Photographer: GT photography / Babydoll Boudoir Model: Chelsea Rickman Hair and Makeup: Declan and Mae Yesterday, I drove to Gayla Thompson's photography studio to work with a model of hers for a funky Valentine's themed photo shoot. She wanted something more editorial versus just a smoky-eyed boudoir shoot. It was SO MUCH FUN getting to play with some yellows, pinks, purples, I even glued small flowers to Chelsea's eyebrows for a few of the shots. Anytime I get the chance to

Miss D came in to see Kristen Fonville for her boudoir photo shoot in November. Due to her job, she was only able to come in on a weekend and while that's not normal studio hours for Kristen, she made an exception. Kristen will keep you in mind when booking, so always know that she's open to this if you absolutely HAVE to. But Miss D was so much fun getting to know and chatting with while I was doing hair and makeup. We went a little outside of her normal makeup colors with a

This is now my second time working with local jewelry company, Simon & Ruby and I just love it! Lindsay reached out to me about this time last year for their Hanalei Collection and we did the photo shoot at local plant shop, Flora, in East Nashville. It launched this past Spring. And we met at the end of Spring to shoot again, but for her Luna Collection which launched this Fall. She's a great designer and I truly love all her pieces. They are one of a kind and definitely som

I met Beth with Freshie & Zero earlier this year through another jewelry designer in Nashville. It just so happened that she set up a photo shoot the week that my husband had heart surgery, so I was a little off my personality-game, but it was a great shoot nonetheless. If you haven't heard of this local jewelry designer, seriously, get on it. All the pieces are minimal and can be worn with every look. I got some images back from the photographer, and I couldn't be happier. T

Ashley Bourque (previously Silver and hence her business name below) reached out to me to do hair and makeup for an upcoming photo shoot at Diskin Cider in Nashville. If you haven't been to Diskin Cider before, you probably don't know -- but maybe caught on from the name -- that it's not an event venue. They make cider in house, so one side is the lounging and restaurant area and the other has the massive vats (or whatever they're called) where they make their drinks. When I

Miss L came in to see Kristen for her boudoir photo shoot last week. Her images came back super quick and I'm excited she signed an image release because I can post a few in my portfolio! What I loved about Miss L was her funny personality. As I'm sure you can imagine, this kind of photo shoot can make all the vulnerable feels surface, but she was laid back and laughing a lot and I think it really helped keep the situation calm. It was a blast! And can we just give all the lo

Miss C came in for her first boudoir session with Kristen Fonville back at the end of May. Holy moly, time has flown by! I was half expecting her to decline the image release since it has been so long, but I believe she was just on a payment plan. And images aren't released until that's all taken care of. Totally get that. Anywho, she was super sweet to chat with for a little bit before her session began. I wish I would have made notes about what we talked about, but of cours

Miss A came in to see Kristen Fonville for a boudoir photo shoot a couple of weeks ago and was super fun about the whole thing. I think we all can imagine how vulnerable you have to be in order to be in minimal clothing in front of a photographer. Maybe it's the same feeling when she's going to her lady doctor? Like you gotta just suck it up and do it....we all have the same parts, right? Haha. Regardless, she was super carefree about it and we just had fun while getting read

Miss K came in to see Kristen for a boudoir photo shoot earlier this month and..... SURPRISE! She's expecting a precious little nugget of her own. I finally got some photos back after Miss K signed the release and I'm absolutely in love. She did a few where the bump wasn't obvious and a few where it showcased it. Let me tell you, when it's my time to be expecting, I'm totally doing this for myself. You knowww she felt hella sexy. Products used: Mac prolongwear waterproof foun

I had the most amazing opportunity to work a photo shoot late last month where the models would be doing their thing underwater. Yep, you heard me right... UNDERWATER. Several of the photographers listed below were putting together just a fun shoot to try out this style of photography. It was kind of a big deal with all the people involved. There were photographers, designers, models, makeup artists, lifeguards, managers, assistants, props, and so on. I very much appreciate t

