HEART POTIONS
Hand made with love, Heart Potions is an ALL organic skin care line I absolutely adore!! It simply feels like you are putting mother nature’s love on your face. To be quite honest…I have never felt any thing like it! If you are on the market for a new eye cream this is one of my favorites but you can’t go wrong with any of these special gem products.
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IT FEELS GOOD TO BE NATUREL
So we are in summer and need to get good sunscreen for our face!! One of my new favorite summer products is California Naturel spf 30 sun screen. It is great for the beach and I can also use it under makeup, which of course I like!! It’s plant and mineral base creates a wonderful texture and feels light and non oily (big plus) on the skin. I also love it because it has a low impact on our environment.
Thanks California Naturel!!!!!! IT FEELS GOOD TO BE NATUREL!!!!!
PS…They also have other wonderful product like day and night lotion and cream, face wash and ect. Check it out
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BE Magazine
I recently had a write up in BE, a new magazine for the beauty industry.
The picture is me and Sports Illustrated model Tori Pravor on a photo shoot for Billabong on the island of Tavarua. A small island in Fiji.
The make-up Tori is wearing was prepared for a wet and humid climate…it’s best to go water resistant as much as you can in that type of situation. So…the foundations I always use for that is Face & Body make-up by MAC cosmetics. It stays on so well!!!!! You can literally go for a swim. Definitely waterproof mascara (Hydrofuge Voluminous by L’OREAL). I stick to the supple look and add cream eye shadows by Laura Mercier. They go on creamy and then dry but still have the wet effect. Then bronzing the skin with your choice of pretty sun kissed colors. I’ve really liked the colors MAC has. Um…then i’ll just use any wax eye liner I like because wax stays on in water or sweat. I also like Stila’s Convertible colors for cheeks and lips. I will use it for blush. Basically any thing waxy will stay on well in water :~)
Cheers.
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944 Magazine Photo Shoot
I just worked on the 944 Magazine fall issue. Basically, it was a story about some of Los Angeles’s most fashionable people. Asking what they wear and why. This photo featured Johnny Royal (Founder/CEO of Luthier Society) and Kristin Loretta (public relations/CEO of LS). Two fashionable individuals that I had the pleasure of helping look their best for this amazing photo by photographer Dove Shore. These two where full of energy and fun to work with.
Jonny didn’t need much, the handsome devil. He seemed unafraid to just go for it, which is probably one reason why he is a success at what he does!!! So we smoked out his eyes. It created a whole different vibe for him. I used a black pencil by MAC inside his water line and under the eye as well. This pencil tends to run and smear easily which was perfect for the effect we where going for. Ruff but fabulous!!
For Kristen’s make-up we did street meets beauty. She had perfect features for this!! First I used Every Day Minerals Semi Matte foundation. It has great coverage and a slight sheen to it. It looked gorgeous on her!!! Then to give her an edge I used the same black liner by MAC I used on Johnny but I also added black eye shadow over top so it would not smudge but still has the dramatic affect. Then I just used a neutral tan color on the lid for warmth , called Ginger Peach from Every Day Minerals. These mineral eye shadows have wonderful pigment and stay on really well!! Then Bronzer instead of color blush to contour her, Bonze by Every Day Minerals. Finally lips…a natural color and liner for some definition, Oak liner by MAC and Bamboo Natural Lip Gloss by Every Day Minerals.
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Thank You 944 Magazine
I wanted to say “Thank You!!” to Kira Coplin ,the editor at 944 magazine, for featuring me as a contributer this month.
“Kira….that photo shoot was really amazing. Talk about all of the stars aligning! Nice one girl. Props to you.”
xoxox!!
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Americas Next Top Model
Being a make-up artist on Americas Next Top Model was a really great experience. My main forte had been print ad and editorial for natural beachie companies up until working on ANTM. I worked directly under key make-up artist Sutan for cycles 5, 6, 7, 8, & 9. We basically did make-up for their fashion photo shoots but it was also a full on reality TV production in motion. It took me a few days to stop bumping my head on the camera behind me.
It was really on ANTM where I defined myself as a make-up artist. Most of the photo shoots where so extravagant. Doing these over the top beauty some times gory make-up jobs on the girls really pushed me to another level. I found that I loved the big glamor of ANTM mixed it with my raw natural beauty beach look that I had been doing. The beach meets red carpet. Dramatic looks with flawless natural looking and feeling skin.
The photograph above is Leslie from cycle 6. Make-up artist John Stapleton actually came up with the concept and then I executed it. I pressed lace on to her face and steepled on a black paintstick by MAC. I was really happy with how it came out and became one of my favorite pictures.
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Every Day Minerals
Every Day Minerals is a make-up line that I started working with in 2008. I was the art director and key make-up artist for their photo shoots. I was very excited about the project because they are a completely green product from begining to end.
