Fashion Friday's!

As promised, we at Artists Within have been staying on top of the seasonal trends so you don't have to. All you have to do is read the blog and you will be fully prepared to show up to any soiree this season looking HOT head-to-toe.

This season we are seeing gorgeous jewel tones, glitz and glitter!

No one can resist kissing a red lip! Dry, flaky lips are a NO NO. Prep them before dressing them; try using a toothbrush, brown sugar or a face cloth to rid them of those pesky flakes.

Prime your lip by lining them with a MATCHING red lip pencil. Fill the lip completely with the pencil and finish off by applying your lip color with a lip brush, covering the whole lip. Don't forget the corners! This will not only leave you with long lasting color, it will always prevent your red bleeding off the lip line. Remember, no hot messes allowed!

Complete this look with a wash of GOLD over the lids to add a festive look. If you feel you need to punch it up, add a winged eye with a cream liner and a fine liner brush. Jolly Saint Nic will turn naughty this year with a look this stunning!

Lucky for you Artists Within has all the colors, pigments, pencils, brushes, liners and more. Everything you will need to create this look and others. Please visit our online makeup store to start buying!

WARDROBE

AW's very own Crystal McKenzie pulled the clothes to match this look, check it out...

To book Crystal to style you for any and all events this holiday season and onwards, please visit our website for more information.

So before going out this weekend, remember this look and the simple rules put forth to have you looking and feeling your best! Classy and sexy; Fashionable and un-forgettable!

Happy Friday fashion lovers! See you all on Monday<3

Lots of Love,

The Artists Within Team xo

Holiday looks:Makeup, hair and wardrobe

As promised, we at Artists Within have been staying on top of the seasonal trends so you don't have to. All you have to do is read the blog and you will be fully prepared to show up to any soiree this season looking HOT head-to-toe.

This season we are seeing gorgeous jewel tones, glitz and glitter!

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No one can resist kissing a red lip! Dry, flaky lips are a NO NO. Prep them before dressing them; try using a toothbrush, brown sugar or a face cloth to rid them of those pesky flakes.

Prime your lip by lining them with a MATCHING red lip pencil. Fill the lip completely with the pencil and finish off by applying your lip color with a lip brush, covering the whole lip. Don't forget the corners! This will not only leave you with long lasting color, it will always prevent your red bleeding off the lip line. Remember, no hot messes allowed!

Complete this look with a wash of GOLD over the lids to add a festive look. If you feel you need to punch it up, add a winged eye with a cream liner and a fine liner brush. Jolly Saint Nic will turn naughty this year with a look this stunning!

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Lucky for you Artists Within has all the colors, pigments, pencils, brushes, liners and more. Everything you will need to create this look and others. Please visit our online makeup store to start buying!

WARDROBE

AW's very own Crystal McKenzie pulled the clothes to match this look, check it out...

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To book Crystal to style you for any and all events this holiday season and onwards, please visit our website for more information.

So before going out this weekend, remember this look and the simple rules put forth to have you looking and feeling your best! Classy and sexy; Fashionable and un-forgettable! 

Happy Friday fashion lovers! See you all on Monday<3

Lots of Love,

The Artists Within Team xo

Wow our very own Samantha shot by Kelly Mulnar, this is just the beginning, stay tuned!

Once again Richard! Cant wait to see whats next for you!

Our one and only Richard in Sport Check! Go Richard go!

Was this finger being pointed at me? Oops!

Fan a room with your lashes!

Every party calls for LASHES! Long, thick, beautiful, "fan the room" lashes! You can try to achieve this through top of the line mascaras, drops/serums, and fibers but the reality is they will never look as good as those strips we glue on. However, if you are one of those ladies that get real emotional during meetings with old time friends and reminiscent moments, strip lashes and mascara are not for you!

Let alone the hassle of applying those lashes without glueing your lids closed....

Don't let this be you this holiday season, get eyelash extensions!

Once again ARTISTS WITHIN is looking out for your beauty+education with answers to your eyelash woes. With an EYELASH EXTENSION course available at ARTISTS WITHIN-makeup academy, you will learn the latest techniques to apply and maintain gorgeous lashes for your clients and your clients' clients. You will learn how to appropriately market yourself, what to charge for a full set and fills, brief theory on lash growth along with receive a full kit get started! Be a saviour this holiday season, take your eyelash extension course to ensure everyone is looking their best this holiday season and onwards!

NEXT START DATE: DECEMBER 5/2011 EYELASH EXTENSIONS 1 DAY COURSE, LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE.

Please visit ARTISTS WITHIN'S website for more information on enrollment.

If you are interested in an Artists Within lash technician to apply lashes for you, please contact 403.208.0034 to book an appointment.

Lots of love and lashes,

The Artists Within Team xo

TUESDAY TEASE...:Watch for this blog on FRIDAY NOVEMBER 25/11

There will be no repeat outfits, which means there will be no repeat makeup and hair looks.  This Friday we will be blogging about 2011 holiday season hottest wardrobe pieces paired with boy friend stealin makeup and hair ideas. The complete package! There will be no hot messes out this holiday season if ARTISTS WITHIN has anything to do with it! 

