In an attempt to provide an empowering experience for women, I wanted to partner up with my amazingly talented friend Dominique with Enhanced Beauty Artistry. The plan was for her to provide education to a group of women to learn how to feel confident with makeup application and enhancing their natural beauty. Sometimes plans turn into something even more amazing than the original thought...that is what happened on Friday. My original plan may not have gone as I had envisioned, but I think it was even better for this Mother's Day!
It turned out that Alyssa, a woman who is very near and dear to my heart, was the only one signed up for this special event. And I completely believe that this is how it was meant to be. I really wanted to make this was a day to pamper this strong and beautiful woman, and with the help of my talented friends we did just that!
Alyssa was a little unsure of what to wear, so I talked with my friends that morning at Hazel and Blues. Londi offered to style her for the shoot to help her feel her very best with her clothing. Londi is truly a master at styling women and helping them to feel confident in clothes that they may not have chosen for themselves. Once she was styled and feeling good, Alyssa came to the studio and Dominique shared her knowledge and talents. Not only did she provide a flawless makeup application, she also showed Alyssa how to achieve this herself by using a mirror and also explaining as she went along. After makeup was applied, Dominique curled her hair to finish the look and went through Alyssa's makeup bag with her and provided additional education on the products and brushes to best put them to use. I cannot fully explain how great this whole makeup experience was to witness, Dominique is truly an expert.
Now that Alyssa was feeling great, it was my turn to capture the memories of this day. Not only did I want to capture the beauty she felt, but the confidence and strength that comes from inside, not from makeup and great clothes. We all have our challenges that we must get through, but I want my photos to be a reminder that we have conquered the obstacles we have faced to get to this point and will continue to fight through any hard times in the future. When I view these images, I can feel that inner strength, and I hope that you can too! I look forward to providing more experiences like this in the future, to make women feel beautiful and empowered and providing a photo for their wall that will remind them every day of that internal strength.
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