Beauty lovers and Mika Does Makeup followers will be happy to know that MikaDoesMakeup.com has gotten a complete website Makeover! New images of my makeup work up top and 20 of the newest blogposts in smaller click-able images on the bottom.
It’s much better than before and easier to maneuver around so please stay and check it out!
MikaDoesMakeup.com website
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!
Just recently I got my first makeup brush labeled with the MikaDoesMakeup.com brand on it. I chose this brush because its double ended and both of the ends are very useful. I always use the flat angle brush side for eyeliner and my brows, and the other side is the eyeshadow brush which is also a must!
The quality of this brush is equivalent to any of the big brands out there with large price tags although mine is a fraction of the cost. At only $15 per brush, this unique makeup brush is a steal!
Get yours today! info@mikadoesmakeup.com
or mika@mikadoesmakeup.com
Remembrance day is a Canadian Holiday which honours the sacrifices of people in all armed wars/conflicts (particularly WWI, WWII and the Korean Conflict.) This day marks the anniversary of the official end of the World War I hostilities on November 11, 1918 and each year the holiday falls on November 11th. At 11 am on this day we should stop whatever it is we are doing to sit in silence for 2 minutes to remember those who have died.
You can participate by donating money for the Poppy Pin and wear them on your shirt or jacket for the weeks before Remembrance day. These artificial poppies are sold at any grocery store and represent the blood red poppies that grew in Flanders Fields where many Canadian Soldiers had died.
After looking around everyone from magazines, beauty supply stores, celebrity styles to back to school ads, I realized Dark, Rich nail colours were back with a bang for Fall 2009! The colours that really make a mark are purples, reds, greens, dark browns, pinks, blacks… Even neutrals were on display… I think anyone can find something good in that lineup of colours!!
OPI has come out with a variety of shades in ESPANA that will suit anyone’s taste this Fall. The names that OPI have come up with are the following…
BAREFOOT IN BARCELONA - A luscious shade of nude with a Spanish “sole”.
CAN YOU TAPAS THIS? - This yummy shade of raisin can’t be beat!
GIVE ME MOOR – Of this stunning wine purple.
SUZY SKIS IN THE PYRENEES - Our colour mogol loves this deep blue-grey.
HERE TODAY… ARAGON TOMORROW – Discover this dark emerald before it says ADIOS!
MANICURIST OF SEVILLE – A rich sangria shade worth singing about.
PINK FLAMENICO – A sizzling hot pink that will “castanet” over you.
NO SPAIN NO GAIN – gain fashion points with this luscious berry.
ATE BERRIES IN THE CANARIES – “Isle” take this cool fuschia.
PAMPLONA PURPLE – A pampering precious plum.
CONQUISTADORABLE COLOUR – A take no-prisoners, vibrant red.
BULLISH ON OPI – “Capo-ture” the prize in this red-hot shade!
Give Credit to Where Credit is Due!!
This phrase hit me when I was talking to Shelly of Shady Minx about how many people help eachother out in the Beauty/Photography Industry and are not credited for putting their time in to create certain pictures or looks. Photographers who put their logo on their work (pictures) put it there for a reason… To recieve credit for taking the picture… Also, the Model’s names would be somewhere underneath the picture as well as the Makeup Artist’s name, and the Stylist’s name… Everyone who helped create the shot should have their names or website links somewhere visible for the viewer to see. So many times we see a beautiful professional photo, obviously taken by a professional photographer, along with some help from the Stylist and Makeup Artist, and there are no names visible on who helped out with capturing the picture.
So hopefully everyone can learn from this and start crediting the Industry crew involved in the photoshoot, advertisement, film, or whatever it is that you have collaborated on.
It’s THAT Simple!!! Here is an example for those who don’t get it:
Model Chanty/Photographer www.hilight.ca/MUA Mika Does Makeup
Beautiful Bea – makeup by Mika at The Studio by MikaDoesMakeupMay 9, 2012, 10:47 pm
Love-Photography shoots a session at The Studio by MikaDoesMakeupApril 29, 2012, 5:21 pm
Beauty Headshots with Lloyd K. BarnesApril 25, 2012, 11:56 am
Makeup Forever PRO makeup seminar in VancouverApril 14, 2012, 1:13 am
