beauty – Memphis Flyer

Today, makeup artist and hair stylist Jennifer Ralda shares her steps to getting lips appear nude. Specifically, how she got my naturally dark purplish lips to appear nude for the spring Style Sessions photo shoot a couple years ago. Ever since, I haven’t been able to craft the same finished look, unaware of a key step – applying foundation. By making the lips go understated, other features or highlights such as the smoky eye effect stand out without competition.

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Feel free to share your tips and favorite nude lip shades.

Special thanks to Jennifer Ralda. Jennifer has done hair and makeup for various photo shoots and weddings across the Mid-South.
Contact her at 901.487.8484 or jmralda@msn.com

Photos by Dirk Olsen.

Local fashionistas have something to cheer about: Super-hip beauty mecca Sephora now has store in Memphis. The news has us wandering down memory lane.

A few years ago, we were working on a section called “Fabulous Finds” for our sister publication Memphis magazine. One day, a PR lady called to tell us about a new fragrance that was sure to set our readers’ hearts all aflutter.

We listened to her spiel and, with an eye toward our looming deadlines and the difficulty of finding six truly “fab” things a month, asked her where we could get this wonderful scent.

“Lord & Taylor, Bloomingdale’s, Saks,” she replied.

“You know you’re calling Memphis, right?”

She paused a moment and said, “It will also be available at Sephora.”

“We don’t have a Sephora, either,” we told her, sadly.

“YOU DON’T HAVE A SEPHORA?!?” she screeched and we heard a clunk, possibly her falling off her chair.

Sephora has finally arrived in Memphis, at the Wolfchase Galleria. We’ll never feel ugly again.