Beach Girl Makeup by MikaDoesMakeup

This is my simple beach makeup look for the start of summer… it consists of SPF, SPF, SPF and some fun and “down to earth” shades & colours…

You don’t need much when going to the “beach”, but if you want your skin to be protected while looking gorgeous then this is the look for you. I also curled my hair with my 1.5 inch curler stretching the curls out at the bottom so they are loose and “beachy”.

It’s a very simple, fast and easy look! Try it out…

Busy City Girl Makeup-Photography by David Dolsen

The setting was a busy West End sidewalk on a sunny summer day in Vancouver…. The stunning model was Kortney Krystik… The photographer, talented David Dolsen… Who else?
This was a whole day of makeup, modelling and shooting… With 3 different looks.

The first makeup look that I applied on Kortney started off light and natural, with a focus on her beautiful brown eyes. I applied long cluster false eyelashes on top of her natural lashes, and topped it off with a couple coats of Benefit’s BADGal Lash mascara to help blend them in. This created the “Girl the Next Door” look and was shot by David at a well know art piece at English Bay…

The second makeup look that I applied was a very dark smoky eye; the crease consisting mainly of MAC’s Print eyeshadow, then MAC’s Goldmine eyeshadow on the inner corners and brow bone. This created the “Mysterious Beauty” look and was shot by David in a West End apartment…

And finally the last makeup look consisted of MAC’s Ruby Woo Lipstick to add some fiery red hot lips to create Kortney’s “Bad Girl” feel. This look was shot by David on the busy sidewalks of Denman Street in Vancouver’s West End.

It was a long and fantastic day. Thanks to Kortney and David!

How to create a "Natural Beauty" Makeup Look

Do you ever wonder how to create that precious and gorgeous “Natural Beauty” look? Well, it takes more than being just a natural beauty… Especially when you find amazing photos of models in magazines and think they are always naturally that flawless.  It sometimes takes a makeup artist, a hairstylist, photographer and maybe even some photoshop to get that “Flawless” look.  The following look that I created with MAC makeup was just an enhancement to already beautiful Devan.
I had a great time on the shoot with Vancouver model and makeup artist Devan, and Photographer Peyman from Hilight Photography.

I used all MAC products on Devan, starting with the Fix + Spray, then the MAC Primer for the base.

Then I used a foundation in NC25, and a light mineral setting powder. A base cream eyeshadow called Bare Study, then Retrospeck in the inner corner of her eyelids and Tempting eyeshadow as the crease.
I applied MAC Blacktrax gel liner with a flat brush and individual lashes along her lash line. Add Dame blush to her cheeks, and a Soft And Gentle Mineral Skinfinish.  A finishing touch of a shiny lipglass in Young Thing, and Voila!!!

Here is your Natural Beauty!!

How to create a “Natural Beauty” Makeup Look

Do you ever wonder how to create that precious and gorgeous “Natural Beauty” look? Well, it takes more than being just a natural beauty… Especially when you find amazing photos of models in magazines and think they are always naturally that flawless.  It sometimes takes a makeup artist, a hairstylist, photographer and maybe even some photoshop to get that “Flawless” look.  The following look that I created with MAC makeup was just an enhancement to already beautiful Devan.
I had a great time on the shoot with Vancouver model and makeup artist Devan, and Photographer Peyman from Hilight Photography.

I used all MAC products on Devan, starting with the Fix + Spray, then the MAC Primer for the base.

Then I used a foundation in NC25, and a light mineral setting powder. A base cream eyeshadow called Bare Study, then Retrospeck in the inner corner of her eyelids and Tempting eyeshadow as the crease.
I applied MAC Blacktrax gel liner with a flat brush and individual lashes along her lash line. Add Dame blush to her cheeks, and a Soft And Gentle Mineral Skinfinish.  A finishing touch of a shiny lipglass in Young Thing, and Voila!!!

Here is your Natural Beauty!!

Rent Double Bicycles at Spokes in Vancouver to Bike the Seawall!

Recently Jay and I went to rent double bicycles at Spokes located on the corner of Denman and Georgia which is at the entrance of Vancouver’s Stanley Park, and the Seawall. Spokes is the biggest and longest running (since 1938) bike rental that Vancouver has… Check out their website http://www.vancouverbikerental.com, or give them a call 604.688.5141 if you want to enjoy your day with the best selection of bikes Vancouver has to offer!

We had so much fun riding the double bikes along the seawall, although it wasn’t the most beautiful of days, weather wise…

Lost Lagoon Photoshoot in Stanley Park, Vancouver