 

Officially a Kevin Murphy Destination!

It's Monday afternoon and if you are anything like 85% of the population, you are now trolling the internet looking for something exciting to learn or read about to help pass time until you go home for the evening.

Look no further! We have it all right here! ARTISTS WITHIN-makeup academy is very excited to now offer the best of the best hair products! Kevin Murphy's products are sitting on our shelves as we speak just waiting to be put to use creating your purrfect 'do at home and on set!

 We are carrying shampoo's and rinse's for all hair types; limp and lifeless to unruly and uncontrollable. Treatments to prep your locks for a long, cold Canadian winter. 

We've got pomades, waxes, sprays, mousses and more! Come on in and get all you will need to complete you session styling kit, add to your personal hair care regime, or to get that "hard to shop for" person on your Christmas list the gift that will have them talkin'!

To learn more about Artists Within-makeup academy SESSION STYLING HAIR diploma course, please visit our website. Next start date is DECEMBER 5/2011.

Contact artistswithin@shaw.ca or 403.208.0034 for more details on all diploma courses offered.

Much Love,

The Artists Within Team xo

Another DCV Event with the Fabulous Artists Within team! Come check out something new at Scotia Centre on November 23, 2011!

Gallery: ARTwear 2011

Gallery: ARTwear 2011

Smoking hot everything! Art Wear as seen in the Vancouver sun. AW Models and Artists Within Makeup.

AW's Senorita Jessica Nunez

There is a gorgeous senorita running around Calgary and she belongs to us! AW Models International would like to introduce to you the stunning Jessica Nunez.

New to our agency, Jessica has already had plenty of opportunity presented to her and her gorgeous-ness.

She walked in ARTwear and killed it! Looking ridiculously hot and Megan Fox-esque, jaws were hitting the floor at light speed

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With looks this smokin' there are a few people out there lacking the "good genes". Jessica has taken from the rest of us, but we love her for it!

If you are interested in booking Jessica for your photo shoot/fashion show/etc, please visit ourwebsite for more details.

In the meantime, here is some more Jessica Nunez eye candy....

Photography by:Kelly Mulner

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Lots of love,

The Artists Within team xo

Online makeup store:Officially launched!

With Christmas fast approaching *bleck* our minds are forced into consumer mode. We all transition and accept our gluttonous tendencies during the holiday season and more than usual, shopping is on the brain!  We have all received the gifts, although appreciated, we have never worn, never used, never even gace any thought to after the next gift was opened. It happens. BUT it doesn't have to happen this year!

The team at ARTISTS WITHIN has been working hard to launch our online makeup store and we did it! Launched today, November 15/2011, we will now be selling PRO makeup to AW make up artist students, AW makeup artist graduates and any and all makeup junkies out there! Browse through our variety of products to find everything you will need to cleanse, tone and moisturize your skin. Moving right along to creating that flawless base with our cream foundations, sculpting the perfect brow to compliment your individual features, priming your lids to ensure all night wear of that impeccable winged liner, and the most beautiful bordeaux lip. We have all that and more! 

So pull out the Christmas cookies, chocolates and bonbons. Throw your hair up in a messy bun, put your slippers on and curl up on the couch with your laptop; ARTISTS WITHIN has solved all your christmas shopping woes!

Don't let this be you; caught in crowds of busy, rude shoppers. 

Visit http://www.artistswithin.com/products.html to start shopping! Gift Certificates available.

And stay tuned to our blog, we have lots of great news, events, and fashion/makeup tips to ensure everyone is looking their best at all the hottest events Calgary has to offer!

Lots of love,

The Artists Within Team xo

From Thursday-Monday in #YYC Fashion, events, news and more!

Happy Monday! The long weekend is over and we here at ARTISTS WITHIN have a lot to report!

Thursday was the 9th annual ARTwear event at Hotel Arts.

With silent auctions, trunk shows, a DJ spinning the tunes, Artists Within's gorgeous models strutting the runway, Artists Within's make up artists working back stage to perfect the winged eye, nude lip, heavy contour, and HedKandi's ladies doing the Brigitte Bardot inspired hair for the show, all signs were pointing to this being a GREAT event!

The models hit the runway at 8:30...With the Eiffel Tower projected onto the catwalk, the tunes blaring with pumped up beats, the models made thier debut! Walking in threads from Calgary's trendiest boutiques and shops the models were smokin'! Wouldn't you agree??!

Photo Credit: Zev Vitaly Abosh

outiques featured in Calgary's 9th Annual AGC ARTwear included:

Apt 22                         Chi Chi Couture

Thomas Jeffery            Supreme Menswear

Mealan                        Primitive Culture                         

She Lingerie                Zenobia

Photo Credit: Kelly Mulner

 

What's new with Artists Within's Website you ask.....

Visit www.artistswithin.com to check out our online makeup store! Shop for PRO products in the comfort of your own home! Once purchased, it will be delivered to your doorstep. How much easier can this get??!

