April 2009 archives

My Make-up: Public School. Jersey City, NJ.

April 29, 2009 by Jillian
I’ve been learning how to skateboard. So far so good, although I must admit it’s definitely a slow process. I’m getting more comfortable with it every day, but I can’t go THAT fast yet and I can only turn to the left – And even my left turns are still a bit wonky. Don’t even [...]

Behind the Scenes: Princess of the Posse

April 20, 2009 by Jillian

Become A Fan!

April 15, 2009 by Jillian
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Bye Bye Binders

April 15, 2009 by Jillian
Back in the day (Ok, really just up until a month ago), I was working off a binder system. INSPIRATION BINDERS. Lots of people keep these – Or at least they’re pretty common with creative types.  Personally, if I came across makeup that I loved in a magazine, I would rip out the page and [...]

The New KareemBlack.com!

April 14, 2009 by Jillian
A year and a half ago when I decided I wanted to be an editorial make-up artist, hardly any of the good photographers would shoot with me.  All of my previous experience had been in television, and not many photographers were willing to take a chance on me without knowing if I’d be versatile enough [...]

More Nathaline @ Wilhelmina

April 14, 2009 by Jillian
Here are a few more pictures of Nathaline @ Wilhelmina. For this shoot I created a look for her, using boot black liquid liner applied in the crease with a dusting of black shadow applied with an angled liner brush to set.  Nude lips were created using Bare Venus (limited edition and no longer available), [...]

You, Me & 5 Bucks

April 13, 2009 by Jillian
I’ve been under the weather this past week.  Living like a recluse, curled up on the couch watching way too much T.V. just waiting for the worst to pass.  Antibiotics are such a drag – All I’ve wanted to do is sleep. You know you’re really sick when after 3 days you’ve watched everything of [...]
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