Revìvere - “to live again” is a series of portraits celebrating style from the 1920’s to the 1960’s. The dolls are unwrapped and brought back to life. The project was the brainchild of Bisera, brought further to life by the large and wonderful team:

Photography: Bisera Milos Stefanovic

Lionel Jon Henshaw

Make Up: Samantha Laura Kaye

Hair – Mario from Mario’s Company For Hair and Beauty

Model: Jo-Anne – 3D Model Management

Vintage dresses and accessories – Nicola Belle Tyson’s private collection.

Wardrobe – Calvin Scully

Shot on location in 2010

Make-up: To make Jo-Anne’s skin glow I first applied MAC’s Strobe cream to illuminate the cheekbones and cupid’s bow. For her foundation I mixed MAC’s Studio Sculpt Foundation (gel based) with MAC’s Face and Body Foundation (water based). I buffed the foundation into the skin with MAC’s #187 brush whilst spraying water (I use The Body Shop’s Vitamin C spray or MAC’s Fix+ Spray) to thin out any areas that need blending or thinning. I did not set the foundation with powder to maintain the shine, instead I minimised sweating and wear-and tear with Fix+ which delivers a fine spray of water to cool and refresh the skin.

I sculpted her brows with MAC’s clear brow gel and then filled and defined them with “Lingering” brow-pencil. I used MAC eye-shadows: “Vanilla” to highlight her eyes,  ”Soba” in the crease to sculpt. I used MAC’s eye-kohl in “Fascinating” on the water-line to enlarge her eyes for the full body shots.

For her cheeks I used MAC’s cremeblush to further enhance her glow, and on her lips I used MAC lipliner in “Brick” and lipsticks “MAC RED”, “Berry Boost” and “Lady Danger” (I’m addicted to mixing for depth and unique colours).

Photography: Bisera Milos Stefanovic

Lionel Jon Henshaw

Make Up: Samantha Laura Kaye

Hair – Mario from Mario’s Company For Hair and Beauty

Model: Chloe – 3D Model Management

Vintage dresses and accessories – Nicola Belle Tyson’s private collection.

Wardrobe – Calvin Scully

This shoot is one I smile upon the memory of. The photographic industry is an industry laden with weight upon one’s reputation, yet so often I find the reputations, especially the big ones misleading. Sean Laurenz is as talented as he is genuine, taking photographs that are masterpieces from their first sight as large postage stamps on the back of his canon, to their reception after his careful and genius processing – which unlike some he does entirely himself. Nena Hugo surpassed all of my expectations, fluidly migrating from fashion icon to bohemian beach babe with endless energy and exceptional attention to detail, as well as standing as a phenomenal stylist in her own right. Nick held palm leaves, reflectors and smiles on our faces with equal aplomb. This whole experience was a treat for me

Make-Up and Hair: I kept her skin as translucent as possible with MAC’s Face and Body Foundation, contoured the cheeckbones with MAC’s D Powder in “golden” and then applied “Sunbasque” blush to her cheeks. Eyes were kept simple using MAC eyeshadow in “cork”, “vanilla”, “brule” and “good as gold”, eyes were lined and smudged with MAC’s “Costa Riche” Eye Pencil. Brows were groomed with clear brow gel and MAC’s “Lingering” Eyebrow Pencil. Lips were lined with MAC “Subculture” lip pencil and then filled with MAC’s “Pink Clash” (limited) gloss. Her hair was damp and simply did its own beautiful thing.

Photographer: Sean Laurenz

Photographer’s Assistant: Nick Raper

Model: Nena Hugo from Trigger

Stylist: Nena Hugo

Hair and Make-Up: Samantha Laura Kaye

Shot in Cape Town, 2009

“A Moment in Time” is the brainchild of Boss Models and Artist Management along with Bell-Roberts Gallery. It is an exhibition of photographic works by some of South Africa’s most talented fashion photographers, stylists and hair and make-up artists, all of which are 1/1 and signed by the artist. The exhibition opened on the 22nd of October, and patrons are invited to bid for the works online up until the 30th of October 2009.  All proceeds go to “Missing Children SA Charity.”

I worked with Bevan Davis for some of the images in his part of the exhibition. Bevan asked for make-up that was simple and clean, but still sexy rather than nude. Bevan is not only a fantastic photographer, but also a master of post production, all of which he does himself. For me, Bevan’s series is timeless, and I gaze upon the images the way I do a painting, rather than a fashion photograph.

