We call this one, Violet Skies

A JessKat Creative Beauty Shoot: Violet Skies

We are obsessed with the beauty of this shoot!! 

Makeup and Hair: Yours Truly, Photography: Kat Hennessey, Model: Kyla from Wilhelmina NYC

Inspiration: Tropical sunsets and violet skies

Pocahontas Inspired...

Every Makeup Artist is in love with color, and when artists are given the creative freedom to play with all the vibrant hues we can dream of... well, we're in Makeup Heaven. Here is a sneak peek of the Fashion and Beauty Editorial I did for Disfunkshion Magazine.

Models: Michaela Rabinov (below as our Indian Girl) and Briana Acosta, both from Premier Models and Talent. Key Hair & Makeup: Jessica Hoffman. Assistant Hair & Makeup: Rhiannon Mariani. Stylist & Photography: Hugette Montesinos.

For Disfunkshion Magazine on location at Sandy's Beach, Hawaii.

What? You think we'd give it all away?! You'll have to wait for the magazine to come out to see all the colors I used- turquoise, orange, purple, red, yellow and neon hot pink. It was ravishing, if I do say so myself.  

Until then... here's a lil something I 'colored' on our other model, Briana Acosta after we wrapped. Before we took all her makeup off, I asked her if I could add some red... here it is! 

I used MAKE UP FOR EVER flash pigment. 

URGENT: Vote for my Cavalli Inspired Makeup Tutorial

If you would like to support me and help make my dreams come true... then feel free to watch this video and vote on youtube.com by clicking LIKE LIKE LIKE!!! 

Love ya! Enjoy! 

This is my submission for the NYX Cosmetics FACE Awards competition! I often attend Fashion Week and as I was browsing through all the beautiful images of the makeup backstage, I fell in love with the Roberto Cavalli look and thought- YES- this is the look I'll recreate for NYX!

Of course I had to change it a bit to make it my own, and I enjoyed every minute of it! I hope you enjoy it too and pick up a few ideas!

Thank you to my beautiful model, Eva Avery! I just love doing makeup on her pretty face.

Supermodel Lily Donaldson rocked this look on the Cavalli runway, and because she has such large, deep set eyes... it looked genius on her. I would love to create a look like this for Lady Gaga... you know, something fresh and feminine but colorful- in a water color sort of way. This look is romantic and bold all at the same time.

More videos and tutorials to come. I have definitely caught the beauty vlogger bug :-) 

Outside the Lines...

As you can see... sometimes I like to paint outside the lines... 

Go to www.JessicaHoffman.net for all my Makeup & Hair work! 

NY Fashion Week Beauty Documentary

THE DEPTH OF BEAUTY

Come with me to the most exclusive Fashion Event of the year, to the Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week, and even better... I take you backstage! As a makeup artist, I strive to create beauty & harmony with each face; as Founder of Pure Beauty Project, I long to see women recognize their value and accept their individual beauty.

I set out to ask the industry, "What's the most Beautiful thing about a woman?" You're gonna be surprised at their answers and inspired by their authenticity.

Watch as Supermodels, Celebrities, & Artists speak to us on 'The Depth of Beauty'.

Filmed backstage at the Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week at The Lincoln Center.

Filmed & Edited by Jessica Hoffman

Summer in September?

While creating the concept for Flux Magazine's Beauty Editorial for this lovely face...

I came across some NY fashion Week inspired fall beauty trends that look super-summer-sexy. Looks like September will be bringing us waves of color we thought only happened in August! I'm likin this forecast!

Be on the lookout for my rendition of these, and many more fall beauty trends coming early September to the sophisticated pages of Flux Hawaii magazine.

An interview...

I had the honor of being asked to be interviewed for a Senior Project. I love to share my story and passion with young artists! Here are a few of my answers (1 of 11 questions), thought I'd also share it with you!

