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Af e ws ug g e s t i onst ol owe ry ours t r e s sl e v e l .
Da r ke r c ol or e d c l ot hi ngi s c onc e a l i ng a ndwi l l ma key ou l ookt hi nne r .
A V O I D S U P E R S I Z I N G
Bec a r e f ulwi t hl oos eorba g g yc l ot hi ng ; t he yc a nt e ndt obeunf l a t t e r i nga ndc a n a c t ua l l yma key oua ppe a rhe a v i e r .
B E U N I Q U E
N O A D S
Cl ot hi ngs e l e c t i oni si mpor t a ntf ors howi ng whoy oua r ea ndy ourpe r s ona ls t y l e . Don' t we a ra“ popul a rbr a nd”t s hi r ta nde x pe c t y ouri ma g e st obeuni que . Butr e me mbe r , y ourpor t r a i t sa r ea boutYOU. Thec l ot hi ng s houl dbet houg htofa sa na c c e s s or y .
T H I N K C O L O R
We a rc ol or st ha tg obe s twi t hy our c ompl e x i on, ha i rc ol or i nga nde y e s . I fy ouha v ebl uee y e s , we a r i ngabl ue s hi r tc a nma key oure y e s" pop"a nd e nha nc et he i rc ol ori ny ourphot os .
Av oi dc l ot he s wi t hs l og a ns , l og os , orot he r di s t r a c t i ons . Yourf a c e , e y e s , a nde x pr e s s i on wa nt sa l lof t hea t t e nt i on.
D I A L I T D O W N !
Bol ds t r i pe sa ndl a r g epa t t e r nss t a nd outa ndt e ndt odr a wa t t e nt i ona wa y f r om t hemos ti mpor t a ntpa r tofy our phot og r a phs : YOURFACE!
A V O I D W A S H O U T
Whi t ec l ot hi ngc a nwa s haf a i r c ompl e x i onout . Bee x t r ac a r e f ul a boutwe a r i ngwhi t ei nt hewi nt e r mont hswhe ny ourt a ni smor ef a de d.
C O V E R U P
I ft he r e ’ ss ome t hi nga bouty ourbody t ha ty oudon’ tl i ke , c ov e ri tup. Ia m a ma ze da thow ma nype opl ec ome t ot he i rs e s s i onwe a r i ngas l e e v e l e s s s hi r t&s a yt he yha t et he i ruppe ra r ms !
B E S E A S O N A L
I nor de rt oe ns ur ev a r i e t yi n y ours e s s i on, br i ngdi f f e r e nt s t y l e sa ndc ol or sofc l ot he s . Yourphot osc a nr e pr e s e nta l l s e a s ons , s obr i ngawi der a ng e ofc l ot hi ngde s pi t et hec ur r e nt out doort e mpe r a t ur e .
A B O V E T H E S H O U L D E R S
a c c e s s o r i z e
Br i nga t t e nt i ont oy ourf a c ewi t ha c c e s s or i e ss uc ha s ha t s , ha i rpi e c e s , s c a r v e s , a ndbol dne c kl a c e s . As c a r fora bol dne c kl a c ec a nt r a ns f or m as i mpl eout f i ti nt oas t a t e me nt pi e c ea ndof f e rav a r i e t yofl ooksf oronec l ot hi ngc ha ng e .
B E L T S
De f i ni ngt hewa i s twi t habe l torat i ec r e a t e sa nhour g l a s ss ha pe .
S H O E S
Br i ngont heBLI NG!
B A C K D R O P S G A L O R E Wewi l lc hoos es e t s , l oc a t i ons , a ndba c kdr ops t oc oor di na t ewi t hy our c l ot hi ngt oe ns ur ey ou l ooky ourbe s t . I fy ou not i c eaba c kdr opt ha ty ou l i ke , l e tusknow a ndwe ’ l l t r yt oma kei twor kwi t h y ourout f i t s .
He e l sl e ng t he nt hel e gl i nea nds l i mt hebodywhi l ema ki ng y ourl e g sl ookf a bul ous ! But , don’ ts pe ndal otoft i mehunt i ng f ors hoe sf ore v e r yout f i tbe c a us emos tofy ourf a v or i t es hot s wi l lbef r om t hewa i s tup, a ndf oc us e dony ourf a c e .
f a s h i o n i n s p i r a t i o n
Lookt ot hepr osf ors omeg r e a ti de a s !
