VINTAGE GLAMOUR FOR VALENTINES

                                                          HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

NOTHING SAYS GLAMOUR LIKE  A SMOKIN MODEL IN A 50'S BODY HUGGING DRESS, PEARLS, BLACK SATIN, RED LIPS, POLISHED HAIR SWEPT UP WITH VINTAGE ADORNMENT  ....
HERE'S SOME PICS FROM A COLLABORATION I DID WITH MY FRIEND AND TALENTED PHOTOGRAPHER TARA WHITTAKER
AND WHAT BETTER VENUE FOR VALENTINES ,VINTAGE, AND GLAMOUR THAN CALGARY'S OWN  "TEATRO"... WHICH IS SPANISH FOR THEATRE, TEATRO IS LOCATED IN OLYMPIC PLAZA  IN CALGARY'S DOWNTOWN THEATRE DISTRICT AND IS HOUSED IN THE HISTORIC DOMINION BANK BUILDING BUILT IN 1911.

 

 

 

THANKS TO SHEA BROWN FOR THE FABULOUS MAKE UP

HAIR BY MYSELF

PHOTOS BY  TARA WHITTAKER

LIKE MOTHER ..LIKE DAUGHTER

 

SO WANNA KNOW WHAT HAPPENS ON A BLISTERY SUNDAY MORNING AROUND OUR HOUSE

HAIR! THAT'S WHAT

TURNS OUT I MAY NOT BE THE ONLY STYLIST IN THE FAMILY....

PICTURE THIS....QUIET SUNDAY MORNING..SNOW FLAKES SOFTLY FALLING ... TOO EARLY TO GET MOTIVATED FOR THE DAY, TOO COLD TO PLAY OUTSIDE
WHATS A 12YR OLD AND A SEVEN YR OLD TO DO YOU ASK?

WELL NOT ONLY DID MY DAUGHTER GET A LITTLE "CREATIVE" IN THE HAIR DEPARTMENT WHILE I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY....NO WAIT OPPORTUNITY HAS VERY LITTLE TO DO  WITH IT.... WHILE I DID MY DAILY OBLIGATORY DOG WALKING ROUTINE FOR OUR HIGH NEEDS FOXHOUND....
OUR BATHROOM AND LIVING ROOM WERE TURNED INTO A SCENE FROM "BEAUTY SHOP" ...AND YES I DO WORRY MY DAUGHTER ACTUALLY THINKS SHE IS QUEEN LATIFAH'S OFFSPRING...


FEATURING MY NIECE AS"GUEST"



YES THAT IS ALCAN KITCHEN FOIL



I DO NOT EVEN WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE SCISSORS WERE FOR

THIS IS THE POINT OF MY RETURN

 



NOT GONNA LIE...WAS COMPLETELY IMPRESSED.....MYAS TAKE ON "OMBRE"

WHAT A POSER

IS A 12YR OLD SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHAT OMBRE IS..LET ALONE PERFORM IT ALONE

END RESULT....WELL THEY JUST DON'T GET ANY CUTER IS ALL I CAN SAY

 

 

 

TIS THE SEASON FOR......

THATS RIGHT! HALLOWEEN...
WAS THAT NOT WHAT YOU WERE THINKING?
HALLOWEEN IS BY FAR THE MOST FUN TIME OF YEAR FOR ME...ANYONE WHO KNOWS ME KNOWS THAT I GO TO GREAT LENGTHS TO PREPARE DECORATE AND ENCOURAGE EVERYONE ...YOUNG AND OLD....TO DRESS UP FOR GOSH SAKES!

YEP...THE RULES I WOULD IMPLEMENT IF I WERE MAYOR....NO DISREAGARD TO MAYOR NENSHI.....BUT HALLOWEEN WOULD REQUIRE EVERYONE TO DRESS UP...OH THAT AND NOT BEING ALLOWED TO LEAVE ONES' HOUSE IN ANYTHING COLDER THAN -20

 heres a few from start to finish...being of the generation that DID NOT grow up in the world of "selfies" this was enough of an undertaking trying to replicate "la catrina" which is heavy in Mexican folklore.....let alone trying to capture the process(that and the fact I seriously dislike getting my photo taken).... but as always...a work in progress

morning sunshine

extrodinarily pale

just another day at the office

boy our clients put up with a lot

who wouldn't want their make up done my Carolyn?

this was irish catherines 1st Halloween..stellar job babe! 

