Shoots.

I did makeup for a couple shoots with Sarasota based photographer Alex Stafford this past week. We first shot marketing material and corporate head shots for Physicians Regional Health Care (located in Naples, Florida). I have done makeup for several shoots with them over the past year. The second shoot I did makeup with Alex was for marketing material for Iberia Bank promoting the opening of a new location.

Sultry Makeup

Modern sexy makeup is all about sultry eye makeup. It is sexy and attention grabbing. This makeup look is typically achieved with a bronze, grey or black combination of eye shadows however, any combination of dark and light shadows can be used. It is important to include a full set of false eyelashes with this look as it is really the icing on this cake. It is important to blend, blend, blend when working with this look as harsh lines can really destroy the illusion of a seamless sexy makeup. When playing up the eyes keep the rest of the makeup low key…nude toned lips, sun kissed and not over bronzed cheeks, shimmer to a minimum…these is a fine line here between sexy and trashy.





Andie Sleeman is a professional makeup artist in Tampa Florida. Please send all makeup questions to andie@andiesleeman.com.

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Classic Beauty.

A classic makeup is about beautiful not over the top makeup with a bold lip. Your skin should be matte and even, your eyes should be defined and lined, eyebrows manicured and the apple of your cheeks flushed a shade brighter than your natural blush. Red lips are the exclamation point of this look. A red lipstick should be thought of as the little black dress in your makeup wardrobe. Take the time to find your perfect “fit” for this look.

Wedding Hair and Makeup!!

Roy Naccour and his team of stylists at J. Joseph Salon in Land O' Lakes Florida are wedding hair style geniuses. Together we created three beautiful hair and makeup looks for our Daytime premiere! You can see them live and in action this Tuesday, January 11th starting at 10 am on Daytime.

We created a classic, a romantic and a modern sexy bridal look. I will post the do's for classic and modern sexy makeup looks soon! You can see my blog about romantic makeup just below this post. :)

Here is a snap from behind the scenes (NBC studio in downtown Tampa). I will upload the video once it airs this Tuesday.



If you're in the Tampa or central Florida area and need a makeup artist contact me, Andie Sleeman today to discuss your makeup needs today at andie@andiesleeman.com.

Keddos Shoes Shoot

My last shoot of 2010 was with a German shoe company called Keddos. They have not launched in the United States yet but plan to in 2013(ish). We had a great two day shoot with the always fantastic photographer Dan Gaye from Studio 75 (www.studio75.com). The first day we shot in downtown Tampa at Curtis Hickson Park we wrapped the shoot the following day at the Tradewinds Resort in St. Pete Beach.

I did a light dusting of powder for the younger kids makeup. For the young adults I did a natural makeup look. For their Betsy line of shoes I did a sexier makeup look with a heavier eye, bold lashes and a light glossy lip. Here are a few images from the shoot.

A busy makeup artist is a happy makeup artist.

The makeup world has been great lately. Lots of projects...several new contacts...this is a happy makeup artist.

I recently worked with photographer Neal Norton. He is a Hollywood cinematographer who is expanding his photography portfolio. It was really neat to work with him. I hope the images come out as great as I anticipate.

I contact photographer Alex Stafford a few weeks back and he had a project coming up that needed a makeup artist. We worked together on Friday. It was an editorial piece for a USF Magazine. It looks like he's going to continue using me. That is awesome. As soon as I get proofs from that project I will update.

I'm doing makeup this weekend at the grand opening of Vibe Fit Club in Oldsmar. It's a girl friends gym so I'm going to set up and be part of the event. Should be good times. I do hope to generate new business from it.

Updates to come. :)

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Celebrity Skin? Eyebrows? All day eyeliner?

Hi Andie,

I have a few makeup concerns. I know to use brushes when applying makeup but how do I get that celebrity makeup look? I really am at a loss with my eyebrows...How can I get them back in shape? And when I apply eyeliner it tends to disappear throughout the day...any suggestions as to how I can get it to last all day?

