Assisting Rules by DeShawn Hatcher

If you haven't had a chance to read my blog last year, let me fill you in on something: DeShawn Hatcher is an amazing artist and beauty educator based in NY. I had the opportunity to assist DeShawn last season for NY Fashion Week; I learned so much in such a short amount of time working with her. I wrote a post about my experience at fashion week but just incase you missed it, here it is:

Mercedes Benz Fashion Week SS2015 with DeShawn

So fast forward to today, I had no clue DeShawn was working on her book at the time when I met her! All I knew was that I needed a monthly subscription to DeShawn's blog because she would spill SO much truth about the world of makeup which is very rare in the fashion industry. I encounter many great artists who are great at talking about the pretty side of makeup but they don't share anything valuable to the amateur artists that will help them get ahead in life. DeShawn holds nothing back from no one; I just adore that about her.

One of the first blog posts I read of DeShawn's was this: Assisting 101 by DeShawn Hatcher  I am so thankful that she expanded this into a beautiful and easy to follow book for all artists.

"Assisting Rules" is one of those must-have books if you are a makeup artist, hairstylist, or even a wardrobe stylist trying to break into the freelancing industry but you don't know the proper way to go about it. DeShawn pays respect to the former and current great master artists so that new artists of today understand how to properly work in their field. 

I cannot stress this enough: The information in this book is something you will NOT learn from YouTube or Instagram. 

This is pure, honest, unfiltered, and very rare advice from a real working artist. Thanks to DeShawn, I now see the mistakes I said, did, made in emails and phone calls from my past. Now, I am reaching out to people I haven't spoken to before, or haven't spoken to in a while, and I am switching up how I communicate with people to be more effective with selling myself. DeShawn also talks about agency do's and dont's, how to work in fashion week, on set etiquette, standard portfolio presentation and there's much more inside.

Here is the link to purchase her book:

Assisting Rules

Cesar Galindo | FW2014

For a third season, I assisted celebrity makeup artist Ashunta Sheriff for the Fall/Winter 2014 show of Cesar Galindo at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.  Cesar Galindo was a runner-up from the previous season of "Project Runway" and "All On The Line". Makeup was sponsored by Mary Kay, hair was sponsored by OriginalandMineral.

The Makeup Trend for 2014 created by Ashunta Sheriff:

 - F i r e   a n d   S m o k e -

 - Bronzed smokey eye with golden highlights

- Almond, Gold, Chocolate kisses eyeliner on eyes

- Gilded Cheeks

- Light Contour

- 'Spiced Amber' lipliner with golden highlight in center

Ashunta (^her hand^) worked light and fast; she reminded us to keep up with the pace so we won't lose track of time. The eyes were all blended with a new "Crease Brush" from Mary Kay.

I really ADORE this brush right now!

It has the perfect dome shape to create a smoky eye for all eye shapes.

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Here are a few photos I was able to capture while working backstage:

Here's my first model: Sarah

My second model: Emily

My third model: Samantha





The nails for FW2014 | Purple Reign

Created by Rose of Doorbella.com

 Hair stylists of Original and Mineral working: 

The Hair for FW2014:

-Sleek and blow-dried

- Touch of spray paint on edges

 Lining up for the Cesar Galindo show:

 The Presentation:

 The custom shoes created for CZAR:

The artists received complimentary makeup products from Mary Kay:

Getty Images!

Hair was created with a zebra print stencil and spray paint.

Model: Emily

  

Sarah:

Samantha:

I really loved a majority of his pieces! He really expanded his collection and worked with new fabrics this season. I ADORED his leather, knee length, skin tight dress with the cutout details.

Video from Mercedes-Benz FW2014 Cesar Galindo Show:

 

It was such a great day!