Nails And Lipstick

I arrived to my brides parents home in Niantic, CT on Saturday, The house was beautiful, right on the water literally. From the minute I walked in the door, I have never seen so much detail put into a wedding…

from this seating/floor plan above, the table seating cards to the wedding favors, everything was straight out of a catalog, it’s amazing how much can go into one day. The brides mother said she changed the seating arrangement so much, so this chart above is brilliant, the sticky notes allow you to keep moving the people. Check out the extras the guests were getting…

There were baskets filled with Flip Flops in every size for the woman that would want to kick off their heels and put these on. The bride also had Pashminas made for every women attending as well. For the bridesmaids, kacie the bride had robes and gift totes made for all of her girls, and they wore the robes while getting hair and makeup done with me and tonya.

aren’t the robes so cute? So, the bridesmaids dresses were all different pastel colors that were really pretty. They all wore a different syle and different color..

But… Nothing of course is better  than the bride. She put so much heart & thought into this, look at her dress and shoes!!!!

So of course I did Airbrush makeup on her, and tonya the hairstylist with Naomi’s Studio did her hair in a beautiful chignon with a ribbon of crystals… heres some pics and the before and after…

I hope Kacie’s wedding day was everything she dreamed it would be. I really enjoyed her family and friends and the hospitality of her mother. Everything was so beautiful! Congratulations Kacie :)

By Candice Manacchio XOXO

CHECK OUT MY BRIDES TATTOO ON HER BACK

SHE ASKED ME IF THERE WAS ANY WAY WE CAN HIDE THIS FOR HER WEDDING DAY, BUT, WITHOUT IT RUBBING OFF. IF YOU DIDN’T KNOW THIS ALREADY, YES THERE ARE TONS OF TATTOO COVER MAKEUP OUT THERE, HOWEVER, ONE RUB UP AGAINST IT AND IT’S COMING OFF!!! BIG NO NO WHWN IT COMES TO WEDDING DAY, A VERY EXPENSIVE WEDDING DRESS, OR EVEN… RAIN! SO, THATS WHERE THE BEAUTY OF WATER PROOF AIRBRUSH MAKEUP COMES IN AND OF COURSE… SKILL!

SO WHAT I DID HERE AS YOU CAN SEE IS I STARTED TO FIRST AIRBRUSH WITH RED. THE COLOR RED BLOCKS OUT BLACK, DARK BLUE AND VIBRANT COLORS. YOU WANT TO FIRST CREATE A COLOR BLOCK THEN START TO WORK YOUR WAY UP WITH COLORS THAT RESEMBLE THE SKIN TONE. IF YOU ONLY HAVE MAKEUP, THAT IS FINE, USE A RED LIP LINER, OR LIPSTICK, THEN WORK YOUR WAY UP WITH CONCEALERS… THE TRICK IS

TO POWDER IN BETWEEN EACH COAT WITH TRANSLUCENT POWDER TO SET THE COLOR YOU DID BEFORE. IT TAKES TIME AND PATIENCE!!!

MY BRIDE WAS SO HAPPY WITH THE RESULT. TATTOO GONE, MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! THIS IS ONE OF THE MANY PARTS OF MY JOB I LOVE.

IN MY WORK PILE THAT LOOKS A MESS, THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING IN IT THAT CREATES SOME MAJIC.

BY CANDICE MANACCHIO XOXO