More of Carlen's tutorials can be seen HERE .
Q &A with Carlen:
G-WREX: Why do you love doing make up?
CARLEN: I love doing makeup because I love seeing the overall effect it can bring to someone's day. But truthfully, I just have this need to share my data and knowledge whenever or wherever I get the chance because it's so hard to find stuff that works. I hate wasting money on products that don't live up to their advertisments. I mean, Ive been doing this for over 10 years and still have yet to find a mascara that I 100% love; it really makes me want to formulate my own. I also love giving advice about whether or not this product will work for someone and possibly why it hasn't worked at all. I love helping people save time and money.
G-WREX: What interests you about doing weddings ?
CARLEN: I love doing weddings because it's fun! And most people will say they love making people feel pretty which is a must, but for me, I really love enhancing someone's face. Sometimes a makeup artist will do what they're comfortable with, sometimes even just replicating their own face, over and over, on every client they have. Which isn't always the best for certain features. Everyone is different in a variety of ways: Skintone, eyeshape, etc. Some wear a full face of makeup everyday and some wear Chapstick. It's a real art to figure out how to properly apply makeup without completely altering someone's face. A good makeup artist needs to find the balance between different face structures vs. makeup comfort level - and I don't take it lightly! I'm such a perfectionist! With every face I encounter, I apply my "terminator" like evaluation from top to bottom:
brows: (terminator computing noise) must be thicker
Eyes:(terminator computing noise) make them look brighter
Skin: (terminator computing noise) fix tone and texture
Lips: (terminator computing noise) plump them up ...........
haha You get the point. I'm passionate. ;P
