Posts Tagged Cape Town

Vanessa Haywood

Posted by Samantha Laura Kaye in Beauty, Test Shoots on August 17, 2010

I recently had the pleasure of painting the already beautiful face of Vanessa Haywood. I was expecting attitude and diva-esque demands from the star of the science fiction thriller District 9 but instead found myself having a good chat and a giggle with this blonde bombshell.

As you can see, we went for a smouldery, sexy yet sophisticated look. I used MAC‘s Studio Fix fluid to give her a porcelain finish beneath the harsh studio lights, MAC‘s moisture-blend concealer to blur any “imperfections” and cream blush to give her cheeks additional glow. Her classic smokey eye was created with the help of the ultimate smudge kohl pencil in “smolder” and grey and silver pigments, and her lips were lined with “subculture” lip pencil and filled with “lightning” limited edition gloss.

Vanessa is an amazing cyclist and has been sponsored by [ Read more ]

Black and White, Cape Town, District 9, KTM, Robert Miller, Vanessa Haywood

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Claudi

Posted by Samantha Laura Kaye in Swimwear on July 30, 2010

Kass is one of the best swimsuit photographers in our pretty city, so I wanted to make the most of this little test shoot we did for Claudi. I picked gold as my theme and accent, working with various hues and levels of reflection in the make-up. First I smoothed her skin with MAC’s Studio Finish Foundation. Then I contoured her face with a combination of Mac’s Sculpt and Shape powders, MAC’s loose Golden Bronze shimmer powder and Mineralise Skinfinish in Shimpagne and Shooting Star. I started on Claudi’s eyes by applying a thin layer of Guerlain Ombre Eclat Eye Shadow Primer - (which happens to be the BEST eye-primer I have ever laid my hands on) and then I shaded a traditional beauty eye using pigments for shimmer and MAC’s eye-shadows in “beauty marked”, “bronze” and “espresso“. I lined her eyes with” smoulder” eye kohl, smudged them with MAC’s #219… [ Read more ]

2010, Cape Town, Claudi Full Circle, false lash, gold, Hair and Make-up Artist, Kass Photography, sexy, swimwear

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Tretchikoff & Me

Posted by Samantha Laura Kaye in Editorial, Gallery Exhibitions on June 28, 2010

For those of you who weren’t at the opening and have not yet seen it, get yourself over to Salon 91 on Kloof Street and check out the Tretchikoff & Me exhibition of vintage Tretchikoff prints, juxtaposed against the contemporary responses (ceramic, printmaking and photographic) of local South African artists. Niklas Zimmer is the featured photographer, and I painted the beautiful ladies he featured in his photographs using a combination of MAC and Chanel concealers and oil-based Kryolan face-paints. I achieved the “water droplets” with tubes of Mac’s clear lipglass. Far more impressive in real life – I suggest you take a wander down Kloof Street and have a look for yourself.

Our Team consisted of:

Photographer: Niklas Zimmer

Lighting Design: Yotam Sandak

Stylist: Bella Knemeyer

Hair and Make-up Artist: Samantha Laura Kaye

Assistant : Penny Youngleson.

Models wish to remain anonymous.

2010, art exhibition, Bella Knemeyer, Cape Town, Kloof Street, Lipglass, Niklas Zimmer, Penny Youngleson, photographic responses, Samantha Laura Kaye, Studio 91, Tretchikoff & Me, Tretchikoff photograph, water droplets, Yotam Sandak

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Sean Laurenz – Fashion

Posted by Samantha Laura Kaye in Fashion, Test Shoots on May 11, 2010

Shot on the roof of the Grand Daddy Hotel, this is one of my favorite of the fashion series Nena and Sean and I created one unsuspecting Spring Sunday. I love seeing Cape Town city behind her, that tiny patch of blue in the corner, and how everything except for Nena is slightly out of focus.

