Monday, September 19, 2011

Makeup Is Art

" Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is Art." -Ralph Waldo


When you work in cosmetics, you are called an artist...a makeup artist.

Art is a form of expression. Artists often do their greatest work when they draw from within. To be a good makeup artist, I believe you need to like art.

Whether it's natural art (trees, flowers, sky) or paintings or just colors, you just love art.


This past weekend, I went to the MAKE UP FOR EVER Pro Road Show..... WOW what amazing artists! They inspired me to get inspiration from art!


“I don't like standard beauty - there is no beauty without strangeness.” -Karl Lagerfeld


Whenever you drive around South Florida, you will see the work of an amazing artist named Romero Britto. Today, my inspiration comes directly from him.



His fun, childlike art and colors just scream "look at me! I'm FUN!" and that's exactly what I wanted to say with this makeup. Also...to honor his idea of colors and shapes. He's brilliant!


I love how there's different shapes, lines, dots, and color.

I had a great time doing this makeup and I hope you liked it as well!

Until the next time Beauty Addicts.... Let your creativity shine!


“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.” -Miss Piggy



Need a make-up artist? Contact Shaquira at makeupbyshaq@aol.com or 786.879.2346

Friday, September 9, 2011

BREAKING NEWS: Ken Gets Caught Cheating!

As you may already know, I'm a makeup instructor for a beauty school. I absolutely love what I do! So my students and I were looking at a makeup website called Makeupbee. We came across a look that we fell in love with called When Ken Dumped Barbie by an amazing artist by the name of Rose Shock. Check her work out, it's amazing!

We loved it so much....we decided to put out own spin on it!



We call it When Ken Gets Caught Cheating! Pretty self explanatory, don't you think?


My students did an amazing job! I love these girls...I told them what to do and how to do it and they got it!



Tell me they don't look amazing...even a little psycho!

And what do we think about Ken? Well, I took care of him. Boy did I have fun! Being that it was Barbie cutting his heart out....I made sure the cut was heart-shaped. Look out boys!



At the end of the day, we walked around the school showing everyone this brilliantly inspired idea and it was a hit!

Man I love being a makeup artist!



Here are some more pictures for all of you to enjoy. My students did so great!


Fatima




Skye



Christina



What fun it is to express yourself with art!



Need a make-up artist? Contact Shaquira at makeupbyshaq@aol.com or 786.879.2346