Lindsey R. Smith: Makeup Artist

Matt Giraud Concert Makeup

2010-02-22T12:48:00.000-08:00

One of my favorite types of makeup applications is stage makeup. There is something SO exciting about seeing your work displayed on stage. Even men need their makeup done for the stage, and while a male makeup application is not quite as creative as a female application, its still every bit as exciting! About a month ago I had my second chance to do makeup for one of Matt Giraud's shows. You may remember him from the top five contestants of season eight "American Idol." Since AI, he has his own thing going, and he's doing really well! Matt actually has a single on iTunes right now, a duet with fellow singer Anna Wilson called, "You Don't Know Me." Here are a few photos from the makeup application.

Here is a photo of my amazing assistant and very talented sister, Lacy, and Me backstage while the show was going on.

Everyone have a great week!!! Love ya!

Photo Shoot with Susan and Mike Brouwer!

2010-01-20T14:13:00.000-08:00

A little while ago I did makeup for a photo shoot with a beautiful model by the name of Susuan... Mike Brouwer did the photography... he ALWAYS does AMAZING work!

Bride's Choice Awards

2010-01-19T11:23:00.000-08:00

Grand Rapids – January 19, 2010 - WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, just announced Lindsey Smith: Makeup Artist has been selected to receive the 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards™ for Beauty and Health.

The annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ recognizes and celebrates excellence in quality and service within the wedding industry, as determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 500,000 newlyweds.

Lindsey Smith is among the top five percent of all vendors in the WeddingWire community, which includes over 100,000 wedding professionals across the US and Canada. Awards were given to winners across 19 different service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers.

“We are excited to recognize and honor the success of the top wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “The annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ program has given us the unique opportunity to highlight the best wedding professionals in each region as reviewed by brides and grooms who have utilized their services in the past year.”

We are happy to announce that Lindsey Smith is among the very best Beauty providers within the WeddingWire Network, which includes WeddingWire and Martha Stewart Weddings. We would like to thank our past newlyweds for nominating us for the 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards™.

For more information, please visit our WeddingWire Storefront today at http://www.weddingwire.com/biz/lindsey-smith-professional-makeup-artist-grand-rapids/03c0ace5dc3ae11c.html

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Vendor Review: Chic Chair Covers, LLC

2010-01-15T17:07:00.000-08:00

"To me, we aren't just setting up chair covers and sashes. The end product adds so much class to the ambience of the room, and that's why I'm so passionate about what I do. I love seeing how our products transform a room to be memorable, elegant, and of course, very chic" - Bianca Tompsett

Hello Everyone! Its January! A brand new year! It seems to me like this year brides are planning details way earlier than previous years, I've already started booking clients into 2011! I thought I'd share with you a GREAT vendor to add to your planning list.

First, a little story about a mistake I made at my wedding. When I got married, we decided to cut some corners... you know, save a little money. I though chair covers were an unnecessary added expense, so we skipped them. I'll tell you, everything about my wedding was perfection. It was THE wedding I'd been dreaming about since I was six years old, walking down the driveway with a handful of plastic roses and white lace skirt on my head. There is ONE thing I regret though, ask any of my family members, I've been groaning about it since my wedding, two and a half years ago... I skipped chair covers. That one element that I though nobody would miss, chair covers, is the one thing that will always plague me about my wedding. Don't make my mistake.

In comes Bianca Tompsett, owner of Chic Chair Covers, LLC. Bianca and I have been in touch for a little over four months, and I truly feel her business is extraordinary. Not only does she run an extremely fine tuned, reputable, client centered company, Bianca is also a genuinely good person, who is obviously passionate about what she does. I asked Bianca a few questions about herself and her company. I urge you to check out Bianca's work for yourself... you won't be disappointed.

