Rawwbeauty has a hairstylist on staff!!

Hello all, I hope you are having an awesome weekend. I just wanted to let everyone know that Rawwbeauty has an official hairstylist. I would like to welcome Tammy Howell to my team. I originally started out as wanting to focus on just makeup but have found that most brides and clients want a hair as well. I have been on the lookout for someone to be with me on a permanent basis but was having a hard time finding someone. Well, earlier this year I taught a class at a local cosmetology school and that is where I met Tammy. She was really interested in working with me but I wasn't sure since she was still in school. Well, a couple of months later I did makeup for Birmingham Fashion Week and ran into Tammy again. I found out that she was selected as one of the top 12 stylists for BFW and I was blown away. Her work there was absolutely amazing and spoke volumes to me. We kept in touch and finally she decided that she wanted to come and work with me and Rawwbeauty. The rest is history and now I have a hairstylist that is not only fabulous but a hard worker and loves what she does. Welcome Tammy to Rawwbeauty!!!! Some of her work is below.

Hunger Games styled shoot. Birmingham, Al

So sorry I haven't posted in a very long time. Honestly, I feel like I am not the best blogger because I don't want to write about the same ole, same ole all the time. I really want this to be interesting for you to read and great pictures for you to look at. I really want this blog to focus on what I do day to day and all the wonderful brides and people I get to meet. I will really be trying to post more of the shoots that I do as well as the weddings. I do keep up with my Facebook and Twitter accounts as well and you can always see what I am up to on there. :)

On to the fabulous Hunger shoot we did a couple of months ago. I had so much fun on this shoot. Ellie Marks of Ellie Marks Photography asked me if I would help do the makeup for this shoot and I was so excited. I knew this was right up my alley as far as the looks we were doing so I immediately said yes. I had my hair girl Tammy Howell do the hair for the shoot and she exceeded my expectations. We actually did the shoot behind Ellie's house in Ballantrae and it was the PERFECT spot. She went all out on props, food, decor and clothing for this shoot and I think it looked amazing. Check out her blog on her page to read more about the shoot in more detail. Thanks so much to Ellie for giving me such beautiful images for my site and blog. Thanks so much for reading and keep in touch for more to come. 

Armour Beauty Glosses. I am now selling these!!!!

Armour Beauty is the brainchild of rocker/model and new mommy Theo Kogan. As the singer for bands including the legendary all-female Lunachicks and Theo And The Skyscrapers, Theo is known for her over-the-top makeup styles.

She has modeled for Calvin Klein, Burberry and Kenneth Cole (to name a few) and has acted in film, television and continues to perform in avant-garde theater all over the world. A lip gloss that would stay on during a performance was something Theo craved and so she created what she considers the missing piece in the beauty industry.

Armour Beauty melds high-end fashion with Rock-n-Roll attitude and is a favorite of Rachel Zoe, Janie Bryant, Karen O, Eva Mendes, Lady Ga Ga, Fergie, Kim Gordon and many more. Armour’s moisturizing formula is long wearing, cruelty free and environmentally friendly, with key ingredients including shea butter, olive butter  and avocado oil ( to name a few) and  a beautiful range of colors. Theo is so inspired by music and classic pop culture that she named the glosses after some of her favorite songs, clubs and legendary icons.  Armour Beauty lip gloss pays homage to those who have made Theo the strong woman she is today.

These Glosses are amazing!!! They have the ability to last up to 4 hours and are great brides. I am absolutely in love with these.  I am very picky about makeup and what lines I like so for those of you who know me, know that I must be in love with these to carry them.

Armour Beauty is a lipgloss-only line housing 20 beautiful colors. The amazing thing about these glosses are they can be mixed together to make multiple shades. 

Below are swatches of every single color in the line. These are available for $21 retail and you can purchase them from me. Please let me know which ones you like and you can either pick them up from me or I can ship them to you.

Fishnet Nails!!!

So I thought I would write about something fun and different today. I got inspiration from my friend Trina Follow her blog she has some great posts!! I am using my Konad Stamping plates. I have actually had them for a year now and I am just getting around to really using them.  I was in Panama City Beach last year and randomly went into this store. After walking in and immediately walking out this girl stopped me and asked me if I had ever heard of Konad and I said no. Thinking oh great what am I getting my self into I went over to the counter to let her try it out. Of course, I ended up buying $75 worth of products and plates. I am now so glad I did and I am loving it.

Below I am going to show you what products I used and how the final look came out. Remember, this is my first time using this and they turned out awesome.

First I used Sally Hansen Instant Cuticle Remover (Sorry no picture). I then polished my nails with OPI "You don't know Jacques" and let them completely dry.

Once I let this dry I used Pure ICE Nail polish in "Pussy Cat" and used my Konad Plate M57 and stamper. ( I will post a video next time of the process of stamping) Here is the finished look.

Products used:
OPI- "You don't know Jacques" as Base
Pure ICE- "Pussy Cat" Stamping color
Beauty Secrets Top coat
OPI Drip Dry
Konad Stamping Plate M57
Konad Scraper and double stamper

Let me know what you think!! I will be doing more of these posts as I have ordered about 25 new plates. So fun and a nice way to change up your look.

Jackie

Makeup Before and Afters : Birmingham Rawwbeauty Makeup Artistry

Here are some more before and afters of weddings I have done over the past couple of months. I have much more I will be adding. I am so excited about all the upcoming weddings that I have and I will be adding pictures as I do them. I am so sorry I have not been updating as often as I want to.

Jackie

Photo Shoot w/ Model Lisha, Amy Carson Photography, Juan Rodriguez Photography

Here are some pictures from a photo shoot I did about a month ago. The photographers were both awesome to work with and I got some amazing pictures. Go check out there work!!! The shoot was to build Lisha's Model portfolio. I am so excited about how great these turned out and now I have some great photos to add to my portfolio. Leave comments and let me know what you think.  Check out my website for more from the shoot!!!

Jackie