My Youtube Channel: BBEAUTYMARKD

So I had decided a couple months ago to embark on the world of beauty tutorials on YouTube. Now that I have gone full time freelance (Art & Makeup) I feel that it would be great exposure to do mini teaching sessions on looks to show my skills and promote my services.

So far my most popular video has over 20,000 views! Check it out!


Here is my link below to my actual channel! Please subscribe and spread the word! =)

http://www.youtube.com/user/bbeautymarkd


P.S. I am so excited everyone! Why?..I'm official!! My business license has been officially registered and approved. Also, both my business names have been registered: House of Micaela, Beauty Marked by Micaela

And my journey begins!

MUA Freelance Updates

Okay now that I had enough celebrating and goofing off after graduation, I have been picking back up freelance work again. I'm glad to be able to build clientele out here in the Bay Area. Just recently I did a wedding party of 5 bridesmaids and the bride which was by referral. It went very well and I hope word spreads more and more as I settle back in the bay area. I wanted to post some freelance photos. Below are wedding photos as well as a fun dramatic look I did for a client going to a fun event. I love doing dramatic looks because I can be more creative, especially with color! (instead of constant everyday neutrals) It allows for my art background to kick in!
Here's the flicks. ENjoy!










and now for the more dramatic woohoo!

My Gift, My Journey

I began some spring cleaning in my apartment and started pulling out my portfolios from the past five years. It was crazy to realize how much work I forgot I actually did. And the fact that I graduate with my degree in Art in two weeks is mind blowing! As I looked through my work, the good, and the bad I realized how grateful I am for my education. I have truly been blessed to be able to explore my skills and develop a God given talent. It has been a long journey and I have gone a long way in learning what is my style, what are my strengths and how to strengthen my weaknesses. I always was told that because I was given a talent, it is my job to fulfill it. So here are just some of my favorite pieces.

"Look How" Charcoal, Oil. 2006

Untitled. Watercolor and Ink. 2007
"Building Blocks" Watercolor and Ink 2009

...and in honor of my endeavours as an upcoming artist..i went and got a tattoo!
Mevurekhet, means "Blessed" in Hebrew
(Hebrew is read right to left)

Pink Lip Diaries

Earlier today I walked by a photography crit at school and it made me want to take some shots. I really enjoyed my photography classes last year. I plan to post my work from those B&W photography classes soon, so stay tuned!
Anyhow, So I did some self portraits pictures today, that I call "Pink Lip Diaries".
Why Pink Lip Diaries?
It's not supposed to be super deep or anything. But if there is an explanation, it would be this:
Always at night in my bed that is when my most dramatic thoughts come. I tend to keep those thoughts inside myself because well, I don't keep an actual diary. So they stay in my head. And in general a bold pink lip represents me. If you can pull of a bold lip, your not afraid of makeup...thats me. Put the two together and there you go.

For the makeup I used of course the BEST EYELINER IN THE WORLD hands down!!(lol) Which is Stila's Stay All Day waterproof eyeliner pen. If there is a must have in your makeup bag, it is this! That eyeliner stays on until you take it off and it is perfect for cat eyes. For the bold pink lip I used the O.C.C. lip tar which is super hot pink, im talkin electric pink! It's actually way more pink in person, but i chose to edit the tones of the pics for the luminous effect...take a look =)

MUA at Maggnolia Look Book

I was the MUA at the photoshoot for Maggnolia's jewlery look book back in December of last year. I never got to blog about it, since I just recently started my blog, so here we go!
Maggnolia is a line of gorgeous jewlery created by Maggi Simpkins. Here's her link, check it out!
http://shopmaggnolia.com/
The Photographer for the shoot was also amazing. I really enjoy his work! Its very artistic and I enjoy his use of lighting. Check it out for yourself http://ajabajianphotography.com/

Here is the face chart I chose along with the products I used. The look was natural, pretty to match the bohemian vibe of the shoot.