F A S H I O N H O M E W O R K B O D Y T Y P E
Whe nl ooki ngf ors t y l e i ns pi r a t i on, l ookt ope opl e wi t has i mi l a rbodyt y pe t oy ou( a t hl e t i c , s l i m, pe a r , hour g l a s s , e t c . )a nds e e wha twor kswe l lont he m a ndwha tdoe s n’ t . Ha r dl y a ny oneha st hes ha peofa ma nne qui noramode l , s o don’ te x pe c tt hec l ot he s t ha twor kwe l lont he m t owor kwe l lony ou.
Forphot os e s s i onhome wor k, wer e c omme nd wa t c hi ngMTV, br ows i ngf a s hi onma g a zi ne s , a ndwi ndow s hoppi nga tt hema l l ! Pa ya t t e nt i on t ohow i t e msa r eputt og e t he rt oc r e a t eauni que s t y l eorl ook. Al s owa t c hTVs howsl i ke“ Wha t Nott oWe a r ”t og e ti de a sa bouta c c e nt ua t i ng y ourbodyt y pea ndg oodg e ne r a lt i psonf a s hi on.
Che c koutourwe bs i t ea ndf a c e bookf or i de a s . I fy oul i kepa r t i c ul a rba c kdr opsor s e t s , pa ya t t e nt i ont owha ts t y l eofc l ot hi ng t hes ubj e c ti swe a r i ngi nt hos ei ma g e s . na t a l i e Ws t udi o . c o m Na t a l i e ’ sS t udi o
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m a k e u p t i p s
Al i t t l eg oe sal ongwa y .
L I P S : s hi neont hel i psi sg r e a t . Ev e ni fy ouc hoos e nott owe a rl i ps t i c k, ma kes ur et oha v eag l os s .
L I P S T I C K :
i fy ouus eal i ne r , us et hes a meoras i mi l a r c ol ora sy ourl i ps t i c k. Fi ni s hwi t habi tofs hi neor g l os si nt hec e nt e rofy ourl i psa sahi g hl i g ht .
B R O W S : ma kes ur ey ourbr owsa r ewe l lg r oome d.
Twe e zes t r a yha i r sony ourbr ow t heni g htbe f or e y ours e s s i ons ot ha ti twi l lnotl ookr e dors wol l e n t heda yofy ours hoot .
L A S H E S : bui l dabe a ut i f ull a s h: wa t e r pr oofma s c a r a
ha smor ebui l di ngpowe rt ha nr e g ul a rma s c a r a e na bl i ngy out obui l dl e ng t ha ndt hi c kne s s . Bes ur e t oc ur ly ourl a s he sbe f or ea ppl y i ngma s c a r a .
F O R G U Y S
I fy ours ki nt e ndst obes hi ny , br i ngpa pe rbl ot t e r st or e mov e oi lf r om y ours ki n. Bes ur et obr i ngal i pba l m: dr y l i psdonotl ookg oodi nphot os .
F A C I A L H A I R :
f a c i a lha i ri sf i nei nphot os . I fy ouwa ntf a c i a lha i ra ndy ourmom pr e f e r s c l e a ns ha v e n, br i nga l ongy ous ha v i ngg e a rs o y ouc a nha v eaqui c ks ha v ea tt hes t udi o. Thi s wi l la l l ow y out oha v ef a c i a lha i ri ns omeof y ourphot os , a ndbec l e a ns ha v e ni not he r s .
A C C E S S O R I Z E :
Somei de a s . . . ha t s , s ung l a s s e s , y ourbe a t s he a dphone s , s us pe nde r s , t i e s , j a c ke t s , e t c .
s a l o n r e a d y
G U Y S H A I R : A I L S : Cut ss houl dbea boutawe e kbe f or ey ours e s s i on. N Yourna i l swi l ls how i ny ourphot os G I R L S H A I R : I fy ouc ol ory ourha i r , MAKESUREy ouha v e
y ourr oot st ouc he dupaf e w da y st oawe e kbe f or ey our s e s s i on. Da r kr oot sa r ea mpl i f i e di nphot og r a phss i nc e wea r el i g ht i ngy ourf a c ea ndnott het opofy ourhe a d.
S T Y L E C H A N G E S : Qui c k, e a s yha i r s t y l ec ha ng e sdur i ngy our
s e s s i ona r eoka y , butpr a c t i c edoi ngs uc hqui c kc ha ng e s s oy oudon’ tl os et i mei nf r ontoft hec a me r a .
s oma kes ur et oha v ef r e s hpol i s honbot h y ourha ndsa ndt oe s . Bes ur et oc hoos ea mor ene ut r a lc ol ort ha twi l lg owi t ha l lof y ourout f i t s .Thepr e s s onna i l sa c t ua l l y l ookg r e a ti nphot oss odon’ tf e e ll i key ou ne e dt og ot hee x t r ae x pe ns eofha v i ng y ourna i l spr of e s s i ona l l ydone .
