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 [...]
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 [...]
Just finished up doing makeup (with 3 other makeup artists) for a bachelorette party of 10 ladies, with photographer Karolina Turek capturing the sexy shots in her Vancouver loft studio. It was so much fun with the girls suiting up in their hot lingerie with their sexy hair & makeup while drinking champagne and wine [...]
My boyfriend and I recently went on a weekend trip to Las Vegas with 20 of our friends. We stayed at Planet Hollywood in the center of the strip for a pretty good deal. We had too much fun and everybody went home happy and tired out. One thing that really bothered me about Vegas [...]
This was after the opening ceremonies for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics at Robson Square. Robson Street is my favorite street for shops and restaurants and people to see… and being there to see the street show was so exciting!! The fire was so hot and the music went with the fireworks and the zip liners [...]
For a simple, smoky and sexy eye makeup look on New Years Eve (or any night)… I used Black Tied from MAC and added the colour to the crease, then added a antique gold pigment to the inner corners… I used a crazy pink Girl About Town lipstick to make this New Years Makeup stand [...]
Ganguro (aka Gyaru or Yamanba) Fashions of Japan I just got back from my travels in Japan and these Ganguro girls/boys are definately a dying breed. This Japanese “modern-age fashion/makeup style” became popular in the late 90′s around the Shibuya district of Tokyo. This trend was mostly worn by young girls in their teens to early 20′s (although I did [...]
Soooo, since we were in Japan for almost 2 weeks, we managed to travel quite a bit within the country with my unlimited JR train pass. We purchased the pass in Canada before we left for a fantastic deal at $340. I advise anyone going to Japan to buy this rail pass!! (I bought mine from the Flight Centre on [...]
How to Apply Individual Cluster False Eyelashes by Mika Does Makeup Hello, I’m Mika from MikaDoesMakeup.Com and I’ll be showing you how to apply Individual Cluster False Eyelashes on my lovely model, Parsuoa. First you pick up your Individual Cluster False Eyelashes from the loose end with a pair of tweezers (I used QUO). Then you will [...]
The Most Frequently Asked Questions on Wedding Day Makeup: “Bridal/Wedding Makeup Q&A”: What makeup brands do you use? I mostly use MAC makeup, since I have a very generous discount there, and they frequently launch new makeup lines as well as have a variety of colours and products suitable for all skin tones/types! I also use Kryolan, Cinema Secrets, [...]
I’ve heard about the Vancouver Zombie Walk before, but I’ve never actually looked into it. Hundreds to thousands of Vancouverites get ready to look like bloody soulless corpses with clever makeup and fake blood then get together and meet up at the Vancouver Art Gallery. It certainly is a spectacle when you see the downtown core of Vancouver filled with hauntingly [...]
Mika Does Makeup is proud to present the Miss Hawaiian Tropic International Model Search Canada!!! Every Tuesday this summer starting June 23 (until July 21), there will be a competition for the running towards becoming Miss Hawaiian Tropic, and I will officially be the makeup artist in charge of getting all the contestants gorgeous!! This [...]
Yesterday, which was Sunday June 14th, was a very busy day. I attended the “Car Free Day” in the West End of Vancouver for a long, sunny stroll through the various festivities, music stages and vendors… Denman Street was filled with tables under the sun with happy participants and lemonade stands, hippies and nature lovers. I donated [...]
I don’t usually blog on the weekends, but after this movie, I HAD to write a small review. I laughed my heart out while watching “Hangover”, and the truth is, I didn’t think it would be good at all. I only went since I had nothing better to do… It was actually really funny and [...]
Sunday June 14th, 2009 is Car-Free Day in Vancouver. It is a solely volunteer-organized and produced party in 4 participating areas of Vancouver (Main Street, Kitsilano, West End, and Commercial Drive.) This is Vancouver’s party, so please contribute, join a crew or volunteer on Car-Free Day! I will be participating in the West End [...]
My lovely bf had recently bought me the ever so handy makeup traincase from ZÜCA designed especially for MAC. My ZÜCA is an AMAZING piece of equipment for my makeup trade!! I can haul around ALL of my makeup in it and it has 2 (rollerblade) wheels on both sides so I can also pull it up stairs! It has ample storage room [...]
On Saturday May 3o 2009, my older brother James got married to a very lovely lady named Vielda. I am so happy to finally have a sister, but even more happy that my sister turned out to be Vielda! I arrived early for the wedding so I can do Vielda’s bridal makeup as well as my mother’s makeup and my [...]
Vielda, (now my sister-in-law), a couple girlfriend’s and I hit the town for her Stagette in Vancouver. We started off at Kobe’s Japanese Steakhouse for some cold & hot Sake, with vodka waters to wash it all down. After we got a little warm, we hailed a cab to the nightclub “Tunnel” and danced the night [...]
Another beautiful long weekend spent up at http://www.islandcottage-bc.com. This time more of us went up, and more time was spent outdoors. The weather was just right and we all got some colour on our pasty skin! There was a lot of beer and wine to go around, and some relaxing nights out in the hot [...]
Makeup parties are always fun when you’re with your girls before a special occasion!! If you want to book a party of 4-8 girls, I can get all the gals looking “Glammed” before your night out. Wine, makeup, false eyelashes, OH MY! This is great bonding time with the ladies and can cause serious good [...]
My girls and I got together for my best friends little sister’s baby shower this afternoon. She lives in a beautifuly decorated townhome in Maple Ridge and was a very hospitable host. (It was a little bit of a commute for me from English Bay and I had to stop at Babies-R-Us to pick up a [...]
Last night I worked for a Pre-Juno party with Opus Hotel Catering at a beautiful venue called “312″ or something in Downtown Vancouver. Not located in the best part of town, although this place is one of the best event buildings I have been to. It was an old Chinese Theater and the decor was [...]