Another fun shoot with Austin from A.O’Brien Photography a few months back. We went down to Laguna Beach to get a little crazy with sand and seaweed. I did a fun makeup job on our gorgeous model, Amanda, I think it was my favorite eye makeup I ever did on anyone in fact. It looked gorgeous on her and really made her eyes stand out.

First I drew the design on with pencil then slowly painted on Spirit Gum and pouring on sand, out of a cup. Yep. Out of a cup. I had to go slowly with the designs because the spirit gum dries fast. After I was done with the sand, I had to go back over it and smooth out any uneven edges. Originally I wanted to put sand designs over her whole body, but we ran out of time.

We had an awesome time with this one and Amanda was such a trooper, posing in the freezing water and getting crashed over by waves. To see the amazing finished products shots from this crazy cool shoot, check out the portfolio album. And stay tuned for more…