Sunday, February 15, 2009

Thi Workshop: "Sutry Bedroom Ready Eyes"


On February 8, 2009, we held a Makeup Workshop at our Palo Alto studio. Joanna (left) and Jennifer (right) had taken our "101 Natural Makeup" workshop 2 weeks before and came back with a stronger knowledge of makeup. They were ready to learn the next step to achieving dramatic eyes!



Here is Taylor showing the girls the trick behind applying our infamous Lush Lashes. Assisting her is our Resident Makeup Artist, Courtney.

(We recently received this sweet letter from Joanna.)

Joanna, Jennifer: you were both such a joy to work with and we couldn't have asked for better students. We hope you have fun with your new looks and remember to keep working at those lashes!
xoxo,
Mimi & Taylor

Saturday, February 14, 2009

All Natural - Softly muted shades on eyes, cheeks and lips.


Britnay's Before Photo

Last month we had lots of fun working with Britnay Ward who is from http://www.lookgency.com/ , one of the best agency located in San Francisco. During this shoot, we did 3 different looks.
For the look below, I wanted to give Britnay soft muted shades that showed off her true beauty. Makeup can look natural yet still sophisticated. I started off this look by prepping her skin with a light moisturizer and only used a few products to create this look. When it comes to makeup, sometimes less is always more! I evened out her skin by lightly patting her redness with our White Tea Foundation in shade #2 and dusted her skin with Mineral Face Powder in shade # 2 ( The Mineral Face Powder is sold exclusively at the Thi Make-up Studio). Soy cream eye shadow was applied on the entire eyelid and in the inner corner of the eyes to pop out her eyes. Next, I applied our newest Thi cream palette on the cheeks and lips coming out this spring. This palette not only can be used for the eyes, but the lips as well. To finish her flawless look, I scattered our single Lush Lashes (fourth row) to create some thickness.

Britney's First Photo
Britnay's Second Look
I instantly changed Britnay's look by deepening her lip color with Quinn Lipstick and re-styled her hair with subtle braids. Simple yet still very elegant. ~ Taylor
Photo: Jennifer Skog (http://www.jenniferskog.com/)
Model: Britnay Ward ( http://www.lookagency.com/ )
Clothing and Accessories provided by: Nalej, Palo Alto, CA

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Today's Bride Magazine Cover - Fall 08' & Spring 09' Issue


Taylor's work is featured on the cover of Today's Bride Magazine for the Fall 2008 & Spring 2009 Issue (currently on stands).

The model, Heather, was given two different looks to represent the changing seasons. Taylor achieved these looks by using the following:
Today's Bride Fall 08:
Face: White Tea Foundation # 0, Mineral Face Powder # 1
Eyes: Yen, Sying and Fai eyeshadow & 2 boxes of Lush Lashes (1 box per eye)
Cheeks: Aiko Blush
Lips: Aki Lipgloss
Today's Bride Spring 09
Face: White Tea Foundation # 0, Mineral Face Powder # 1
Eyes: Soy Cream Eyeshadow and Dao Eyeshadow & 2 boxes of Lush Lashes (1 box per eye
Cheeks: Sakura Blush and Dao Eyeshadow on apples of cheeks
Lips: Lan and Kalea Lipgloss
Taylor's Tips:
For wedding editorial spreads, Taylor always uses two boxes of Lush Lashes to create dept and definition.