Lucky Star

Photo: Kameleon Photography, Models: Selale, Amelie S, Lusia Weißflog, Designers: Laura Bulla, Sandra Scheer, Mua: Artmission& Julian D. 

For a long time I had admire misterious Kameleon work. One day, I had a courage to send her a small note that if in the future she would like to work with me, it will be amazing experience. 

And I wasn't wrong. First suprise was, to find out that Kasia comes from Poland... Second suprise was that after few months she got back to me, and offer quite interesting idea for photo shoot- but as always the final result blow my mind! 

I had a chance to work with Kasia 3 times, and I hope that before I will leave Berlin I will have chance to make another project with her! 

Blackout - simple catchy and with taste, All girls: Selale, Amelie and Luisa did something incredible, they listen to their instinct and meet in the same spot, I can not describe how much emotion they put in to this shoot and I'm happy I had chance to observe that! It was also nice to work with another makeup artist, we create a team, discuss who is preparing hair, makeup etc. That kind of experience, and days you celebrate for many weeks, months or even years - I always emphasize how important for me it's to meet all those interesting people - but when, though your language borders ( my german is not so perfect :p ) you can feel as part of one brain, team...it's building your confidence! 

More photos from Blackout project you can see on my funpage :

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Agata-Karaś-mission/215159385174903?ref=hl

Como estas? How are you? Wie Geht's dir? Jak się masz?

Photo: Nathassha Di Pasquale
https://www.facebook.com/NatDPhotography, Model: Nathassha Di Pasquale, Stylist: Nina Komarova-Zelinskaia, MUA: Artmission

Natasha contact with me by accident, she saw my work, asked if I could help her to make this photo shoot. I was really happy, because despite her young age - she is making really great photos.

For this Project we found amazing model Alexandra, on my page you could see other shots with her, here on this post I put on of those which we did with Natasha :) It was crazy day, in the begining we knew we don't have to much time because our model had only 2,5 hour to be with us, later she needed run to her work place! In the end when we knew we did all we could at that time, Nina (stylist) figured out amazing Idea...why we could not stay longer and those clothes that we didn't had enough time to capture with Alexandra, we could try to

do it on our amazing Photographer ;) It was a chalange I need to say- it's not easy for one person to pose and try to capture the best shot! ;p;) But it gave us so much fun - and in the end I need to say we did pretty good job! <3

As always you can see more Artmission work here:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Agata-Karaś-mission/215159385174903

Powder

It's time to talked about last basic makeup parts.
Powder. Our magic dot over "i".  Ladies your more recent question is:
Loose powder or Compact? Which one is better?
Loose powder mat our faces longer but compact it's easier to hide in pource/beauty bag.
All depends what is easier for you to use. The biggest minus of Loose powder are those all boxes, where u fight to shake out more powder or they scatters to much...
Powder is not only important to mat our face but also to correct out skin tone. It's sometimes so hard to buy good foundation colour for our tone, but ladies no panic Powder can always save situation!
If you have a little bit darker foundation you should... buy 2 tones brighter powder, and if you have to bright foundation buy one tone darker powder and problem solved!

Right now a huge HIT in cosmetic market is Rice Powder

it's a prince on a white horse for all those girls who have oily, shiny face! He is not leaving impression that your face is white, he is not leaving any particular color, he just made his job - he keeps your face natural and mat. This powder is really strong and those one who have really dry skin should avoid this cosmetic.

Simply

                             Photo: Florian Käfmüller, Model: Lu Buro, MUA: Artmission

I remember one of those first posts I wrote here. I will never forget when I said "I remember all faces and names of model I prepared for photo shoot ". Folks it happend first time in my life - I didn't recognize a person that I wroked wiht in my past.
With Louisa, I met in Summer 2013. We made together one of underwater shoots. I remember it was super warm day, and I wasn't prepared that it will be more then 5 models...when we saw each other last time it was one week ago, we talked had some fun and made awesome beauty shots that u can see on my funpage to. We both didn't realized we had met before, untill Lu came back home and check out my webside where she saw her self! I'm telling u guys about it, because I felt bad that first time in my carrier I didn't regonize someone I worked with before. I failed. During every photo shoot I'm geting know new people, and I like to know about them something more than only name...thanks to that I feel that it's not only a new project to make it's also a chance to meet people not things, not someone who I can create from the begining in new version just a person that I can respect and like.

