Lipstick on the Mirror
Bree got married mid July at The Free Library in Philadelphia. What a stunning venue!
Her look was elegant, simple yet elevated.
We strive to bring out each of our clients individual beauty.
Makeup by Danielle
Hair by Angela
Photo by Emily Wren
I just realized that I have not posted here in a while. It has been quite couple of years but now I am back on track and sharing some magic with you!
I love the simple elegance of the images we got in this collaborative process.
Photos we done by Ali at Alnimages
Dressed were provided by Lovely Bride Philadelphia
Models were from Reinhard Agency
Makeup and hair by our team:
Aleksandra, Ali, Evelyn and Angela.
We love creating beautiful images like this, as it lets our creative juices flowing.
This is my hands down one of my most favorite wedding of all times!!! Out of the world beauty of Ameena, her gorgeous dress by Inbal Dror and impeccable photography by Pat Furey .
Makeup was done by Aleksandra and Hair styled by Jaclyn
Wedding planning by Jaclyn Fisher @ Two Little Birds Planning
The wedding took place at Andalusia Estate
Loving the beautiful skin tone agains the dark hair on Kristi. Such a beautiful bride and lovely person.
Photography by Asya Photography
Makeup by Aleksandra
Hair by Staci
We just can't get over the beauty of this bride Adrienna. The photos by Asya Photography are just incredible! We love working with them.
Makeup and hair on Adrienna by
Hope you enjoy!
Today we are featuring few shots from our collaboration with Love Me Do Photography and Lovely Bride Philadelphia.
How fun is this two piece dress with off the shoulders top! Casual yet classic, very 70-ties!
We paired this dress with a soft waves and natural bronze toned makeup. Sarah looked gorgeous!
Dress by Noel and Jean
Earrings by Ti Adoro
Bracelet by Keren Wolf
All from Lovely Bride
Makeup and Hair by Aleksandra
Photography by Carina at
Model Sarah Clayton
Becky and James got married on a beautiful fall day at the Horticulture Center marries I am just in love with the amazing photos by Jessica Hendrix Photography who captured the style, mood and love between those two perfectly.
Makeup was done by me (Aleksandra) and hair by Jaclyn. Becky wanted a very classic makeup with a bold red lip and simple eye with lots of lashes and black eyeliner. She has an amazing head of red locks which Jackie pinned up into this stunning updo - which went perfectly with the whole look.
Hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
Last month Aleksandra and Jaclyn had to pleasure of working with BHLDN on their Bridal Fashion week press preview in NYC. We just adore working with this brand, not only for the amazing dresses and accessories but also for the super fun and laid back team of women they have on their staff. It is always a lovely experience.
Here are some images from that fun day. Hope you enjoy!
Few weeks ago I had the pleasure of being part of this beautiful stylized shoot with a team of wonderful vendors. We had so much fun creating those beautiful images, I hope you will enjoy looking at them :)
Ashley Mintz (photography)
Hellow Wren bird- Hand lettering by Ashley Wren ( invitations + calligraphy )
Ashe B. Co- ( Bridal dresses )
Julia B ( ring boxes )
Whipped Bakeshop ( cake )
Reinhard Modeling Agency ( model )
La Petite Fleur ( florals )
Aleksandra Ambrozy (makeup and hair)
I am just obsessed with the photos by the amazing Emily Wren from this wedding. I received the link from her yesterday and I just couldn't wait to share with you! Victoria looks absolutely stunning thanks to Zoe who did the makeup and Staci who did the hair.
The wedding took place at the Olde Bar in Philadelphia.
I hope you will enjoy the photos as much as I do!!
Dress Maker: Rebecca Schoneveld
Website:http://www.rebeccaschoneveld.com
Florist: Petite Jardin En Ville -Claudia Roux
Website: http://www.petitjardinenville.com
Caterer: Garces Catering
Band/DJ: The York Street Hustle
Bridal Makeup by Zoe
Bridal Hair by Staci
Photography by Emily Wren
Last year with had the pleasure of doing makeup and hair for Jenna. Her early spring wedding took place at Vie and her and the bridal party were getting ready at the Le Meridien in Philadelphia. Jenna was definitely a very glamorous bride and she had a vision of a modern yet classic look that we always love. She wanted a smooth vintage style on her hair and a very Hollywood makeup with a pop of fuchsia lip color. I think this look fit her perfectly!