Here are some of the pictures from the look book below:

Amazing Hidden Makeup Brand

As a makeup junkie and a Pro artist I tend to use all different kinds of brands. As should everyone, don't stick to one brand for it all because you will miss out! There are a lot of Makeup brands that the average American consumer does not know about. And the reason I say American is because many brands are extremely popular in other countries, especially Europe and in Middle Eastern countries. Here in the states all you hear constantly is women living and dying over MAC cosmetics. MAC is great and all, but it is NOT the only great brand out there! In fact, many brands have better products for cheaper. One brand for example, I personally came across a brand called Inglot at the Makeup Show LA a couple months ago. Inglot is a Polish makeup line. I fell deeply in love with their eye shadows, which have intense pigment and beautiful colors. One can create their own customized "Freedom Palletes" of eyeshadow, blushes, and lip colors. Today I went in to the Newport Beach location and had a ball picking out my pallet of 20 eyeshadows. I treated my selction like I do when setting up my paint pallets. (Neutrals, Warm colors, cool colors, and complimentary colors)
20 colors for only $95!!! That's amazing, most consumer brands with that many eyeshadows AND the pallet would be around $300 or more! Great purchase =)


I couldn't help myself and not start playing already! I did this look super fast. When you have pigments that show up how you want then to, it is way less work and takes less time. I also used the shadows for my brows, highlighter, contour, and blush!

Makeup Artist at Shemar Moore Photoshoot

My own freelance is called beauty.marked in which I take on photo shoots, events, weddings, and fashion shows. This February I had an amazing opportunity come my way in which I was ecstatic about. I was blessed to be on the team doing a photo shoot for Shemar Moore. If you don't already know, besides Shemar Moore being on my top 10 finest men alive list, he is a well known actor/model. He currently stars on the television show Criminal Minds.
For the Photoshoot, and for all makeup jobs I do I keep a face chart journal to have a record of the look I chose as well as the products used.
I decided to create my own "face" for my face chart lol. (I currently work at Sephora so I combined there's with MAC's and put my own twist) So here is my page from the journal from the shoot.

For the shoot, I used of course my favorite brand, Makeup Forever, as well as Smashbox, and for skin care some Philosophy.
Products Used: Makeup Forever- Elixer, HD powder, Face & Body #18, Mat Bronzer #6; Smashbox- Pore/line filler primer, Philosophy - Miracle Worker Eye Cream

Enough about products, Let's talk ab out the experience! =) I had a great time and it was a good experience being on set again. Shemar was a very nice man, and the environment was professional, yet comfortable.

The photographer was Samuel Whitworth. Awesome photographer! check out his work
www.whitworthphotography.net
Samuel put together a great team of myself, a stylist, and a videographer.
Here's the video made from the shoot, definitely worth checking out!


So excited to do more shoots like these in the future.

And in conclusion, Here is a picture of me and Shemar.

My Art -Duality Series?

This is my first actual post, and I decided to share my latest art visions. Lately, I have been working on a new possible series. I am ready for a new group of work to start submitting to galleries and hope to have a show sometime in the near future. So far I have done 2 paintings to see if this is something I can keep going. As and artist I have found my style and whatt interests me most. Because I am an observational artist I enjoy observing every day objects and either giving them personification, a narrative, or a peculiar mood.
Here is the 1st 24X36 Painting of a Duality of Love and War.
And here is the finished painting. Excuse the picture quality, took it with my phone. Currently on display at CSULB.


Micaela Jordan, Thin Line Between Love and War. Oil. 2011






The latest painting from this potential series was to be on the struggle between healthy food and well, not so healthy food. A struggle I have a little too often, considering my love for sweets. So I thought it may be fun to play with the idea of giving the sweets a halo affect and look so real you could eat it off the canvas. In contrast to the irresistible sweets, there will be a darker world of healthy food. Kind of reminiscent to that kid who wishes the vegetables on his or her place would go away.

For inspiration I looked to a few artists.

The classic Italian artist, Caravaggio, and 2 contemporary artists,Wayne Theibaud and Will Cotton. I was inspired by Carravagio's dramatic use of lighting. Also, Theibaud and Cotton's choice of subject matter of using food, specifically pastries as a work of art.
(Carravagio, Calling of St. Matthew., Wayne Thiebaud Cakes, 1963.)
I also enjoy Will Cotton's works and use of his subject of sweets. He tends to combine a sense of femininity with the irresistible desire for sweets.
And surprise surprise, Will Cotton was actually the artistic director for Katy Perry's California Girls video, that involved a candy coated world. He's a great artist worth looking up, if one has not heard of his name before.


So with a combination of these inspirations. (Caravaggio for the darker world, and Theibaud for the delectable sweets.) Here is my own piece on the human struggle between eating healthy vs eating junk food. I chose to make the doughnuts inviting and in light, while the brocoli fades into the dark background. I thought it would be fun to make the brocoli look like a landscape since I think just about every kid has their brocoli looks like trees phase. Below is the art piece...So now I need to decide if I am going to keep this going, Or start new ideas for a different series. here's my piece. Not yet titled. I was thinking either "Didn't Eat the Brocoli" or "It's A Struggle". haha

Micaela Jordan, Untitled. Oil Paint, 2011