{"id":4372,"date":"2013-10-16T22:55:25","date_gmt":"2013-10-16T21:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/?p=4372"},"modified":"2013-10-16T22:55:25","modified_gmt":"2013-10-16T21:55:25","slug":"backstage-with-andrej-pejic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nikkietutorials.com\/site\/2013\/10\/backstage-with-andrej-pejic\/","title":{"rendered":"Backstage with Andrej Pejic"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nFor the last few days I’ve been feeling like that little dude in the car, on his way home from the dentist. Utterly and totally confused he asks: “Is this the real life?”<\/em>. Man, I’m not sure what real life is anymore. It all started in the very beginning of October, as I told<\/a> you guys about before. But never, ever did I see this one coming..<\/p>\n

My booker over at Colourfool Agency<\/em> gave me a call: “Nik, you’re working with Andrej Pejic this Sunday”<\/em>…
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\nDid she really just say Andrej Pejic? Nah, she must be kidding. This must all be one big, twisted, cruel, fudged up lie, I thought. “Wait, what?”<\/em> I mumbled. “Yeah, you’re doing it! Hair and makeup. This Sunday in Amsterdam. You’re gonna do amazing!”<\/em> she calmly spoke through the phone. And while my booker was waiting for a burst of excitement. A squeal. A something.. I had never been this speechless in my life before. I was going to shoot with Andrej<\/em> fudging Pejic<\/em>.<\/p>\n

With a week full of Miljoenenjacht<\/em> and a test shoot with Bianca Toeps<\/em><\/a> on Saturday, I didn’t really have time to think about it too much. Of course, every time the thought of me actually touching Andrej’s face popped up, I had some nerves invading my body though. But that wouldn’t stop me. I was going to do this!<\/p>\n

Sunday October 13th<\/em>, time to make myself look decent. I apply my usual soft smokey eyes with a dash of shimmer on the lid. I straighten my hair, put my Royal Blue dress on and make sure I look decent for the star that is Andrej Pejic. – Good to go! Time to drive to Amsterdam!<\/p>\n

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\nOnce I arrive in Amsterdam, Mother Nature decides to take a piss on me and let’s it pour like no other. I arrive at destination and it’s ready to rumble! – I get sent to Andrej’s hotel room, unpack my stuff, and in he walks: “Hi girls! Hi, I’m Andrej”<\/em>. Bianca and myself warmly greet him back and it’s time for action.<\/p>\n

The whole point of me doing Andrej’s hair and makeup is, of course, for the new TV production I’m working for. I was there to make Andrej look even better than he already did. So, Andrej was my queen for the day. His wishes were my commands. After chatting a bit he calmly tells me: “Yeah, can I have what you’re wearing on my face?<\/em>“. Done. Deal. YES!<\/p>\n

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\nI start by moisturizing Andrej’s face with my M.A.C Strobe Cream<\/em>. Perfect for a nice dewy, glowy base. Andrej then gives me his own foundation, since he has a sensitive skin. I apply some of his Paula’s Choice<\/em> foundation to his face and blend it in with my beauty blender. For concealer I used a combo of my favorite Est\u00e9e Lauder Double Wear Maximum Covers<\/em> and my Illamasqua Rich Liquid Foundations<\/em> to get the perfect conceal color. I powder a little and follow by lightly filling his brows in with some M.A.C “Coquette” eyeshadow<\/em>. His brows are pure porn.<\/p>\n

On to eyes, I start giving Andrej’s crease some warmth and depth using some warm Brown colors from my Viseart Eyeshadow palette in #1<\/em>. I continue defining the rest of his eyes with this palette. On the lid I apply a little bit of M.A.C eyeshadow in “All That Glitters”<\/em>. I finish with a Deep Brown shade close along the upper lashline and just a teeny bit of mascara.<\/p>\n

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\nI perfected Andrej’s look with some bronzer. I chose my M.A.C Bronzing Powder<\/em> in “Refined Golden”<\/em> and later added a dash of Bobbi Brown “Pink Coral” blush<\/em> to his cheeks. I finished by highlighting with my favorite M.A.C Pigments in “Vanilla” and “Blonde’s Gold”<\/em>.<\/p>\n

For lips all I used was a bit of Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream<\/em> to pamper his lips a bit. No lipstick, lipgloss or whatsoever was applied.<\/p>\n

After finishing Andrej’s makeup it was time for hair. I gave it some quick, edgy and raw curls. And teased a little for some extra body. I personally love Andrej’s hair raw and edgy the best, it gives his face so much strength, so that is exactly what I did. – Et voil\u00e0 he was all done! Bianca and I asked him to do some quick posing for us, and this quickly escalated into a full-on photoshoot, and the end results are something I’m very happy with..<\/p>\n

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\n\u2192 Photography: Bianca Toeps – Hair & Makeup: Nikkie de Jager – Special thanks to Colourfool Agency & Toeps for all the backstage pictures \u2661<\/sup>
\nCan someone pinch me? I must be still dreaming right? Or better yet, No. Don’t. This is way too much fun, I’d like to sleep a little longer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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