Words can not express how excited I am to share the images from this portion of the shoot we did last fall with Love Me Do Photography and Lovely Bride Philadelphia! They are just gorgeous!!!!
I almost can't breathe when I look at them and I hope they take your breath away as well!
xoxo
Model is Julia Fleming @Reinhart
Dress is Bespoken from Claire La Faye @Lovely Bride Philadelphia
Jewelry by Tanna Paradis
Makeup and Hair by Aleksandra Ambrozy
Shot on location in Old City Philadelphia
Photo: Elena Kuznetsova / Makeup: Aleksandra Ambrozy
What is countering? Do we all really need this in everyday application or is it something that we should save for special events only?
Thanks to the Kardashians and Instagram’s “makeup artists” everyone now asks to be “contoured”. Many makeup brands have come up with new contouring products and palettes with step-by-step instructions on how to get a slimmer nose and higher cheekbones.
With all the overwhelming information many of our clients are left quite confused and discouraged, also many never learn the proper techniques by trying to follow tips of “wanna-be” You Tube makeup artists who can really only do one kind of makeup – on themselves in very controlled environment (their bedroom).
The fact is that contouring techniques have existed and have been used by professional makeup artists for many, many years. All the Old Hollywood movie starts and classic actresses were contoured; anchors on news channels and live stage performers. Contouring was developed to add shape to a face, correct it and to add dimension in a strong light environment and on camera.
Many of us makeup artist have also have been using this technique for our bridal and special event clients; again to shape, lift and add dimension to their faces as they are photographed. With that being said we now see more and more women who heavily contour their faces even when they just go to a grocery store….
The purpose of contouring is to create a “natural” shadow on the face which will define or shape the features.
Be careful when choosing the product to contour with - many contouring products are the wrong shade! The color should be similar to your natural shadow. Take a look at yourself in the mirror without any makeup; what is the shade you see around your eyes, under your chin? This is the shade you should use to contour. With exception of East Indian or Black skin tones with a lot of warm undertones, most of us will be looking for a shade closer to a grey tone. I find that many of the contouring palettes are extremely warm toned! I also don’t recommend using a bronzer for contouring for the same reasons. You simply want to create a natural looking shadow on your face.
Some of my favorite contouring products include
For creams: Smashbox
For Powder: Charlotte Tilbury
When using a powdered contouring product use the lightest touch possible, I love a fan brush for that.
With cream products blend, blend and once more blend. You should not be able to see any harsh lines and again less is more.
In my opinion we really don’t need all of this for everyday makeup, you can get a great result with just a touch of bronzer and blush to give your face some dimension and life and leave the contouring for special occasions.
I am always a fan of natural, glowing faces!
I can't believe this is already a 10th look in our series!!!
I love red hair and freckles so needless to say I was very excited when we received Maddy's portfolio as a potential model for this shoot!
With such a classic features and fiery hair Maddy doesn't need a lot of makeup or complicated updos to look amazing.
Once again we kept her look very classic and elegant with a little modern twist on her hair style.
We created this incredible look by applying a light matte shadow all over the lid, we popped in a natural looking strip lashes and accented the eye with blown gel liner. Liquid foundation by Kevyn Aucoin, peachy pink blush and a light lip.
This look once again shows us that we really don't need a lot of makeup and many different shades on our eyes to make a statement. Choose one vocal point in your makeup and stick to it, while keeping everything polished and neural.
Earrings by Ti Adoro
How perfect is this hair clip with this effortless hair style! Hair pin by Ti Adoro
Dress: Belmont by Carol Hannah
Photography: Carina @ Love Me Do
Makeup and Hair: Aleksandra Ambrozy
Dress and accessories: Lovely Bride
Model: Maddy @ Model Managementl Agency
I must say that this week's look might be my favorite we created so far. I just love, love, love classic makeup and hair. A 'movie star' worthy sexy smooth waves, a deep red lip and simple eye makeup. What can be better? I always tell my brides that you just can not go wrong with this look. Trends pass but an elegant timeless makeup and hair will never go out of style.
I am so in love with the incredible detail on this dress "Pemberly" by Carol Hannah. The rhinestone shoulders are modern yet so red carpet. With a dress this stunning you do not need a lot of jewelry and hair accessories- just sparkly studs by Ti Adoro.
Veil on the image below is by Erica Koesler.
