There is something about black and white photos, they are my absolute favorite; which I suppose is odd, since I do makeup and you really can not appreciate the makeup in a black and white photo.

Still, there is something sophisticated and classic about black & whites.  The photographer and I wanted to emulate an Old Hollywood glamorous shot. Sort of Marilyn, but still an air of timelessness.

The light and shadows playing off her face show a doe eyed young women, a bit timid, but sensual in her own right.

The hair, actually a wig was coifed and fit the image perfectly.

Makeup/Hair/Styling: Cole Saad

  This shot was sort of a “girl next door” look. Using the clean white background and white clothing, the makeup had to be simple, yet still enhance the natural beauty of the model.

 The hair needed to have a laid back feel,  you could picture that she just took it out of a pony tail.

 A clean foundation, light eyeshadow, a little shadow smudged under the lower lashline, and a nude lip is all you need to pull this look off!

Makeup/Hair/Styling: Cole Saad

Photographer: Joel Grimes

A couple steps darker than a clean look, this makeup still has a  clean foundation, but a defined brow, darker eye shadows a steel blue that enhances her eye color, a heavier liner, and a raspberry stained lip.

The hair looks a little wild, unkempt, and carefree. Her top matches her eyes and compliments her skintone!

Makeup/Hair/Styling: Cole Saad

Photographer: Rob Polgar

This was one of the funnest shoots I was apart of. The photographer   and I collaborated perfectly and created a look we both could express in words, and then made come to life in Hannah.

We had the color scheme in mind, pink and black. We also new we would use the silver metal background, so the makeup needed to reflect a futuristic element. At this point, it was all about letting my imagination go to design a look that  would be unique and beautiful.

The lips were lined in black liner, a pink shadow was applied to the center, and an opalescent lip gloss on top of the shadow.

Makeup/Hair/Styling: Cole Saad

Photographer: Philip Ritchie

Red is an amazingly enhancing color for the model, Irene. The red scarf pops the green in her hazel eyes. I wanted to go with a deep ruby red for her lips.

To get that perfectly defined lip line, you must first lay the foundation. I use a concealer to go around the top outer line of the lip, and the sides of the bottom lip, not under the center though.

I blend the concealer with a sponge in a circular motion, into the skin and into the lip, to fill in any lines in the lip. Next, I draw with a pencil one shade darker than the lip color I will put on top. Draw to make the lips proportioned and balanced, even if that means over or under drawing.

Then fill in with a ruby lip color, I like matte or creme lipsticks, you can always add shimmer and shine after. Top with a sheer red gloss, I used one with gold and red shimmer in it to really amp up the effect!

Makeup/Hair/Styling: Cole Saad

Photographer: Philip Ritchie