1. What made me become a makeup artist: a Dream and an opportunity, with a lot of dedication, passion and courage! I grew up dancing, so makeup application was a natural part of every performance or concert. As young as I can remember I loved playing dress up and doing makeup. I practiced on my sisters and friends, and at 16 I went and applied for a job at Glamour Shots. It was working there for 2 years that I was able to get my hands on faces of all ages, all ethnicities, all colors. I gained a tremendous amount of experience and love for my craft during those 2 years! At age 18, I met and started working with a celebrity Photographer, who I ended up working with for the next 10 years! I became a makeup artist, because I followed my dream and just NEVER STOPPED doing it, I NEVER GAVE UP!!

Inspired! Day 3 & 4

(1/3/11) 3. Admiring the Work of Others: I caught this moment while I was backstage at the Zac Posen show in NY during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. The look was created by Global Makeup Artist, Charlotte Willer for Maybelline Cosmetics. I had an opportunity to interview her after the show. One of my favorite things she said regarding the idea of beauty was, "it's imperfection that people love." She also said she had a blast creating this look for Zac! I had a blast taking pictures of her work. (check out her nails too)

(1/4/11) 4. Makeup as Art. Coloring outside the lines makes me smile. I delight in creating makeup that you wouldn't necessarily wear on a day to day basis, but something you would photograph and hang up in your room. I'm inspired by the Arts and Craft Store, examining the colorful items that catch my eye and envisioning how I can use it as makeup or in the hair. Here's a look I produced, along with the help of my sister Maria Blaich who keyed the hair.

Perfect Gift to light up your life...

...and it's only $15! It's seriously a must have for any woman on the go. This peppermint infused, light up lip gloss comes in 3 delicious shades including a champagne, a pink and a bronze. Not only does it look good it feels, well... delicious! But my fave feature of all is the light in the wand and mirror on the side of the package! No more braille re application in the middle of your GNO. This is a perfect companion for all that mistletoe you'll be standing under... 

xoxo

Contact me to purchase your light up lip gloss! And if you want it by Christmas to add to a stocking, don't wait too long. 

Enjoy and Merry Kissmas! 

Making a Splash!

Surfer, Model, Actress: Check. World Traveler, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur: Check. Sweet-Spirited, Warm-Hearted, Full of Compassionate: check. 

This swimsuit siren is more than meets the eye, Hanna Cornett is a gem of a person. I first met this beach beauty at The Tag the World Charity Event she co-produced at The Royal Hawaiian Hotel, where we snapped a couple of red hot, red carpet pictures together. As Facebook would have it, we became friends. :-) Months later, we found ourselves soaking up the Hawaiian Sun, as we darted across the island filming for a series called, Honolulu Social Diaries... beach days, birthday parties, sailing around Waikiki in private yachts... you name it, we filmed it. And all the while, Hanna was as sweet as Haupia Pie. Fast forward to May 4th, 2010 we find ourselves back at The Royal Hawaiian Hotel (one of my most fave hotels) but this time, I'd be working with Hanna, as her Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist. It's no work at all really, when you get to 'work' with a friend! 

We were surrounded by lovely people. HI Luxury Magazine's Associate Publisher Linda Woo and Creative Director, Gina Lambert greeted us as we arrived to the famous pink hotel, while the talented and gorgeously pregnant, Yu Shing Tin arrived with bags of colorful bikinis. We were done with the shoot hours earlier than expected with plenty of time for laughs in between. I've said it before and I'll say it again... when you find a job you really love, you'll never work a day in your life. And I know, even as hard working as Miss Cornett is, she would whole heartedly agree. I'm inspired by this Swim Suit Siren, not only to get my okole in the gym, but more importantly to make sure while I'm on this beautiful journey called life, enjoying a career that I have found such fulfillment in, I take every opportunity to bless others and to cultivate beauty in the lives of the people around me. 

Empowering, Inspiring, Motivating: check. 

Makeup & Hair: Jessica Hoffman, Mup Assistant: Nellie Schrimer, Photographer: Katherine Fernandez, Fashion Editor: Yu Shing Ting