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 [...]
I was contacted by local writer, Carolyne Hoang for an interview last month… And Carolyne just got into contact with me to let me know that she mentioned me in the SFU Magazine this month! Check it out!
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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 [...]
I love collecting perfumes but recently I realized that it is totally unnecessary to have a bunch of different kinds since you tend to favour one or two. I am favouring Love by Harajuku Lovers right now because it is so nice and light and perfect for summer. I also love Gucci II since it [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
Do you live in Vancouver and need a bikini wax or brazilian wax?! Summer is all about going to the beach, wearing bikinis and looking good… so why not get rid of that unwanted hair down there? Don’t worry, you can relax and take a deep breath… Waxing can be virtually painless and quick! 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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
MAC cosmetics is fantastic at constantly keeping their makeup up to date with fun new shades, colors, products, sets and collections. I am a loyal fan of MAC cosmetics and am a trusted customer. I stand by most of their products and love the way they market their merchandise. For this summer 2010 season, MAC [...]
Today I did makeup on a local Vancouver bride with 5 bridesmaids and mother. This wedding party was full of energy (most of them are in musical theatre) and got me totally pumped for the 5 hours that I was applying the makeup for. I did the makeup on the 26th floor of their hotel [...]