I dunno how Erika does that special effects make up...equally amazing and discusting 

yes those are hooks hanging from her skin

beauty bar babes
NOW WE ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A QUICK LITTLE PHOTO SESSION  WITH A LOCAL AND VERY TALENTED PHOTOGRAGHER BY THE NAME OF ERIKA TAIT.
SHE SPECIALIZES IN BOUDIOR  PHOTOGRAPHY
HERES  A LINK TO SOME OF HER WORK.......CHECK OUT HER WORK HERE!
AND THANKS ERIKA FOR TAKING THE TIME IN YOUR BUSY SCHEDULE TO SET UP AND HAVE A BIT OF FUN WITH US  

http://www.taitphoto.com/

she is also available for photobooth work...what a fun concept...weddings reunions family gatherings corporate functions ...that's the catagory these following photos fall into....corporate function...haha





sorry couldn't resist...yep that is my dog who also has to endure Halloween !

ROKA

THE STUNNING RAJ SEKHON

                                                                      ROKA

PUNJABI WEDDINGS ARE RENOWNED FOR THEIR LAVISH AND COLORFUL CEREMONY.THE RITUALS OF ROKA WEDDING CAN EASILY LAST A WEEK.
PUNJABI'S ARE CHARACTERISED BY THEIR GENEROSITY TO GUESTS WHILE PROVIDING MAJESTIC ENTERTAINMENT AND FOOD. THE WEDDING IS CELEBRATED WITH REMARKABLE SPLASHES OF COLOR AND MUSIC.

A TRADITIONAL PUNJABI WEDDING CONSISTS OF MULTIPLE STEPS LEADING TO THE DAY BEGINNING WITH A  ROKA CEREMONY.
A ROKA IS ATTEND BY CLOSE FAMILY AND FRIENDS BEGINNING WITH BRIDES FAMILY VISITING GROOMS' FAMILY AND GIVING GIFTS. SOMETIMES THERE IS A PRAYER(ARDAAS) MARKING THE FIRST STEP THEN FOLLOWING THE GROOMS' FAMILY VISITS THE BRIDES' FAMILY. THEN THE COUPLE IS GIVEN SAGAN.
THERE IS AN EXCHANGE OF GIFTS AND TRADITIONAL INDIAN SWEET FRUITS
 THIS CEREMONY  DECLARES THAT A BOY AND GIRL ARE OFFICIALLY ENGAGED AND CAN NOW COURT OPENLY
IT REPRESENTS A NEW RELATIONSHIP FORMING BETWEEN TWO FAMILIES
THE  END RESULT
A GORGEOUS LAVISH COLORFUL FUN FILLED PARTY....!!!

THIS WAS MY 2ND OPPORTUNITY TO WITNESS A PUNJABI ROKA THRU CLIENTS...BETTER YET ..SISTERS!
HAVING EXPERIENCED THIS TRADITION  LAST YEAR WITH MANDEEP, I JUMPED AT THE CHANCE TO BE INVOLVED WITH HAIR AGAIN THIS YEAR AND PUTTING RAJ'S HAIR UP IN TRADITIONAL INDIAN FASHION....WELL MY SPIN ON IT AT LEAST
HERE'S SOME PICS TO SHOWCASE THE SIGHTS THE SOUNDS THE COLOR...THE HAIR!

SERIOUSLY STUNNING

SERIOUSLY HEAVY ACCESSORIES

SERIOUS

SERIOUSLY IN LOVE

SERIOUS PARTYING TO BE HAD

 

WE DID IT...SERIOUSLY!

PS.........IF I COULD SOMEHOW CLIMB INTO THAT LAST PHOTO, PIN THAT ONE RANDOM CURL THAT GOT AWAY , CLEARLY DIDN'T LAST THE NIGHT, I WOULD...GRRRRRRR!!!!!!

VICKI AND K2...AUGUST 2013

 

 

 

 SEEING AS IT IS  OFICIALLY 2014 IM GOING TO KEEP IT SHORT N' SWEET....GET ON WITH THE SHOW AS THEY SAY...TO FOLLOW UP WITH MY LAST POST OF MY DEAR FRIEND VICKI'S WEDDING....I REALLY ALSO WANT T BRAG ABOUT HER PHOTOGRAPHER


SHAE JONES...WHO HAPPENS TO BE A CLIENT OF MINE...GOTTA LOVE THAT " 6 DEGREES OF SEPARATION" THING....THANKS SHEA..... NOT ONLY  IS SHE STUNNING VISUALLY, AND HAS MORE HAIR THAN GOD...FOR REAL WHATS WITH THAT .?.HAH
SHE IS AN AMAZING PHOTOGRAPHER

SO ID LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNUTY AND SHOWCASE SOME OF HER WORK...
SHE TOO PUT IN A VERY LONG DAY FROM START(AGAIN WITH THAT 6.45AM START) TO FINISH BUT HER WORKS REFLECTS ONLY TALENT, CREATIVITY AND A BIT OF BRILLIANCE OF THE EYE...
PLEASE CHECK OUT HER WORK

                                                  http://www.shaejphotography.com/