Latest Photoshoot: The Desert Dweller ... Behind The Scenes at my hottest shoot ever!

I had a wonderful day shooting this editorial with the incredibly talented photographer Jason Gareth. It had been so long since I last had worked with him, back then we had shot a series of photos for Esquire's "What She Wants" centerfold with the beautiful model Alexandra P.

Shooting outdoors in Dubai is not as easy as it sounds ... there are permits you need to get, sudden sandstorms, swarms of onlookers, lack of location trucks, ... and for 5 months of the year scorching heat! So this shoot fell right into those 5 months where those of us who have been in Dubai for some years normally refuse to leave the house in an attempt to avoid the heat ... despite starting at sunrise and taking a break between noon and 4pm it was 42 Degrees Celsius (107 Fahrenheit) continuously! Having said that ...  I still had a fabulous time with a grand team!!

Teresa and Lisa, our swedish stylist team, did a fantastic job pulling an eclectic mix of pieces from the stores whilst maintaining some local influence through their use of bedouin scarfs; and our gorgeous model Yvette from the US bravely maintained a happy face despite the intense heat.

For those of you who know me personally, know that I worked in Motor Racing for almost 10 years prior to my career as a makeup artist. I used to be a Race Manager and organized races all over the world ... so for our photographer Jason to bring along the "Moon Leopard" as a prop for our shoot was the coolest thing ever for me. The "Moon Leopard" is the first car that was ever built in Dubai, made entirely of stainless steel ... cars don't get more beautiful than this!

Anyway ... back to makeup artistry and fashion editorials ;)

Isn't the location absolutely amazing?! Our photographer Jason had chosen an abandoned bedouin desert camp near Dubai's Big Red dune. We usually head out this far for shoots, as the desert sand in Dubai is white and everyone prefers the red sand found closer to the mountains, so did we. 

Take a sneak peek behind the scenes ...

Chilling with our stylists ... Not sure why we are not working?

The heat has melted my MAC Pro Paint Sticks palette... so sad :( but still funny

Up the dunes for the editorial opening shot

Penultimate shot "Let me fix that eye gloss one final time ..." yeah right! Every four minutes the same procedure ... but I really wanted glossy lids for this shoot, so I had to retouch creasing lids for 10 hours ... it was worth it though, it always is!