Making the Teenage Years a Little Easier

This is Jeremiah. It makes me so happy to see this smile on his handsome, flawless face. As we all remember when we were teenagers, Jeremiah suffered from teen acne. When I first saw him, he was on antibiotics and a prescription cream from his dermatologist. His face was extremely red, sensitive, and covered with blackheads and whiteheads. His skin was angry, stripped dry and it was just getting worse and worse. He was self-conscious and frustrated. I can remember going through the same issues when I was in High School. I was happy to help.

We started by getting him off of all prescriptions and creams for 2 weeks so that I had a clean slate to work with. It's a good idea to do this so that you have a clear picture of what the skin truly needs. Then I was able to analyze his skin and re-vamp his daily regimen and nurture and heal his skin. Once we were able to do that, we started gently attacking the acne. Every two weeks I did a pumpkin peel, extractions and a calming mask. The key with Jeremiah was for him to get in the habit of following my home care instructions and not skip a step. Together, we have come along way and now look at how great his skin looks! Since I didn't think to take a before picture, I asked him if he had one I could use and he said that he hated the way his skin looked so bad that he never took pictures of himself! I'm so happy to say that that has since changed and he is now picture perfect!

Hair and Make-up

This is beautiful Ana, a friend and long time client. She was going to her cousin's wedding today and needed me to do her hair and make-up. I started with her hair wet. I put a dime size amount of anti-frizz, then sectioned it out and blew it out with a round brush. Once it was all straightened out I curled it away from her face with a curling iron. For her make-up I wanted to brighten her up. I did this by dabbing a tiny bit of orange lipstick under her eyes, yes lipstick. The orange canceled the purple, then I went over it with a light concealer. I blended everything with a matching foundation and set it with powder. Ana needed a bit of contouring to bring out her cheekbones, so I used a highlighter around her outer eye bone and top of cheekbone. Then we used a darker tone and a bronzer under the cheekbone, top of nose and hair line. Then blended, blended, and blushed all the way to the hair line. This creates more structure to the face. Remember when you are trying to hide or shrink something, go darker. When you are trying to enhance something, go lighter. We did some half lashes to bring the outer corner of her eyes up and put a lighter shadow towards the inside of the lids. These tips keep her eyes light, bright and uplifted. A little hairspray and a dab of lipgloss and she was ready to go!