Tickled Ivory

This is not your typical wedding day-after shoot, which makes me more stoked to share this session with you. Previously, Heather of Gemmer Photography had wonderfully captured Stephen and Elizabeth's engagement shoot and wedding day celebration. For this occasion, we decided to pair this vintage piano find and decadent 1950's wedding gown with two other styling extremes: unruly hair and rogue makeup. I had so many great photo options to choose from- a problem that is hardly one to complain about at all! 

For more piano goodness and wild mane shots, check out the Gemmer Photography blog post about this shoot here.



PHOTOGRAPHY: Heather Gemmer/Gemmer Photography
ASSISTANT: Rachael Driscoll/Good Morning Dove
COUPLE: Stephen + Elizabeth
HAIR: Kellen Eason                               FLOWER/HAIR PIECES: Punch Portland
MAKEUP: Nadia-Artistry

LiLash Eyelash Serum Review*: One Year Later

I can't believe its already been twelve moons, "un an", the evolution of the rabbit to the coveted dragon since I first started using the LiLash eyelash stimulator serum. Check back here for my first blog review on the product after five months.

After many weeks and months of diligently applying the serum to create lush lashes, I started to slow down on the application around the seventh month because I only needed a tiny perk me up to keep them going. I had loved what LiLash was doing for me and I simply couldn't do without at this point.

Slowly and surely, my eyes because adverse to the idea of using a lash stimulator after about eight months. (FYI, I was able to stretch out the use of a six month supply by using it sparingly and the product website indicates that each tube is good for a full year after its initial opening.) After a typical night of LiLash application, I started to wake up with red, flaky eyelids. Before this I had never had a bad reaction to the product like some others I had known were susceptible to. I asked myself, is this the end of my almost "unreal" lashes? Say it ain't so!

I would take a few days, at times a week break from applying LiLash in hopes that the displeasing reaction was just a fluke. Nope. Anytime the serum touched my eyelids it was the same irritated condition, one that wouldn't heal easily I might add. (For the safety of your own eyes, it is best to stop immediately if you notice any unwelcome effects while using lash stimulators.) Now that I can't upkeep with the serum, my lashes have definitely fell short as you can see in the photo collage below.

Here are two views of my lashes when I first started a year ago, five months in, and today (top to bottom):
So in conclusion, I have been off LiLash for about four months now and my lashes are going back to their old, stumpy selves. They are also more difficult to curl with my favorite Shu Uemura eyelash curler because of their current state. I really do miss the lengthy lashes but unfortunately, my personal reactions shut down any hopes to keep them going. So now I bid adieu to my once lush lashes, now where did I put my falsies again...

*This is just a personal review nor do I promote or discourage the use of this particular product. I cannot guarantee any of the similar effects that occurred in this write-up as results will always vary person to person.

Jin Jin + Doan: Fall In Love

The sun shone brightly for this October wedding in the usually wet city of Portland...it doesn't take much for couple, Jin Jin and Doan, to take a good photograph but with the help of my team, photographer Choiyee and hairstylist Kellen, they look simply radiant.
PHOTOGRAPHER: Choiyee Wong/I.C.E. Digital Studio
COUPLE: Jin Jin + Doan
MAKEUP: Nadia-Artistry

Devonation + Choiyee Wong: "To Sacrifice Is To Love" Collaboration

A perfect union between fashion + art in Portland, photographer Choiyee Wong and fashion designer + professional water colorist, Devon Yan-Berrong teamed up together to create a beautiful series that exhibit their endless creativity. 
If you would like to view the whole photoshoot series, check out this slideshow created by JiaHau Jan. 
Last month, the team put on a fashion and gallery show at theSlate exhibiting Choiyee's photography collection as well as preview the public Devonation's 2012 line with an incredible turnout in the crowd. Here is a photo of all collaborators of the project:
DESIGNER: Devon Yan-Berrong/Devonation
PHOTOGRAPHER: Choiyee Wong/ICE Digital Studios
MODELS: Kristi Sakura/OMM + Steve Teegardin
HAIRSTYLIST: Kellen Eason
MAKEUP: Nadia-Artistry

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