About the makeup: The foundations are unique because they have four different textures to choose from. Not to mention they are beautiful and wear well. They have a huge ray of eyeshadow, blush, and lip color to choose from. They also have great brushes with bamboo handles with a lower price point. EDM is vegan, cruelty free, and use no harsh chemicals to harm the environment. They run their business off the internet and have become an overnight success. You can check them out and more of my work at this link… EveryDayMinerals
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Regina Spector
Regina Spector has a new album coming out, “far” …so I wanted to write a little some thing about her because she is so wonderful!!!
I met her on a photo shoot right before her last album (Begin To Hope) dropped and have been doing her make-up on the west coast ever since. This is us back stage at The Tonight Show. I feel every one needs to go and see her play the piano and sing. She is in a league of her own. A musicians musician. She has so much depth and diversity to her music. She is a brilliant and loving human being. Do your soul a favor and check her out. here is Regina’s myspace link.
Regina has really porcelain skin, big eyes, and big lips. I loved doing her make-up!!! This picture was published in a woman’s magazine out of New York called Miss Behave. We did a simple classic look. I think this was the first time Regina tried a brighter red on her lips and she loved it. It was cool because she wasn’t afraid to try some thing new and different. I created a softer look to the bright lipstick by running a lip brush over the outer edge of the lips, which blends out hard lines. Another product that worked really well on her skin was the Laura Mercier matte foundation. This foundations feels light and fresh. It really keeps the shine down on an oily skin and yet still gives a glow. You can add water to it and thin it out for a sheer look or use it’s full coverage like I did on Regina for the photos. Blush was very natural. And for her eyes, a simple light frosted color applied sheer, then a black liquid liner and mascara. Oh, and a smidge of brow color applied only on the ends of the brow.
Luv U Regina,
T
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“Let’s Like”
Hi Guys,
A Brilliant friend of mine ,Mark Sunderland, recently did a write up of me on his personal website….
check it out!!!
Let’s Like Tanika McConnell…..AKA “Spritzy”
She’s a make up artist. Artist being the key word here. She has an amazing ability to make everything better. Not just faces or hair or bad tattoos. She brings a vibe to any set, an energy to any studio, that puts people behind and in front of the camera completely at ease. Her expertise goes well beyond make up. She knows people. Film and photography is a people industry. And her contributions go well-beyond a spritz here or a powder there. She’s well-versed in all the tried and true techniques of the craft, but never afraid to improvise or innovate when conditions make it necessary to do so.
Making make up happen in the jungles and beaches of Honduras comes with challenges I’m sure I can’t begin to imagine. Yet she made it look easy. And she was quick with the spritzer. It’s how everyone on the shoot came to call her spritzy. And it’s one of the many reasons I give spritzy my highest recommendation. She’s a consummate pro, a terrific talent, and just plain fun to be around. I say let’s like her.
to see more of Marks work go here… Mark.Sunderland
THANKS MARK!!!!!
T
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Tanika’s Top Ten
I recently got published in the new Billabong magazine. Billabong has been a favorite client of mine to work with. They are constantly pushing the envelope when it comes to fashion in the surf industry. It has been such a joy to collaborate with their team.
The article writes…
Tanika’s Top Ten Beauty Tips
1) Definitely waterproof mascara by Loreal. It stays on great, no smudging, comes off easy with soap, and the tube doesn’t dry out fast.
2) Cream cheek and lip color by Stila. You can use it with your fingers, giving you a bit of color in a jiffy, and it also stays on in water really well too. Greaat for the beach.
3) Lipgellee’s by MAC cosmetics. I just love these!! They feel sooooo good on the lips. They give a tint of color for a really natural look or adding it over a lipstick for more pop.
4) A bright green or blue eyeliner pencil. By applying the color in the water line (the inside of the eye) it keeps the look simple and yet still fun!!
5) I also like colored mascara. You can add them to your colored eye pencils or just solo and it’s really cute!!
6) MAC PREP + PRIME. Girls!! You must protect your skin from too much sun!!! This SPF 50 ,that’s right 50, sun screen for the face is so awesome. It’s not clogging to the pores and feels great.
7) Bronzer. A touch of your favorite bronzer any day can add some life to your skin. Especially in the winter when we get that pasty look, and in the summer it adds a little pop to your already sun kissed pretty faces.
8) Loose Pigments by MAC Cosmetics. I use these on all of my Billabong shoots for that smoky look. They are easy to blend and they just melt into the skin. There are so many beautiful colors and they last forever. I suggest getting an extra container and sharing them with a friend. It’s cost effective and you will still have enough to last you a million years!!
9) One of the most asked questions I get from girls is “how do you stop from getting eye shadow under your eye when you use dark colors?” Well, it’s a lot more simple than you would think. Do your eye make-up be for the rest of your face.. Then when you are finished take a Q-tip with some make-up remover on it and clean up under the eye. Easy. Then proceed with your other steps. Voila!
10) Last but not least, HAVE FUN!!!! You are all beautiful and it’s true what your mothers always said to you…”it’s what’s on the inside that counts”.
Much love, T
If you want to see more of the make-up I’ve done for Billabong, or some of their amazing apparel, beautiful photo’s, and of course more girl power!!!!! Go to this link.
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