Driving Miss Atwood. After doing hair and makeup I drove Miss Atwood to her next appointment. Happy Birthday to a fellow Scorpio!
wedding MAKEUP & HAIR /
A candid shot - ready for the ceremony - barely there drop dead gorgeous wedding makeup and hair look from Jackie Shawn.
I am pleased to share my story and a comment from the beautiful bride about this special Makeup and Hair Wedding affair. It was red carpet treatment all the way doing makeup and hair in the convenience of the bride’s family home for the rehearsal dinner the evening before as well as her wedding day look at the hotel.
“From the initial make up and hair trial to the wedding day, my experience with Jackie Shawn was unforgettable. While I thought I was only looking for a make up and hair artist, I received so much more! Jackie takes a holistic approach to her work and in addition to offering flawless make up and hair I was able to take advantage of her “face first” healing session a few days before my wedding day. I left the experience with beautiful, glowing skin and a calm mind that lasted until the big day! I am beyond happy with my experience and highly recommend Jackie Shawn’s holistic beauty and healing sessions. She truly draws the connection between face, mind, body and soul!” - Elle Bourgeois
Elle, the beautiful bride-to-be, scheduled a FACE FIRST session at WBLab the day after flying in, a couple days before her wedding in Toronto. The FACE FIRST session recharges body, mind and soul - perfect for releasing stress after a long flight and days of nuptial celebrations while prepping the skin to look and feel its best for the special day. For her session I created a customized cream to calm redness in her skin and keep it regulated until the big day. One of the cream ingredients was Camellia Oil which is anti-inflammatory. It soothes the skin reducing redness and swelling and repeals pollution. Nobody wants a puffy face in their wedding pictures.
For the big day it was Elle’s wish to embody her signature, a flawless natural look. As you can see in the candid picture taken just before the ceremony Elle opted for a stunning barely there makeup and classic chic hair look.
Myself, alongside my assistant, created hair and makeup looks also for the mother-of-the-bride and bridal party. I had a wonderful time meeting Elle’s entire family. Weddings… such a loving time to celebrate.
Reveal your inner and outer beauty for your Wedding Day. Check out One + More Services at WBLab. Tucked away in a quiet Toronto East-end building enjoy services customised to what's going on in your life right now. By appointment only.
nature naturally CAMELLIA OIL /
TSUBAKI - the beautiful Camellia Oil flower is known as the Rose Of Winter, a Japanese winter bloom. Photograph - Trish Hartmann
COOL AIR has SKIN SEEK MORE MOISTURE - CAMELLIA OIL is the perfect solution
As the heat turns on to warm us up from autumn chills you may notice your skin feels drier. To quench its thirst Wholistic Beauty Lab creates skincare products with Organic Camellia Oil derived from the TSUBAKI blossom.
This flora is known as the Rose Of Winter and hence a winter blooming flower native to Japan. Furthermore, this exquisite beauty has a long history as a secret of the Geishas who used the oil to keep their hair and skin soft and glistening.
Camellia oil is non-oily but is fast absorbing. It is a rich source of Oleic Fatty Acids(Omega 9) as well as Linoleic Fatty Acids (Omega6). In addition and combined with numerous anti-aging antioxidants this oil assists the skin in repairing damage caused by pollution, dryness and maturing skin. This flower with so much beauty and health benefit ironically has a faint, barely-there scent which makes it ideal when adding more essential oils to the mix for a skincare cream product.
Experience Camellia Oil at SLUMBER PARTY - WAKE UP TO YOUR BEAUTY workshop happening December 1, 2019 and then again January 31, 2020 at WBLab.
I AM SO EXCITED … this is the BEGINNING of a regular blog post I’ve titled NATURE NATURALLY. It is thoughtfully written to share my knowledge about the healthy benefits of skincare and wellness products that are derived from our beautiful natural world. The posts speak to ancestral traditions and new discoveries of natural ingredients that I find and/or I love to work with at WBLab. Please let me know and comment if you enjoy this topic or would like to hear more. Yours truly, Jackie Shawn
wake up to your beauty /
BEAUTY workshop @ WBLab Sunday, December 1 10:00am - 3:00pm
SLUMBER PARTY - WAKE UP TO YOUR BEAUTY with Jackie Shawn
JOIN ME for a WELLNESS day I have created just for YOU. Head into the festive season RELAXED, REVIVED and feeling CONFIDENT. Get tips on how to GROUND yourself to ALLEVIATE stress and how to take CARE of your skin in the winter months ahead.
Feeling overwhelmed with the upcoming season? WBLab has got it covered. Let's Play - Let’s Party! Wear your onesie, your cozy PJ's or comfy sweats and come CELEBRATE with me. The day will finish with a hands-on SIMPLE to learn 'Fab In Five’ - how to do an everyday look in five minutes that is EXCLUSIVE to your complexion and colouring. Leave knowing how to start your day with INTENTION and beauty RITUALS that work for you.
YOU WILL EXPERIENCE
Morning:
Gentle MOVEMENT awakens your body and grounds you so you become present.
A Beauty MEDITATION lights up your cells to RADIATE the FULLNESS of who you are.
LEARN a RITUAL of washing your face with oil cleansing.
CLEANSE toxins with a mud mask
Break (1/2 hour):
Live, Love, Laugh and engage in meaningful conversations while you enjoy refreshments provided - Kombucha, Herbal Tea, Water, Chocolate and Fruit. *Please feel free to bring your own refreshments if needed.
Afternoon:
REVEAL your best face with FAB IN FIVE - 6 expert makeup tips you can do in 5 minutes.
