Shalonda A.

I won!

Michigan, January 25, 2011 - WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, is thrilled to announce Shalonda A. Inc. has been selected to receive the prestigious annual WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 for Bridal Makeup!

Recognition for the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 is determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 750,000 WeddingWire newlyweds. Our past clients are among those that shared their experiences on WeddingWire, the largest wedding review site in the nation.

Shalonda A. stands among the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire community, representing quality and service excellence within the wedding industry. Awards were given to the top wedding professionals across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, and were based on the overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

“WeddingWire is honored to celebrate the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire community,” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “With the annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ program, WeddingWire has the unique opportunity to recognize the best wedding professionals across the US and Canada. We applaud Shalonda A. Inc. for their professionalism and dedication to enhancing the wedding planning experience last year.”

We are happy to announce that Shalonda A. Inc. is among the very best Bridal Makeup within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Martha Stewart Weddings, Project Wedding and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for nominating us to receive the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011.

For more information on the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011, please visit www.WeddingWire.com.

Roc Stea'd

Had the pleasure of working with two very beautiful energetic young ladies Brittany and Jessica of the group Roc Stea'd!

Day Two not much of a change but softer for their interview

My latest haul

Ok I am a sucker for my makeup and a SALE! I recently went to Ulta and low and behold there was a clearance on Bourjois Cosmetics everything was $4.99 regular price is $14.99! I could not pass it up here is a photo of the beautiful colors. I purchased 4 blushes: Lila's D'or, Ambre D'or, and Rose D'or and 6 eye shadows: Violet Absolu, Ambre Nude, Gris Delicat, and Citron, Givre, Brun Irreel, and Beige Rose. I don't know if there are any left but check out http://www.ulta.com/

Shadows

Blushes

I also got some NARS!!!!!!!!!!!! They had a great sale 45% off to all artist there is no way I could pass this up I wanted to replace some old blushes that I had anyway! I purchased 4 colors: Douceur, Angelika, Deep Throat, and Mata Hari. My fav is Angelika it is such a pretty pink with just the right amount of sparkle and Deep Throat it is truly beautiful! Blush pricing $26.00 http://www.narscosmetics.com/

And last but not least Sleek eye shadow palettes!! I have seen a lot of buzz about these shadows but they are in the UK (womp, womp) I would have gotten them off of the site www.sleekmakeup.com but I really wanted one pallet that they no longer had so I went to eBay (just did a search for Sleek makeup)! I purchased 4 palettes: Acid, Sparkle, Good Girl (favorite!) and Circus. I am so excited and I can't wait to use them I will blog more about the palettes when I use them but from what you can see they are great! I do not know the exact price of the palettes but on eBay I paid $13.00 per palette.

Bridal Beauty 2011!

I just finished a great shoot for my bridal makeup called “Bridal Beauty" Shot by photographer Gosden of GVPStudio2 hair by Meatta B and beautiful model Shelby! (Ad can be seen in Metro Detroit Bride). Special Thanks to Nicole Carter for such a great pull of accessories!

Think Spring!

I know it is not even snow on the ground but “let’s think spring” in makeup trends it’s right around the corner and once December is over it is all about what’s new! You will find trends to be anywhere from Neon Orange and pink lips to iridescent smoky eyes!! I’m loving it…

Matte Bright Lips this look should be worn with clean eyes loads of mascara and just let the lips speak for themselves!

(from Fendi)

Sephora Maniac Mat Long Wearing Matte Lipstick $12.00 http://www.sephora.com/

(from Dior)

Mac Cosmetics Pigment Green Space $19.50 http://www.maccosmetics.com/

Smokey iridescent eyes straight from Mark Jacob spring 2011 using Nars Cosmetics. This can be worn with nude lips or if you dare go wild and put a beautiful berry lips on.