Dream Wedding

Thanks Cynthia and Chor, not only hiring me as your wedding stylist,
also made me feel like a guest to enjoy such a beautiful wedding.

At Mr & Mrs Chor’s wedding, I found gorgeous wedding gown,
beautiful sunshine,
ceremony on green,
elegant makeup and hairstyles,
skillful manicure,
simple rundown,
favourite photographer and videographer…
very close to my dream wedding.

Cynthia, I’m sure we can be good friends and looking forward to our diving trips.
Congratulations, Cynthia and Chor!
Wedding gown:  Designer Bridal House
Photographer:  simon.the.photo
Videographer:  Ken
Ceremony:  Repulse Bay

Nothing Fancy

I insist to have communications with bride-to-be before their wedding, all my wedded clients knew, I would keep bugging you if you didn’t reply me. ò_ó

I apprecaite those clients who trust my taste, but each bride has her own character and expectations, although we had trial before, I love to learn you more through your wedding theme, outfits…etc.
So that I can have more preparation, to design different Flower of Magic headpieces, different hairstyles to each of you in your wedding.

Loretta’s first request is “nothing fancy”;
second is “volume fringe”.

So I suggested to change the style of fringe between most different gowns, save more time for photoshooting with guests and enjoy the day;
also to keep our styling theme that day – simple.

Not cold as we expect, beautiful scene and weather!

What an enjoyable day to work under compliments from a big group of beauties:

ooops, missed the most impressed bridesmaid:  Snow White:

that’s our icon today: nothing fancy, very elegant:cute wedding cookies:
a little stylish element:end with a sweet elegant style:

Wedding gown:  Vera Wang
Banquet:  AMC

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Karen’s request: Elegant & Updo

Karen is one of my best friend-clients, May’s, referral.

Karen is very quiet girl,  whatever during trial early this year, or on her big day, she didn’t have much ideas on her styling.
Even I asked her that if she prefers simple or fancy hairstyles, I can see question marks in her eyes.  In fact, she emphasis two criteria: 1) Elegant 2) Updo styles.

Good shot!  Once I got her guidelines, I focus on the elegant and updo hairstyles design.

Some brides may think it won’t have much difference if keep the hairstyles in updo for the whole day.
Nono, I don’t think so.

Actually, for Karen’s case, she has square face shape and thin hair, there’s third criteria when designing hairstyles for her, which is 3) with fringe.

Match with my signature FOM fresh flowers (even some bridesmaids don’t know that they are real flowers till the end of the day!), accessoris and gowns, still can bring out differnt images to guests, but still, elegant and in updo styles.

 

Until the evening session, found that Karen’s reluctancy of down-style was from her unplesant experience in the pre-wedding photoshooting.  Oh… i see!

After professilnal advice, we also did one down-style hairstyle:

Congrats Karen & Ray!

To read more of our blog, you are invited to our 04a4fcc1aa8153e0 .

Our signature dish – FOM

Flower of magic, our fresh flower headpieces design cooperate with Greenfingers Florist, has been the signature dish of JustGracy and impresses our guests in every single wedding.

The chemistry is:
clients’ preferences + our hairstyling & headdress ideas + Greenfingers‘ floral knowledge & techniques.
With the 3 parties’ interaction, we can design unique style, but still match with your outfits and can bring up your temperament.  Each bride has their tailor-made FOM.

I knew Karen for more than a year since the trial, although we keep communicate throughout the year, I’m flattered that her final instruction before the wedding is:
“I studied your blog for long time, trust you!”

Karen is a teacher with long working hours, she will do anything to fight for 3 more minutes sleeping time.  I know her, in the wedding, she wants to be somebody not anybody.

You spend 3k more on the wedding gowns may not wow your guests;
even spend 10k more on the reception decoration may not impress enough,
but our signature FOM will do.
The most important is, we provide all of our brides at free!

To read more of our blog, you are invited to our 04a4fcc1aa8153e0 .

Mrs Cheng finally

Knew Clara for years, she’s not only one of my nice clients – Kenis’ best friend, I’m her appointed makeup artists for years.

Yes, for years!
Personal protriat; pre-wedding photo-shooting;
then her big day – 19 Sep 2011!

Mr & Mrs Cheng went through a lot, I’m so proud to be a part of your wedding, and witness you move to another stage of life.
We’ve been waited so long, Mrs Cheng!

“trust you, your choice!”
Clara has no request on her styles, she always replies me with the same sentensence when I asked her preferences every time before change.

