ARRIANNE & BRYCE SEALING

Arrianne is one of my best friends, and I was so fortunate to be able to be apart of her sealing. Bryce and Arrianne were married 05.03.13 and were sealed for all time and eternity on their one year anniversary 05.03.14 I love that they chose their one year anniversary to be sealed in the Bountiful Temple. Not only did I get to do Arrianne's makeup, but she also allowed me to be her escort in the Temple (pause for immediate tears) I was able to sit right next to her and hold her hand for a brief moment just before she and Bryce made the biggest commitment a person can make. I loved everything about that day. Now before I cry all over my keyboard let me jump into the look we decided to go with.

//Avi Stoddard Photgraphy 

After talking with Arrianne a little bit and trying to get an idea of what look we could create I got started. Arrianne is one of those lucky gals who gets to wear little to no makeup and still look absolutely gorgeous. She handed me the reigns this time and told me to just go for it. For her wedding, we went for a light look, and as much as I loved that, I wanted more of a POW for this. So we went with a subtle brown smokey eye, with her brown eyes the look was so complimenting and turned out just how we both wanted it to.

lets get started! 

Face:

Foundation: Revlon Colorstay Whipped 

I mean did you honestly expect anything else? This is my absolute favorite foundation, my holy grail. In #220 'Nude', I applied this using my Sigma F80 Flat Kabuki Brush

Concealer: IT cosmetics bye bye undereye concealer
I applied this using my Sigma P84 Precision Angled Brush under her eyes to brighten up the look and also to cancel out any dark circles. I absolutely love this concealer not only is it waterproof, but it is also an anti aging concealer with hydro-collagen and vitamins C&K! aka: best concealer period. 

Contour: Bobbi Brown Bronzing Powder 
Using my MAC 109 Small Contour Brush I lightly applied #1 'Natural' to her cheek bones, her jaw line and gently applied to the sides of her nose adding dimension to her face.

Blush: MAC Powder Blush
Taking my Bobbi Brown Blush Brush, I applied the color 'Melba' lightly to her cheeks 

Lips: Revlon colorburst lip butter 
When doing makeup, I immediately think of what colors compliment each other, with this brown look on her eyes, I brainstormed a few ideas throughout the process and came to the conclusion that a soft pink lip was the winner for this look. Once I had applied the lip butter in 'cupcake' to her lips, she immediately asked what color it was, and had mentioned that she loved it. score! 

Eyes: 
 I applied MAC Painterly Paint Pot to the entire lid, this will make your eyeshadow bullet proof. ALWAYS use a primer for your eyelids, especially for big events!
for her eyeshadow, we chose to go with the Too Faced A Few Of My Favorite Things (it was a limited time only item :( don't hate me) for her eye look.

using the E60 Brush from Sigma I applied 'woolen mittens' over the entire lid up to her crease, and continued applying until I got to the desired color that I wanted for the look. 

using the MAC 217 Eyeshadow Blending Brush  for a transitional color, I applied 'Chocolate Milk' using windshield wiping motions back and forth through the crease to blend the colors together and give it that smoked out look. 

I then took my clean Sigma E40 Blending Brush with no color, I blended over the entire eye to blend all of the colors together, to avoid harsh lines, and give it a more effortless look.
I then went back to the color 'Chocolate Milk' and with my Sigma E30 pencil brush, I blended it under her lash line to smoke it out on the bottom as well.
for eyeliner, we stuck with the long lasting Bobbi Brown Gel Eyeliner in Black Ink using the Sigma E05 eyeliner brush, we went with a thin line on the lid and extended out just a smidge to give her eyes an extended look.

Lashes:

applied Sephora Full Action Extreme Mascara to her upper and lower lashes

Brows:
 using my E65 Angled Brush I lightly filled her brows with Anastasia Brow Duo in Medium Brown

Finishing up:

 I  dusted some MAC Mineralized Skin Finish Natural in Medium over her entire face to set the foundation, and then once that had set I decided to add some glow to the look, so I finished up by taking my MAC Mineralized Skin Finish in 'soft and gentle' and applied this to the high points of her cheeks, the inner corners of her eyes and dusted the smallest amount to the top of her nose, as well as her cupids bow. spritz'd some Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray  to set everything in place for the day and voila! 

SO happy for you guys! thank you again for letting me apart of your big day, it meant the world to me! 



loves.