EXPORE your makeup bag and dive deep to understand what works, what stays and what you can let go.
WHAT TO BRING
Your nest - yoga mat, pillow, blanket, notebook and pen, water bottle
Makeup Bag - BB cream, foundation, concealer, eyeshadow, blush, mascara, lipstick
Makeup brushes
WBLAB PROVIDES
Oil cleansers, masks, makeup and brushes to experiment with for the day
A Wholistic Beauty Lab product gift
WBLAB IS A SCENT FREE ENVIRONMENT
To fully experience the subtleties of essential oil aromatics please refrain from wearing perfume or scented skin and hair products.
DATE: Sunday, December 1, 2019
TIME: 10:00am-3:00pm
COST: $222.00
LOCATION: Wholistic Beauty Lab - 9 Davies Avenue, Toronto ON
MAXIMUM: 6 beauties
WHOLISTIC BEAUTY LAB Inspiring others to take a wholistic approach to beauty JACKIE SHAWN is an acclaimed international editorial and celebrity makeup artist. She is the founder of Wholistic Beauty Lab and a certified aromatherapist. With 33 years in the beauty industry her proprietary blend of bespoke skincare and energy work is what she calls Vibrational Beauty.
article SMYTHE /
Their clothing line is the go-to for Royals, Celebrities and Boss Ladies and I am honored to say it has been a joy doing the hair & makeup on their advertising campaigns as well as their press events for many seasons.
The iconic uber style of Andrea Lenczner and Christie Smythe is easily recognizable in their clothing line - SMYTHE. For their advertising campaigns I take that "effortless chic" DNA and create the makeup and hair looks for the models.
Check out this awesome HELLO magazine article and read more about them.
ENJOY a customized experience having your makeup done by me. Book a Being Beauty Woman or a Makeup Map session to update your look, both at the Wholistic Beauty Lab.
documentary TOXIC BEAUTY /
I recently posted about my Beauty Activist friend Sarah Jay. Well, the time is here! Her documentary TOXIC BEAUTY is screening at HOT DOCS TED ROGERS CINEMA in Toronto from September 20th to 26th as part of it's theatrical release. I am excited!
Check out these links and the trailer here. Go to the cinema. You may find it interesting.
Toxic Beauty Doc FACEBOOK
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema FACEBOOK
on set SMYTHE /
Check out this behind the scenes sneak peek where I did makeup on set at SMYTHE for their Pre Fall 2019 campaign. I never get tired of animal print and SMYTHE makes zebra print look fresh don’t you think?
I was happy to share the day with the gorgeous model Sentait Gidey. Simone did fabulous statement hair and Jenn Cranston whipped up some fantastic styling under the lens of acclaimed photographer Chris Wahl. Check out an earlier post on Chris' latest exhibition.
What I love about this quick pic is how flawless Sentait's skin glows - no filter, no retouching - this is the real deal.
On set doing makeup for SMYTHE campaign shoot getting model Sentait ready for the camera.
interview BEAUTY ACTIVISM /
CREATIVITY MEETS ACTIVISM: FASHION AND FILM - August 6, 2019 Toronto @ ARTSCAPE DANIELS LAUNCHPAD
Live Interview - Last night I was inspired to hear the remarkable story of SARAH JAY and how she became a fashion & beauty activist. Host Donna Bishop, a pioneer of Green Beauty and CBC Radio Columnist, shared Sarah’s plethora of accomplishments whilst revealing her vulnerable and fierce timeline to get her there. Here are a few highlights.
. FASHION ACTIVISM - Sarah’s journey of being a fashion stylist made her question fashion's sustainability which led her to Bangladesh to film the aftermath of the Dhaka's garment factory collapse.
. BEAUTY ACTIVISM - It was a multiple chemical sensitively diagnosis due to being a young adult synchronized swimmer and taking acne meds that founded Sarah’s beauty industry activism path.
. SUSTAINABILITY ACTIVISM - Sarah continues the activism she started with the late Rob Stewart of Sharkwater - an initiative revealing the use of Squalene from sharks in cosmetics which is unsustainable. Check out the Sharkwater documentary online to learn more.
. DOCUMENTARY - I encourage you to check out Sarah’s documentary "Toxic Beauty" which will be in theaters starting September 2019. This powerful film highlights the baby powder class action suit against Johnson & Johnson as well as what toxins are hidden in your makeup.
I met Sarah about 7 years ago on fashion shoot sets and our conversation about toxins in the beauty industry were always investigative and engaging. I am honored to acknowledge her and be part of her journey as friend and industry peer.
Sarah Jay (Sustainability Activist), Jackie Shawn (founder WBLab), Donna Bishop (CBC Radio Columnist)
article GREEN BEAUTY BUSINESS /
In the recent issue of Canadian Hairdressers Magazine Shana Hinds wrote this lovely article about what I am doing at WBLab. Check it out.
This publication coincided with the GREEN BEAUTY EXPO held in Toronto where I was a guest speaker on a panel with 3 beauty experts and host Cheryl Gushue, Canadian Hairdresser Magazine Editor in Chief and Green Circle Salons Ambassador.
Canadian Hairdresser Magazine cover. INSET - Green Beauty Business Panel - (left > right) Host - Cheryl Gushue (Canadian Hairdresser Magazine Editor in Chief and Green Circle Salons Ambassador). Panel - Alex Chabot (NZO Salon), Jackie Shawn (Wholistic Beauty Lab/ WBLab), Brian Phillips (World Salon), Heather Wenman (Studio H Salon)
