MAKEUP DELUXE | Blog Love!

Wow! Thank you so much to Johanna, a bride whose wedding I worked at in July. She just posted the sweetest blog about Makeup Deluxe. Not only was it a blast working with her, her fashion style is incredible and her wedding was spectacular...held at none other than the beautiful Carneros Inn in Napa.

Below is a snippet of the blog post...

“My wedding day was the prettiest I have ever felt in my life, so thank you. I think the key to feeling your best is to know when to leave the party the day before. I was in bed at 10 and had only two glasses of wine so no hangover and no bags under the eyes! I still had the jitters so I made sure to eat and drink as much water as possible before the ceremony since it was outside. And it truly helps when you work with people who know what they are doing. My makeup artist was Julie Olson of Makeup Deluxe (check out her blog here) and Gray Gilligan of Salon 12 (I sent her images of Kate Hudson and she nailed it). Doing your homework helps and so does including visuals. Other than that – a facial and a microderm and I was good to go!”

Check out the rest of the blog posting at http://blog.prettycity.com/carolyn/

Thank you so much Johanna! It was a pleasure being a part of your special day! You were a truly stunning bride!

NEWS AND EVENTS | View from the Bay

Check out View from the Bay on Friday, June 18th @ 3 p.m. with Chef Lea McIntosh, Founder of Nesting Newbies.

So thrilled to be a part of the behind the scenes glam squad and having the opportunity to do Lea's makeup for this segment!

MAKEUP DELUXE | Business Cards

Aimee O'Boyle is simply the best at what she does! She worked her magic to create my amazing business cards and am thrilled with how they turned out. She also created my business logo a couple of months ago and just love it. At first, I wanted a simple, single-sided business card but she persuaded me to get double-sided and I'm so glad she did! I think it gives it a special "wow" factor with the beautiful design on the back. Thank you Aimee!

New Business Cards~ Makeup Deluxe

"So awhile back I showed you the new Makeup Deluxe logo that we worked on and now I can show you the coordinating business cards we designed for them! Actually they've been done for some time now but I am just getting to posting them...

I love designing double sided business cards...not only is a great place to add your services or specialties but it also adds a little "somethin' something'" to the backside!"

-Aimee O'Boyle, Creative Montage

MAKEUP DELUXE | Photo Shoot

Recently, I had the fun opportunity to have my headshots taken by Stacey Klemme of XoXo with Love Photography. I first met Stacey almost three years ago to do her makeup for her wedding...she was a stunning bride! And has now become a personal friend and fabulous photographer. She specializes in children, maternity and wedding photography and now...headshots! The weather was finally in our favor and we spent the afternoon at The Carneros Inn in Napa getting some great shots in. Big thanks to Brooke Baglietto at The Carneros Inn for allowing us access at the site!

Check out Stacey's blurb about the shoot from her blog!

www.xoxowithlovephotography.blogspot.com

www.xoxowithlovephotography.com

"I had the pleasure of working with Julie Olson a few weeks back, she hired me to take some head shots and detail shots for her website. I was very excited to do so! Julie did my make-up for my wedding, nearly 3 years ago now, she did a GREAT job!!! These photos were taken during a brief break from the rain at the Carneros Inn in Napa, CA. Thank you to Brooke Baglietto for allowing us the unique opportunity to utilize this exquisite backdrop!"

-Stacey Klemme, XoXo With Love Photography

MAKEUP DELUXE | Business Logo

A big thank you to Aimee at Creative Montage for creating an amazing business logo for my new venture in makeup artistry. She was so wonderful to work with and she put together a logo that I just adore and hope you do too!

Check out the post from her blog unveiling the logo. Thank you again Aimee for all of your hard work!

You can check out all of her amazing work at http://www.creativemontage.com/

"We were really excited to work on this logo for Julie Olson, owner of Makeup Deluxe in Redwood City, CA. She wanted something chic and sophisticated to brand her new business and I think we were able to get her exactly what she was looking for.

She selected a really hip color palette which really makes the ornate flourish artwork stand out! We're also working on some super fab business cards for Julie but you'll just have to wait to see the final product!"

- Aimee O'Boyle, Creative Montage