On Location Beauty Blog

I had the pleasure of doing hair and make-up for Elena Damy for some new headshots for her website.  Elena is a fabulous floral designer in Cabo San Lucas, so if you’re planning a destination wedding in Mexico, she is highly sought after and one of the sweetest people ever! Elena came to LA for the shoot and the photos were taken at Disney Concert Hall.  Elena wanted a clean, natural look for both her hair and make-up.

Ryan Phillips took these beautiful pictures of her:

Thank you, Elena, for having me do your hair and make-up! I had a blast Can’t wait to work with you on a wedding in Cabo!!

Susan got married in Lake Arrowhead this past August at the Lake Arrowhead Resort and Spa.  I met Susan through Kristen, one of my brides from the month before (She’s pictured far right in the photo with the bridesmaids).  They were in each other’s weddings, so it was great to be able to work with them both twice!! Susan’s photographer Sarah K. Chen  did a phenomenal job, as you can see below…

Susan has AMAZINGLY clear skin, so we barely used any foundation…that is pretty rare! She wanted a fresh, natural look with emphaisis on the eyes and lashes.  She is a huge fan on Revitalash…those lashes are all hers baby!! I know, totally unfair…but she claims it’s from the  Revitalash.  Susan wanted soft, wavy texture in her hair that rolled back in twists from her face…I think it really suited her overall look and the feel of the venue.  Mandi came along and did hair for the bridesmaids

Cat and Adi from Next Exit just posted the photos from Kari’s wedding, so I’m super excited to share them! There are more photos of the wedding on their blog if you want to check them out, but I posted the ones that showed off the hair and make-up.

Kari was not afraid of make-up and hair, so we went glamourous with black-rimmed eyes, lashes and extensions!! I think she was a stunning bride.

Bridesmaids by Sherry, Mandi, and Tessa!

The happy couple!

Carmen was so kind to send us some of the great photos taken by Film Vitel.  Tessa and I did her and her bridesmaid’s make-up one morning in Pasadena and then headed over to the Make-up show down the street at the convention center…Perfect!!

Anyhow, Carmen was just beautiful…gorgeous skin and eyes and wanted something natural with an emphasis on the eyes.

For Carmen, I perfected her skin with MAC Strobe Cream and RCMA Foundation.  I used a deep plum blush and really focused on highlighing the high points of her face for dimension.  I used a lighter golden brown on her lids with a black liner to make her eyes pop.  The girls did their own hair   Carmen’s favorite lipliner is Chesnut from MAC (A definite must-have for darker skin tones!), so we used that and filled it in with a bit of nude gloss.

I like how dreamy these shots are with the veil…

I was ecstatic when Nellie hired me to do her wedding.  She’s a fashion designer in NYC with impeccable taste.  Nellie wanted something very chic and non-traditional for her wedding and brought a photo from a fashion show where they used fishtail braids to create a low bun.  Fun!

Nellie’s hair required some prep work…I needed extensions to create the braids, so I bought a dark brown and used some light brown that I already had to create highlights to match Nellie’s hair perfectly.  After braiding, I ran a flat-iron over the braid with some Elnett hairspray and Murray’s pomade to smooth the surface and eliminate fly-aways.  I can thank my adorable husband, Ryan, for reminding me of the flat-iron trick with braids! (Poor thing has been forced to watch hairstyling videos with me!) Side note: If you can get your hands on some Elnett hairspray, you will love it! It is really light and brush-able, but has great hold.

Here’s our workstation on the big day!

And the final hair style! I was so excited about it!! Ladies, if you want to incorporate braids into your look, I’m all for it!

And here are the beautiful images taken by Nellie’s photographer, Duke Khodaverdian. 

Nellie wanted a smoky eye with a matte texture, so I used black, gray and charcoal brown to achieve the look.  I added lots of individual lashes and some waterproof liquid liner in the lash-line for added “pop”.  I like how dark the lashes register in the black and white photos!

And here’s the final look!! Thank you so much, Nellie! It was so much fun working with you on your big day!!

To see Nellie’s collection and find out where to purchase her line, check out www.Nelliepartow.com.  Her designs are sooooooooooooo pretty!!