So folks, remember, you can chace your passion and dream but never forget about people u had met on your way, because they are helping u to get to the point u are right now or u will be one day!

Destiny

Photo: Kameleon Photography, Models: Luisa Weißflog, Selale, MUA: Artmission, (Hairstyle of Selale: Julian D), Designers: Sandra Scheer, Laura Bulla

I remember first time when I was in touch with Kameleon Photography. I didn't know her name, and background I only admired her outstanding work (www.kameleonphotography.jimdo.com). 
It was maybe one year ago, and in the end we didn't make anything together because K always have so much to do :) ! One month ago, she wrote me a small message if I would like to join to her team and make some magic. Answer in that cause was so obvious!:) 
When we finally met it find out that Kasia (Kameleon Ph.) comes from Poland... (like me).
It was so funny for me because for this all time we spoke in German - and I need to say even if I'm speaking in this language since almost one year- I still know how many mistakes I make during I'm using it, ( thats why in English it's always so easier for me to talk with people!) .
Make-up was simple, to keep girls in nice, smooth shape! It was really awesome day, and I love to work in team! It was with me another make-up Artist Julian Dobener. He came specialy for this one day to Berlin from Frankfurt and I need to say it was a pleasure to work with him. We share our roles, I prepared Luisa, he took care about Amelie, and we both prepared Selale - I did make-up he styled Hair. The most important job that make-up artist should do is to keep good atmosphere but also remember how to work with other people. I saw and I also experience on my own skin that if you work in one team with other make-up artist they really often avoid conversation with u, they treat this like a small competition who is better. It's so silly. Some really wise man said " Fact that you born as a human doesn't makes you a man. To be human u need act like one " it's simple philosophy but so true.
 
you can see all photos from this shoot here:
https://www.facebook.com/215159385174903/photos/pb.215159385174903.-2207520000.1417001953./869656776391824/?type=3&theater

Next step : FOUNDATION ( The biggest chalange ever ).

Since I was a teenager, and I was trying to hide my horrible red skin tone, I tested ...I will dare to say 10000000 different foundations. Starting from those cheap ones ends on those that price scared even more then the best horror movies!Before you will try to find good foundation, you need to remember few things!
Expensive it's not always means GOOD QUALITY, Good Tone you can find only if you will TRY OUT foundation on your hand (and in a second I will say how to do it), or even if you can to take small sample and check out on your face!
Before we will started, first try to ask yourself what kind of foundation you need - observe your face if it's dry, normal, oily, do you need good cover foundation or you don't have bigger skin problems and you want only smooth your skin and make make-up once in a while.
All foundations..or maybe more of them have sign on bottles like here

for what kind of skin this foundation it's good for. It's important to remember about it, because their components are slightly diffrent!
To check out which skin tone fits, you need to spread a little bit of foundation on your hand - and here are to Schools- one: bellow your thumb

or on your wrist
















At work I'm using foundations of MAC and INGLOT but for myself I use Revlon Colourstay. 
It's cover perfectly, it's easy to work with and have a lot of skin tones. It's easy to buy him on ebay, or allegro for really good price! I also recommend BeMinerals Foundations. 
But important rule is... don't be affraid to test diffrent companies, thanks to that you will know which stuff avoid and which one are perfect for you. It's so many people in this world all of us have something uniq, thats why one product can not be perfect for all of us! Remember about it!! 

As always I invite you to check out and like Artmission funpage
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Agata-Karaś-mission/215159385174903

Faces.

                     Photo: Cyb At Rainbow, Model: Ulrike Wächter, mua: Artmission 

It's strange how many faces, and names you can remember after time, and how many people you can meet in one, two years ... i love this moment when I'm starting new project and I see that there are people with who I worked with in past, or in your free time you go for a walk and just like that step by on someone ....

With Ulrike we always met on some bigger projects but finall results of photos normaly didn't blow our mind. One day Ulrike gave my contact to Sybille, and this is how we get this magical work. ;)

I have some new photos that I can share with you and as always I'm still waiting for bigger half of them ;) 

In next post, I will try to share with you another important step in make-up. Don't got anywhere ;)