I specially created few styles that we never try, hope that you like them:

Flower of Magic by my favourite flower shop – Greenfingers:

This is nice too!!! By Clara’s best friend – Kenis, wow!

Braides bun, it’s new to Clara:

 

Can you see the speical decoration on the Benz?  It’s also by Kenis!
Thanks Auntie’s hospitality and home made soup, what a luxury working day to start with Chinese Fish Maw shop as breakfast! :) Yum Yum!

美麗的背後

非常喜歡這輯相!

這是為五月份<<新婚通信>>做的化妝示範, 一直都想寫這次拍攝的behind the scene, 直至現在才有時間.

今次因應編輯的要求, 做了三款帶夏日感覺的妝.  而個人的要求, 則想做一些有別平日常做的清麗自然妝, 而仍然適合新娘子的, 畢竟, 是<<新婚通信>>嘛.



幸運地, 這輯相亦獲得極佳的評價.  confirm了的客人們都紛紛電郵電話到來, 想要這幾款妝. 還有不少”生客”打來預約, 可惜, 手只得一雙, 無期也無辦法, 與徒弟仔唯有將之推掉. 希望已畢業的後浪們加油, 多雙手幫忙.

其實這次拍攝絶不容易, 不要看似每一個妝都乾淨亮麗, 當日初與模特兒見面時, 我以為她中了毒.
她由眼皮, 眼袋位, 至面部, 都是紫色的, 真不知道她前一晚去了哪裏, 做了些什麼.  我將我所有懂得的遮瑕技術都用上了, 希望能夠力挽狂瀾.

還有, 看清楚, 有否發覺她無一張相是帶笑容的.  對, 當天, 她直接的跟攝影師說:
“I’m not in the mood”
我知, 從相片也看得出!

還有她面形的關係, 我們得轉了原定以外的幾款髮型, 配合攝影師的角度, 希望能夠加以修飾.

攝影師Hang固之然功不可抺, 還有要命的後期功夫, 真係辛苦哂!
不得不介紹大家, 細心留意那些花, 其實也不是什麼特別種類的花, 一經徒弟仔的巧手, 平凡的花兒變得如此浪漫, 如此繽紛, 如此搶眼!  這些, 就是Flower of Magic 了.

當然還有編輯Jill又要買花又一袋二袋的到來, 還想到 Summer Dream這個題材, 美麗, 才會誕生了.


辛苦哂各位!

戰友3號

我的戰友, 除了大師姐, 正常人(及假人頭Melinda)外, 代言Karen可以說是我的戰友3號.

認識Karen已經有六年多, 合作無數. 由工作上的合作, 至今成為朋友, 一起吃飯, 一起玩狗…

剛收到攝影師的相片, 做後期製作準備出雜誌稿時, 發現原來由她為JustGracy代言的廣告, 原來已近30個.

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多年來對她不離不棄,除了她清麗的氣質, 長長的秀髮, 脫殼雞蛋般的肌膚, 標緻的五官, 純品的性格…為新娘造型代言的絶配外, 她陪伴着我與公司一起成長, 並肩作戰, 就有如不能分割的一部分.

大家不會知道有多少的客人拿着我跟她化妝的廣告來, 嚷着要化這個妝, 那個髮型… 得到多少客人的稱讚, 可以找得如此與公司形象合襯的模特兒…

曾有攝影師提議換代言, 以帶出新鮮感, 即時有點被迫分手的感覺, 非常不捨.然後跟自已說:
“再給我點時間給我機會, 我一定會做得更好!”
於是又埋頭苦幹設計再多些髮型, 多些不同的花飾, 為求給大家新鮮感. 總之, 不願放棄她.

最新的廣告:
JG_Karen_27

戰友3號, 我會繼續攪出腦汁的!

其他廣告精選: http://www.justgracy.com/styling/chi/press4.htm

令我起”雞皮疙瘩”的鮮花頭飾

恭喜謝生娶得美人歸; 謝太嫁人後, 由靚女變靚太!

由於謝太喜愛簡單又與別不同的造型, 與我的御用花店多番討論後, 為她設計了這個”東西”":

為她到花店取貨時, 不禁起了雞皮疙瘩, 因為, 實在巧奪天工, 漂亮極了!

美得連攝影師也追着謝太的頭花連環拍攝, 也不斷聽到賓客的讚賞!

謝謝你呀Teresa, 全靠你給予我靈感, 才會有這件藝術品的出現!