Jessica Gruneisen

So I went to the Turkey Run again this year. Good people, good vibes, and a fun time. Saw some cars that came last year as well as some new beauties.  Take a look at some of the ones that stood out to me this year.

No Particular Place to Go by Chuck Berry

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I had the opportunity to work with Christina Aleah Madison from Face the Beauty, Dolly Donshey of House of Donshey, and Cherry Von Topp again.  We all had the same idea in mind, ‘Let’s blow these looks out of the water’, and that’s exactly what we did.

For the first HOD piece, the idea was to have a very dark, edgy, and contoured look.  The second was to be a golden goddess encrusted in gold flakes and glitter.  Dolly always has over the top visions to go with her hats and when she works with Christina and let’s her have free range to let her brilliant talent shine through…magic is created each and every time.

It’s always a pleasure to work with these lovely ladies.  There’s always so much creativity and good vibes flowing.  I look forward to working with them in the future.  But for now, check out some of my favorite behind the scenes shots and let me know what you think.

*Blog Title:  Golden Years by David Bowie

As far back as I can remember, the way my family and I would spend quality time together would be to go to classic car shows.  We would get up super early and start out on our journey.  The days consisted of looking…but not touching (something my stepdad embedded into my brain), walking for hours, chatting it up, admiring, and usually getting sunburnt.  Since i’ve been out of the house I really haven’t been to one.  And I could honestly say I kind of missed it.  

Over Thanksgiving weekend I decided to get back to my roots and hit up a car show.  My parents were in town visiting and I thought this would be a perfect way to bond again.  We went to Daytona to check out the annual Turkey Run at the race track.  It was just like old times.  Saw a lot of really amazing cars and met a lot of great people.  This is something I’m going to have to start doing more often again.  But for now, check out some of the images I took during the day and let me know what you think!

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Halloween weekend, I received the opportunity to do behind the scenes work for the lovely Christina Aleah Madison from Face the Beauty for SRQ’s Fashion Week.  We teamed up with House of Donshey one night and Punk Rock Betty the next.  These designers are insanely talented as well as fun to work with.  A lot of creative juices were flowing as well as good vibes.  The entire weekend was an amazing experience and it’s always nice to do something that gets you a little bit out of your comfort zone. Christina’s makeup styles for these designers are crazy and out there but beautiful and mind blowing at the same time.  So, check it out and let me know that you think!

House of Donshey - Makeup Theme: Statues

Punk Rock Betty - Makeup Theme: Vampires, Victims, Hunters

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Emily loves creepy things.  Scary things.  Weird things.  We decided to embrace this awesomeness through makeup.  She told me what colors she wanted on her face and I just drew and blended whatever popped into my head.  What I love most about Emily is that she’s not afraid to be herself.  She takes whatever she sees in her mind (or in this case the mirror) and completely makes it come to life.  So, take a look at these creepy creatures and have a happy belated Halloween!

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Out with the old, in with the new.  I’ve decided it’s time to revamp my style.  First stop, The Blog.

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