The Beauty Society: brides

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Saturday, May 20, 2017

Getting Married and Don't Know What to Do?

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So back to your getting hitched issues.

This should be your best, once in a lifetime affair and YOU have no idea where to start!

I believe many of you would love to get your photos taken to celebrate your would-be union. So that you may share the fondest memories with your better half.

So let's touch on how to go about the pre-wedding album shall we?

Saturday, April 12, 2014

Bridal Hair and Makeup: Amanda

The pre-wedding photography looks I did for sweet Amanda.
She is a soft spoken and a very easy going bride to be. :)

When I asked how she would like her looks to be like during the trial, she totally left it all for me to decide!

You know this makes me (nervous) as I usually would prefer the girls to at least show me a sample of their preferred looks. Like Korean-ish or Taiwan-ish? OR maybe even European-ish????????????????

After all it IS their big day and I really would want them to be comfortable in what they are having.
And don't we always know that we girls can be rather indecisive and fickle???? (Me included!!) Hahhahhahha

Anyways, she just shrugged and told me to decide for her.

Tadah! I was amazed even at her transformation, as she totally looks different when she is bare faced! And I evened out her eyelids with tape.

Day bridal look for Amanda

Couldn't get a pic of the hairstyle as it was early morning and the lighting is pretty dim. Ahhhhhh neverminddd......

Night Bridal look for Amanda

I gave her a light smoky blue eye colour as her evening wear is blue. Just so we get a bit matchy-matchy here.
*Note: It is never a must to match your colours. So don't go restricting yourselves!

Doesn't she remind you of a pin-up girl look?
FYI: I love Pin-up girls! (My namecard has a pin-up girl, my kitchen has a few pin-up girl decors)

Lastly a sneak preview of her photo shot by Avenue 8

So gorgeous that I can't wait for Amanda to send the rest of the pictures to me!

Xoxo
G

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Bridal Hair and Makeup for Yvonne

Lovely bride Yvonne, who is always all smiles and with a great personality to match.

Thank you for your utmost trust!! :)

First look of the day:

It took me sometime to try to arrange the flowers prettily in Yvonne's hair, especially not when I'm still trying to wake up, early in the morning.... The stress DID wake me up though!
Definitely much harder than just sticking on a hair accessory! I'm glad I did it and without delay to the whole schedule! *PHEW!

Flowers in hair with twist braid

Flowers in hair

Second evening look

Flowers in hair interlaced

This style is also stressful as I cannot stick pins that are bigger than these dainty flowers. They have to be placed strategically around the braid without falling out and look nice all at the same time! Ahhhhhhh!!!

Visible pins all through are not acceptable and so I told Yvonne, " No vigorous head shaking for the night ok!" Hahahahah

Hair and makeup for Yvonne's Studio shoot

This is Yvonne getting ready for her studio photo shoot and this last pic shows her smiling beautifully at her husband. Awwww

Monday, May 13, 2013

Hair styles for Reference: Bridal Braids

So inspired to try many beautiful braided bridal styles and so I grabbed bestie Zanne for my hair model!!!

All styles customisable according to different brides :)

All Reference Hair styles and Makeup by me
(www.facebook.com/artsy.gerra)

Fringe area for Zanne is always up but that's cause I want to show her beautiful face!
If you prefer fringe, it can be done too! :)

Sorry for the slightly messy look for some. I didn't exactly make it super neat as it's easier for me to change styles after!

Bun Braid

4-strand Bun Braid Chignon, Side view

4-strand Bun Braid Chignon, front view

4-strand Bun Braid closeup

4 strand roll up Braid

4 Strand Roll up braid

Band of Braids

Braids twined with ribboned hair

Band of braids

The Braid Embrace

Dewy Makeup

Braids up-do

The Braided Bunch

The Triple Braided Bunch: Side View

The Caged Braid

Caged braid up-do

A Hearty Affair

Front view of heart shape braids

Heart shaped braids

ABOUT ME

I work with a team of fellow artists sometimes, which allows us to better ourselves and also work as a group to deliver the best services to you all out there.

Previously graduated with a Diploma in Optometry, I realized that being an optometrist is not what I would be happy working in for the long term. So I decided to pursue the unknown in the artistic industry, which is what I've always been fascinated in since young.

I figured: You only live once, why waste it?

So, after graduating with a hair diploma course from Kimage, I realized styling is what I love most and decided to focus more on getting experience in this sector which unfortunately was not taught in-depth during my time in hair school.

I strongly think that hair should also really go with makeup for a lady to look ‘complete' and that beauty IS the whole package!!

So, I started to read up on lots of information on makeup and went hands-on on my own face and whoever I can get for practice!

Armed with self-taught makeup skills, a hair diploma, and MOST importantly a very determined and passionate heart, I took a huge leap of faith out into a new career path to get more involved in the industry.

I proudly say my forte is my versatility in my style for (with an added speciality on asian faces) and is often engaged for brides styling, fashion and commercial shoots/print ads, corporate functions and beauty workshops, personal makeovers and collaboration with fashion designers, photographers and videographers. (Pretty much anything you can think of)

Being able to do what I love and good at, often keeps me in an uplifted, jovial and cheeky demeanor, making people feel at ease around me very easily.

Currently striving to better my skills with experience and looking to expand my expertise in related hair and makeup projects.

I am proud to declare that I am Cozycot’s 100 most inspiring women for two consecutive years 2011/2012 and want to thank all the people who have supported me so far!

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If you would like to read about bits of my life in fashion and beauty or some random nonsense, scroll on down.

"It is ok to be mad, a little madder, or as mad as u can be.

Your parents would still have loved u.

But afraid of hurting them, u would have paid the price of ur dream.

Some people build exaggerated high defences against the outside world; against new people, different experiences and leave their inner world stripped bare.

And that is why, we become embittered people, lacking the will to live or die.

The Embittered, find heroes and madmen fascinating. In the end, both would die. (Heroes offer their lives in the name of a cause whereas madmen would commit suicide.)

But Because they forge ahead regardless of what other people say.

It 's only, at this moment, the embittered person would have the energy to climb up his defensive walls and peer over at the world outside, but then his hands and feet would grow tired and he would return to daily life..........

Yes I wanna be mad and as mad as I can be."

Until we meet,
Gerra