FAQ

Hello & welcome! I've had an influx of questions and messages recently, so I'd like to answer some of them publicly!

Q: Do you color hair, too, or just style it?
A: I color hair! Coloring hair is actually probably one of my favorite things to do. I love being creative and helping people bring out their personality via their hair color(s).

Q: Do you have a salon?
A: I do not have a salon. I am a self-trained freelance stylist, so I can either come to you or you can come to me. This just helps keep my costs lower on my end and yours. :)

Q: Are your tools and products clean?
A: YES. I sanitize my tools and products between each client.

Q: Do you do any special effects makeup?
A: Yes! I work with special effects and costume/character  makeup as well as formal, bridal, film, pageant, theatre, and special event makeup.

Q: Do you do trial makeup?
A: Yes. :) If you choose to book me for your event, we will discuss a trial run of the hair & makeup look you're hoping for.

Q: What are your rates?
A: This was by far the most frequently asked question and it also has the most complicated answer. Prices may vary depending on the length of hair, process, complexity of desired hair/makeup, necessary products, & time consumed.

Hair
Half-head Foils $30-50
Full-head Foils $45-65
All-over Color $30-40
Formal/Bridal/Pageant Styling $35-45
Styling Trials $25

Makeup
Portrait or Professional $25-35
Formal $30-40
Bridal $50-75
Trials $25


I hope this has been helpful! See you soon... :)

Rave or Return? Kat Von D Shade + Light Contour Palette

Hi :) If you haven't guessed by the obnoxiously long title (I'm working on it, okay), I just picked up the new Kat Von D Shade + Light Contour Palette so I'm going to do a quick demo + review on it!

The key to contouring your face (or anyone else's face for that matter) is understanding light and shadows, which is why Light + Shade is such a great name for Kat Von D's latest product.

Clean & Moisturize

This should be the first step for just about anything in life.

(Oh heyyyyyyy.)

Prime

I like this primer from Hourglass, but of course you can use your

favorite primer (or just skip a step!)

Foundation

I used my Covergirl Outlast Stay Fabulous foundation

(why are the names so long!?) in the shade Soft Honey.

Conceal

Concealer is important! I told someone recently that if I don't look like a

warrior princess when applying my concealer, I'm doing something wrong.

My favorite is the Maybelline Fit Me concealer.

I wear the shade 20 Sand. :)

Eyes

I was running errands and cleaning today, so I wanted a neutral eye.

I use Kat Von D's High Voltage eye primer just about every day;

today I went in with Makeup Geek's Beaches & Cream all over

my lids, and Barcelona Beach in the crease. 

Tools

The angled foundation brush (right) was used to define the contour.

The small powder brush (center) was used to blend.

And the setting powder brush (left) was used to highlight.

Kat Von D Shade + Light Palette

Contour

It didn't take long for me to realize how much I wanted this palette.

Whenever I've contoured in the past, I've pulled products from 

different brands -- which isn't a bad thing -- so this was my first

experience with products that are designed to be used together.

I first used the shade Sombre -- which is very much a neutral taupe --

to carve out my cheekbones and create a shadow.

Next I blended out the harsher lines with Shadowplay -- a soft, warm brown.

This is something I don't do very often because I don't usually care or have

the time to do it well, but I used the darkest shade in the palette, Subconscious --

which is a deep, dark brown -- to contour my nose. I used the small brush again 

to blend out the contour.

Contouring the forehead, I used Sombre again and blending it out with no extra product on the small blending brush.

I contoured my jaw and under my chin with Shadowplay.

Highlighting

I set my concealer and highlighted my under eye area with Lucid -- 

a pinkish nude color that truly brightens up this area.

For the bridge of my nose and the center of my forehead, I used the shade Lyric --a 

yellowish beige. This might be my favorite highlight shade in the whole palette.

To give some life to my face, I used Makeup Geek's blush in Spell Bound.

This is such a universally beautiful shade; it's described as a light tan with 

salmon undertones making it my dream summer blush, but also just a 

great blush for every skin tone because it is so buildable.

Here's my final look for the day. It seems like it may take a lot of effort at

first, but I've pretty much got my routine down to 6 or 7 minutes. :)