It's so good to be working with Nadia again. We always have a blast on set, and doing a shoot just gives me more time to hang out with a friend :)

Our last shoot together was back in November for our fairy tales set so as you can imagine I was excited to finally get back into the studio with her! Here are the results of our shoot with the lovely Emily Jane (Ford)....enjoy!
For some behind the scenes photos of the day, check out Nadia's blog!

Photography: Nadia Cheema
Make-up/Hair: Rhia Amio
Model: Emily Jane (Ford)

About a month back, I talked about make-up for headshots, and here are the results of Tina's photoshoot! She's such a gorgeous lady - totally didn't need my 'help' at all!! We did a couple of looks - one natural and one more sultry to show Tina's different sides. (A range of good shots is key to grabbing the eye of casting directors and landing those roles!)
See....she's versatile!

I love the range of shots that Tina's photographer, Ian Brown, took. Ian was a consummate pro, and an all-around great guy. From that first time meeting him and watching him work, it was easy to understand how he gets his shots. He has a real knack for putting people at ease in front of the camera, and in the end, the subject really shines through the photo...but with a beauty like Tina in front of the lens, we wouldn't expect anything less :)

Photography by Ian Brown
Make-up/Hair by Rhia Amio

What an amazing day!!! Thank you to everyone who came out to support the Hope for Haiti Beauty Benefit. From our model participants to our sponsors to our Beauty and Photography Crew that shared their time and talent, the day would not have been such a success without the seriously overwhelming support. Numbers are still to be finalized, but with everyone's help, we were able to exceed fundraising expectations for the event!

Here are a few pics (more pics to come + post-party write-up from the awesome day):

Photography area (smile for your before and after pic!)

Raffle baskets were a hit all courtesy of our generous sponsors (Balmshell, Brill Communications, CoverFx, Cargo, Maggie Ng, Make-up Junkie, Mary Kay)

my 'desk'. this is when it's 'neat' :)

feelin' the beauty buzz

demos!

doing good is looking good :)

more demos!

mmmmmm......

so into cupcakes

Toronto the Good. Thank you.

Photos courtesy of Julie Isip :)

I think this is the longest I've gone without blogging in a while, but I assure you it's in the name of a great cause! We've had an amazing response from both participants and sponsors for our Hope for Haiti Beauty Benefit coming up this Sunday. Check out some of the donations we were able to round up for participants' gift bags and/or raffle items!

Coming together for a great cause is always the start of a beautiful thing...thank you everyone for the support!
....can't wait for Sunday!!! :)

Check out Make-up Junkie's posts on a few of our generous make-up sponsors:




I'm already a huge fan of Face Atelier and Cargo, and I can't wait to get acquainted with more Cake and Balmshell products at Hope for Haiti! Thank you to our sponsors for the support :)
More sponsor profiles to follow!! Thank you to Make-up Junkie for the above posts!