When Make-up & Hair Artist, Avis MacLellan, speaks with a bride, she emphasizes the fact that wedding day make-up should not only enhance her natural beauty, but should be styled and applied with the photographer in mind. Avis should know, as professional runway & print model, she has learned the inside trade secrets to make-up design and application. During her 12 years in the business in New York she has worked with celebrities in fashion, television & music videos. She can bring that experience to you, and make you the celebrity on your most special day.
The colors & style of the gowns are the starting point. Then, using her own Hypo-Allergenic make-up line "Celebrity Secrets Cosmetics" she will create a soft & natural look for you.
In her initial consultation, Avis studies the client's face, hair color, eye color, bringing out your best features in order to achieve a balanced look. By custom blending foundations & powders, that are accurate for your skin tones, using the many colors & undertones that you have, Avis can make sure your skin feels & looks natural all day. You don't want to look "made up," just naturally beautiful ! Keep in mind you will be wearing white or ivory, and this can throw a lot of reflected light onto the face, bleaching out your skin color, leaving your wedding pictures looking pasty & un-natural.
Again , remember your make-up must not only look good on the day, but photograph properly, You'll be showing those pictures to your Grand kids someday!!
This is where Avis's "Professional Artistry" comes in, your every day makeup is not designed to stand up to the scrutiny of close up photography.
Avis's warm & friendly professionalism will put you at ease, making you feel as beautiful as you will look!
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Applying matte earth tone shades of color for contouring the face and highlighting with soft pastel colors, Ms. MacLellan creates a face that is fashionable and classically tasteful. For brides preferring a more glamorous, sexy style, Avis can create it by darkening the eyes and adding eyelashes, contouring the cheeks, and lining the lips to create a fuller mouth.
Avis offers the ideal , stress free solution for bridal parties that want to avoid the wedding day run-around. Instead, Avis will work with the bridal party all day in a location of their choosing. This has helped many a bride look relaxed & radiant all day long, as well as in their photographs.
(Extracts from articles published by The Association of Bridal Consultants, and New Jersey Weddings Magazine.)
