In the beginning of June, I got a call from BlushPretty to do makeup for an engagement shoot.

Boy do I love doing makeup for engagement shoots!  There is usually a quicker turnaround time for photos, so you get close to instant gratification.  Plus, you get to hear all about the concept and theme for the shoot.

A lot of people usually cringe when I tell them that I have to wake up early on weekends.  But they don’t see the perks behind it.  One of them being is that there is hardly anyone on the highway.  On a normal workday, it might take me an hour or more to get to Downtown Toronto.  On a weekend at 6am, it takes me 20-30mins!  Plus, there’s free street parking during the wee hours of the morning 🙂

Danielle invited us to her beautiful home and told me that the theme of her engagement shoot was to show pops of red.  So we went for a neutral eye, black liner, natural lashes, and bold red lips.

When she told me she wanted red lips, I immediately reached for L’Oreal Colour Riche Lipcolour in True Red.  It has the perfect balance of blue and orange tones, making it the perfect red lipstick for practically any skintone.

To ensure that the colour would last throughout her engagement shoot, I used the techniques from my How To: Statement Lip post.

13.06.09 Dani

When Danielle e-mailed me the engagement photos taken by Purple Tree Wedding Photography of Dan and her, I was in awe.  It had this soft romantic, Parisian feel to the photos which I loved!

photo 1

1461122_508379122593993_1202901589_n

943026_508379209260651_171679387_n

995241_508379679260604_1744921719_n

1453226_508379629260609_663735050_n

1471820_508379762593929_340344182_n

1459800_508381092593796_327870542_n

1467322_508381339260438_1111934855_n

1471173_508380829260489_2127532778_n

1477971_508380069260565_2070711398_n

photo 3

1452159_508380029260569_4547092_n

photo: Purple Tree Wedding Photography
makeup: Fiona Man
hair: BlushPretty