I don't know about you and your style of things, but I personally lean towards more modern, sometimes even simplistic, and industrial things in life. Not that I don't also appreciate the shabby chic or traditional things, but I have all the feels for the other. Anytime I have down time with my business, I search online for new companies that might fit into that. The Bedford is a venue near 100 Oaks and inside is stunning, complete with exposed brick everywhere, multi levels a

The photographer, Alex Thornton, reached out to me about working a styled bridal photo shoot with her back in March. Funny story, she and I met at a holiday networking event with Perfect Wedding Guide back in December 2015. We arranged to work a shoot together in early 2016, but at the last minute it had to be moved to a different date. And I was already busy on that day, so I had to pass it along to a friend of mine. And since 2016, we haven't had a chance to work together (

You can tell sometimes when someone is afraid to experiment with makeup. They'll tell me they want something simple or natural and at times that can get boring for me and my artistry. So when I get someone like Miss C in my chair, she tells me to just do my thang. I very much appreciate gals like her. We decided to go for a bold smoky eye with red lips for her boudoir photo shoot with Kristen Fonville earlier last week. And I finally got the images back. Wowww-eeee, they are

Talk about a sweet soul and you're talking about Zaneta. I met her several months ago through another photographer when I was doing hair and makeup for her and found out she's working to get back into the modeling world. So she's been building her portfolio and reached out to me again to do hair and makeup for this recent photo shoot. This time, she planned an outdoor photo shoot and she's been posting a couple of images online. Yay! Photos by Bryan Collins / Pony Pics Photog

Miss M came in for a photo shoot recently and has decided to keep things anonymous. Unfortunately there are some crazy acquaintances in her life and I completely agree with her to keep things private. If, and only if, she decides to share photos in the future, I'll update the post then with the images and photographer info. But for now, I wanted to go ahead and post what makeup products I used in case you're wondering. She was a delight to work with!! Products used: Giorgio A

You guyyyys --- My brain is so good about taking before and after pictures when I'm working a wedding, but since photo shoots aren't all that often for lifestyle, I forget to take client pictures of hair and/or makeup. I'm so sad especially because of the ladies I worked with. Kelsey Page is a Nashville photographer that I've yet to work with and I'd been wanting to for a while now. She reached out to me earlier this month, so of course I said yes! The model she got to work w

I love it when you are friends with photographers in the same city as you. It doesn't always work in my case that I work often with Chelsea, considering I hadn't worked with her in 2+ years, but it was great catching up during this photo shoot. Simon & Ruby is a jewelry company in Nashville and was launching a new collection called the Hanalei collection and it's all handcrafted pieces inspired by Hawaii. We met at a plant shop in East Nashville called Flora and used their pl

This post title couldn't be any more true. Or at least on the day of the photo shoot. Haha. Nashville's weather yo-yos so often. It's spring-like one day and back to the 30s the next. Regardless, we got to revel in the beautiful spring day last week and our photo shoot reflected that. The photographer, Chelsea, texted me a couple of weeks ago wanting to do a photo shoot with color. I wasn't sure where this color request was going but as soon as she showed me pastel inspiratio

I've made it a mini goal of mine as a freelancer to work with a new Nashville photographer any chance I got. Didn't set a specific time frame to it, I just knew I wanted to do it. I had been following Annastraya Photography for some time now especially after seeing a fellow freelancer's work with her and I wanted to get that in my portfolio too. So when Anna reached out saying she wanted to work with new HMUA artists in the area, I messaged her immediately. She told me she ha

Working with Kristen Fonville has been such a fun thing in my life lately! Just the simple empowerment that comes from her photo shoots is breath taking. And with her photography skills mixed in there as well?! It makes every woman feel like Super Woman. Miss J was great to get to know during our session on 1.26.18 and I was really hoping she'd sign a release for images, and she did! I totally understand if you might not want them out on the interwebs and to keep it a persona