Photography: Carina @ Love Me Do
Makeup and Hair: Aleksandra Ambrozy
Dress and accessories: Lovely Bride
Model: Malika @ Model Managementl Agency
This weeks look is very easygoing and relaxed but still with a touch of glam. We wanted the hair to be very soft and messy to balance off these marvelous earrings by Ti Adoro.
We created a soft smokey cat eye effect in the shades of eggplant and a used a bright glossy berry on the model's lips.
The whole look was a great compliment to this flawless 1920's inspired dress " LIndsay" by Nicole Miller.
Photography: Carina @ Love Me Do
Makeup and Hair: Aleksandra Ambrozy
Dress and accessories: Lovely Bride
Model: Malika @ Model Managementl Agency
Soft, delicate and ethereal - those words best describe our look this week.
Our model's phenomenal complexion and graceful features did not require a lot of makeup to look stunning!
We used soft peachy tones on her eyes and lips to create this monochromatic look.
Airbrush Foundation: Temptu
Eyes, lips and cheeks MUFE star powder #90953
We styled the hair in soft easy waves and added some texture and volume so it looked modern and not too polished. We secured it with this good- looking headband by Untamed Petals.
Lovely delicate dress "Everything I Am" by Ivy and Aster compliments this look perfectly!
Photography: Carina @ Love Me Do
Makeup and Hair: Aleksandra Ambrozy
Dress and accessories: Lovely Bride
Model: Malika @ Model Managementl Agency
This week's look is classy and a little sassy!
We created a cat eye by lining the eye with a black pencil and popped the lip with a cherry gloss.
With makeup this dramatic we wanted to keep the hair soft and casual so the whole look is not too overdone.
Makeup Products used:
Skin: Mineral Primer and Liquid Mineral Foundation by Youngblood.
Lips: Bobbi Brown Creamy Lip Color in Desert Plum plus a High Reflection Lipshine Gloss by Smashbox
Eyes: The Naked Palette by Urban Decay - shades Virgin and Sin and Toasted.
Cheeks: Josie Maran Coconut Watercolor Cheek Gelee in Poppy Paradise.
The messy udpo is still very elegant thanks to this delicate hairpiece by Ti Adoro.
The makeup and hair is perfectly complimented by this beautiful dress - Amity by Anna Cambell.
Photography: Carina @ Love Me Do
Makeup: Aleksandra Ambrozy
Hair: Jaclyn Grosso
Dress and accessories: Lovely Bride
Model: Brooke- Model Managementl Agency
LAST WEEKEND WE DID MAKEUP AND HAIR FOR NUPUR, HER MOTHER AND MOTHER IN LAW. WE LOVE WORKING ON INDIAN WEDDINGS - THE BEAUTIFUL OUTFITS, JEWELRY AND MULTIPLE MAKEUP AND HAIR CHANGES.
TODAY WE GOT A SNEAK PEAK OF THEIR AMAZING WEDDING VIDEO BY BRANDED PRODUCTIONS AND I MUST SAY THAT THIS MIGHT BE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WEDDING TRAILER I HAVE EVER SEEN!
TAKE A LOOK!
MAKEUP - ALEKSANDRA
HAIR - KIM
In this week's look I wanted to show how a little bit of eyeliner, a tad deeper lip and a different hair style and accessories can totally change the look!
We kept the makeup very similar to what we did last week, I only added a bit deeper eyeshadow, more black eyeliner and changed the lip.
Jackie pulled the hair back in a loose romantic updo, we wanted to keep it as soft as possible with lots of loose pieces framing the face
Skin: Mineral Primer and Liquid Mineral Foundation by Youngblood.
Lips: Bobbi Brown Creamy Lip Color in Plum Rose
Eyes: The Naked Palette by Urban Decay - shades Virgin and Sin and Toasted.
Cheeks: Josie Maran Coconut Watercolor Cheek Gelee in Poppy Paradise.
Model is wearing a romantic lace dress Bettina by Sarah Janks and delicate jewelry by Ti Adoro.
Here we popped in this incredible hair piece by Untamed Petals. Look how much it changed the whole look! This is why we love playing with hair accessories!
Photography: Carina @ Love Me Do
Makeup: Aleksandra Ambrozy
Hair: Jaclyn Grosso
Dress and accessories: Lovely Bride
Model: Brooke- Model Managementl Agency
