Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Behind The Scenes at The Toys For Tots Celebrity Fashion Show

http://www.toysfortots.org/Default.aspx





These three Marines were in attendance to support
the 18th Annual U.S. Marine Corps.
Toys for Tots Fundraiser.

What a pleasure and honor to work with Zack Reed, The U.S. Marine Corps., Tre Sorelle Boutique, Fresh Brewed Tees, Erie Shore Photography, Maureen Richard, Erin Haney from MAC Cosmetics, Britt Miller from Aveda Summit Mall, Allen Fee from Q104, Gary Mandalfino owner of Salon Mandalfino and Fox 8 News anchors Wayne Dawson, Melissa Reid and Stacey Frey at a beautiful venue Vada Restaurant and Lounge. Unite This City works hard to make these very special events come to life and tonight was a great success. Brandy Bright head of Public Relations and Sales for Unite This City partnered with City Councilman Zack Reed to organize this entire fashion show. Of course, the general public gets to see the finished product but what about the people behind the scenes? Well, since I got to work as a Make-Up Artist and Blogger for the event.....I captured some images to highlight the hours spent preparing for this incredible evening.

The day begins at Salon Mandalfino for hair and make-up. A huge thank you to Gary for allowing us to work here. Maureen, Erin, Britt and I wasted no time getting the models all dolled up for the show. They were all so beautiful, kind and patient. We wanted to implement the MAC and Aveda winter collections on our ladies and they were great sports for letting us have our way :) Take a look......
The beautiful Maureen Richard
providing make-up and hair
for the event.

Britt Miller for Aveda Summit Mall

Gorgeous Eye Definition

Our model is ready for the runway!

I absolutely adored this model. She is so sweet
and has a beautiful canvas to work on :)

She really rocked that eye shadow.

Britt securing the hair. The goal:
Big and curly.

Erin Haney for MAC Cosmetics applying the
finishing touches on her model.
Team Work!

Finishing Touches

This models lips stole the show! Red can be a
difficult color to wear for some skin tones.
 It was crucial for me to show that where
there is a will, there is a way!

UTC's own KateLynn Elizabeth with the
almighty red lip:)

 
 
Britt Miller with UTC's own Danielle Driscoll rocking
my favorite: Aveda's Plum Petals
Lip Definer


After hair and make-up it was time to head over to Vada Restaurant
 and Lounge to meet the lovely Christina Cavotta, proprietor at
 Tre Sorelle Boutique and Allen Fee, host of Fees Kompany. I'm
 pretty sure I fell in love with every dress Christina brought and
Allen was hilarious hosting the fashion show!


Christina is an absolute doll and her fashion sense is stellar!


Allen Fee, host of Fee's Kompany on Q104


Now on to my favorite part of the evening........THE FASHION SHOW! I was so excited to see how all of the behind scene's work held up on stage. Covering the event was Kristel Hartshorn, entertainment reporter for Cleveland.com.
 
Kristel Hartshorn


Melissa Reid and Wayne Dawson from
Fox 8 News

 


Stacey Frey and Melissa Reid from Fox 8 News
with Allen Fee.

 
The beautiful Austreeia rocking Aveda make-up and escorted
by her fiancé John Hughes. Both Models are sporting
clothes from Fresh Brewed Tees

Erin Haney from MAC Cosmetics styled
this beautiful model with a gorgeous hot
pink lipstick. It matched her dress
 from Tre Sorelle perfectly!

Leah Haslage from TV 20 with make-up
provided by Erin Haney.
Will Ujek from Channel 3 News and Will Burge
from the Bleacher Report wearing
shirts from Fresh Brewed Tees

I just can't get enough of those red lips on
Amanda Hassan, owner of
The Nauti Mermaid
My BF Kristen Nelson even
joined our celebrities
on the runway!

KateLynn knows how to work the runway!

Head to Toe GORGEOUS!




Brandy Bright for UTC with our models.


My head is still spinning from all of the fun and fashion! As always, I am impressed with the out pour of donations and support from our community. It's a beautiful thing when we can come together and create a brighter day for children in need!


 If you would like to donate to Toys for Tots
please visit the link below.


http://www.toysfortots.org/Default.aspx



To find out how you can give back to our community and Unite This City, please visit the logo below!
                              

https://www.unitethiscity.com/Default





Shally B for UTC


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