Thursday, March 31, 2011

Hair Trend - The "undone" bun

Have you seen the new hair trend popping up on top of stars heads? The top-knot bun is a stylish and fast way to get your hair runway ready! Here the how too:


Gather hair into a ponytail at the crown of the head and then twist and pinn into the bun as you go for that "undone" bun. This style is meant to be anything but perfect, even adding a few whisps of hair around your face is a nice addition to the style. 


On the left, Sienna Miller shows us how the look with ease. Just some bobby pins, elastics, boar bristle brush and a good styling spray will get your where you need to be. We are lovin' the celeb classic Elnett Strong Hold Spray (a post on this next week).


xo,
Violet


The Makeup Dolls can be booked for bridal, engagement, boudoir, maternity and occasion makeup and hair. Please call 650.394.4942 or email us at info@themakeupdolls.com to contact Indiana and Violet.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Engagement Session - Kira

A photo follow up to our Makeup Dolls - Behind the Scenes post last week of Kira's engagement session with Laura Kudritzki Photography






All pretty photos! Thank you Kira and Laura for sharing!


xo,
Indiana

The Makeup Dolls can be booked for bridal, engagement, boudoir, maternity and occasion makeup and hair. Please call 650.394.4942 or email us at info@themakeupdolls.com to contact Indiana and Violet.

Thursday, March 24, 2011

The Makeup Dolls - Behind the Scenes

While we love writing blog posts, updating our Facebook status and keeping up on the latest trends, the best part of our jobs is doing the actual work, you know the makeup and the hair, that is where the fun begins.


We are recently hired by Kira to do an engagement session with the ever fabulous Laura Kudritzki Photography, for her upcoming wedding in Sausalito. Kira and Kevin currently live in Miami but she is coming back to the Bay for her big day!
Inspiration Photos


Individual Lash Application 

Temptu Airbrush only for our brides

Violet, as always, skills with a curling iron


Finishing touches...


Perfectly polished by The Makeup Dolls!
A special thank you to Laura Kudritzki for the getting ready area in her Howard Street SF studio, it is a really cool space! Be sure to see all of her work (here). 


xo,
Indiana

  
The Makeup Dolls can be booked for bridal, engagement, boudoir, maternity and occasion makeup and hair. Please call 650.394.4942 or email us at info@themakeupdolls.com to contact Indiana and Violet.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Fabulous Hair Finds - Pureology Cuticle Polisher

We love when we find a great hair product that doesn't leave our hair weighted down but adds tons of shine! Pureology's Cuticle Polisher is an amazing new lightweight cream that smooths the hair and adds shine while also controlling flyaways. Great for ponytails too! 

It contains chamomile and olive oil for shine and also has and anti-fade complex to keep your color looking rich and vibrant. You only have to apply a pearl size to palms and emulsify and apply to ends.



xo,
Violet


The Makeup Dolls can be booked for bridal, engagement, boudoir, maternity and occasion makeup and hair. Please call 650.394.4942 or email us at info@themakeupdolls.com to contact Indiana and Violet.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

For Japan with Love


I saw this posted on a SF Bay Area Photographer, Jessica Burke's Blog and wanted to participate, I hope you do too. 


The Makeup Dolls will be joining in tomorrow, March 18th's blogger's day of silence and asking you to make a donation to Shelter Box along with ours. Shelter Box is an organization that provides humanitarian relief and aid in the form of equipment and materials that provide shelter, warmth and comfort to people displaced by natural or other disasters. 


The catasophe in Japan is unthinkable and it there is a very long road ahead in recovery. I can only imagine that every single dollar we donate will help.


xo,
Indiana


The Makeup Dolls can be booked for bridal, engagement, boudoir, maternity and occasion makeup and hair. Please call 650.394.4942 or email us at info@themakeupdolls.com to contact Indiana and Violet.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

The Dolls Recommend - First Aid Beauty's Facial Radiance Pads

Spring is here and what is the best little pick me up? First Aid Beauty's Facial Radiance Pads! These little gems, wipe away dead skin cells with lactic and glycolic acid to gently reveal fresh skin. They can be used daily to get your face looking polished and glowing! Purchase these for $28 at Sephora, or the Spring Renewal kit for $38 that contains the pads, a Ultra Repair Cream and Face Wash! These are what every doll needs to be springtime ready!


xo,
Violet

The Makeup Dolls can be booked for bridal, engagement, boudoir, maternity and occasion makeup and hair. Please call 650.394.4942 or email us at info@themakeupdolls.com to contact Indiana and Violet.

