You may remember Atim from my Emma Bell show post. Amongst many other models, she stood out with her dark skin, incredible features and friendly demeanor. I loved doing her makeup then and couldn’t wait to shoot with her again! Finally such opportunity presented itself last week – Atim came over to my house and we shot in our living room-turn-photo studio. Here are some behind-the-scenes photos:
Nymph & Fairy Wings on the eyes, D’Lilac on the lips
It’s very interesting to see how different colors look on different skin tones.
Applying lashes. Before you ask, I mixed that crazy nail polish myself!
Photos from the actual shoot here.
The lilac looks gorgeous with her skin tone. Nice!
Really nice work :p Looking at you nail in wonder how a lime yellow and a lilac work together …
My GOODNESS I can’t wait for my D’Lilac to come. I swear, you’re just teasing me by posting these photos Doe ;P
What an incredibly gorgeous woman! The contrast between the light pastels of the lispsticks and her dark skin is exquisite.
The make up looks goergeous in her skin…just stunning!!!
If you do make a golden lipstick imagine how spectacular it would look on her!!!
wumples Reply:
November 3, 2009 at 1:58 pm
GOLD. LIPSTICK.
I strongly vote yes on this issue.
Shayden Reply:
November 4, 2009 at 12:15 am
How ’bout a whole metallic line with brilliant bronze and silver and copper, too??
Rickey Reply:
November 4, 2009 at 9:29 pm
and other metallics, too- I would LOVE to see a rich purple and a hot pink that are completely foil metallic…
I think I’m having an orgasm just thinking about it.
Wonderful!! Those colors really pop on her, she is georgous!! On another note; I would love for Lime Crime to do nail polish. Imagine the colors Candyfuture could hold!! *long sigh of pleasure* hehehehehe
damn! I’ve been looking for that same nailpolish color myself! sadly I can’t find it anywhere…
Sarah Reply:
November 3, 2009 at 3:29 pm
I’ve seen colors similar to that at Sally Beauty before. The one I’ve got from there is kind of cheap and it doesn’t go on very opaque, but it works really well if you put a layer of white polish on first and then apply over it.
kary Reply:
November 4, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Yeah, the brand is Sinful Colors. It doesn’t apply very well, but like Sarah said, if you apply it multiple times and then a really good clear coat it comes out nice! I got it at Walgreens, but I think it might have been a limited time only. :\
liesbeth Reply:
November 4, 2009 at 2:29 pm
here I have to add a second damn because I live in europe XD and it’s winter so people think I’m crazy for wanting bright nailpolish this time of the year -.-
but thanks for the tip anyway, next time I’m in america I’ll check at wallgreens ^^
Simply. Gorgeous. I’m convinced… Your bright colors work, no matter the skin tone. As a dark-ish girl myself, I was wondering how your colors might work for me.
Oh yeah, I can’t wait for some polishes to come out!
Those photos have conviced me that the next magic dust I need to buy is Nymph, even though it’ll look totally different on my gothly-pale skin!
Gorgeous work, and I love the colours in your living room!
Wow, she has the most beautiful face I have ever seen! (:
wow, she is so beautiful! and the makeup fits her perfectly!
So so so so sooooooo lovely!
First of all, your work is always amazing, I can’t count the amount of people I directed to your blog.
Secondly, as an African woman who loves all things color, fashion, and make up, my heart jumps when I see artists and models of all colors push the boundaries.
Its hard to sometimes tailor makeup tips to darker skin, so it nice to actually see work on that canvas once in a while.
Keep up the stellar work doll!
Chocolatemamba♥
Glendy Reply:
November 3, 2009 at 6:57 pm
Amen! I love how you are also incorporating models of other ethnicities to show that your products are catered to all girls regardless or skin color with a love for bright hues and glee :)
LOVE the lilac lipstick!!!!!
Hello!! she’s really looking great!! love the golden on her eyes and the pretty lilac on her lips!! I got today my No She Didnt lipstick!! soooo great! the package is just perfect, love it! and the sticks is very good, it is very pigmented and covers all the lip, Im considering to buy one more color, it is just hard to decide! hehe! kisses!!
great job! On everything including the awesome nail polish! I’ve never been brave enough to do that other that adding a bit of sparkly pink to a dull purple of the same brand. I usually just layer a somewhat see-through colour over a more matte one on the nail to crete different colours and effects. I’m so tempted to attempt that.
