Photography By: Vaughn Barry
http://vaughnbarry.com/
Hair By: Katie Mitten
www.idhairstudio.com/id-team/
Makeup By: Melissa Hall
www.makemebeautiful.ca

Sneak peek album from Ashli and Jacob's wedding day!!
They had a beautiful venue at Belcroft Estate and amazing weather on their side. 

Photography by: Ally Payetta Photography & Nickolas Gonko
Hair By: Envy Hair Salon
Makeup By: Make Me Beautiful

Skin care in your 20's 

Now is the time to really start taking care of your skin, the more care you do now the less you'll need to worry about in your 30's....trust me!

How can you start to take care of your skin while still in your 20's? Don't even think about hopping into bed with out washing the day`s oil, sweat and makeup off your skin.  Every night you need to wash your face even if you don't wear a lot of makeup.  It keeps your skin and pores cleaned so you don't end up with large pores and blotchy skin.  Environmental damage plays a huge part in the early signs of aging, smoking is a big no-no and put down the pop and alcohol and start drink lots of water to keep your skin hydrated naturally.  Gone are the days you can sit out side and suck up the sun with zero sunscreen on, so slap on the 30 SPF or higher every day. 
 

Cleansers-
Before you start washing all your face makeup off, use a gentle eye makeup remover like Bioderma Sensitive eye makeup remover with a cotton ball and gently remove all the mascara and eye liner off your eyes before you wash your skin.  Next, wash your skin everyday with a cleanser that is right for your skin type.  If you`re oily with blemishes or you get a few blemishes at PMS time, use a cleanser with salicylic acid in it to help get deep in the pores and treat blemishes and future blemishes like
Neutrogena foam Cleanser while washing your makeup off.  And for dryer skin types, use a sensitive cream cleanser like Cetaphil Gentle Cleanser.

Moisturize-
Once your skin has been cleaned it's time to apply a light weight moisturizer that has a built-in SPF for daily protection like Cetaphil oil control moisturizer with SPF 30.  But if the plan is to sit by the pool all day, then you'll need something higher every few hours to protect your skin like Neutrogena Ultra Sheer face protection.  If your skin is oily this doesn't mean you get to skip this step in your skin care regime, it still needs to be properly hydrated. 

Eye Creams-
Its always a good idea to take good care of your under eye area and what better age than to start in your 20's.  The skin under your eye is much more delicate so be gentle and use a ring finger to tap eye cream under the eye area every morning and night. Try Garnier Anti-puff Eye Roller Gel.

Treatments-
Along with your everyday cleansing and moisturizing there are a few things you can do once a week to help keep your pores clean and your skin glowing.  

1)Stila Glowing Reviews Gentle face scrub
2)Biore Warming Anti-Blackhead Cream Cleanser
3)Tea Tree Oil "spot treatment"
4)Sugar Lip Polish

Looking for flawless, glowing skin that lasts longer then 2 hours on your skin before coming off?
Who doesn't...... Right!
I use all different kinds of foundations and powders
depending on my client's needs and skin texture.  Not one product works well on everyone so I like to have plenty of options on hand with me.  But if you"re thinking of giving airbrushing a try....... chances are you will love it.  I love Temptu Airbrush Pod system, mostly because I am very conscious of keeping all my makeup very clean and sanitized, and also because it's not as time consuming.
 With the airbrush pods there is no mixing involved or cleaning the airbrush chamber in between every product used,  I just choose the shade I want and spray and the color range is amazing. There is a shade for everyone.  I usually don't use just one colour of foundation anyway. I like to use a shade darker around the perimeter of the face to add a contoured look, then use a slightly lighter shade in the center of the face.  Next I add airbrush blush on the apples of the cheeks and finish with a Champagne highlighter on top of the cheek bone to add a soft glow.  Temptu S/B airbrush foundation has a very natural finish.  It isn't as flat looking as some of the other airbrush foundations out there on the market. 

**** The pictures I took above were taken with my cell phone with no flash in natural light without any alterations.  I used shade #4 on my cheeks and forehead and used shade #3 on the center of my face.  I don't like shimmer in my bronzer so I used shade #11
as my bronzer and used "Pale Pink" blush on my cheeks. And
finished my look with black liquid liner, mascara, brow filler and lip tint. 

Temptu S/B Airpod Foundation
Offers a Sheer to full coverage depending on how many passes you apply on your skin and the pressure of the airbrush.

It diffuses discolorations, fine lines, wrinkles and pores. With correcting pigments that diffuse the look of imperfections.

Transfer and sweat-resistant,
 Oil-free, non-comedogenic, and hypoallergenic for all skin types.

PIE Bookazine issue #9 out now featuring "Neil Patrick Harris" available nation wide at any Chapters and Coles, locally sold at IMAGO Boutique, 25 Dunlop Street.

Below on page 2-6 are pictures of my work for PIE.