Monday, March 14, 2011

Makeup Bags by Puddletown Bags

I am a big fan of cute and quirky makeup bags. I currently have my personal daily makeup in one of those Gwen Stefani Harajuku girls bag which always makes me smile but I could be kicking Gwen to the curb from one of these cuties by Puddletown Bags on Etsy...


Robots + Makeup...very cool
Flashy Jim Cotton Fabric Zip Pouch


Did you play with your Ouija board as much as I did as a kid?
Ouija Girls Cotton Fabric Zip Pouch


Visit Puddletown Bags on Etsy by clicking here


xo,
Indiana
The Makeup Dolls can be booked for bridal, engagement, boudoir, maternity and occasion makeup and hair. Please call 650.394.4942 or email us at info@themakeupdolls.com to contact Indiana and Violet.

Friday, March 11, 2011

Friday's Fabulous Finds - Dermalogica Solar Defense Wipes spf 15


Isn't this a brilliant idea? Sunscreen in a wipe that can be applied to face and body without the liquid mess of a traditional sunscreen. Water resistant  with nourishing extracts of grape seed and green tea, plus vitamin antioxidant vitamins A, C and E protect the skin.


Just think if I tucked these into my husbands golf bag he might actually put sunscreen on. 


xo,
Indiana


The Makeup Dolls can be booked for bridal, engagement, boudoir, maternity and occasion makeup and hair. Please call 650.394.4942 or email us at info@themakeupdolls.com to contact Indiana and Violet.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

The Dolls Recommend - Time saver palettes, Stila's Garden Bliss

I have been into palettes lately, ones that have everything I need in one handy set. I find my availability of time to beautify to be less and less and sets like Stila's Garden Bliss are the answers to my beauty prayers. 



The Garden Bliss palette shades include:
- Pale ivory with shimmer
- Golden beige with shimmer
- Grass green with gold shimmer
- Deep aubergine with shimmer
- Cheek powder in a rosey pink

Set also includes:
- Deluxe sample size of Glamoureyes Mascara
- Deluxe sample size of Lip Glaze in Guava
- Gold makeup clutch



Darling right, and for only $32.00...it's a steal! I am loving that gold clutch too! 


The Makeup Dolls can be booked for bridal, engagement, boudoir, maternity and occasion makeup and hair. Please call 650.394.4942 or email us at info@themakeupdolls.com to contact Indiana and Violet.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Sorry there have been no posts the past few days. We spent a weekend away in Lake Tahoe enjoying the winter wonderland with this little snow bunny....






Back to business as usual tomorrow.....


xo,
Indiana


The Makeup Dolls can be booked for bridal, engagement, boudoir, maternity and occasion makeup and hair. Please call 650.394.4942 or email us at info@themakeupdolls.com to contact Indiana and Violet.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

The Dolls Recommend - Marker-tip Eyeliners

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While I love to spend an hour doing makeup on someone else for photo shoots or weddings, my own daily beauty routine is simple and very quick, I am lucky if I get five minutes. I find it's most important to use products that give a maximum impact with minimal effort. With that being said, I have been in love with Stila's Stay all Day Waterproof Liner and have been wearing it everyday (MAC makes one as well). I love how easy the little marker-like tip makes the liner to apply. Just a quick sweep close to the lash line and viola...perfectly lined eyes. Pair it with a bit of shimmer shadow on the lids, mascara and your eyes are ready to go!


xo,
Indiana

The Makeup Dolls can be booked for bridal, engagement, boudoir, maternity and occasion makeup and hair. Please call 650.394.4942 or email us at info@themakeupdolls.com to contact Indiana and Violet.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Style Me Pretty Little Black Book Vendor - The Makeup Dolls!

The Best Wedding Vendors - The Little Black Book



We were beyond pleased and excited when we were asked to join Style Me Pretty's Little Black Book of Vendors! See that blue sticker above....yes that says it all! Those of you that don't know about SMP, it is a blog dedicated to the style obsessed bride that showcases the absolute best of the best wedding inspirations, real weddings and the premier vendors to help turn a brides dream into a reality. 


Style Me Pretty was pretty much my bible when I was planning my wedding some two years ago. I subscribed and could hardly wait to see the next post, it all of it's inspirational gloriousness (that is really how I felt...ask my husband, I was OBSESSED). So as a past bride and makeup artist who now lives vicarious through the brides I have the pleasure of working with I am blown away to see The Makeup Dolls listed...see right here...yes check it out! Woo hoo...happy day, oh happy day!


xo,
Indiana


The Makeup Dolls can be booked for bridal, engagement, boudoir, maternity and occasion makeup and hair. Please call 650.394.4942 or email us at info@themakeupdolls.com to contact Indiana and Violet.

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