I was so shocked to read that that was Nymph on Atims Eyes, wow! It’s so subtle on me. Did you put a lot of layers or does it really just show up on dark skin like that if if you make one thick application? And Fairy wings is so purple!
I love the shoot! Is she wearing Elf in the 1st photo? Either way it’s fantastic on her. The 1st pic is my fave, the banana “phone” is adorable it has this Katy Perry feel. =)
Doe Deere Reply:
November 3, 2009 at 10:16 pm
Lime Criminal with a touch of Princess Caraboo actually.
Wow, totally stunning! Makes me think of a picture by fafi.
do you know how to make eyelashes?
Doe Deere Reply:
November 3, 2009 at 10:15 pm
You need special equipment to make those.
Wow, she looks so, so amazing in these colours!
Also, will you share more pictures of your house, it looks too cool!
These are always so wonderful.
I don’t know how much work this would take, but have you thought of putting links to your various tutorials on the pages for all the eye shadows and lipsticks? Like say, the page for Nymph would have a link to all of these. (although, as I just proved, it is really easy to search for examples)
i was totally going to ask where that polish came from. the lime crime looks amazing on atim. darker skin tones looks so beautiful with vivid colors.
I love how lilac looks with her skin tone, beautiful!
Atim looks incredible. The vibrant colors against her ebony skin is a lovely contrast indeed.
Wow, the lilac really pops against her skin & her eyes are just gorgeous!
How do you mix a primary color? I’ve got a bright opaque satin yellow just like that from Sally Hansen Xtreme. It’s great!
Doe Deere Reply:
November 3, 2009 at 10:14 pm
Cool, mine is more neon yellow. I mixed some neon yellow pigment into the polish base.
Annie Reply:
November 4, 2009 at 4:39 am
I can’t wait for you to come out with Lime Crime nail polish! I bet you’d make awesome colors.
Izzy Reply:
November 4, 2009 at 1:09 pm
You can’t mix a primary color, but you can make any color from mixing primary colors.
Mixing your own nail polish, you say? I’m very interested…
Fairy Wings looks amazing on dark skin! If you’re planning on doing nail polish I’d love to see a nice deep blueish purple. I know bright colors is what your line is about, but I like some darker nail polishes as well as bright ones.
Atim is incredibly gorgeous! I’m loving D’Lilac …plus her natural hair makes me smile :D
Well, those are all gorgeous photos of Atim (gorgeous model + gorgeous makeup = gorgeous pics… makes sense, right?), but I especially love the banana phone one– she looks fab fabbity fabulous in the pink and green combo.
OMG….as a black woman it is not often that i see models of color featured in makeup ads…seeing this warmed my heart. Most of the time when African American models are featured (which is rare) they are light bright and almost white, playing into the European stereotype american has about beauty, but not here. The model is a beautiful shade of dark chocolate brown and I am in love with all the photos and the way the colors look on her skin. I loved your blog, pics, and makeup line before you did this photo shoot, but I have a new level of love and respect for you and your products. I hope to see more pictures of women of all different colors (not just black women)in the future. YOU GO GIRL!!!!
From a Chocolate Sista
She looks great. You can buy a similar color at Sally’s Beauty Supply. I just got one. Just letting other girls who aren’t gonna mix their own know.
These photos are just BEAUTIFUL. The makeup is to die for, and it matches perfectly with your bedroom… it also looks so good on dark skin. wow!
[...] there you have it. The stunning model of color you see in photos above is Atim Birungi – I love her hair, I love her lips, I love her style! Gorgeous! And if you click on the Lime [...]
She’s so beautiful in that lilac! Eee! Inspired to draw!
The pictures look quite nice!. I do like the colors used but in my honest opinion the pictures all seem to remind me of the mac sugar sweet collection.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that being that they are beautiful images, but it was just a bit of a deja vu moment for me. :)
Other than that the lipstick color looks amazing on her skin tone.
So this has been said in pretty much ALL the comments but I’m going to emphasize it again anyway – D’Lilac is SO SO SOOOOOOO amazing and fabulous and fantastic and gorgeous and just plain AWESOME on her dark skin!