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 [...]
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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 [...]
Men don’t usually wear makeup… Unless they are behind the camera. In this case, I applied a bit of concealer and powder to physician, funny guy – and Nira Arora’s hubby, Garry Gill for their 7 year anniversary Love Photoshoot. I got Dawn Stenzel the photographer to take a few photos of Garry by himself [...]
For Danica’s recent bachelorette party, she came to me to do her makeup. I went to her place to set up and I was surrounded by girls, food and wine… I started off by prepping her face with primer and then applied her foundation shade with a concealer for any blemishes or redness. I made [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Hey everyone, I just got off work at the office and I want to spice up my makeup so I can go out to a nice romantic dinner and dancing! I just added shadows (from MAC) and blended well… Added a light pink lipstick! Watch for details!
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 had just recently did the makeup for a local Vancouver photoshoot with Rockie of The Rock Photography and Victoria based model Brenda Bones. Brenda is always a fantastic model with an open mind and Rockie is a talented photographer with beautiful photos to prove it. It was such a pleasure to be a part of [...]
Learn the Tricks of the Trade! Are you looking for something to do for your Bachelorette party that is out of the ordinary? Makeup Lessons are a great start to your Bachelorette party for a fun night of glamour and excitement! Think of you and your girls getting a fresh makeover with your makeup artist teaching you [...]
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 [...]
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 is lovely bride to be, Alecia. She came to me to do her bridal makeup trial just recently for her upcoming September wedding. Alecia wanted minimal but pretty makeup and glowing skin… she also wanted to prevent any shininess or oiliness. I used an HD primer to prep her face and applied a tinted [...]
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 [...]
My latest makeup client shown here is Lauren, my fellow half asian friend. She has a naturally pretty look about her which is why she doesn’t need or wear much makeup. First off, I applied 10 mm eyelash extensions on Lauren (which took about an hour and a half) then I started on her makeup. [...]
I had the pleasure of doing radio host Nira Arora’s makeup from the Beat 94.5 fm yesterday. Nira came to me with a clean and moisturized face which made my job easy because her skin was so smooth and soft. She also has beautifully long eyelashes! I started Nira’s face off with a primer and [...]
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 [...]