T A N N I N G : Pl e a s edonotov e r dot het a nni ngbe dors un.
Yours ki nwi l lha v eana t ur a ll us t e ra ndc ol ori fy oul e t i tr e s tf r om t a nni ngf ora tl e a s tt hr e eda y sbe f or ey our s e s s i on. Ta nni ngr i g htbe f or ey ours e s s i onwi l ls we l l t hes ki na ndc a us ey out ol ookr e di ny ourphot os .
P R O P S
w h a t t o b r i n g
Thi ng sy oumi g htnotha v et houg htof .
Pr opsc a nhe l pt os how y our pe r s ona l i t ya ndr e c or dt het y pe sof a c t i v i t i e sy oua r ei nv ol v e di n. The y s e r v ea sapi c t or i a lde f i ni t i onofwho YOUa r e . Somepopul a rc hoi c e sa r e : s por t i nge qui pme nt , mus i c a l i ns t r ume nt s , pos t e r s , a wa r ds , f a v or i t ebooks , c l a s sr i ng , hunt i ng e qui pme nt , s ka t e boa r ds , uni f or ms , a ndc ol l e c t i bl e s .
D O N ’ T F O R G E T . . .
I fy oua r epl a nni ngt obr i ngs por t i ng e qui pme nt , bes ur et opa c ka l lhe a d t ot oee l e me nt sofy ouruni f or m i e : s hoe s , he l me t sha t s , s oc ks , c l e a t s e t c . Forbl e nde da c t i oni ma g e sy ou wi l lbephot og r a phe df ul l bodya nd ba r ef e e tdon’ tma ket hec ut .
G I R L S . . .
Donotf or g e tt hepr ope r unde r g a r me nt sa nddon’ t f or g e tas t r a pl e s sbr a . Nude c ol or e dunde r g a r me nt s wor kbe s ta ndwi l lnot s how t hr oug hl i g ht e r ort hi nne rc l ot hi ng .
Pa c kALLofy ourma ke up, j e we l r y , pr ops , ora nyha i r pr e pa r a t i onpr oduc t sy ou ma yt hi nky ou’ l lne e d. I t ’ s be t t e rt oha v ei twi t hy oua nd notus ei t , t ha nt onotha v ei t dur i ngy ours e s s i on.
G O T P E T S ?
Pe t sa r ea l wa y swe l c omedur i ng y ours e s s i onbutpl e a s ec a l la he a dt o l e tusknow a sweof t e nbr i ngour ownpe t si nt ot hes t udi o. Ar r a ng e f ors ome onet ot a kehomel a r g epe t s onc et he yha v ebe e nphot og r a phe d.
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g o t q u e s t i o n s ? We ’ v eg ota ns we r s
C A N I C H A N G E M Y H A I R D U R I N G T H E S E S S I O N ?
Ye s , butonl yi fy ouc a ndoi tqui c kl y . Al ls e s s i onsa r eba s e dont i me , a nd y oudon’ twa ntt owa s t ec a me r at i me ma ki ngdr a s t i cha i r s t y l ec ha ng e s .
W H A T I F M Y F A C E B R E A K S O U T ?
Al lofy ourf i ni s he d por t r a i t swi l lber e t ouc he d s odon’ twor r yi fy our c ompl e x i onbr e a ksoutr i g ht be f or ey ours e s s i on.
W H A T I F I T R A I N S O N M Y S E S S I O N ?
Wea r ea tt heme r c yofMot he r Na t ur e . Donotwor r yi fi tr a i nson y ours c he dul e ds e s s i onda y . Wewi l l r e s c he dul ey ours e s s i onora l l ow y ou t ot r a dei t sv a l uef ordi g i t a le f f e c t s .
W H A T S H O U L D I W E A R ? We a rc l ot he st ha t r e f l e c ty our pe r s ona ls t y l e . Be t hwi l lc hoos e y ourba c kg r ounds a nds e t st obe s t c ompl i me nty our a t t i r e . Che c kout ourt i psf ormor e dos&don' t s .
C A N I B E P H O T O G R A P H E D W I T H F A M I L Y M E M B E R S O R A B O Y F R I E N D / G I R L F R I E N D ? Sur e ! Butr e me mbe rt he s epor t r a i t sa r emos t l ya boutYOU. Weof f e raf r e ef a mi l ys e s s i ont oa l lourVI Ps e ni orc l i e nt s , s o i tmi g htbebe s tt os a v et hos ephot osf ora not he rda ys owe c a nf oc ust hes e s s i ononYOU.
G O T M O R E Q U E S T I O N S ?
a s k u s !
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