Me and My Hubby: Our Fairytale Engagement

After MONTHS of planning and driving everyone up the wall (im so blessed to have such AMAZINGGGG friends and family that love me SOOO MUCHHHH and put up with it all xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox x100000000000000000000) it came out so much better than I could have even imagined! ❤

Being a makeup artist and being around weddings, photo shoots and sets ALL the time, all I wanted to do was something epic and different. Something romantic that I hadn’t seen but still reflected us ❤ After my original plan was scratched (that would have taken a budget of $50,000.00+ LOL… *sighs* one day), I had to put my feet back on the ground and get thinking again… let me know what you thought 🙂

A HUNDRED THOUSAND THANKS TO MY ONE IN A MILLION TEAM XOXOXOXOX

Hair, Makeup & Shoot Coordination by the DMG Designz team of course!! ❤

The beautiifulllll setup on the beach by Naz Z of Hasnain Designs
Jewellry by none other than Unique Rainbow Designs
Lengha from Chandan Fashion

Videography and Editing by Gurpreet Dhillon of Avex Studioz

Location: Sherkston Shores Resort

Photography: Ifty Alam (photos to follow in next post 🙂 )

Of course a huggeeeee special thanks to my parents for keeping us all fed and happy 😛 Plus my two helping hands (best girls ever xox) Damara & Tasha ❤

And babe if you’re reading this – which I’m sure you will because you’re so unbelievably supporting of everything that I do – I love you so much and I couldn’t be happier… Most amazing start to the rest of our lives ❤ Every day since the day that I met you I just fall for you more and more and I know I tell you everytime but it’s true, you’re more than I could have ever dreamed of xox *mwah*

Another Day, Another Interview – DMG Designz on Rogers TvOne Central

Everyone on set is here is fabulous and there’s always a ton of giggles (or muffled giggles lol poor audio team in editing).

Anwar Khursheed never ceases to amaze me… every time he plays you’re swept off your feet by each note. For those of you who don’t know him, Anwar Khursheed (http://www.anwarkhurshid.com) is a very famour sitar player and is also the one that taught Mike Myers to play for his role in the movie Austin Powers. He just sits there for hours, making sure we look good, playing on his sitar, serenading us all with his music. You can really feel how he plays that sitar with his heart and soul.

This week we discussed some makeup tips, media’s affect on woman along with some insight into DMG Designz International Model Contest and the reason behind the launch.

For more details on how to take part check out http://www.dmgdesignz.com. There will definitely be a more detailed blog coming soon about this competition

yup, not only have we gone international, we’ve made it official with a dot com, wooo weee! 😀

Missed the last one? You can catch it here: https://loveneelu.wordpress.com/2013/02/25/dmg-designz-on-one-central/

Behind The Scenes: Champagne Series with Oh So Chic Celebrations Event Design & Styling

Here are a few “behind the scenes” shots of an editorial we did featured in Fashion Series (www.fashionseries.ca)

Coordinated by Magdalena Czerny, the creative mind behind Oh So Chic Celebrations Event Design & Styling who can turn any ordinary event into a chic affair, shot by Joseph K Muscat Photography, model Robyn Francis, with make up and hair by DMG Designz, vintage clothing from Aiseirigh Vintage and Fascinators by Blair Victoria Nadeau shot at Walnut Contemporary

For the final shots check out www.facebook.com/LoveNeelu

Love these shoes and clutch from Passion Accessories!! ❤

Goooooooood Morning! :)

“Success is waking up in the morning and bounding out of bed because there’s something out there that you love to do, that you believe in, that you’re good at – something that’s bigger than you are, and you can hardly wait to get at it again.”

Off to our first bridal party of the morning… time to “DMG Approve” the world! 🙂

Loving my New Studio!

Red Carpet Glamour at last has a physical location ❤

Specializing in:
Lash Extensions
Weekend Affair Lashes
Strip Lashes
Hair & Makeup by the DMG Designz Team
Image Consulting and Event Styling

There's no place like home. Feels amazing to actually have a place now ❤

We still mainly specialize in "on-location" hair and makeup services in and around the toronto area but for lash extensions and bridal trials I couldn't have asked for more ❤ Relaxing, personal, chic, pretty… can't wait to see where we go from here.

Why Artist’s “Charge So Much”: The life of a MUA

People often wonder why makeup artists and hair stylists are “so expensive”

Being a makeup artist or hair stylist is so much more than just showing up the day of with your team. When you book an artist, you’re definitely paying for their expertise/skills but there’s a lot more work that goes into prepping beforehand as well.

