January Makeover: Renee Weber, Mom-preneur

For my January makeover, I had the supreme pleasure of working with Renee Weber, of “I Do” Weddings and Events. We met last year, at a fun wedding industry mixer. She was glowing, fabulously pregnant, and festively sipping juice out of a wine glass.

I immediately liked her. She has a way of pulling you in, she is very warm, and incredibly comfortable to be around.

When she applied for the January makeover, I knew she was the one.

Renee had focused on her new baby for the later half of 2014, and was ready to refocus on herself. I loved that. She is a self described “mom”preneur, as she has two little boys, and a growing wedding planning business.

Knowing that Renee was juggling multiple things throughout her day, including but not limited to, preschool runs, business meetings, and mothering a young baby, we agreed she needed a style that, while being quick and effortless, would still be beautiful and sophisticated. Something “wash and go” was key on her busiest days, but a style that also had the right structure to curl and style easily. We also wanted to go with a color that felt natural, but a little spunky. We ended up with long layers cut to work with her naturally wavy hair, and a 3 color highlight, mostly fine, but a few chunks for added “spunk.”

Courtney Rossi Artistry San Luis Obispo hair and makeup

Renee before her makeover.

For Renee's makeup look, she wanted something natural, yet feature-popping. We began with Arbonne's primer, and foundation, which give a perfectly natural finish, and also has an airbrush-lightness quality to it. We decided on a a very natural smokey eye in shades of plum. The plum turned Renee's light brown eyes a fiery shade of hazel. In keeping with the natural look, we opted for a cocoa kohl liner, and smudged it out for that smokey, yet still natural, effect. We lightly filled in her brows, and contoured her cheeks with a touch of Arbonne's bronzer and finished the cheekbones with a dusting of blush. To keep with the plum theme, we filled in Renee's pout with Arbonne's Rum Raisin liner, and topped it with Raisin lip polish.