Face Painting Amateur

I had the most amazing weekend! Ok, so I need to step my face painting game up but so what the kids loved it!! I told my client that face painting wasn't my forte but she insisted on hiring me for the job. I always appreciate people pushing me to do more. That makes me so much better as an artist. Anyway the kiddies were too pleased. They weren't as critical as I thought they would be. I had so much fun face painting. I just distracted them and talked to them as if we were the same age lol. I'm a big kid anyway. Karen luh da kids!

I had my face painted as a cat so that was definitely was a conversational piece.

The Birthday Girl. I loved her response when she looked in the mirror

 

She's so precious! She saw me and asked me to paint a unicorn. Um...I can give you a pretty pink butterfly (I think lol)

Studio Love

This most amazing thing that has happened to me so far this year is working in a studio with the most talented, professional people.  The energy that our team radiates while preparing for a shoot is entertaining and the results that we produce are miraculous. Transformers. Premium makeovers - Transformations is what we call the sessions. People walk in timid but before they leave, they are comfortable in their own skin; they let their hair down - they are transformed into self-expressed beings.  

 

Our Transformations sessions have been a success so far and we look forward to creating more memories; allowing people to develop their own identities, giving them looks that they absolutely love; and making them look and feel unbelievably beautiful.   

 

Caitlyn

 

Jameela, Bride-To-Be 

Energetic Jayde

 

 Tag Team! Terion and Karen perfecting the look with right before the shoot. 

 



Varsha

Sandy

HDMI is located in Atlanta, GA. For booking inquiries, please email mychokolatekisses@gmail.com

 

Kisses For Your Journey!

The Tranformers

Sunday was our first time working in the studio.  Sandy Darrell was our first client.  She's an emerging fashion stylist who has spent her early life in New Jersey, moved to Bermuda to start her family, and now currently living in Atlanta.  Her style is classy and chic. We spent a total of two hours transforming her entire look. 

I started off with sculpting Sandy's brows. She normally gets her brows threaded, but unfortunately I forgot my threading tools at home [grrrr...I didn't think that I would need them], so I shaped her brows by tweezing. I normally don't like to shape brows by using tweezing as my only method, but because Sandy isn't new to the pull by threading, she was a trooper with tweezing. 

Before applying makeup, I used a primer. Although Sandy's skin is free and clear from blemishes and harsh lines, primer was still necessary for keeping the oil from her skin at bay to provide a smooth canvas for the foundation to stick to. I used a concoction of Iman and MAC products for concealing and for her full makeup coverage. I chose warm, gold hues for her eye shadow, since she planned on having numerous wardrobe changes. Then switch of the lip was the best move. I started off with a bold red lip for her black & cream dress. I used MAC Ruby Woo as a thick liner and added a touch of MakeUp Forever Aqua Cream in red for dimension. To complement her peachy dress, I went for a nude lip with NYX Creamy Beige. Sandy's final ensemble consisted of an all black dress complemented by a Cosmopolitan Fascinator Hairpiece, so I had to end it with a banging oink hue, Matté Sweet Pink by NYX.

Sandy's skin remained perfect throughout the shoot; with just a couple touch ups on her blush here and there, her makeup remained in tact.

It was a pleasure creating the look for Sandy that she absolutely loved. The transformation was amazing. It brought out something in Sandy that she already knew she had - self-expression and true beauty.

It's great to work with the most humble and talented artists I know. It's been a long time coming, but we're finally here  - specifically at 614 N. Valley Brook Dr., Decatur, Ga. 30033.

The Studio: HD Media

The Hair Stylist: Terion Montgomery

The Photographer: Steve Darrell

The Makeup Artist: MyChoKolateKisses

The Model/Stylist: J'Adore La Mode

Love & Kisses,

Karen

So So Def's 20-Year Reunion Concert in Atlanta!

 

On Tuesday, January 15, 2013, I was invited to be a correspondent for Celebrityitis Magazine for the So So Def Recordings Press Conference held at the Atlanta City Hall.  Jermaine Dupri and So So Def recording artists announced their 20-year anniversay concert.  Various past and present So So Def artists and music contributors, such as Bryan-Michael Cox, will come together on one stage for ONE NIGHT ONLY!

 

So So Def Recordings is the home of the most amazing platinum-selling aritsts including Jermaine Dupri, Xscape, Bow Wow, Jagged Edge and Da Brat.  They will celebrate 20 years of hit-making music, along with Bone Crusher, Dem Francise Boyz, Kris Kross and many more. 
 

Introduced by our very own, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed,   “Atlanta has a thriving music industry, and So So Def Recordings has been an important part of that legacy for the past two decades.  This milestone is another example of why Atlanta is the entertainment capital of the Southeast. I am pleased that So So Def has called our great city home for 20 years, and I wish the company continued success for many more years to come.”  Jermaine Dupri, Jagged Edge, Da Brat, Kris Kross, Dem Franchize Boyz, Bonecrusher, Xscape, Dondria stood graciously on the platform.  Jermaine Dupri explained that the reunion concert will be a “rare moment in music”. 

Veteran music executive Michael Mauldin took the stage and explained why this anniversary means so much to the city of Atlanta and how it contributes to history, especially in Black History Month.  "So So Def Recordings will forever be recognized as a prominent leader and contributor to the music and entertainment business throughout the world and we are grateful to have done so in our home city of Atlanta, Georgia. We are proud to call Atlanta the home of So So Def,” Mauldin stated.

 
 

Mr. Dupri also took the time to acknowledge Kris Kross, not only are they pillars in the So So Def movement, they had everyone wearing their pants backwards and jumpin to "Jump" back in 1992.  They will be celebrating their 21-year anniversay for the record at the concert. 

 

The concert will have a series of events, including a private VIP dinner, a star-studded Anniversary party and a pre-concert reception. A 20-song (the irony) “Best of So So Def” compilation CD is also in the works for a June release.

The concert is slated for Saturday, February 23rd at the Fox Theater.  Concert tickets go on sale Saturday, January 19th and can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.

I had the pleasure of meeting some of my fave artists from the 90's and the early Millennium. Take a look!

 

"Attenchuuuuun!" -Bonecrusher

 

"So let's take a ride with the Brat-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat on that ass" -Da Brat

 

Lookin' good & smellin' good, Jagged Edge

 

Super Producer, B. Cox

 

"It's S-O-S-O-D-E-F dynamite!" - Jermaine Dupri



 

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Happy Reminiscing!

-Kisses

 

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