chelsaskees – Ann Street Studio

All about Lips

May 3, 2013May 6, 2013Posted in BeautyTagged beauty, Chelsa Skees, chelsaskees, hair and makeup, how to, make, make cosmetics, tutorial, we see beauty, weseebeauty9 Comments

I’ve been very inspired recently with old masters paintings: Vermeer, The Frick, and simplifying my beauty routine. When Chelsa & I discussed this we loved the idea of forgoing the dramatic eye and focusing only on a strong lip. No mascara! How fresh it looks to me; now her eyes remind me of all those souls in the beautiful paintings I’ve been lost in recently…

Here’s a step by step tutorial using MAKE cosmetics to get the look!

Step 1: Brush Alabaster all over the lid, but not quite to the eyebrow.

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Berry Romantic

May 2, 2013May 3, 2013Posted in BeautyTagged beauty, chelsa, Chelsa Skees, chelsaskees, how to, howto, make cosmetics, makeup, makeup how to, tutorial, we see beauty, weseebeauty11 Comments

Every time I’m out and about in the city these days I’m looking for colors of spring, anything to erase the grey memories of winter. My beautiful friend Chelsa (who was also running in the marathon in Boston that day and was receiving her medal when the bombs went off) came by the studio to be my springtime muse. A palette of pinks, something soft and pretty, a reminder of how delicate we are like the flowers that bloom.

Here’s a step by step tutorial using MAKE cosmetics to get the look!

Step 1: Sweep Santa Fe all the way over the eyelid, but not quite to the brow.

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