Makeup for Contessa Hair Awards Winner 2016

I had the pleasure of collaborating with uber talented hair stylist, Mandy MacFadden, photographer Allysa Cervantes & Wardrobe Stylist Vanessa Sanchez on the below images. They were submitted for the Contessa Hair Stylist Awards contest in Spring of this year. I had a really good feeling about the submission, so it was no surprise when I found out that Mandy took home the best hair stylist of the year award for 2016!! Always such an awesome feeling being involved with stylists who are recognized for their excellence by the beauty industry :D

Below are the final images as well as some behind the scenes photos I shot during the shoot:

Congratulations once again to Mandy for an awesome job with these hair creations!!! Kudos to our creative team and the beautiful models for pulling off these amazing looks :D

Click here to view the other Contessa 2016 Hair Awards Winners :)

Click here for another set of Contessa Hair Awards winning images I was involved in 2014.

Monty Preston - Behind the Scenes

 

Below is a sneak peak from a recent beauty shoot series I did with photographer Drew Haran featuring Next Model Monty + a cool behind the scenes snap (above) while I was in the midst of styling her hair ;) Stay tuned to view more!

Crowning Glory - Behind the Scenes

 

iPhone snaps of BTS polaroids from another fun shoot with photographer Allysandra Cervantes.

The story was freshly released by a New York based publication called ELLEMENTS MAGAZINE.

Click HERE to view all images from the story ;)

Credits:

MODEL #1 – SARAH ZOOT @ Spot6 Management  |  MODEL #2 – HINSON CHAPLIN @ Elite Models  |  PHOTO – ALLYSANDRA CERVANTES  |  MAKEUP ARTIST - SHERLYN  |   TORRES  |  HAIR STYLIST - MANDY MACFADDEN  |  WARDROBE – MICHELLE BABOOLALL

By Olivier Ad Campaign - Behind the Scenes

 

Makeup & Hair for By Olivier's Ad Campaign

Some behind the scenes photos I shot with my iPhone ;)  Stay tuned to view final images!

No Angel - Behind the Scenes

Snapped some behind the scenes photos of a recent fashion shoot I did with photographer Allysandra Cervantes.

In love with how the final images turned out! Team work makes the dream work… so, happy to say that the story got picked up ;)

Stay tuned for my next post to view some of the final images…

MODEL – JESSICA M @ Spot6 Management  |  PHOTO – ALLYSANDRA CERVANTES  |  MAKEUP ARTIST - SHERLYN TORRES  |  HAIR STYLIST - MANDY MACFADDEN  |  NAIL ARTIST - KY SCOTT  |  WARDROBE – MICHELLE BABOOLALL

Cityline - Makeover Madness

 

#SETLife: Sherlyn Torres Beauty - Behind The Scenes

Iphone snapshots at Salon Philosophy with hair gurus Bill Rowley & Villy for our City Line Makeover Madness Segment! Airs on CityTV every first tuesday of the month. Makeup by yours truly ;)

Paris Li | F/W 2013 Ad Campaign

On set doing makeup & hair for Paris Li’s Fall/Winter 2012/13 Campaign Shoot featuring Steph from Elite Models.

Paris Li wanted the makeup & hair to look fresh & young ~ So I applied minimal base coverage on Steph to ensure her natural skin shines through and only applied concealer where needed.

Steph naturally had brightly pigmented lips so I toned the redness down by brushing a thin layer of foundation then applied a rosy pink shade, topped with a dab of lip gloss. I used a bit of the same shade on her cheeks. The soft pink tones and hint of sheen on the lips adds a youthful essence to her beauty.

I wanted her eyes to have an innocent, almost ethereal look to them so I added a light champagne shade to the inner corners & on the brow bone. I kept the eyeshadow neutral, and focused on contouring the crease and slightly shaded the lower lash area with the same soft brown. I fanned the lashes outwards while applying the mascara top & bottom to emphasize the wide-eyed look. I used a powder shadow to fill in the brows so they look groomed but still quite natural. I altered the look for the campaign shots by adding a hint of gun metal grey smoked out & paled down the lips a touch…

We had a laid back day listening to 70’s funk records while shooting the look book portion ~ then kicked it in high gear for the campaign portion to utilize the dwindling sun light. Overall, a fun project showcasing beautiful, sophisticated fashion pieces.