1. How did you get into chair cover rentals?

I graduated from Ferris State University's College of Business, with the intent of working with events by planning them or marketing events. After graduation, I worked in radio and helped out with events the station promoted. I quickly realized radio wasn't for me and ended up in a part-time position not dealing with events. I continued searching for that full-time job I would love, but no luck. I soon realized that if I wanted a job in Michigan, I would have to create one myself. I missed dealing with events, and had many compliments about my husband and I's reception decor so began to brainstorm ideas. The question I asked myself was, "What decoration detail made the biggest impact in our reception hall?" Of course! It was the chair linens. Had we not had those, our reception wouldn't have had that 'put together' elegant look and feel. It all started with that idea.

2. What sets you apart from your competitors?
I am passionate about what I do, and I offer some services for free that others often charge for or don't offer at all. We do the set-up and steaming for free. We also do tear-down for free, however please refer to our website about tear-down because some reception halls the lessee may be responsible for tear-down. I individually steam each chair cover on-site so that it's wrinkle free. My team is well trained and the quality organza sashes are tied tightly so they stay on the chairs for the duration of the event.

I've been a guest at far too many receptions where the couple uses chair linens, but the sashes are on the floor by the end of the night. One thing you'll notice about our high quality organza sashes is that they're slightly thicker than our competitors, so it stays on the chair and holds it form better than others.

3. What are your favorite parts about your job?
I absolutely love hearing back from my clients after the event, whether that be reviews on wedding wire, an email, or a note in the mail. It makes me feel so good when I hear how much my clients loved the way the reception looked with our chair linens.

4. Have you noticed any trends with reception decor?
I've done a lot of brown sash receptions for the fall and seen a lot of red and orange centerpieces. The reception I did the end of September was a perfect example of this, and can be viewed on our blog dated 10.02.09. Black has also been very popular. I've seen it used in winter months, as well as in the summer. But in the summer the centerpieces are always a lot brighter in colors and often use more floral arrangements. I was kind of surprised! Getting into this, I expected more colors. But, it seems many brides are using colors in the centerpieces and darker colors for the sashes. I've seen a lot of brighter sash colors used with matching floral centerpieces as well (as pictured here).

For more information, visit:
Main Website: http://www.ChicChairCovers.com
Blog: http://ChicChairCovers.blogspot.com

Gadget highlight: The Clarisonic

2009-12-14T21:13:00.000-08:00

Hello!!!
I've decided that I've been neglecting my blog for quite a while... time to start back up!!! I'm going to begin doing product and vendor highlights!!! Check back soon for my vendor write up of Chic Chair Coverings! Today... you get a...

Gadget Highlight!!!

photo courtesy of Clarisonic.com

Normally, I'm all makeup, but I actually started out with a strong skincare background (Thanks Bobbi, Chris, Lisa, Paulette, and Riese.) Your makeup will never look its best unless you take care of your skin. Think of your skin as a canvas that you paint.... is your painting going to look perfect if your canvas is all Discolored and frayed? It may look nice, but it won't hit it's full potential.

Back to skin... The first step to great skin is proper cleansing and exfoliation. (Trust me, there are many other super important steps... I'll get to those on a different day though.) There is a gadget out there called The Clarisonic that uses sonic technology to loosen the "gunk" that hides in your pores. It is made by the same people who brought us the Sonicare toothbrush!

It "uses a patented sonic frequency of more than 300 movements per second to clean, soften and smooth your skin. In just 60 seconds a day, the Clarisonic micro-massage action cleans more than twice as effectively as manual cleansing."- Clarisonic Website

I personally use my Clarisonic every time I cleans my skin, and I've noticed, that since I started using it, my serums and creams penetrate better (since there isn't any dirt or oil blocking the active ingredients from soaking into my skin.) The Clarisonic also gently exfoliates the skin (sloughs off the dead top layer of skin cells to reveal fresh, glowing skin.)
You can use the Clarisonic with any non abrasive cleanser. Clarisonic actually includes a cleanser in many of it's packages. I love my Clarisonic, and I know you will too.

Check it out for yourself! I promise, you'll love it!!!

Clarisonic.com

Thanks for reading, I promise I won't neglect this blog anymore...