Make-Up: MAC: Skin: Studio Fix Fluid, studio finish concealer, Prep ‘n Prime transparent finishing powder. Cheeks: “Buff” - matte blush for under the cheekbone and “Pretty Indulgent” - silvery shimmer for a cheek highlight. Eyes: “Blackground” Paint Pot, topped with “Cinderfella” Mineralize eye-shadow (limited edition – similar to “black tied” eye-shadow) and “carbon” (matt) eye-shadow. Lashes were coated with “Zoomblack” mascara and then MAC’s #47 lash for an extreme effect. Finally I lined her water-line with “Fascinating” eye-kohl. Lips were coated with “Explicit” lipgass.

Hair: Hair was sprayed with water, combed back and… [ Read more ]

#47 lash, 2009, blackground, buff, Cape Town, cinderfella, false lash, Fascinating eye-kohl, Fashion, hair and make-up, Hair and Make-up Artist, LOREAL, Nena Hugo, pretty indulgent, Sean Laurenz, sequins, Stills, The Grand Daddy Hotel, Trigger, Trigger Models

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Intimates from Africa

Posted by Samantha Laura Kaye in Fashion, Lingerie on May 5, 2010

This was the lingerie shoot I did on Saturday morning. Believe it or not this was Jack’s first lingerie shoot! Michaela used natural light and I love the feel.

Photographer: Michaela Verity

Model: Jack Van Rhyn – Elite Models

Lingerie: Fiona Hoadley – FI, Intimates From Africa

Hair and Make-Up: Samantha Laura Kaye

2010, Cape Town, false lash, Fashion, Fiona Hoadley, hair and make-up, Hair and Make-up Artist, Jack Van Rhyn, Lingerie, location, Michaela Verity, Sam Kaye, Samantha Kaye, Samantha Laura Kaye, sexy, Stills

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Lumo Suicide in Cape Town

Posted by Samantha Laura Kaye in Alternative on May 3, 2010

Cape Town’s “Southern Ink Xposure” tattoo convention brought an assortment of alternative inked models to the mother city, and we all know that there’s nothing quite so inspiring to photographers as a uniquely beautiful girl. Southern Ink Xposure was painfully timed to compete with the birthday weekend of yours truly, so alas there was not much model grabbing and photo taking on my behalf, but luckily one or two of the beauties stayed behind, and I was given the opportunity to work with a suicide girl and official suicide girl photographer. Lumo Suicide (the name of this particular Suicide Girl) asked me to curl her hair and make her look a mix of classically beautiful and interesting. The pink heart is obviously not present on the purchased set.

Photographer: TaLamia Photography

Model: Lumo Suicide

Hair and Make-up Artist: Samantha Laura Kaye

Pro Tip: To get the structure… [ Read more ]

Cape Town, fetish photography, GHD curls, Hair and Make-up Artist, LOREAL, Lumo Suicide, OSIS, pin curls, PLAYBALL, Samantha Kaye, Schwarzkopf, Southern Ink Xposure, Suicide Girl, TaLamia Photography, tattoo convention

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Electra

Posted by Samantha Laura Kaye in Fashion, Test Shoots on April 5, 2010

Photographer: Oliver Sutton

Model: Electra H – 20 management

Hair and Make-up Artist: Samantha Laura Kaye

Shot on location in Cape Town in 2010

20 management, Cape Town, electra h, girl in car, Hair and Make-up Artist, natural redhead, oliver sutton, smokey-eye

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Beautiful Skin

Posted by Samantha Laura Kaye in Beauty, Tips and Tricks on April 5, 2010

Pro Tip: What makes this photograph for me is Chantelle’s skin. There are a variety of tricks I used to make Chantelle’s skin glow this way, read on and I will share them with you.

1) Hydrate. Luba is a photographer who chooses models who do not smoke, drink coffee 24 hours before the shoot and who drink a lot of water. However this is not always enough. Make sure you use a good moisturiser prior to you make-up application, and whenever the skin looks or feel thirsty spray it with a fine water mist – I like to use the body shop’s “vitamin C spray” or MAC’s Fix+ spray – both have… [ Read more ]

Cape Town, Chantelle Kruger, glossy skin, glowing skin, Hair and Make-up Artist, how to get, how to perfect skin, Luba V Nel, make-up artist tip, Make-Up Tips, Pro Tip, Samantha Laura Kaye