Oscars 2011 : get her look :: Mila Kunis

One of my favorite looks of the Oscars, Mila Kunis, revved up her eyes and played it soft with lips and cheeks.

Get her look!

Lets start with her glowing skin, as with any look - a perfect canvas will allow for a masterpiece. Without having your skin evened out, there is no way of having a polished, complete look (unless your skin is completely, incredibly perfect!)

Smashbox Sheer Focus will give your skin a beautiful glow with minimal coverage (plus it has built in sun protection, SPF 15) - Available in all skin tones, $38

A soft hint of colour from the apples of the cheeks, blended up the cheek bone with Smashbox Blush Rush in Chiffon, $29

Get her sexy, sultry eyes with a sweep of the top right colour from Dior eyeshadow palette, Amber Design - 708, and lining the center gold colour around your entire eye.

Use the bottom left matte brown shade very sparingly just at the outside corners of your eyes and bottom lashline.

Line your entire eye (inside rim) with Smashbox Jet Set Eyeliner in black, $30

Give your lashes a generous coat of mascara, focusing on your outside corners - this will give you that exotic, almond shape eye.

MAC Opulash has a nice fat brush that will give your lashes a ton of volume and curl, $17

Don't forget your brows! Alot of people often skip this step, but once you start filling in your brows - I promise you will wonder why you didn't do it sooner!

Brows really help to shape your eyes and frame your face.

Dior's powder pencil for brows is amazing and looks really natural, $28

Mila's soft, coral, frosted lips were a huge trend at the Oscar's this year - Get it with MAC Costa Chic, pinky coral frosted lipstick, $18

Have some fun! Remember, its just makeup and it will wash off - so try out something new and experiment!

Stay tuned for a giveaway very soon!!

Oscars 2011 - Makeup Trends!

Well - the big event that we have all been waiting for is finally over...

The red carpet, that is.

Beauty and Fashion did not disappoint this year and set a tone for what to expect in 2011.

Makeup trends of the night...

Beautiful glowing skin - Soft blush - Sexy, sultry eyes without being overdone - Nude lips with a hint of colour.

Scarlett took a very daring and bold risk with her orange shadow, but totally worked it! With soft lips to match her dress - I think she looked stunning as always.

I have a feeling alot of people saw Jennifer Lawrence and were like "Who is this girl in red?" She definitely made a statement last night and has put her name on the charts.

Her sultry eyes and nude lips looked amazing with her beautifully glowing skin.

Do I even need to say anything about Halle Berry? As if she could ever do wrong! She looks amazing with smokey eyes in browns and bronzes and ever glowing skin. Flawless.

Mila Kunis has an exotic look to her already and emphazising her gorgeous eyes with corals and bronzes was perfect with her soft frosted lips.

We can't forget the mama-to-be Natalie Portman. She looked stunning and kept her pregnancy glow intact with soft eyes and again, that soft coral lip which is definitely on trend for 2011!

Michelle Williams... What a transformation from her Golden Globes disaster! She looked soooo beautiful and her makeup was done perfectly!
Michelle's porcelain skin looks glowing with shades of silver and pewter on her eyes and a nude, coral lip.

Of course, there were a few classic red lips - which is always to be expected

and will never be out of style...

Anne Hathway carried them perfectly with clean lined eyes.

I must say I was way more impressed with all her wardrobe, hair and makeup changes throughout the show than her performance. Just sayin.

Sandra Bullock, another red lip of the night, softer than Anne's but still keeping her eyes clean and soft - Always the way to go when doing a bolder lip.

Notice how everyone is very porcelain with only a hint of colour on their cheeks?
Looks like you can put your bronzer away for a while and take out that 50 SPF - Beautiful, natural and healthy skin is in!

Stay Tuned for tips on how to create the Oscar makeup looks for you!

Calling All Brides!

If you are planning your wedding, helping to plan a wedding

or just looking for an excuse to get out...

Come visit me at the Angus Glen Bridal Show this weekend!

Print this flyer and get free admission for Saturdays show!

Join us for lots of fun, great ideas and some new bridal makeup trends for 2011!

See you there!

Beauty at the Bluffs :: Jessica & Dave

Back in the summer, Jessica had me do her make up for her engagement photos.

We had met briefly before and I was very excited about doing her E-Session and Wedding.

We did a very natural look and really focused on Jessica's incredible green eyes.

They met with Lisa from Lisa Mark Photography at the Scarborough Bluffs where she did an amazing job capturing their beauty.

Can't wait to blog their Wedding ... Stay tuned!!!

Check out more pics from their E-Session on Lisa's Blog.

And My Exciting News...

... I have been chosen by WedLuxe Magazine as

Best Make Up Artist for 2010!

For those of you that don't know about WedLuxe, or what it is... Well, its only the most prestigious and luxurious Bridal magazine out there!

This year, WedLuxe is debuting their first ANNUAL “Best of WedLuxe Awards” to recognize the individual contributions and extraordinary talent of the INCREDIBLE event professionals whose work has been showcased within their featured real-life weddings this year!

Since 2006, the mandate of WedLuxe has been to showcase the VERY best of the Canadian Wedding Industry.

Every issue, WedLuxe receives hundreds of real-life wedding submissions and narrow them down to the top 7-10 in each region. Then only the most beautiful, most stylish, most creative and most exclusive weddings produced by Canada’s top-notch wedding professionals are published.
The results? Truly, ‘award-winning’ work from everyone involved in the chosen stories! So, they decided it was time to recognize the individual vendors accordingly!

I must give a huge thank you to Ashley & Jay for having me be a part of their very special day - and I can't wait to see the feature in print (on newstands December 13, 2010).
Also, a big thank you to Angela, Carolyn and the staff at WedLuxe for this amazing recognition!

Stunning :: Emily & Kyle

Emily is such a beautiful girl - when she asked me to do her makeup for her wedding, I was so excited!

Not only do I get to do Emily's makeup - I get to do it for her most special day!

She wanted a dramatic look, but still with a natural glow and without being overdone - a soft smokey eye and light lip did just that. She looked absolutely stunning!

Emily is the sweetest and most adorable. I know why Kyle married her :)

Congratulations!!!!

Photography by Xero Digital Inc

Beauty & Love at Blue Mountain :: Shannon & Matt

Another beautiful wedding of our good friends has come and gone and I am so happy that I was a part of it.

Matt and Shannon tied the knot at the end of September at Blue Mountain, and it was an incredibly beautiful ceremony and reception.

The colours of fall were reflected in the decor and the landscape outside as the backdrop.

It was perfect!

Congratulations Matt & Shannon, we wish you all the best in a lifetime of happiness together!

You can have a look at more photos at Brian McKay Studios.