I had the honor of working as one of the makeup artist on the Glam Squad with Key Makeup Artist Niala Howard, of Magnolia Makeup, a couple of weeks ago for Fashion Week New Orleans. The event took place at The Sugar Mill from 3/21-3/24.
Below are behind the scenes pictures. As a disclaimer, I didn’t bring my camera with me to work so I had to use my phone to capture all of my pics for this post.
Above are the runway looks for the designers on Day 2 of Fashion Week New Orleans. One of my favorite looks on this day was the Purple Smokey Eye and neutral lip. Here’s one of the models I created this look on below.
This was the Glam Squad Room Makeup Artist Room.
So yeah, my makeup station began very nice and neat, but by the end of each day it would look more like the picture below.
Sorry for the blurry picture.
Above is the list for the Designers and Models. This line up was very helpful in knowing what order to makeup the models. Many of them walked for multiple designers so we had to make sure we did the right look at the right time.
Here’s a picture of me with one of my fellow Glam Squad Makeup Artists Phoenix.
One of my favorite looks from Day 3 was a Strong Brow with natural glowing skin. See below the look I created on one of my models. 
One of the designers requested a natural look with bronzed glowing skin. Here I am with one of the models I created the look on below.
Another look I really enjoyed creating was the classic red lip with winged liner
My fellow makeup artist, Phoenix captured a pic of me working on the model above. 
Here’s another one of my models I created a red lip with winged liner on. She posted this cute pic of us on Instagram.
One of the ladies working with Fashion Week New Orleans wanted her makeup done as well. She requested a bold lip and soft eye. This is the look I gave her. 
Here are a couple of pictures of Phoenix and Britni creating Geisha looks.
Day 4 was the Bridal Show. This young lady was my 1st model of the day. 
This is model Chanda below. I did a neutral eye and soft lip for her Bridal Look. 
After the show on Day 3 of Fashion Week New Orleans, I got a chance to take a picture on the Red Carpet. 
So glad I walked out the front instead of the back. I totally missed the red carpet the day before. Had no idea it was there. LOL! I worked all day and went home.
Above is a picture of me with my fellow makeup artist Britni on Day 4.
I’m so grateful that Niala chose me to be a part of her Glam Squad for Fashion Week New Orleans. It was an incredible experience. I’ve worked with Fashion Shows before and had a wide range of encounters, but I have to say that Niala’s leadership allowed all of us on her team to learn, grow, be creative, and enjoy working together. Each morning, I was excited to wake up and get to work. I’m looking forward to working with her next year.
Once you walk in the tent, there are vendors set up as well as the VIP section for Happy Hour. Audi is a big sponsor of Fashion Houston so some of the first things you notice are the cool Audi cars parked on each side.
I met the uber fabulous Joy Sewing.
As a Blogger I was allowed to go backstage to get a behind the scenes perspective for my readers.
Here’s what this top looks like with the model on the runway. 
*Sidenote* I love this model’s brows and cheeks. :-p
Below you can see how some of these dresses on the rack looked on the models
but I still wanted to include it because I love these dresses.
The color theory used here was great. I really like the green dress with the red lip. Also this model’s cheek highlight is on point. Werk!!
The dress below was elegant and chic. I could see it being a wedding gown.
This is Miss Texas USA modeling the final piece of the night. This dress received lots of applause. The rose petals on the bottom were individually hand placed. 
To get the party started, there was a DJ and light refreshments with Champagne.
I had to get a quick pic on the red carpet before the show started. LOL! 
There was a table in the vendors’ section with more info on this traditional dance. 
