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 [...]
This past weekend I was one of the makeup artists for Vancouver Fashion week. It was so hot and crowded backstage with limited space for us to work around, and minimal stools for our models… The room was filled with photographers, makeup artists, hair stylists, designers, assistants, male and female models and event coordinators. Here [...]
Mika Does MEN’S Makeup you ask? Yes. Yes, she does. From anything from runway to headshots, men also need a little makeup. Sometimes it’s just for fun, to make a statement, to be eccentric, even out the skin tone or to just cover up a blemish… Men need makeup. Actors, Realtors, Models, Drag Queens… I [...]
Scary, isn’t it!! (Yes, that’s ME!!!!)
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 [...]
I was recently at a MAC Pro Master Class (Robson Street location in Vancouver), with special guest makeup artist, Kathy Jeung. Kathy is a celebrity makeup artist who has been in the industry for over 25 years. She has done countless celebrities, movies, and editorial projects and has had a variety of jobs within makeup. Like myself, she was [...]
Have you ever worked a 9 to 5 job and had your day makeup already done, but wanted to have a night out on the town and didn’t want to wash your face and start over? In this video, I show you how to create a “DAY TO NIGHT” makeup look or an “OFFICE TO [...]
Hello everyone! This leopard print makeup I did on DJ Miss Marz for a recent photoshoot was actually pretty simple. What I used to create this look is a fine tipped pointed brush, and a pot of fluidline in blacktrax from Mac. I drew simple squiggly circles, half circles and dots all over her face, [...]
This is a Top “11″ list of my favourite MAC Makeup Beauty Products. Fave 1: Eyelash Curler (A MUST HAVE!! Curling your eyelashes opens up your eyes!!) Fave 2: Lip Conditioner SPF 15 (good to keep your lips moisturized) Fave 3: Flat Slanted Brush #266 Fave 4: Paint Pot Eyeshadow Cream Colour called Barestudy (as a [...]
This is a short video on how to apply an everyday fast and easy “Natural MAC Makeup Look”… First I’d like to apologize for my monotone and raspy voice… I was feeling a little under the weather… So excuse me… I started my easy natural makeup look with some MAC select cover up (tube) in NW 25 [...]
This is Mika Does Makeup doing makeup for model Kim… Photographer David Dolsen… Camera man Jay McInnes… This was for a local Vancouver Photoshoot.
Do you live in the downtown area and need your pants hemmed for cheap? Well I just walked over to Lieu’s Alteration on Granville Street (& Robson) where Lieu got me to try on my pants. She quickly measured how much needed to be taken off and hemmed then quoted me $10 per pants, which I think is a fabulous [...]
On my current travels to Japan, I have been observing the girls in some of the younger gereration magazines and clothing stores to see what the Japanese Makeup/Fashions are. A lot of the Japanese girls have their hair dyed lighter, much lighter than their natural colour and have a lot of makeup on. The makeup styles that I saw [...]
I have always hated tights throughout my life. Then, all of a sudden this month I started wearing these dreadful tights. After wearing them to work a couple times, I realized they weren’t so bad after all! They were quite nice actually… and classier for the office. Tights are still super hot for Fall… Coloured tights (green, [...]