Sycamore & Amaranth Look Book Fall/Winter 2016

Recently I collaborated on a shoot for Sycamore & Amaranth, an online jewelry boutique that donates 10% of its proceeds to charity.

The line consists of a a lot of bold statement pieces such as rings, bracelets, necklaces, and earrings.

The lucky gal that got to rock all the fun accessories was none other than Stephanie Mcphillips, who I’ve collaborated with in previous editorials.

 

We ventured out to Duke Farms, and as you can see in the photos above it’s a beautiful location in southern Jersey filled with stunning flowers & nature galore.

If you like any of these jewelry pieces from Sycamore & Amaranth check out their site and browse their current collection, and you can follow them on Instagram: @sycamore.amaranth.

Photos by Gail Job

Hair by Vanessa Almazan

Styling by Deborah Montanez

 

Portfolio Update – Seaside Stroll – Jute Magazine 2016

Another day another published shoot! My last shoot with photographer Gail Job was published as a webitorial on Jute Magazine’s website, and it is called Seaside Stroll.

 

We had a great team for this one.  Photos by Gail Job, styled by Valerie Duardo, hair by Nia Troy, makeup by me of course, and our model for the day was Aline Zanella of the Marilyn Agency.

 

We shot this in Asbury Park which is a really nice area in southern New Jersey with a huge beach and boardwalk.  We explored the whole area and found a variety of places to shoot. You can even ride flamingo boats, which we just had to incorporate into our shoot, as you can see!

 

 

 

 

 

I adore the braided hairstyle by hairstylist Nia Troy in this next look:

 

 

 

These next few shots we got during the sunset are my absolute favorites:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day to Night

Day to Night is the first shoot I did that was submitted and got published to a magazine! It was published to Elegant Magazine. As you can imagine I was SO excited to finally see my work in print!  It was a long shoot in Manhattan (we literally shot from day to night!), but it was a ton of fun. Let’s take a look!

Credits:

Photographer: Gail Job

Stylist: Jungle Lin

Hair: Nia Troy

Model: Stephanie Mcphillips

Isn’t this sweater the cutest?!

This next look was my absolute fav! The hair! the outfit!

We caught the sunset at the perfect moment for this next shot!

There’s just something magical about New York City at night…

Elyse Jankowski & Danny Rivera Shoot!

Hey everyone! my last shoot was with Danny Rivera, an amazing photographer, and Elyse Jankowski, who I’ve worked with multiple times before!  Here are some of the extra shots from our shoot!  I actually had to create freckles on the center of Elyse’s face and chest, something I’ve never done before but I actually love how they came out!  I tried to make them look as natural as possible.  Here are the pics:

 

Danny’s no joke! these pictures are so beautiful I’m obsessed, and Elyse looks flawless as ever.  Always a pleasure working with these talented people.

Clarins Lip Definers! Swatches & Review!

Recently I discovered the perfection that is Clarins lip liners!  Not only are they long lasting, but they are pigmented, and the colors go on so smooth and evenly! I have 7 shades out of 8.

Here are the swatches:

And now I’ll show you how they look on my lips, and I’ll briefly describe each shade:

Azalea is a medium cool pink.

Paprika is a dark coral.  One of my favorites.

Chocolate reminds me of the color of milk chocolate.  Another favorite of mine.

Bay Rose is a rosy pink shade.

Praline is a lovely neutral nude shade.  Not one of those pinky nudes.

Ruby is a traditional cool red shade with blue undertones.

Fig is the only shimmery shade…its a reddish cinnamon shade that I find looks gorgeous when sheered out with a nice gloss or lip balm.