Wedding Dress designer Spotlight: Rosa Clara

Don't want to go into how obsessed I am with the dresses because at this point I'm sure y'all are bored with it...but...I AM obsessed!! Lol. Sorry...couldn't help it! Get used to it! :)

So there were a ton of options but I just picked the ones that stood out in some way....

Love!

 LOve! my fave!

Err...I can do without the pearl strip but other than that..me likey

 I love how flowy the dress is...and the back too!

 Absolutely love!

 Like how you can have two dresses in one..

 Like the back of this dress  but wasn't too thrilled with the front.

Would you wear this??? Not sure...

Enjoy!

God Bless xoxo

November 9th Bride: Onyinye

I know, I know...I've been MIA. What can I say I'm a "busy bee"...enjoy today's post:)

I loved doing Onyinye's makeup! To be honest, I was a little nervous when she had contacted me and said she HARDLY wears makeup. For clients like this, I tend to be a little cautious, knowing that I can be a bit "heavy handed" with my application. I didn't want to scare her away..lol...but in the end she gave me the free rein to be as creative I wanted it to be...only thing she didn't want were extremely bright lips! But all's well that ends well...she loved it!!

One of her bridesmaids, little sister Chidi. Gele by moi!

 Chidi wanted a bold lip so I decided to go lighter on the eyes..

 Sassy bridesmaid...loved her!

 I'm sure you can tell by now that her wedding colors had purple in it!

 Bride before...

 Working...

 Eyes all done...

 Yandi fixing up the brides hair..

 Bride, all glammed up!

 Ready to go get married!

Happy married life Mrs Craig!!!

God bless xoxo

FaceByMaori Makeup Class - Mother's day out

...Leave the kids at home...let the husbands baby sit for a change....get some hor d'oeuvres, champagne and come learn how to get glammed up!!! This was what went down this past weekend when I had the privilege of teaching some mom's how to apply their own makeup. 

The class started with a demonstration on how to create a simple day time look and then transitioning that look into night time. It was nice to teach this small group of women who have little kids at home and as a result of their busy schedules feel they never have time to put on makeup or never had the opportunity to learn. I was so impressed by how engaged they were. They took every tip I gave with such open ears, minds, hearts...I loved it! I really felt like I was making a difference, no matter how little of an impact it was. Being able to use my "God-given" talent to help other people in any way possible is such a blessing! Ok...enough of the sentiments...here are pictures from the class...Enjoy!

Me and my model, Jossey

 Yummy! we had seconds and thirds...

 All done setting up. Ready to start...

 Before..

 My class..

 From here on, my camera went on strike so we had to resort to using Jossey's phone for pictures!

Night time look - All I did was apply black eye shadow ( MAC eye shadow in carbon) in the crease to create this smokey look. Layered on more blush on her cheeks and voila!  

 

Big shout out to Jossey and Nimi for helping out! Thanks guys!

God bless xoxo

Introducing: StyleByMaori!!!

 It is public knowledge that I love when a bride's overall look is spot on! Hair is fab, makeup is fab, dress is fab and accessories are fab too!  So a few years ago I decided to add "bridal styling" into the list of services I provide to my clients ensuring that every aspect of a brides's look is taken care of by me and my glam squad!

StyleByMaori is a subset of Maori, a makeup and style company that focuses strictly on styling brides. What more could a bride ask for? A personal bridal stylist to help select the perfect dress and most sought-after accessories from the best boutiques and stores in select cities in the US, Europe and Africa. StyleByMaori has developed relationships with many bridal salons to offer you the best selection when it comes to dress options, accessories and every bridal detail in between. We know the inventory of dresses in the shops, what’s showing on the runway and how to make your search for the perfect dress seamless. We narrow down your search time based on the details we discuss such as fit, personality, and uniqueness of designers! StyleByMaori will stand by the bride to ensure that she looks amazing on her special day, taking care of all choices for the bride regarding her look.

Lola contacted me because she needed help finding that perfect dress for her upcoming nuptials. She was very specific about what she wanted her dress to look like...a little bit of bling, low back, lace and definitely not a tube dress...wow did I have my work cut out for me! We went to a few bridal stores and ended up at the Priscilla of Boston store (now closed). It so happened that they were closing so the entire store was 50% off! We ended up with 2 dresses within her budget!

Look 1...

 Notice that this dress is made of lace, low-back, has a little bling and was definitely not a tube dress...yay! We listen and deliver!

 Look 2...

She wanted something covered for her Nikkai ceremony.

So...for all you future-brides out there reach out to me and I'd be happy to make you look A-mazing on your special day!! 

Currently taking clients for 2014 weddings.

**We assist clients outside of our home base (Atlanta) through our virtual bridal styling service**

Happy Sunday!

God bless xoxo

Makeover: Neatcards Inc CEO, Lucy Iloenyesi

I have heard people say that people can be a blessing in your life but never really understood it until I met Lucy. Maybe I phrased that wrong...what I mean is, I  have definitely had close family and friends bless me but  not someone who I had met only once in my entire life!

Lucy is extremely creative and big on harnessing other peoples talent (in my opinion) and I absolutely love that about her! She believes that making money should come from your talent and not working in corporate america (amen to that). She makes phenomenal invitations for varying events, customizing them to every clients needs. You can check out her work here http://www.neatcardsinc.com/. Since I met her so many doors have opened up for me...just want to say thanks Lucy!

Before....

 Working on Lucy...

Lucy gave me free rein to make her look beautiful...with no concepts in mind, I just winged it and I loved the end result!

Not sure what I was doing here...I think I just wanted them to get bits of her home office which was fab!

Did I mention that she was creative??? Oh I did in my writeup..lol. Well, it doesn't hurt to say it twice!
I was obsessing over her office and made the photographer take some pictures so I could share with you guys.

Fixing up her hair...yup...I do have some skills with hair :)

Lucy all done

Makeup by UD@FaceByMaori

Style by Dzerassa Kambegova

Pictures by Shae Owens Photography

God Bless xoxo