Cincinnati makeup artist/Holly, married!!

What a beautiful bride, inside and out. Jasmine, Claire and I had such a great day with this party.

images, Steph Carson

hair,Jennifer Nally

Cincinnati bridal makeup/Kathryn's engagement shoot

images by Steph Carson

One rainy Sunday morning recently, I met up with Kathryn at Steph's cool downtown studio. Because the couple was in from out of town they were determined to shoot their session, rain or shine. Glad they did! Love the intimacy of these.

Cincinnati airbrush makeup/Ashley by Mollie

from Mollie:
"Ashley and her party were lovely to work with. Her look was totally classic and fresh. Perfect for a beautiful spring wedding!"

these romantic images come from the fabulous April Rentz.

Cincinnati makeup;engagement session; Kelley

images by Mark Ferguson

She's a bombshell, right? Cannot wait until your June wedding, Kelley!!

Cincy airbrush artistry/Lindsay, by Mollie

images, courtesy of Daniel Michael


This one was slightly out of the norm for BRIDEface; Mollie took lead on this one and had the bride and I (Nancy)was assisting. Lindsay had a sizable bridal party, so we normally bring an extra artist to get everyone done on a timely basis. I just love the bouquet toss shot!

Cincinnati makeup artist/Aileen's engagement session

These beautiful images are by Neysa Ruhl.

I am madly in love with this dress! I just had to include the one of her fiance walking on his hands; I couldn't resist! Aileen, I cannot wait for your August wedding!

Makeup Bag Monday; April

I suppose in some ways this entry is a bit of a cheat in that I have known April for a few years now, have done her makeup many times, and nearly all of her items in her bag were recommended to her by moi. She is one of my studio mates and a dear friend.



Because she follows direction so well, I actually would change very little about her stash, but I would say that she needs to utilize it more. I think she plays it safe a lot and rarely ventures out of her comfort zone. April has very big, beautiful blue eyes and I would love to see her play them up more. Large eyes can pull off dramatic liner or very dark lids without looked heavily made up.



When I do April's makeup, I emphasize her brows more than she does, and I tend to give her a dark smoky lid to make her eyes recede just a touch. I go for coppery shades to pop the blue. I also play up her porcelain skin with peaches on her cheeks-she could definitely stand to use more of her cream cheek color and remember to highlight with her mosaic quad, to warm up her skintone and bring out her bone structure. I would also love to see her experiment with some deeper lip shades for a change-a bright pink or red lip would be so dramatic and beautiful with those eyes. She could also incorporate some bronxer going into summer-I love her fair complexion but a touch of warmth will give her a healthy, natural looking glow.















April's bag by nannobanan on Polyvore.com

Items in this set:
Smashbox Halo Hydrating Perfecting Bronzer, $39
MAC Lip Glass Lip Gloss - No. 13 Pink Poodle; Premium price due to..., $19

Cincinnati bridal makeup/Robin's engagement session

Robin is my bride, but I enlisted Mollie to take care of her "e-pics" due to some prior commitments.

These great images come courtesy of Kortnee Kate. From the looks of these, it will be a very fun wedding!

Cincinnati makeup artist/Leah's engagement session

thanks Michael Bambino, for these beautiful images. As you can imagine, I am really looking forward to painting this face again!

Cincinnati airbrush makeup/Rebecca's engagement session

Images courtesy of Steve Lyons
makeup by Nancy. Is she a dead ringer for Courtenay Cox (in her friends days), or what?