Make-up:  Salome is naturally beautiful, and I wanted to keep her look clean and timeless, accentuating her features rather than the make-up. I used MAC make-up, starting with Face and Body Foundation (for hydration and glow) thinly spread over her entire face. I used MAC’s mineralise skinshimmer “Lightful” (unfortunately a limited ed product from their “Corps De Ballet” range)  to accentuate her collar bones, cheek bones, shoulders etc. Witha #187 brush I then buffed in some Studio Fix Fluid, lightly over her nose, cheeks and forehead where needed. This allowed me to matte certain parts of her skin, and further even out her skin tone. Using the #224 brush I buffed  Select Moisturecover into the skin under and around the eyes. Select Moisturecover is ideal for around the eyes as it is moisturizing, blend-able and satin/glossy finished (in other words not matt) which allows it to “bounce” light up from under and around the eye. I used a NC (yellow toned) select moisturecover in a shade lighter than her natural skin tone on the inner corners of her eyes to make them “pop”. Finally I dusted her skin with Mineralize Skinfinsh Natural.

On her eyes I used “whistle” (limited edition pale pink shadow from “Barbie Loves Mac” range), highlighting the lash/lid border and eye-brow arch with “Vanilla” and “Shroom” shadow. In the crease I blended “cork” eyeshadow using the #217 shader brush. I finished her eyes off with prolonglash mascara which is great for individual lash definition. To define her brows I used clear brow gel (to hold the hairs in the desired position) and then further shaped the brows with “Lingering” eye-brow pencil.

For her lips I used “subculture” lip pencil and a mix of “honeylove” and “kinda sexy” lipstick over lips well moisturized with MAC’s lip conditioner.

Photographer: Bevan Davis

Model: Salome from Boss Models

Make-up: Samantha Laura Kaye

Shot in Studio in 2009

If you would like to see the rest of the exhibition click here

Animal print full piece by Tracy B

Robyn is currently heralded as one of FHM’s 100 sexiest women of 2010. Visit this link: http://fhm.co.za/fhm-models/2010/RobynHobson/ to help her make the top ten. She braved unbelievably strong (icy) winds to make this series possible – a brave, talented and beautiful girl she is well deserving of your vote.

Swarovski Crystal and Beaded Monokini - Tracy B

Make-Up: MAC: Skin: Strobe Cream, Hyper Real Foundation and Studio Fix Fluid Foundation. Glow added with “Good as Gold” Pigment and shadows with “Harmony“. Cheeks: “Uncommon” creamblush. Eyes: Paintpot in “BlackGround” topped with “Cinderfella” mineralise shadow, as well as normal MAC eye-shadows in “Carbon“, “Garcon Grey“,”Brule” and “Vanilla“. Technakohl liner in “Graphblack” and mascara in”blacksplash” waterproof mascara. Finally #37 lash is applied and topped with “blacktrack” fluidline. Lips lined with “Subculture” lip pencil and filled with “crescent” (limited ed) lipglass.

Photographer: RawElectric (Ramese Matthews)

Photographer’s Assistant/Bounce: Nick Raper

Model: Robyn Hobson

Hair and Make-up: Samantha Kaye

Swimwear: Tracy B

Shot in Location in Big Bay in October 2009.

I love this photograph.  Rob presented me with a picture of a girl with red raccoon eyes and sparkles one day. The make-up was flawed in areas and we both agreed that we thought we could adapt it and evolve it into something better. Rob brought in Cally Palmer, who brought the *perfect* black sequined shirt – which added elegance and depth to the black background we needed to “calm” the red as well as a red apple – which for me applies an organic parallel to the otherwise very harsh and foreign red placement in the photograph.

Make-up main ingredients: MAC cream colour base in Reel Red (limited edition), Mac Kohl Pencil in Fascinating, Zoomblack Mascara and swarovski crystals.

Model: Kristi

Photographer: Robert Miller

Stylist: Cally Palmer

Make-Up: Sam Kaye

Hair: Sam Kaye

Location: Snap Studios, Woodstock, Cape Town

Year: 2009

This image is taken from a series of images shot for Pasella – where I was given exactly 20 minutes for hair and make-up (including liquid liner and false lashes.) I like this image because it’s clearly a portrait, yet one cannot make eye-contact with the model – which makes this image (compared to the others from this shoot) more powerful in my eyes. Lyndall had just received her title as FHM’s sexiest SA Woman for 2009 and I felt very privileged to have worked with her.

Main Make-Up ingredients: MAC #7 lash, “pro lash” mascara, MAC eyeshadow in “black tied”, “beauty sleep (disc.)“, “garcon grey” and “brule”. Kohl Pencil in “smolder”.

