Happy Halloween! Skeleton Beauty Story

Photographer | Ten Photos

Wardrobe | Abigail Lipp

Model | Carissa Giles of Factor Women

HMU | Andrea Samuels of Factor + Black Board

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I haven't done creative makeup like this in a long time so this was fun for me!

This is Carissa before the Skeleton makeup.

I worked with only 4 things to create the Skull Head look:

- Kryolan Airbrush Makeup using a Silver Jet Iwata Compressor (for base)

- Inglot Eye Shadow in Matte Grey #376 and White Matte #351 
(for blending)

- Inglot AMC Gel Eyeliner in #77 Black (for details)

- Covergirl Outlast Lipstick in Burgundy mixed with Inglot Gel liner

I studied this image of Zombie Boy and mimicked some of the the lines and details to create my own skeleton face:

1.) I applied the Kryolan airbrush first to have a clean, white layer for a stronger contrast in the makeup

2.)I then added teeth, jawbones, eye sockets, etc with a thick paint brush. Theatrical makeup can seem overwhelming at first, but think of each section of the face as shapes: Eyes are like circles, nose is like an upside down triangle, teeth are like the letter "D" turned on it's side. Sketch out each section in shapes, then fill in where needed.

I also used a MAC eye liner brush #210 for presicion details with the teeth as well as the cracks in the Skull. I mimicked random shapes of tiny tree branches to create the broken/cracked effect.

3.) Last, I added depth with the gray & white eyeshadows to finish Carissa's face

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This took me about an hour and a half to complete. I'm really happy with how it turned out for the shoot!

CMYK | Fashion Editorial by Ten Photos

CMYK | Superior Magazine October 2014

photography by TEN PHOTOS
styling by GALINA @ FACTOR ARTISTS
make up by ANDREA C. SAMUELS @ FACTOR ARTISTS
make up assistant BROOKE JOKENIN
hair by MICHELLE McNEIL
nail artist SPIFSTER
models MEGAN @ THE ROCK AGENCY
SAM, KIRSTEN & JUNI @ FACTOR WOMEN

This was a long and fun day! CMYK are the primary colors used for laser jet ink printing, Ten wanted to use those main four colors for Superior Magazine's editorial. I absolutely loved what Galina Kapustina of Factor Artists brough on set, she mixed different textures, hues, and tones for each model. The nail artist, Spifster, created unique and simple designs for all four models. The hair stylist, Mimeki, did a superb job of straightening all of the models hair. My assistant for the day, Brooke, was so sweet and helpful! Everything ran so smoothly for the whole day.

13 hours, 10 people on set, 8 wardrobe changes, 4 models, all for 1 magazine!

The final images chosen for Superior Magazine:

Glamour UK | October 2014

This is one of the many reasons why I stress the importance 

of testing to every artist I know, you never know who, what or 

where it could lead you to! 

This was a test with Jennifer Avello Photography and model 

Lori from two years ago. Who would have known this image

 would have been picked out for the GLAMOUR UK October

 Issue?!?! 

You cannot tell from Lori's happy smile but we were in the 

freezing rain trying to get this shot. Our model was shivering 

cold and I literally held a plastic bag over Jennifer's head so 

her camera could stay dry. I ran back and forth repeatedly to 

keep Lori's makeup and hair perfect for every other shot. 

People walking down the street looked at us like we were

 crazy but it did not matter to us, this shot was just that 

important for us to complete.

Absolutely Insane.

Extremely proud of you Jen! 

♡♡♡

Love For Twiggy | Jute Magazine

Love For Twiggy

Jute Magazine | October 2014

Photographer | Ten Photos
Model | Alyssa of Factor Women
Wardrobe | Caitlin Eucker of Factor Artists
Makeup and Hair | Andrea Samuels of Factor Artists

I was completely inspired by Pat McGrath's look from FW 2008 Dior Show:

But I toned this look down for a more commercial appeal. I worked with mostly Inglot white and black gel liner #76 and #77 with "Wispy" Ardell Lashes to finish the look.

Here are the final edits chosen for Jute Magazine October 2014 Issue