WEST MEETS EAST

 Make up by Necia Whitmore//Hair by Kao Vey Saephanh/

Every so often I get to work with some really remarkable people.  Makeup artist Necia Whitmore is one of my favs.  We met on a recent shoot followed by the Grand opening of JonVey Salon where she's now ensconsed.  With her recent move west she's brought the uptown NYC look with her.  An extentsive background working in film and media, Necia's brought out the best on faces like, Kiera Sedgwick, and Elisabeth Rohm.  Now two times zones away from the buzz of NYC you'll find her in the newly opened

JonVey Salon in downtown San Francisco. Here, in a tony loft setting she specializes in bridal and event makeup, providing makeovers for the bride and her entourage. 

Above: Necia working on location

Also a licensed esthetician, Whitmore goes deep below the surface offering skin care and a wide range of beauty techniques including skin analysis, deep cleansing, moisturizing, and specialized facial treatments to condition the bride's skin for the right make up on her wedding day.

 Makeup by Necia Whitmore

 Hair by Kao Veey Saephanh

 Prior to the wedding day Whitmore encourages the bride to come in for a trial make up session where together both work closely developing the right wedding day look. Says Whitmore, "I'm here to help women be more beautiful, to bring out their beauty in fun, new ways. I want them to look fabulous, more beautiful than ever."    Wedding day packages include either salon or on site visits with added hairstyling figured in upon request.   Whitmore's move to the Bay Area doesn't limit her to Northern California weddings and events. If you want to book her throughout the US or internationally she is available for travel. Necia Whitmore is available by appointment only via Necia Whitmore.com and Kao Vey Salon  

ring 917-239-2615

wedding planning.

Once that the biggest event of your life is set to take place in Las Vegas, you need to find a way to have your bridal appearance worked on and as such you should find a bridal make up Las Vegas has to offer to its brides. There are various things you need to take care of before reaching to find the make up salons that exist in Las Vegas. These things relate to your regular face care treatments that shouldn’t be neglected in case you want to present yourself with the glowing face both for happiness and a good make up.

You shouldn’t forget that most part of the wedding celebration will be about taking pictures and you should ensure yourself of a successful bridal make up Las Vegas beauty salons can provide for you. The following are only a few from the various bridal salons that are spread inside the city of marriages:

* Joleon Salon and Day Spa is specially designed to assist bridal needs with a handful if specialists that have good years of experience in the beauty field. They offer a large range of services including hair coloring, manicure and pedicure, as well as make up application along with massages, facials as well as body treatments.
* Hairz Melinda offers an unforgettable experience as they staff can come over and do the things for your bridal appearance. They have on-location services that include make up, styling, and hair dressing that will turn your appearance into that of a queen on the day of her crowning. Appealing to their services you will know that you will have a stress free day when it comes to get your bridal make up Las Vegas wedding looks.
* The Art of Hairdressing is the salon that operates more with the creativity of the staff’s experience leading to the creation of perfect looks that are great when pictures need to be taken and not only.

* Beauty in Vegas – is run by a make up artist who is willing to offer their services during the busy times of a wedding planning.
The place is in fact a mobile salon for beauty and spa sessions that can come to the specific place even with a day before the weeding takes place and fix the things in time for you. The entire bridal party can be prepared, as the bridal make up artist is there to assist in due time with all the necessary looks for the biggest day of your life – the wedding day!

wedding beauty

When you plan your wedding day you always have in handy the wedding planner and the checklist according to which you should positively advance with the preparations. The same should be done when it comes to your beauty: you should have a wedding beauty checklist to mark the evolution of your beauty sessions that any bride should undergo at a certain point. Therefore we present now the following checklist to ease up the things for you:

* Look for the stylist – it is a better idea if you will go for more than one to have consultations with. Just pick up the phone or write e-mails and inquire about appointments. These ones should be offered for free especially if they want to gain customers in their make up workshop. Once you have decided on one stylist make sure that you  have him or her booked for your big day.
* Get the style of your hair set. Which style of hair should you wear – the long, short or shoulder sized? This decision should be discussed with your hair stylist too as you need to have already the haircut, if the case and the hair do of your liking.

* Consider that it is more useful to first purchase the wedding dress. This aspect will determine the style of your hair, the accessories to go with your overall aspect, the make up and the shoes, as well.
* Another point to consider on your wedding beauty checklist is the silhouette. If you are into diet, you should consider as well exercising a lot and be hydrated properly. On this will depend a lot the aspect of your skin, the gleaming of your face and the look in your eyes that will sparkle.

* Mark another point on the wedding beauty checklist – consult with the various magazines of hairdressing for this special occasion and see if there can be any association between your theme and your wedding beauty aspects.

* The color of your hair. This is a problem that you need to discuss with your hairstylist who will know what can be the most appropriate color to complement your bridal appearance.
* To wear or not to wear a veil? This question could be answered at the moment you purchase the wedding gown and consulting afterwards with your make up artist and hairstylist. These two professionals can advise you the best whether your hair needs the displaying of a veil, or how long the veil must be in case you wear one.