makeup trial. I decided to do a classic smokey eye on her, with pale pink lips to go with her fair hair and medium to olive complexion. I also used a primer, highlighter, blush and bronzer… Filled in her eyebrows… She is a true beauty who looks [...]
I have tried the Detox Eye Roller from First Aid Beauty to tone down my puffy eyes and dark undereye circles… but nothing seems to work. I got it at Sephora for $20 something bucks when I was in Vegas. It’s soothing when you roll it on your bags, but it doesn’t work instantly, at [...]
A beauty slideshow/collage of some of my favorite recent work with fantastic photographers, singers, DJ’s and models. Have a look!
I did this classic makeup look on local Vancouver actress Jenny-Beth in a ultra modern loft style studio. We worked alongside photographer Andrew Kruse and hairstylist Brendan Hopwood. I knew just by looking at Jenny-Beth that I wanted to go for the “All American Beauty” look. I used blue eyeshadow and mixed it up with [...]
In this video I show you a quick little sneak peak of myself doing eyelash extensions on a client in my downtown Vancouver Beauty Den. I prepared my clients eyelashes by applying an eyelash prep formula with a q-tip on her eyelashes, then taped down her bottom lashes with a skin safe surgical tape. I [...]
Beautiful and down to earth Dannie. A naturally pretty, super friendly & laid back chick. Of course, she doesn’t need much makeup so I started her off with a beige Sonia Kashuk tinted moisturizer applied with a fiber optic brush. She is a Hawaii lover and a beach bum at heart so I applied a [...]
For the latest before/after makeup look I worked on cute, petite Tara as a model. She has fairly light skin, with light hair and blue eyes. I wanted to keep it subtle yet pretty since she was going out for a friend’s birthday dinner. I started out by applying a tinted moisturizer from Sonia Kashuk in [...]
My makeup client tonight was a beautiful tall brunette. I snapped a before picture of her with her gorgeous piercing blue eyes looking back at me. I started off by applying a tinted beige moisturizer from Sonia Kashuk all over her face with a fiber optic face brush, then added a medium beige powder from [...]
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 [...]
Come by the Mika Does Makeup Beauty Den in Downtown Vancouver for a pampering service today! This is the perfect place to unwind and have a glass of wine or a cocktail while you get your makeup done… You can lay back and relax while you get your eyelash extensions placed on… or you can [...]
A haul is when you buy a bunch of products and show them to people via the internet. It’s kind of like a “show and tell” for products. Usually you will give an easy description of what you bought, why you bought it, as well as a short review. This way the public can understand the pros & cons of the product [...]
Fall 2009 calls for some Red Hot sexy lips. A short video applying MAC’s LIP ERASE Pale out in Light, a red lip liner, Dubonnet Lipstick… And a lip brush.
Start by prepping your entire eyelid with “Bare Study” Paint Pot from MAC… Then apply a bronze and gold eyeshadow to your lash line with a dense crease brush. With “Blacktrax” Fluidline Paint Pot, draw circles, half circles, dots and squiggly cirlces and leave room to dot the inside with a brown eyeshadow. (I used [...]
Makeup for women between the ages of 50 and 60 should be subtle and light. Go easy on the Makeup as much as you can with these simple steps and you will be the Fabulous Babe you are at any age! Mika Does Makeup’s 10 Simple Makeup Tips for Women aged 50-60 : 1. SKIN: Take care of your it!! Remember to [...]
Are you looking for a Vancouver Mobile Makeup Artist for your wedding, special event, print, film or TV ad? Then you can stop right here! I have over 9 years of experience with the beauty/makeup industry and am conveniently mobile so you can stay where you are to get pampered. You can check out my [...]