- Nicole


Hey Nicole,

I love that you use brushes...such an important part of makeup. In my opinion the tools you use is far more important then the actual makeup. I think this because I use the same brush set no matter what makeup I'm doing but depending on the shoot I often have the makeup provided by the client trying to push their products. The end result is always the same...flawless clean makeup.

To get celebrity makeup you need photo shop. Honestly to get flawless makeup you need flawless skin. Take care of your skin...I'm talking spf everyday lady. Moisturize the hell out of your skin especially now that it's freezing outside. Don't forget the lips...I put on a lip balm every night before bed, if I wake up in the middle of the night I put more on and when I get out of the shower in the morning...you guess it...even more. I cannot tell you how many models I've worked with that have amazing skin but their lips are a train wreck. Once your skin is flawless the makeup part is becomes so much easier.

Brows are tricky. Next time you see someone with brows that you absolutely love ask them who does their brows. Go to that person with a picture of the brows you want. Once you have them shaped professionally you should be able to keep that up on your own with tweezers (I really dislike when people wax my brows so I only tweeze but go with what you're comfortable doing). Having well manicured brows is worth a little extra money...they frame your face. I use a brow pencil from Estee that I swear by. Swing by their counter next time you're at the mall and try it out (you don't have to purchase it then...just "test drive" it...I recommend doing this with all makeup...if you want to try something try it...don't feel pressured to purchase it then...just get the sales associates name and ask for her if you decide to make a purchase).

To get eyeliner to stay better make sure your eyelids aren't greasy or slick when you apply it. Also once you apply the liner tap a matching eyeshadow on top to "set" it. Kind of the same concept of setting foundation with powder. :)

Hope my rambling helped a little. If you have ANY other makeup questions (ever) ask me. I'm not kidding if you read about a new trend or product or technique shoot me an email. I can let you know my opinion. :)

Andie Sleeman
Professional Makeup Artist
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Busy weekend ahead.

It's been pretty laid back and low key around my place the past week. I had a shoot with photograher Janelle L. on Saturday in Tampa (at an abandoned motel) with four wonderful models who were absolute troopers (Adriana Susana, Adisleydi Alonso, Cobra Renee, Di Zavala) . The shoot we originally planned to submit to a few online fashion magazines but I doubt we were able to get anything from the shoot worth while because it was FREEZING outside. I think the high that day maybe hit 40. So did we get anything for submission, I doubt it but I think we were able to get a few killer beauty shots. Janelle should have those ready by the end of the week (fingers crossed).



I also was in contact with Jon Cancelino today regarding the shoot we had in Orlando late December (Walker 1812 Photography Stuido). He said he's been super swamped but that he will be able to get the images out in the next week. Again with the crossed fingers.

The rest of my week is pretty booked starting on Friday. Friday I'm shooting with a model named Olesya G. and photographer Carol Plymill (her work is SICK). Then Saturday morning I'm testing with a new client (a model management group). If they like my work then they should prove to be a great repetative client booking me at least once a week. That would be amazing. On Sunday I'm shooting with model Cynthia Rodriguez, photographer Bryan from BWL Photography and fashion designer Karmia Brown from Ladiez of Love inc. All great shoots that should produce some top notch images.


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Busy little makeup artist@!

Wow this business rocks my socks off when it's good. Had an excellent shoot today with a student photographer and one of my favoriye Tamps models Adriana. She beautiful and always fun to work with. I hope the turn around is quick.

I have another vampire shoot in the morning with a fantastic photographer Scott. I will be brinnging a friend of mine Jillian. Shr wants to model so we shall see how that goes. I think this shoot is going to be more fashion and less gore.

Two shoots in Friday.

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Vampire pics oh my!

Had a photoshoot on Saturday with Fernando from FS Photography. I didn't know how the shoot was going to turn out but I love many of the images.

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