For Olecia's wedding I traveled out on location to Vancouver B.C. fanned it was beautiful winter setting. Olecia knew she wanted something very natural and soft for both her wedding hair and makeup. She doesn't normally wear makeup and said that she hated the look and feel of over styled hair. To create a look that will stay and last through the night is a difficult task using very little product but in the end we managed to pull it off.
For her makeup we used a light weight tinted moisturizer to remove some of the redness and set it with a translucent powder. For her eyes we stayed simple, I laid a light primer down first and then a sheer cream color over top. For a little added pop I went into her creases with a matte mauve colored blush as to warm things up a bit. She already had stunning eyelashes so we skipped over the false ones and went strait to mascara. In the end she decided on a bit of lower powder liner but nothing on the top. For the lip she choose one of my most favorite products in the world, Burts Bee's Peony tinted chap-stick. When all else fails I have to resort to Burt's.
For Olecia's hair, she had said she wanted it to look like it was all curled and then someone came along and effortlessly picked up the hair and lightly pinned it. So wanting to please my client, that is exactly what I did. I started by curling and setting her whole head, then after an hour I let it all down. I sprayed just a small amount of Aveda air control into it and then grabbed all of her curls and lightly pinned them into one area on the nape of her neck. I then went through with a metal pick and pulled out a few pieces around her facial frame to add a more natural look and feel.
After looking at the photos and following up with Olecia, I was glad to hear that it turned out exactly how she envisioned. Please enjoy the photos below!
