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my fairy godmother

having had some not-exactly-awesome experiences with getting my makeup done (read: i looked like an extra from the Rocky Horror Picture Show at my senior prom, see below), i am always a little nervous about coming out of a makeup session looking just a little bit like a drag queen.

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l to r: my best friend Jill; Stacey Lasky (friend from HS with whom i lost touch); and me--disguised as a harlot!

with this in mind, i've been dragging my feet about finding a maekup person for my wedding. last Friday i finally scheduled a makeup trial with Laura Nadeau, whom I found through Miss Firefly's post about her wedding day prep and vendors. i made an appointment for then since I knew I had dinner and drinks afterward for Thurston's brother's birthday and hells no was i wasting some good makeup on a night in with T, the tv and our ginormous cat, and headed to her apartment for a trial at 5:00pm, looking like this:

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i can only partially blame my less than glamorous look on a) a stomach bug and b) the fact that my taxi driver refused to drop me near Laura's building, instead opting to leave me at the mouth of the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, from where i jogged/senior-citizen-speed-walked to Laura's.

initially, i ought to mention that Laura is probably one of the nicest people i have met. just so sweet and easy to be around (key for the vendors who are actually going to have to encounter me on the "day of" when i anticipate my stress levels to be off-the-charts insane mildly elevated).  ok, so she's not exactly a fairy and not really my godmother, but Laura certainly has some magical stuff going on, because she does things with makeup that are in-freaking-credible.

i swear that my skin was actually glowing after she started doing the foundation/concealer portion. my mom, who came to the trial, even used the word "luminous".  i also really, really loved what she did with my eyes. once she was finished, i even started to feel a little "bride-y" (an impressive achievement for an under-the-weather Friday afternoon) and not at all "trann-y". thrilling!

in natural light:
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six hours (and one dinner with the future in-laws) later:
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the eyes held up:
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so that's it. one trial total and i have a makeup artist! (i have to thank Miss Firefly, though, since she did the finding and vetting leaving me only to capitalize on her stellar recommendation. so, thanks!) i am so excited and kind of, sort of, want to start get my makeup done all the time... i'm sure that makes a lot of sense.

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gorgeous! (and love the necklace)

so glad I looked away from your friend's fancy prom gloves in time to save my sight so I could gaze on your lovliness!

Wow! I'm loving the make-up! And even more, I love your prom picture. That is even worse than mine, which I thought was impossible to beat. Also, on a separate note, good to see that Angela is still in the running on Project Runway! So cool that your friend knows her -- I want dish!

You look fabulous - LOVE the make-up!

thanks, girls! and Kit, somehow i am proud of having my prom photo be worse. sick and wrong, but proud no less. i am still completely lost as to HOW Vincent won. wtf?!??

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