Love ya!
Lindsey R. Smith

Teaser: Jackie Man Voice Free Beer and Hotwings Intern Photo Shoot

2009-11-03T21:59:00.000-08:00

Hey!!!
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to work with Jackie Green AKA: Jackie Man Voice, intern for WGRD's Free Beer and Hotwings. This girl is awesome... one of those people you meet and instantly want to be friends with... very bubbly! Of course, as always... Todd from F&B Photography did an amazing job!!! Here are a couple of photos from the shoot... I'll post a full album when I get more back! Check out Jackie's Blog.

2009-10-23T21:08:00.000-07:00

Copyright Information for my website!

Photographers

Steven Fox
F & B Photography
Takphotography
Tiberius Images
MEBPHOTOGRAPHY
Kelly Sweet
Amy Carroll
Mark Smith
Heibe l Photography
Amazing You Photography
Chad Bosma Photography
Holly Degarmo Photography
Mike Brower
Sirocki
Jrawk Photography

Hair
Tracy Winterhalter- Butterfly image, Lindsey's Updo, Girl laying on Floor with hair spread out all done by Tracy. Tracy is an amazing hair colorist as well as hair stylist. *Contact Lindsey for information on how to contact tracy.

Alissa's Senior Photos

2009-10-22T15:44:00.001-07:00

Hello!!!
A while ago I had the pleasure of working with Forest Hills Eastern Senior Alissa on her senior photos. Her dad, photography extraordinaire Mike Brouwer did the shots! What do you think???

2009-10-06T00:51:00.001-07:00

Check out the blog of Chic Chair Coverings, a wonderful local Chair covering and Sash business! They are featuring my business for the month of October!

Jen and Jason's wedding: Photos by Kelly Sweet

2009-09-14T15:26:00.001-07:00

Hello everyone!!!

I am so excited to show this to you guys... I just got photos back from the wonderful Kelly Sweet of the wedding of Jen and Jason. Take a look...

Jen opted for Airbrush Foundation, bronzer, and blush. She wanted to make sure it lasted all day, and she said she had a tenancy to touch her face. Her skin looked flawless.

Another photo of Jen getting airbrushed!

Jason sent a small box over to the bride's room, inside were the most beautiful earrings, she just had to put them on right away!

Flawless, beautiful, blushing bride!

Doesn't she look wonderful?!?!

There are more photos of Jen and Jason's wedding on Kelly Sweet's blog.

Mike Brouwer... Awesome Photographer!

2009-08-16T02:53:00.000-07:00

Hey Hey!

So I regularly work with a truely AMAZING photographer named Mike Brouwer. I wanted to showcase a little bit of his work because I am ALWAYS so impressed. I can't put it all on here... I'd pretty much have most of my portfolio on one blog post, but I'll show you some of my favorites!

Erin Leigh

Chelsea

Danielle

Kelsey

He's Great isn't he???

First Blog Post!!!

2009-08-14T21:10:00.000-07:00

Hey guys!
I've decided I have to get into this whole Blogging thing. Bear with me, I haven't actually written anything since High school English, so I'm a bit rusty... it'll come back though.

Last night I worked on an amazing Photo shoot with Steven Fox Photography and one of my absolute favorite models Kelsey Scheider. We did a little bit of beach stuff, then we did some test stuff for a lingerie company. Care to take a peek at a few of the shots we got?

Here you go....

We started out on the beach.

Then Kelsey went for a swim and I threatened her that even though she's VERY strong, and going into the Air force, I would KICK HER BUTT if she fell in the water and messed up her hair and makeup. HAHAHA

Kelsey was channeling Simba... getting ready to pounce!

Such a beautiful face!

Sultry look!

Innocent!

Intense!

As you can see, I was VERY happy with the outcome from the shoot. This wasn't the first time I'd worked with Kelsey, actually, if you look at my website, Kelsey practically overtakes the website. Se is a FANTASTIC model. This WAS, however, the first time I'd worked with Steven Fox. We'd been trying to get a shoot going for quite some time, but we've both been so busy with wedding season, that its been tough. So I'm very happy that we could work something out, and his work met all of my expectations!