Main Hair ingredients: Hair Spray

Photographer: Evert Theron

Model: Lyndall Jarvis

Make-up: Samantha Kaye

Hair: Samantha Kaye

Location: The Westin Grand, Cape Town

2009

A clean cut beautiful girl dressed in White and Silver.

Pictures to follow for those of you wearing ivory – or red!

Main Make-Up ingre­dients: MAC: strobe cream (radiance), face and body foun­da­tion (pow­der only where neces­sary), mine­ra­lize skin­fi­nish (one shade dar­ker than her com­ple­xion for a gentle con­tour — alt pro­duct, bron­zer in “gol­den”) eyesha­dow: “cork” , “brule”, “vani­lla”, cre­me­blush in “uncom­mon” lip pen­cil: “spice” lips­tick: “honey­love” mixed with “kinda sexy” top­ped with clear lipglass.

Beaded Wedding Dress by Gavin Rajah.

Photographer:Robert Miller

Model: Chelsea L from Infinity models

Stylist: Cally Palmer

Make-up and Hair Artist: Samantha Laura Kaye

Location: Snap Studios, Cape Town.

2009

Make-Up: Main Make-up Ingre­dients: MAC: Apply Strobe Cream — to give the skin radiance, the buff Stu­dio Fix Fluid -( in my expe­rience it’s the lon­gest wea­ring of MAC’s foun­da­tions which makes it ideal for bri­des) into the skin with a stip­pling brush (I like the #187). Apply “Shroom” to the inner cor­ners of the eye, “vani­lla” under the brow bone, “Cork” and “bronze” to the crease, “All that glit­ters” to the ball of the eye and “graphblack” technakohl liner along the lash­line with an angle brush. Fuzz the liner with a #219 pencil brush along the edge of the eye and into the outer edges of the crease. Gently exag­ge­rate the line of the eye with “black­track” fluid­line. Set the brows with clear brow gel, and then gently fill them in with an angle brush and an eyesha­dow like “brun”  or as I used here MAC’s eye-pencil in “strut”, gently dust some “strada” (matt) blush under the cheek­bone for con­tour, and dust a little “good as gold” over the top of the cheek for s fresh glow. Dust over the entire face with Prep+Prime trans­pa­rent finishing pow­der and then finish the lips with “Subculture” lipli­ner and “Kinda Sexy” (matt) lips­tick.

Hair: Spritz the hair with GHD “thermal protector” spray, section the hair and then create loose GHD curls, section by section. Holding the bottom of the curl, pull the remaining hair up towards the sky to create a messier, fuller and more “teased” curl. Braid two sections of hair and wrap around the forehead to create an element of “intentional control”. Spritz all over with a maximum hold hairspray, and then finish with a shine enhancing spray such as Loreal’s “Play Ball – Silky Sunrise”

Pho­to­grapher: Sally Mellish

Model:Caitlin Dow­nes

Bou­quet: The Flo­wer Market

Hair and Make-up Artist: Samantha Kaye

Cape Town

2009

Robert made the cat ears him­self in order to get the spa­cing and direc­tion and tex­ture the way he wanted.

Here Kitty Kitty plays with a roll of Gaffa tape. Jemma is a fan­tas­tic model, she was rela­xed, is natu­rally beau­ti­ful and pla­yed kitty-kitty with into­xi­ca­ting conviction.

Main make-up ingre­dients: MAC #7 Lash, DUO adhe­sive, MAC paint­pots, MAC tech­na­kohl liner in “graph­black” MAC pigment in “Copperclast”

Pho­to­grapher: Robert Miller

Model: Jemma Pearce

Hair: Samantha Kaye

Make-Up: Samantha Kaye

Loca­tion: Snap Stu­dios, Woods­tock, Cape Town

Main Make-up Ingre­dients: Stu­dio Fix Fluid Foun­da­tion, MAC “Hello Kitty” half lash, cre­me­blush in “brit wit” and Mine­ra­lise skin­fi­nish in “light, medium and medium-dark”.

Main Hair Ingre­dients: Rollers, OSIS “grip” (mousse), LOREAL “Play Ball — Silky Sunrise”

Pho­to­grapher: Mark Freeborough

Model: Robyn Hobson

Hair and Make-up: Samantha Kaye

Clothing: Nuc­leus Clothing

Assis­tant: Frank Moody

Loca­tion: The Barn­yard, Tokai, Cape Town.

2009