CRAZY BUSY WEEK!

So Friday has finally come...thank you Jesus! Here is a small recap of my week. 

On Monday I had a consultation with a bride over the phone.  She called me from New York.  She plans on getting married in October and visiting Florida in June, so I won't be able to give her a trial until then. However, she booked me already and we are chatting back and forth via email about her makeup dreams for her big day.

On Tuesday I had a half day gig with Multimedia. It was a short and sweet job.  One talent makeup and hair.  Nothing fancy because it was for a public service announcement for the Army Corps. 

Here is an image taken once again with my Vibrant cellphone:

It was shot inside a small office inside the building and I had to squeeze past the camera every time I had to touch her up.  Not an easy task when you happen to have a...ummmm errr curvaceous bottom...lol  All in all it was all good.

Than in the afternoon I had to rush over to a photoshoot for Jossie Cordoba's new cd about to drop.  It was very last minute notice.  They contacted me that morning and I went over as soon as my morning gig was over. It was supposed to be only makeup but somehow turned into hair also and styling. Something happened with her hair appointment and I did my best considering I wasn't completely prepared.  Jossie is a character and very boisterious!  We had a good time. 

Here are a few images taken with the celly again:

In the midst of all this I received a call from my son's school that he had a fever! Thank God grandpa was able to help out and I have been home for the rest of the week caring for my little munchkin. He is feeling much better and the fever has broken.

Osmin

Here is Osmin....he is a really nice guy but I presume a tough trainer because these people have all lost a lot of weight in a short amount of time.  If you see the middle picture on the bottom you can see one of the contestants doing squats with him on her back!! And she is smiling!! Kudos to her...I think that is pretty cool and looking forward to seeing what else he did to these poor people to help them lose the inches and pounds!  Stay tuned..starting on July 4th NuvoTV a cable tv channel.

Operation Osmin images...early surprise from Nuvo TV

The wonderful people at SiTV gave me a sample of some of my work to display today. I am so excited to be able to share it with you. I expect to get a reel of the commercials in the next few months to come since the actual show ("Operation Osmin") actually airs on July 4th on SiTV, soon to be NuvoTV. Watch for it... I think it is going to be a really good show!

Art Director: Tony Guembes Photographer: Daniel Sedano

MARKETING FOR "OPERATION OSMIN" TV SHOW WITH SiTV

I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT I WORKED WITH SITV (SOON TO BE NUVOTV) ON THE MARKETING FOR A NEW CABLE TV SHOW.  BASICALLY WE DID A BUNCH OF PHOTOSHOOTS, COMMERCIALS AND INTERVIEWS ALL IN ONE WEEKEND! IT WAS EXHAUSTING! I WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE AN ASSISTANT BUT MY ASSISTANT (WHOM I NEVER WORKED WITH BEFORE) MESSED ME UP AND DECIDED HER LIFE WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE COMMITMENT SHE MADE TO ME.  I KNOW THAT IS BEING HARSH BUT BASICALLY I ENDED UP DOING THE JOB BY MYSELF!!! THE 2 HOSTS AND THE 8 CONTESTANTS ON THE 1ST DAY AND THE 2ND DAY WAS ONLY THE 2 HOSTS BUT IT WAS OUTSIDE HALF THE DAY AND IN A BOXING GYM FOR THE REST.  JUST HOT AND SWEATY AND DIRTY...UGH!!! ALL IN ALL, I HAD A BLAST THOUGH.  I LOVE MY SITV PEOPLE!

THE SHOW BACKGROUND:  Osmin is a personal trainer and in amazing condition.  Not an ounce of body fat.  He teaches his clients how to use "the world" as their gym.  So basically they are using the outdoor elements as their gym.  He promises that they will lose a ton of weight in like 30 days and they eat only fish, salad and drink only water!  I would lose weight too if that is all I ate!  In any case, I don't want to reveal too much information so you will have to stay tuned. 

FIRST DAY OF SHOOT:

Gretchen and Osmin on set (green screen) for a commercial

Gretchen in another workout outfit

(clean beauty makeup)

Gretchen in one of her outfits for her interview. I darkened her eyes a smidge, brighter cheeks and glossier lips....you can't see it with my phone, but she has a beautiful shimmer on her skin.  So beautiful!  She just signed with a big modeling agency. I think Elite if my memory serves me well. I am sure she will do well.

Adriana DeMoura and I, she is also on "Housewives of Miami".  She is so teeny weeny! She loved her makeup and said she wanted to keep it on for a charity function she was going to later that night!  Yay!!

Her eyes were a little red because we were all sooo tired but she looked beautiful. I can't wait to get the images from the photographer who took the pics.  Please keep in mind these images were all taken with my cell phone. 

The second day of shooting:

Osmin, preparing for his lines on Miami Beach

She barely had any makeup on here and still looks so beautiful...isn't it sickening!  Right after I took this pic. she reached for my phone to see the image and accidentally knocked my phone right out of my hand into the sand which then was covered entirely by water because the tide came in!!! OMG...it was like watching it in slow motion...I think we both screamed "Noooo" but good news...the skin(cover) I had on my phone must have kept the water from getting into my phone because it is fine!! Amazingly!! Thank God!!

All in all, it was a great 2 days!

UPDATE FOR FUNKSHION FASHION WEEK 2011

Hello there!!
I have to apologize and admit that I haven't been able to update my blog on a regular for two reasons:
1.  I forgot my password (which is a sign that  I don't blog a lot!!!)
2.  I have been soooo dang on busy that I was just too tired to gather any of my thoughts...and than when I would say to myself, "You have to blog today Natasha!"  I would end up getting another gig!!! Which would put me back even more!!! Ahhhh!!! I apologize and will make it a point to stick with it...I promise...so without further ado...

on March 23rd, 24th and 26th I worked with the crew at Funkshion Fashion Week. 
It was a lot of fun but a lot of work.  Firstly, it was outside on the beach underneath a huge tent like building...literally on the sand!!! Let's just say...my poor Zuca makeup bag is still spewing out sand everywhere!! 

I actually added some images previously already of this event but the other day I received this very nice email from one of the models I worked with at the shows(so sweet)

Hey Natasha!

It was a pleasure to meet you this year at Funkshion. Thanks for a great job on my makeup. Attached are some runway shots a photog sent me. 

Hope we get to work together again in the very near future!

All the best!

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Tasha Moore

www.ModelTashaMoore.com

Tasha was one of the many models I worked with at Funksion Fashion Week.  It was hot and "sandy" but well worth the contacts I made and the wonderful experience.