To give you an idea, here’s some of the things in our job description for a typical wedding booking:
(Keep in mind, we juggle numerous wedding bookings along with regular clients, shoots, events and shows all at once but you’ll never know because when you’re working with us we make sure that it’s all about you <3)

– Quote the client, answer questions via emails, meetings, phone calls, texts
– meet for a consultation or complete a bridal trial
– send out contract based on details
– in the time between the trial and wedding: change contract details, discuss new ideas, help locate wedding vendors, consult about skincare, bridesmaids styles, be a therapist and help assist to keep the bride sane 🙂 ❤
– sometimes discuss special requests with bridal party members
– coordinate how payments will be handled, prep invoices
– create/research looks for bridal party based on wedding colours and brides vision
– schedule additional artists and stylists based on party size
– confirm details with bride the week of
– confirm times/locations with team members (and then text them once more a few hours prior to the booking 😛 )
– create folder with all correspondence, images that may have been emailed, trial notes, contract details, payment confirmations, new totals and chart to keep track of services on the day of
– Provide hair and makeup services on the day of the wedding 🙂
– collect any final payments
– confirm chart and issue payments to team members
– clean kit/wash brushes

Now, in no way am I complaining…

Truth is, I don’t work a day in my life because I absolutely love what I do and am blessed to be working alongside a team of really close friends ❤ Our clients are absolutely phenomenal and feel like family after spending a few days so close with everyone. I am completely honoured to be booked to be a part of each and every one of my client’s big day and that they trust me for advice, suggestions and guidance ❤

Pursing makeup is the best decision I could have ever made and each referral received I take as receiving a record of achievement, our repeat clientèle are like real life trophy’s and receiving pictures of our work is even more exciting than opening presents! ❤ I just wanted to give everyone a bit of insight on what exactly it is that we do 🙂

DMG Designz on One Central!

DMG Designz is not only the hair and makeup team for One Central on TvOne Canada but we were also interviewed by hosts Naazish and Ali about hair, makeup, lash extensions and the importance of bridal trials!

We’ll be doing a few more segments with them in regards to beauty tips, makeup artist secrets and quick tutorials so if there’s something you’d love to see or even just have a beauty question – don’t hesitate to drop us a note 🙂

For those of you who didn’t have a chance to catch it on Rogers this past Saturday, here’s the online version ❤

Special Feature: Preet Mangat, Modern Day Super Hero

It’s always a blast working with Preet Mangat and being in their home, always something fun going on ♥ This girl is like a modern day super hero!

“My mission is to educate and empower the local community about current issues such as the stigma towards cancer, by urging them to talk about it openly. I’ve lead the hosting of many community events for different causes and events related to Cancer. I continue to educate, spread awareness and also commit my time to the community through various I Rock Pink events.”

On top of being in uni full-time, a mortgage specialist assistance and training for a marathon (crazzzyyy!) she’s also the founder/director of the annual charity event I Rock Pink Gala 2013 (May 10, 2013) which has been on-going and has raised over $60,000 for Breast Cancer in the past 3 years! Preet was most recently been Awarded the Queens Diamond Jubliee Medal by the Government of Ontario – July 5, 2012.

Keep up the fabulous work hun ♥

Some of the looks we’ve done for her over the past little while:

Candles of Hope 2011 – Hair, Makeup, Salsa, Bollywood, Runway, Hip Hop, opening act and even some dramatic acting – we’ll be doing it all!

This is the 3^rd consecutive year that DMG Designz (www.dmgdesignz.ca) has been a part of Candles of Hope and for good reason too: Not only is Candles of Hope filled with entertainment and prizes; it also educates society and is one of the very few events where 100% of the proceeds go to directly to The Cancer Society of Canada!

This year DMG Designz have put together the opening act, and will be doing hair and makeup for all 15 models in the Fashion Show plus the opening performers!  

It’s all taking place inside Forum Banquet Hall, this Saturday, September 17^th, 2011. Tickets are currently on sale for $30.00 which includes a full buffet dinner, entertainment and dancing. They will not be sold at this door this year and there’s a limited amount available to get in touch with us immediately if you’re interested in attending.

Images above are from the 2010 Candles of Hope Charity Event
We had the opportunity to get a sneak peek at the itinerary and some of the guest speaker’s stories. Just watching the slide show without even meeting the person, I found myself trying too hard to fight back the tears as it was all very touching and saddening. I was shocked to find out that one of our guest speakers was someone we all knew and had just been diagnosed with cancer only three weeks ago currently undergoing an emergency operation. It really put life into perspective for me and how cancer truly can affect anyone at any time, and it not bias toward a race, age or sexuality.

Come out, be blown away, eat to your heart’s content and dance the night away all while supporting such an amazing cause.

For more details on Candles of Hope and what it stands for, please visit http://candlesofhope.org/our-mission/