Practice Run Through

I met up with one of my models for my photo shoot contest this afternoon to practice the look for one of my themes, which the first one is a galactic/star theme. I am going for Avant Grade look, totally out the box.  I grabbed some pizza and Dr Pepper (Nectar of life is what my friend calls it! hahahaha) and met with her and we got right down to business. Here is some of my makeup spread out:

it looks messy but I know exactly where everything is lol

I want to do airbrush makeup for this look, but in the rules for this photo contest, you cannot use actual face paint, so I ordered airbrush makeup in a starter kit that comes with I believe 5 different colors, the 3 primaries(red, blue and yellow) and then black and white and from those you can make any color! I ordered that a few nights ago so I should be getting that soon! yay!

Here is a few pictures as a glimpse of what is to come. My model, Shiloh is so sweet and she has amazing eyes and is so fun to talk to. I played some music and we had fun just talking and at some point we couldnt stop laughing.

The colors are pretty but I think once I use the airbrush as a base, the colors will be more vibrant.
And speaking of Vibrant, now that I woke up this morning, I realized how RED my hair really is lol

I dont know why I look so serious. lol

In case you were wondering, I didnt color my eyebrows, I just used red eyeshadow to accent my eyebrows, which has been something I have been really diggin lately.

That was my day today, so now off to do some sketching for the next makeup look, which is peacocks! Until next time, stay sweet!p


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Black and Red!

Hello my Surrendered artists,  I am Done with my Blue phase! I am not by any means done being creative when it comes to color. I have decided though, that I wanted to go back to a darker color, not completely black but a really dark brown, with a splash of Red Inkworks!

This is what I had before my crazy blue/blonde fiasco:

Nothing too major here, just some peek-a-boos....and this was before I shaved my head! or at least half of it! I literally just got out of the shower because I had to wash it all out I was processing for an hour...because I started blogging! lol So, my hair is dripping wet and I am gonna go ahead and blow dry and straighten and I will take a picture and post!


Ok, here it is: (dont mind the shades...lol no makeup and I have big circles under my eyes..because I am tired, but just cant go to bed!) hahaha

I love it! I have never had this Bright of a red before! In a few months, maybe I will go all red....we will see. Until then,

With red inkworks dripping wet hair.......

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First Pedicure

Yesterday, at school, I got my first guest pedicure. Some people freak at the thought of FEET, I dont really care personally, but I dont know if my brain just stopped working or if I was nervous of messing up, but I was just all over the place with my pedicure....

When I first learned the process of the steps to a pedicure, it was with my classmates back in february and we had our worksheets..see below

my blue toes....back when I had a "blue" obssession!

I hate these toe thingies, I know they help separate your toesies when youre painting color but they are just really uncomfortable, I always feel like when I put them on other people like I am inflicting serious pain! LOL

As for my guest yesterday,  I did an okay job, filing the nails, removing and trimming the cuticles and massaging the feet, but I TOTALLY forgot to even scrub her foot with the foot file.....I didnt realize it until I was already painting her nails....GEEZ..talk about being slow! I got caught up in conversation with her about her and her family going on vacation to the Outer Banks. I had fun with her and she seemed to have fun with me. Hopefully she will come back and I can do some color service..which I am better at than pedicures! Hahahaha


That was my adventure yesterday! Blue toes and Pedicures, xoxoxox Sweet Surrender

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Outlets and Shopping

While my mom was in town on leave, we went to the outlets to go shopping last week and of course I wore a really bright dress!



Here I am with my lil brother! We had a great time, where my mom dragged me into the Coach store to help her pick out a purse and she got me an early, way early birthday present of my first Coach purse or messenger bag I should say.

I did not get alot, I bought some Zoo York shoes, a scarf from Fossil, some M.A.C. nude lip liner, and M.A.C. Lady Gaga Lipglass.

Jermie got some clothes from the Ecko Store and so did my brother. We didnt stay too long that day, but we had a great time, shopping and looking around.



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The Glass is Always Half Full

I am taking a drawing class this semester at community college and in the stairwell of the building are these two light fixtures

I love this! No matter what life throws my way, whether good or bad,I always try to look at any situation I am in, in a positive light.I picture my proverbial cup of life as half full. It is so easy when we fall into a funk or depression for us to focus on the negative and the things we do not have.

When this happens, take a break from your stress and your worries and count the blessings you do have. For me, when I get sad or depressed about things that are out of my control, or when things are not going my way, I stop and remember to be thankful for friends and family and have a roof over my head and working on accomplishing my goals.

I just wanted to share this with yall in case youre just having a moment. Trust me when I say I understand how you feel and here is a way I get out of feeling funky, I just remember all the GOOD things and NOT give the power into negativity because the second you give in, it has the power to control you!

Have a great night, I am off to nighty night!

"When you forgive your imperfections and youve auctioned your clothes and you look to see your true reflection, you will be the one who loves you the most"

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Model Meetings

This week, I have met up with 2 of my models that I will be working with on this photo shoot project I am doing for the Photo Stylist Contest at Paul Mitchell Academy. I am so excited that I even have the opportunity to do this and so are my models! I am actually working with girls that came into the school for appointments (so they are my guests/clients). The reason I wanted to use guests as my models because I want them to feel special and to feel like they are apart of something amazing!

I have decided that I will be entering in the makeup category of the contest, instead of hair, although I will be styling the hair as well. Instead of one main theme of makeup, I have also decided to do three separate themes. I figured, what the heck I want to be as creative as possible.

My 3 themes have all been inspired by some of these images:

You can pretty much guess what my themes are gonna be! I plan on using some fun pigments, glitter and airbrush makeup! I am so excited! I have also found a photographer which I will blog more about after I set up a meeting with her! I will be doing practice runs with hair and make up in the next few weeks, which I will make videos (tutorial time) for so you can see!

Thanks for stopping by to check it out, I have also started a personal blog, but I am still designing the image for it, but I have named it " A Single Star in a Galaxy" so stay tuned for that as well!

Peacocks and mermaids,
Sweet Surrender

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M.A.C. Backstage Pass

Are you a M.A.C. Addict? I am beginning to suspect that I am very well turning into one! I know, I know, it seems a lil late for someone to finally be getting into only one of the most best cosmetics line out there! Well, I guess its like they say "better late than never!"

A friend of mine and I got the chance to participate in an M.A.C. event, known as "Style It Up", held at a Nordstrom in our area.  It was a "VIP pass" to learning what the tips and tricks are that M.A.C. makeup artists use and what the trends are this summer.  I reserved my spot (which the spots had filled up fast! I made my reservation over the phone!) I had to pay for the class which was $50, but that money goes towards products you can get at the end of the class! So no worries there!

The whole event was fun! The artists were friendly and very informative and we learned 3 looks and the variety of some of the products that are a must for any makeup lover! Here are a few examples!

Photo courtesy of www.enjoy-your-style.com

For my purchase, I got Prep + Prime Skin Brightening Serum and MAC makeup remover wipes!

I had a great time with my friend, Banana (thats a nickname because she loves bananas!) indulging in our makeup addiction and we gained alot of great tips! We cant wait for the next one! For information on a class near you, just go to a M.A.C. counter and ask a rep on info for the next class!

I hope you are inspired and Surrender To your Inner Artist!



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