It’s Corrina again! This was a shoot (other than for Oranges, the movie, haha) where I did makeup and she kept her clothes on! With her are (from left to right) Elen Santana, Tammy Adler, Maura Williams Black, and Corrina! Mandophotography shot and edited the image… It may be featured in a magazine article about women in film as these are the amazing ladies behind the film Oranges that I worked on this past Winter. I can’t wait to see the final movie!
xoxo,
Mandie
Moments of Clarity
I have been trying to be more in touch with my emotions, so that I can control them, and more in touch with my thoughts, so I can keep them positive. It has been pretty amazing so far. Last night was extra sleepless for me, and I am not sure why, although I do have a lot going on, so that could be to blame. However, it was really interesting, because as I was laying in bed with a fast-paced song stuck in my head jumbled with seemingly thousands of thoughts about my goals and the things I need to accomplish this week, all of the sudden, I just told my mind to stop, and there was inner silence. That’s not to say that there are voices in my head, but the song stopped and it was like I had no thoughts! This is a GREAT thing for me, an over-thinker!
I had been planning on taking another stab at the Chopra 21-day meditation challenge that I started, but did not complete, in November. Initially, I was planning on doing this in February, to sort of stagger the changes I am making in my life (lots of New Year’s Resolutions, as I said!), but now I am considering doing it sooner, as it might help me stick to the other resolutions and goals if I am able to focus my mind better and sleep better!
Well, on to get some things done before I go to Madison to be interviewed for behind-the-scenes dvd footage for the movie I was Key Makeup Artist on with Brant Daugherty from Pretty Little Liars. It’s my first time doing this type of interview, and I am truly looking forward to it. Should be a really fun day!
xoxo,
Mandie
P.S. Have you tried meditation? If so, how was your experience, and do you have any tips?
#Pedicure, #PinotGrigio and #Horrible Bosses with Danielle! #wine #movie (Taken with Instagram)
From the “please let me play on your face” files, it’s #AmandaSeyfried! Watching “In Time” right now. I would love to do her #makeup! #makeupartist #mua #dreamclient #someday #movie #JustinTimberlake (Taken with Instagram)
This is the video I watched to recover from my first viewing of “Requiem for a Dream.”
Here are my overall impressions, since it became a pretty hot topic when I mentioned that I was watching it for the first time last night on Twitter (follow me, please!).
1. Ellen Burstyn did an AMAZING job. Really, everyone in the movie did really well, but I was incredibly impressed with her performance.
2. The makeup was outstanding. As a makeup artist, I am obviously tuned into this, but yeah… They seriously did a great job.
3. The cinematography was very very well-done as well.
4. I feel like this would be a good movie to show adolescents, however maybe a slightly edited version. I have no idea what those lifestyles are like, but I definitely don’t think this was a glamorous portrayal of those involved in drug use! Loved that it showed a couple different types, though (hard to go into detail without giving away the movie).
Overall, I honestly still can’t decide whether or not I liked it. That is usually the sign of a great movie, though. It definitely wasn’t the feel-good movie of 2000, but it was well-done, and I am glad that I saw it, even if I had to watch a video of cute animals before I went to bed! By the way, if you watch that slideshow, feel free to do so on mute. The corny soft rock cover of “My Girl” didn’t really do it for me!
Ok, off for a ten-mile training walk! ;o)
xoxo,
Mandie
And now I’m watching…
This Caddyshack poster by Daniel Norris is completely amazing, and I want one to hang in my house someday!
xoxo,
(via minimalmovieposters)
Last night, Danielle and I had a long overdue hangout session, where I was also able to fulfill my longtime craving for Topperstix (actually, Tacostix) and other fried foods.
As you can see, we took down (well, I had a couple leftover today) a triple order of the stix, and an “appetizer sampler” from Pizza Shuttle, as well as some wine. We forgot to eat the Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream that we ordered, which means I will be going back over there soon - This is great news to me!
We watched two movies I had (sorta) never seen - Garden State and The Usual Suspects.
I really enjoyed Garden State, which somewhat surprised me, because I find Zach Braff pretty annoying on Scrubs (which I find pretty annoying as a whole). I was impressed by the realism… By the fact that I loved and hated both Zach Braff’s and Natalie Portman’s characters, and the fact that they weren’t heroic, perfect people living heroic, perfect lives. It also made me want to look more closely into Braff’s background, because I feel like the story is really creative, unless there is realism somewhere in it. I want to know more!
As for The Usual Suspects, here’s my story. My freshman year of college, I had a roommate I wasn’t too fond of. I came home one day and she and a friend were watching The Usual Suspects, and were almost done. They had both seen it, and knew I hadn’t.
You know that part at the end, where you’re like “HOLY CRAP!” and it all comes together? That was the only part I had seen, until yesterday. I don’t want to go into too much detail, because I don’t want to ruin it for anyone else like it was ruined for me, but I basically have been spending all the time since that day trying to forget the ending that I can’t believe they let me watch. They should’ve told me to wait outside for five minutes!!!
Clearly, I never forgot it, so I watched it yesterday, and it was a great movie, though I still feel as though I’ve been robbed.
Anyway, had a great night, and can’t wait to do it again!
xoxo,
