When fashion show co-chairs Abbie Gilliam and Jordan Lobik found this image on Google, they knew they had found the exact look that they wanted for the models' hair and make-up - smoky eyes with nude lips to contrast, gold flakes coloring the cheekbones and teased hair.
When fashion show co-chairs Abbie Gilliam and Jordan Lobik found this image on Google, they knew they had found the exact look that they wanted for the models' hair and make-up - smoky eyes with nude lips to contrast, gold flakes coloring the cheekbones and teased hair.
And Brenda O'Reilly, the owner of the salon adjacent to the Math Emporium in the University Mall called Images By B, worked hard to make it happen.
"We went to her early last semester," Gilliam said. "We're like, 'This is what we want.' We gave her ideas, and she was like, 'I can totally do this.' We hit the nail on the head with this."
"When I looked at that picture - and the one thing that you have to remember, when you look a photograph, that's made for somebody sitting there and they're not moving, so I kept playing with different materials," said O'Reilly, who started Images By B 26 years ago. "And everywhere I go, I'd go searching for something that looked like crushed-up gold pieces."
O'Reilly said that when she finally found those, the next step was to come up with a way to make the gold flakes adhere to the face, retain the texture, but come off easily.
The solution? Eyelash adhesive.
After conducting a test run on the models to make sure they weren't allergic - and confirming that none of them are - all they had left to do was arrange a quick and efficient way to prepare the models on the day of the show.
With a team of assistants and one partner, O'Reilly said that they are able to work on three models at a time.
"We have a well-oiled machine going on there," said O'Reilly, who will also be back-stage the night of the show to touch up hair and make-up after wardrobe changes.
When asked what she plans to do cosmetically for the guys, she said, "Oh, we've got plans for them." They plan on putting the gold glitter in their faux hawks, depending on the kind of hair texture they'll be working with.
"That'll be fun," O'Reilly said.
This is the second year O'Reilly has helped with the show; and last year, in the beginning, she was the one to offer her services.
"They just kind of came in last year and I guess they were hoping to do an ad," O'Reilly said. "And I just happened to ask, 'What are you going to do for your make-up and hair?'
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CT, why are you devoting so much attention to this stupid fashion show? What a waste of paper printing these stories when about 5% of the students care.
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Devote the space to articles people will be more interested with, such as a follow up to the new in brief march 19, or maybe even more on the drug cartel or business? Anything but this and stories about stupid 13 year old basketball players are not even located in the area.
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