Contouring: Kevin Aucoin Inspiration

Loved this post from @gulfbeauty, add definition and beauty to your face by contouring. A great book for further education and placement is Making Faces by Kevin Aucoin. I will be making a post on my blog tonight about tips and my favorite products to achieve this look!!www.kellimillerbeauty.blogspot.com #kevinaucoin#makingfaces #makeup #beautytips #beauty#kellimillerbeauty #cosmetics

Below is a picture depicting locations to put highlights and low lights. 

Below is a picture from Kevin's book Face Forward. First off I feel like to really understand contouring you need to realize shading will cause receding and highlighting will bring forward. With that in mind learn your facial structure. Feel your bone structure and work from there. Different highlighting and contouring will cause different looks. 

Contouring is a technique that helps the face recreate natural shadows. You can use one tone/shade of foundation with a bronzer and highlighter or you can use two shades of foundation. Two levels in color is appropriate for everyday use.

  Our faces have natural areas that create light and dark shadows.  When we put on foundation (all one shade) we eliminate these shadows creating the “floating head” look.  This look is eliminated by adding the shadows back in with darker and lighter colors.  This is an essential step in creating a polished look, specially for special events such as weddings and other engagements.

 When contouring choose a darker color that isn't highly reflective. This will cause light reflecting pigments to be where one would want depth.  

Highlights on the other hand can be shiny because we want them to reflect light.   Looking at the picture you can see the dark places that should recede and the light places should come forward.  Below are pictures of beautifully contoured and blended out faces.  Keep in mind, the picture above is demonstrating an overly dramatic version of contouring.

Tyra with contouring makeup & without.

Below is a stage makeup effect of contouring and highlighting. You can see that when done properly it can make a dramatic youthful slimming effect or an aging fattening effect. You can manipulate contouring to elude different results that you want based on your desired look.  

Other Kevin Aucoin books worth purchasing!

Mini Beauty Tips!

I am not a huge blogger mostly because I can't sit still long enough on the computer.... So I decided to do mini beauty tips posted on my facebook page Kelli Miller Beauty and instagram @kellimillerbeauty . Follow if you want mini beauty tips from me and the Pros!

Jenessa Jensen: Before & After

Getting ready for the BIG day! Tomorrow she is having bridals taken then next week we will be doing hair, makeup and lashes for the wedding!

 

Before

 

After

Cut, Highlights, Lowlights, Brow Wax & Extensions!

 

 

 

Lash Extensions & New Salon

Moved to a new salon B Vogue

Located: 301 North 200 East Suite, 3C, St. George, Utah 84770

 Before and After Lash Extensions:  Chelise Zufelt

 

Chelise works at IHC in the Labor and Delivery department. This way she will wake up beautiful & will be able to tackle the day while attending school, work and being a mother of two!

 

Beaded Hair Extensions Chelsea - By Kelli Miller

Babe Beaded Hair Extensions, Cut & Color - By Kelli Miller

Client: Chelsea Hickerson

 

We have all done it, chopped our hair off into the a-line then wished we had long hair again. More than ever when you are getting married! Chelsea is getting married soon and wanted her long hair back for her engagements, bridals and wedding. Chelsea was beautiful before with short hair, but like many women, wanted long hair for her wedding. With extensions you can have the best of both worlds without having to wait for your hair to grow! Not only do extensions add length but they add body. Continue to follow Chelsea while I work with her for her engagements, bridals and wedding. More to come soon! Enjoy!

Beaded Babe Hair Extensions - By Kelli Miller

Beaded Babe Hair Extensions - By Kelli Miller

BEFORE

AFTER



Hair Extensions, Color & Cut - By Kelli Miller

Hair Extensions, Color & Cut - By Kelli Miller

She was beautiful before but here is a before and after my work.

Enjoy!

Before

After

At the Grammy's 2012 on the Red Carpet: Jenny Oaks Baker

Hair & Makeup: Kelli Miller

Here is another shot from the red carpet. This one was in the Denver Post.

Getting ready video

Jenny is getting ready to walk the red carpet at the 54th annual Grammy awards show.

Kelli Miller is the make-up artist doing her hair and make-up.

Hair & Makeup: Kelli Miller

Before & After Professional Hair & Makeup

Before

Karrah is a beautiful girl before & after. This goes to show the polish and finishing touches a professional touch can make.

After: up close & personal

If you noticed from the photos Karrah didn't grow part of her eyebrow past her arch. As you can see I was able to create the other missing part of her eyebrow without having her look as if she had drawn on eyebrows. We were both very happy with the end result.

Great colors to get for brow filling for fair skin such as Karrah are 

MAC: Omega Bobbi Brown: Cement

Makeup: Kelli Miller

Hair Style: Autumn Gubler

Before & After: Markel & Broklyn

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Markel Before

Getting ready for the photoshoot.

We used individual false eyelashes just on the top to give Markel long flirty lashes.

Tear Sheet

Markel's eyes were beautiful. It was great to see her astonishment when she looked at the photo and the first words out of her mouth were, "Wow, look at my eyes!"

Markel has beautiful blue eyes and wanted to make them pop. As you can see I chose a gold and lightly bronzed look.

Broklyn Before

After Tear Sheet

This is actually a photo of Kate Moss out of Kevin Aucoin's book. He was an amazing makeup artist and I highly suggest anyone to look at his books. I love this photo of Broklyn, she is flirty, and having a great time. What a great shot, thanks to my photographer.

This is a fun summer look. Its full of color and its very playful

Broklyn, Me, Markel

Thank you Broklyn, Markel and Barbara for being wonderful models.

You all look absolutely beautiful.

Makeup Artist & Stylist: Kelli Miller

Color Me Beautiful: Markel Hodge

Before

Markel Hodge came to me wanting advice on colors, products and most of all techniques.

After

Stylist & Makeup Artist: Kelli Miller

Lisa Hilton Before & After

Lisa Hilton
Lisa came to me wanting a new look and a recommendation for a foundation. While working in the makeup industry I have found that many women struggle with choosing the right foundation color. Once you know the guidlines for choosing a foundation color. It is easy to find a perfect match everytime.

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AFTER

 

 

Tip

Going from day to evening makeup is very simple. Since night tends to have your face in darker light you will need to intensify your makeup. Remember balance. Eyes or lips, not both!
First add more mascara, if you haven't already add mascara to your bottom lashes.

Not lining or adding mascara to the bottom is a great nonsurgical eyelift for those who deal with droopy eyes or helping you appear awake on a slow day. I prefer black liner for those with bags or droopying because it has more affect.

Next add some bronzer and reapply lipstick.

Day to Evening Makeup