Janna Pastin on Location!

It was SO MUCH FUN to work with Amber Beckham on a photoshoot.  She's beyond fabulously talented and is my favorite photographer (in case you couldn't already tell!) and I loved working with her behind her lens!  


Janna is absolutely stunning inside and out.  She is a gifted speaker, writer, life coach, teacher, coach in leading worship, and worship leader herself!  She's also one of my best friends and her friendship & encouragement is priceless.  When she contacted me about styling her for this photo shoot, I was ecstatic!  I did her hair & makeup, as well as some wardrobe consultation.  I also went with her on the shoot to change looks, do touch ups, and just watch Amber in action.  We had a blast!!!  I was honored to be a part of it, ladies!! 


All photos by Amber Beckham Photography:

Laura's Birthday bash...

My fabulous sister (and hairstylist SUPERSTAR) Laura was celebrating her birthday--a night out with her friends for dinner--and I gave her "hair and make-up services" as part of her birthday present.  We had a blast!!  She really wanted bronze on her eyes...


I used a combo of many different eyeshadows for a custom blend.  Some of the colors I used were MAC in Amber Lights & Woodwinked, and Bare Minerals in Sex Kitten and Queen Phyllis.  I used Revlon ColorStay liquid liner in Blackest Black, and Sonia Kashuk lashes.  The lipgloss was Laura's own from MAC that she wanted to wear.  

MAC Amber Lights

MAC Woodwinked

 Bare Minerals Queen Phyllis (top) and Sex Kitten

Kim C. marries Andy!

Kim C. married Andy in December 2009.  My friend Linda was coordinating Kim's wedding and contacted me about doing Kim's hair and make-up for the beautiful intimate ceremony.  


The length of Kim's hair at the time was just barely to her shoulders.  She wanted her hair in an up-do, so I set it with hot rollers to start and give a great foundation for height at the crown, then I used a curling iron to define curls as I pinned the back up.  We pinned some crystals in her hair as well--Kim wasn't wearing a veil so I wanted something special in her hair and wanted to keep with the elegant & classy simplicity of her gown.  For her make-up, I just went with a beautiful classic bridal look...


It was a joy to work with Kim on her wedding day.  She is an absolutely beautiful bride!  

I think it's important to "hide" all of the hairpins on a wedding day, as much as you possibly can.  With this kind of up-do, I just make the curves in the hair work for me...

Jenny's BIG day...

I've already worked with Rachel, Jenny's big sister, on multiple occasions.  She's my favorite bridesmaid client and also such a sweet woman!  (you can see her in past blogs)

This day, however, was all about her beautiful sister Jenny.  I was so excited to do her make-up and hair.  She has GORGEOUS natural thick hair with beautiful color, and her joy on her wedding day was infectious.  Jenny doesn't usually wear tons of make-up, and wanted to look like herself on her wedding day.  I agree that bridal make-up should just enhance the natural beauty already there, but with an extra special kick that won't give you a washed out look in photos!

She also wanted her veil to sit on toward the back of her hair and she wanted lots of height at the top.  She had a picture of what look she wanted from a magazine...and we made it happen!  I used hot rollers to initially set her hair, then a curling iron to give definition and style.  For her face, I used a combination of MAC, Bare Minerals, Laura Mercier, smashbox...and a few special extras.  The snapshots are from my camera...professional shots credited to David Molnar wedding photography.

It became apparent that Jenny's hair wasn't holding curl well, and the storm could've had something to do with it!  There was a downpour that morning, but it cleared up long enough for some cool pictures that her photographer captured of the storm clouds.  And her hair still looks beautiful and soft in the photos! 

Lindsey

Lindsey is such a sweet precious woman! I did her makeup & hair for an event and it was a blast. We work together and I was honored to be hired for her hair and makeup last fall...

Lindsey is like me--she has very fine hair. Her hair is also naturally very straight. In order to give her a little bit of fullness I set her hair on hot rollers first, then used a curling iron to refine some curl. She had a picture of Carrie Underwood that we modeled after and she loved it.

Erika Page White...Nashville Film Festival

Erika and Bryan are favorite clients! I love my opportunities to do Erika's hair and make-up, and it's always fun to style her wardrobe as well. The 2009 Nashville Film Festival gave me the chance to do all of that twice. Below are pictures from some interview footage and signing autographs at one of the events. We wanted a sleek look--Erika wore a white jacket with a low black v-neck shirt under, cool layered necklaces, dark jeans and heels. A sleek ponytail with some height at the crown, and a smokey eye look finished it off.

Lauren Maternity Pics

Lauren hired me to do hair and make-up for her maternity photo session last April. We had a blast...I achieved her hair look with a curling iron. I wanted to give her that "in a magazine" loose curl/carefree glamourous hair vibe. She has great thick hair! Lauren wanted a really pretty but natural look for her makeup. I love how everything turned out! This is my favorite picture of her hair...

Rachel Crosby, Bridesmaid Pt. 2...2009 :)

Rachel Crosby (always the gorgeous bridesmaid!) hired me for hair and make-up for a wedding in January 2009.  The last appointment I had with Rachel we went with a beautiful plum gold flecked eye shadow (MAC Trax) and a shimmery great highlighter (Lancome Honeymoon).  This time I wanted to do more of a grey, smoky eye so I used one of my favorite MAC quad palettes--unfortunately a special edition that isn't available anymore.  The dress was amazing on her, and it was a very fun solid black design with fishtail bottom and large bow on one shoulder.  That gave me the idea for the swept up hair and soft but dramatic eyes.  I put her hair in large hot rollers for height, then used a curling iron on some pieces as I pinned them into place.  I always have a wonderful time with Rachel...she's a joy to be around and has beautiful skin so my job is made easier!  :)  

Erin Renfrow

I arrived at the Hosek/Barker wedding to do Rachel Crosby's hair and make-up (see post below) and I met Erin there.  Everyone wanted their hair up, and several people had tried to accomplish an updo with Erin's hair with no success.  She asked me if she could hire me to do her hair as well.  I realized as soon as I started on her hair why people were having trouble, but I loved the challenge.  Erin has one of the thickest ponytails I've ever seen--her hair is awesome and ridiculously thick!  That doesn't bode well for hairpins...but thankfully I own the most wonderful set of mega-pins for thick hair.  I've never failed at getting thick hair to stay up and secure as long as I've used them.  I went for a classy side bun with Erin, and it turned out great.  I didn't do her make-up but had a great time doing the hair!

Rachel Crosby

September was "wedding month" at studio L!  This is Rachel Crosby...she was a bridesmaid for Leigh and Joe Barker's wedding on Sept. 20th.  I did her hair and make-up.  Rachel is already a beautiful girl, so it was tons of fun to play in make-up with her.

This is my favorite eye make-up look.  The foundation of the look is MAC eye shadow in the color "Trax" which is a burgandy/plum flecked with bronze.  I used other shadows with it to blend, and highlight shadow on her browbone is Lancome in "Honeymoon."

This is a "before and after" look...Rachel is gorgeous with bare skin, so you can see how this was an "easy job" to enhance what is already there...  :)