The Dream Team were back at it again for Thoi Gian (Vietnam)
Phototgrapher: Brendan Zhang
Styling: Furqan Saini
Art Direction: Nazri Razak
Hair, makeup & nails: Andrea Claire
Model: Flavia Corrente

You may laugh at the recognition that I styled the hair on this shoot but you can't ignore hair just because a model is lying in a pool - although - yes, not a high stress hair shoot.

The nails are Deborah Lippmann Magnetic Wave in Physical Attraction available in Singapore at Luxola

We shot this last year and as I said - a little difficult to track down the PDF or hard copy of the magazine. Brendan sent me the images. Sharing is caring.
Without having the actual tears means I don't have my credits for what I used - BUT (don't cha love a big but?) I have some consistency of what I use in my work:

Skin

Dermalogica - EVERYONE in my chair gets this before we begin makeup.

Foundation

[say it with me] FACEatelier

Cheeks

NARS  The Multiple Stick in Lamu and layered with Copacabana for a highlight

Eyes

[I am 99.9% sure I had used] Tom Ford Beauty eyeshadow quad in Silvered Topaz

Lips

Urgh. Totally forget... Sorry Dudettes - I was playing more with OCC Lip Tars (available in Singapore at BellaBox) at this time so it may be a Givenchy Lipliner (LOVE them) with a Lip Tar...

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photography: Brendan Zhang
styling: Furqan Saini
hair & makeup: Andrea Claire -sadly the magazine forgot to add in my credits. Win some/lose some - and I forgot all that I used since it was shot ages ago. For sure I used Dermalogica skincare and FACEatelier foundation... if I find my notes I will update you...

LOVE the lighting. That's Brendan for you. Talented guy.

Want hair like this? I show you how here.

You might be able to guess from the background that this was shot in Paris!

I have been asked what makeup I used on this spread (Thanks Noelle for the FB question!).

Answer:

FACE atelier! You see this brand by my name lots. Nope, not a paid spokesperson - just a little mutual love and affection.

What's dollface is wearing:

FACE:

Ultra Foundation #2 (Ivory)

Blush in Tea

EYES:

Eyeshadow in African Violet and Mauve

Black Cake Liner

Lash RX in Midnight

LIPS:

Lip liner in Sand

Lipstick in Cameo

In her hair I used Marc Anthony Hair Care Full Blowout Lotion and Pro FINISH hairspray.

If you watch the behind the seams video you will realize that it was a windy day in Paris and hairspray was a waste of time so I stopped using it at one point. I could have chosen to shellac her hair in place but I personally love movement in the hair and loading up on hair products gives the hair a helmet effect; that is not how I do hair, I prefer effortless beauty. Tres chic.

Photography by Brendan Zhang and styling / creative direction by Furqan Saini.

Click the above image for a closer look at the credits. Sadly, you can't buy ELLE Singapore online yet but there are other ELLE franchises you can find on Zinio for purchase. See more of this spread here.

I briskly walked into the gallery and then did an abrupt stop.

That dog didn't stop staring at me.

He didn't stop staring at anyone for that matter.

He's a statue.

Good dog.

Surface Asia Team credits

Our female model Lisa Jackson hails from the USA. You may recognize her from ANTM Season 9.

Male model has the coolest sounding name: Red Anderson

You can see more work from photographer Brendan Zhang here.

Models' agency: Phantom

Furqan: Get a website pleas cuz I can't link you. ;)

Title credit: Janine Falcon / BeautyGeeks cuz my title just wasn't as clever as hers.

Dovima / Avedon tribute.

American Gothic inspired.

and...

BIG FINISH!!!

Photographer: Scott Woodward

Stylist: Furquan Saini [who has no website] assisted by Amanda Tan

Hair & makeup: Andrea Claire [me] assisted by Mag Yang [check out the behind the scenes notes for makeup here.]

As seen in Wedding & Travel, Asia.

Photography: Brendan Zhang

Styling: Furqan Saini

Hair, makeup & nails: Andrea Claire using Bobbi Brown, Deborah Lippmann and Oscar Blandi

See more of my bridal work here on my Canadian agent's site or here on my blog.