Professional kit supplies and makeup, personal makeup supplies and products, makeup kits, gifts, glitter and pigments! Oh my! Hurry, limited edition products on for the holiday season. These won't last long, get yours!

Until next time fellow bloggers, fashion junkies/makeup artists/session stylists, models and randoms!

Follow @artistswithin on twitter

LIKE "Artists Within School of Makeup" on facebook

Stay in the know, ARTISTS WITHIN will keep you there:o)

Lots of love and warmth on this chilly November day in Calgary,

XOXO Artists Within Team

The 9th Annual ARTwear has Landed at Hotel Arts

ARTwear has landed for the 9th year at Hotel Arts (119 - 12th Avenue SW) .

  A great event filled with Calgary's top models provided from AW Models International; Calgary's only boutique agency!  Every fall Calgary's elite designers, shoppers, bloggers, fashionista's and artists look forward to The Art Gallery of Calgary's ARTwear event. With silent auctions, themed runway shows, drinks, and entertainment whats not to look forward to?!?!

If you don't have your tickets, you may be able to sweet talk someone at 403.770.0153 or visit www.artgallerycalgary.org

Come and be seen at the biggest fall fashion fundraiser Calgary has to offer!

Lots of love and lets not forget to remember our soldiers tomorrow. Fallen and fighting; you will not be forgotten.

 

The Artists Within Team

xo

 

 

Once a week creative

Each week we have featured images from Kelly Mulner's "once a week creative" and this week is no different!

With Kelly's keen eye for photography, hair stylist and art director Gen Wirsig's vision, Artists Within's make up artist graduate Masie Sanchez's smoky eye/pink pout combination, and AW Models International Sam Stobart's mad modelling skills, they all created this! 

 

 

There is no mistaking this for anything other than talent! Makeup, hair, wardrobe, model, photographer, oh my! 

Take a look at the process of creating a photo shoot, start to finish...

 

If you are interested in being part of the excitement at Artists Within or becoming a make up artist , please contact us 403.208.0034 or artistswithin@shaw.ca

OR

 If you want to model with AW Models International, please contact awmodels@artistswithin.com or visit our website

 

Much Love,

The Artists Within Team xo

 

 

Artists Within on CTV Morning Show-Wednesday Nov.9

Artists Within's very own Tara Anand will be on CTV Calgary's Morning Live show tomorrow. Watch for the Artists Within team starting at 7:15am, 7:45am, 8:15am and 8:45am! #localcelebrity 

ARTwear 2011 Calgary

The Art Gallery of Calgary is hosting its annual fall fashion show on Thursday November 10!

Artists Within will be there with our models reigning the runway and our artists busy working back stage to allow the models to dominate in utmost beauty! 

 

 

Visit www.artgallerycalgary.org or call 403.770.1353 for ticket information

Or visit http://www.artistswithin.com/modeling-agency-calgary-alberta.html for further information about Calgary's only boutique modeling agency

 

Hope to see all you at ARTwear!

 

Much Love,

The Artists Within Team xo

Artists Within has our own MadMan:Cody

With all the hype surrounding AMC's hit show MAD MEN, Donald Drapers steamy love affairs, and all the scandal that goes on at the ad firm "Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce", we felt it necessary to have our very own MAD MAN at AW Models International!

It only seems appropriate to jump on the band wagon....

AW Models International would like to welcome Mr. Handsome Pants CODY to our roster of beautiful models!

Watch for this guy, he's gonna kill it!

For now, we'll just gonna tease a little and show off some of Cody's madmen skills in this classic photo shoot!

Wowza! He could sell a fur coat to PETA with those handsome features!!

So move over Donald Draper, there's a new guy in town and he's all our's....

Ok, we'll share!

To find out about booking Cody to model for you or to become a model, please visit www.artistswithin.com

Much love,

Artists Within Team xo

Carl Abad working it for Avenue

Artists Within's artists have been busy this year with their hands + brushes in all sorts of shoots, events, TV specials, fashion shows, VIP parties and more!

Our very own CARL ABAD is no exception to that!

Pick up your latest issue of Avenue Magazine to see what Carl recommends we need to be wearing this winter, where we need to be shopping, what we need to buy and why! What else can we ask for?!?! He may even cook you dinner if you're really nice to him...

Winter is going to rear its ugly head soon, like, tomorrow soon and you better be prepared! And lets get real, its not all about function. FASHION is a must, and if it happens to be functional and fashionable, buy 10 of them!

Good thing Mr.Abad is considering both your vanity and you warmth with this issues winter picks. Take a look at your options, get in the car/on the bus/train/cab whatever and get your new winter threads!

For the boys.....you know your lover/husband/boyfriend/poolboy needs new winter swag

And, of course, for the gals....you know you want one for every day of the (work)week

Turn to page 66 of Avenue magazine and you'll find more of Carl's expert tips!

To find out about booking Carl as your personal shopper or stylist this Holiday season, visit our website for more info! www.artistswithin.com

Hugs and Love from,

The Artists Within Team