with apologies to the Old Spice Guy)
Look at Jenna, now, back at me, now back at Jenna, now...ok you get the picture. Isn't she PRETTY?!
Those of you that follow us on Twitter will be more than aware by now of the (probably nauseating) lovefest that went down last week while shooting the O Mag February editorial. But it was just delicious. And the kind offering of Haute Cabriere wine and views just added to the romance. My brief, as the make-up artist, was to make Jenna pretty. Not hard to do you might argue – and I quite agree.
So out came the blusher. Blush is synonymous with pretty for me, and while its been taking a little holiday for the first part of the Spring/Summer ‘10 make up trends, sometimes you have to say ‘trend be damned’ and you do what you have to do to get what you want! Which is what I did – and I added lipstick. Lovely fruity sheer lipstick.
Some tips about blusher:
* Don’t make stripes
* Don’t get it too close to your nose ( a two finger distance is ideal)
* Don’t use blusher to contour — in fact, don’t contour unless you are a makeup artist with at least 10 years of experience
* Do use more than one colour – an overall softer colour underpinned with a pop of something more fruity
* Do use a fluffy buffing blush to apply even cream blusher
* Do stick to pure pigments and stay away from anything too dusty.
Go forth and be pretty!
Xxx sylvie
Ps. Did I mention I’d be buying ALL the garments from this shoot. Groceries be damned! Look out for it in the February issue of O Magazine
Photographer: Anthony Friend
Model: Jenna Upton from Max Models