Here is a selection of my latest editorial work

boatman: part of a 4 page beauty spread for ALEXIS magazine, shot by Alvin Tang.

On the nails I used MINX Gold Lightning. Hot right?

These nails were a Deborah Lippmann colour.  Luxola gave me a selection of polish for my spreads.

Yes - I did the makeup too. Hair was taken care of by the cold pool of water; poor thing almost left with hypothermia. Glam life of a model. (We tried to keep her warm but blow-dryers near pools make people nervous)

Entrevue shot by Chuck Reyes for ALEXIS magazine

E minor, 3rd movement shot by Alvin Tang for ALEXIS magazine

[I'm getting emails inquiring about the shine on her cheek: a combo of Soap & Glory's Solar Powder with Jemma Kidd All Over Dewy Glow and Alvin's wicked lighting]

This series I used human hair extensions that I had coloured. Since I live in Singapore this type of hair colour is not easy to find. I tried contacting hair colour companies to ask them if they could provide me with the crazy colours I needed to colour the hair. No one emailed me back... well being a creative genius *cough* I used fabric dye to prep the hair. DYLON is the fabric dye that I used. I caution you if you get the idea to attempt this on your own hair: some of the human hair pieces turned like cotton candy. I did NOT pre-bleach them. If you want this on your own hair get some MANIC PANIC.

Zorbing shot by Wei Shen Tan for ALEXIS magazine

Oh yea! I did the cover too! Shot by Chuck Reyes. The spreads are not one page long so if you want to see the full editorial spreads grab your copy of ALEXIS at various stores in Singapore or for international orders, online at ALEXIS Magazine dot com

We joked that this was the 'Andrea' issue. It's kind of like my new revamped portfolio. [Thanks ALEXIS!]

Speaking of jeanius, a denim story in Seventeen Singapore, January issue creative direction Furqan Saini, photography Alecia Neo.

I used the same fabirc-dyed hair extentions for a splash of blue.

When I was home in Canada for a month I bought some Sally Hansen denim nail strips, if you look close you can see them. Man, nails have certainly gone to the next level haven't they?

PS - also in one of my latest bodies of work there was the work I did on the web series: Orphan. Check that out here.

This is behind the scenes of a cover shoot with Inspire Travel & Leisure magazine. You cannot find this mag on regular newsstands

I love shooting in Singapore. Yes, it's small but the locations are endless! Here we are at Rasa Sentosa Shangri-La where you never know who might be there. [notice the monkeys]

The rooms at Rasa Sentosa are beautiful, and I believe all with a waterfront view... Always check out hotel websites for specials [Rasa's here]and with the growing popularity of Staycations, as a local resident you may find great deals for a vaca minutes from your house!  

The restaurant, Barnacles has a weekend great brunch reputation AND if you stay for brunch you are invited to hang by the pool! [hint: waterslides for small children] We haven't brunched here yet but we have brunched at Rasa's sister hotel the Shangri-La on Orchard - um... best brunch to date.

Brunch is definitely a sport here in Singapore.

"Barnacles Restaurant offers an inviting waterfront dining spot with panoramic view of the South China Sea. Western and Chinese kitchens present a wide selection of dishes, including fresh seafood and grills.

Dine al fresco for a view of the sun setting on the horizon and enjoy the sea breeze and lush greenery. A stroller band entertains daily at selected times of the evening.

The Sunday Garden Party by the Sea is ideal for families. It offers a dedicated buffet section and activities for children with a choice of outdoor-waterfront or indoor dining in cosy surroundings."

Credits on our cover shoot:

Photography: the uber talented, Justin Jonah Ng

Styling/Creative Direction: Furqan Saini assisted by Amanda Tan

Hair & makeup: Andrea Claire [me] assisted by Mag Yang

Models: Diego and Iuliana [cool model fact: Diego is a veterinarian!]

"INSPIRE TRAVEL is the definitive road map to the world of premium travel for the affluent travellers we term ‘Power Trippers’. A quarterly magazine, filled with travel, leisure, arts, style, sports and personality reports that are carefully reviewed and selected for every issue."

Looking to subscribe to Inspire? Here is the link.