Missy Ink Magazine Winter 2017 - Girls Night and Beauty Hacks | Page 91

WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU BRING TOGETHER INTERNATIOAL ALT MODEL RAQUEL REED , ACE PHOTOGRAPHER MATT BARNES , SOME TALENTED MAKEUP AND HAIR ARTISTS , AND A GAGGLE OF EXCITED FANGIRLS ? WELL … LET US TELL YOU .
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WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU BRING TOGETHER INTERNATIOAL ALT MODEL RAQUEL REED , ACE PHOTOGRAPHER MATT BARNES , SOME TALENTED MAKEUP AND HAIR ARTISTS , AND A GAGGLE OF EXCITED FANGIRLS ? WELL … LET US TELL YOU .
This all started with Raquel Reed – some may remember , most won ’ t . For our very first issue of Missy Ink , we were lucky enough to have Raquel grace the cover . Thanks to an amazing New York photographer , Steve Prue , we came out swinging . We were lucky to have such an influential and iconic alternative model , and since then she has exploded onto the scene as a sought after burlesque performer .
When we heard that Raquel would be in town for the Toronto Tattoo Convention , we simply had to work with her , so we hooked up with our favourite local photographer , Matt Barnes , to make some magic happen . More important than getting some bad-ass photos of Raquel was the one-on-one model coaching that a group of lucky girls got to experience . Being such an icon for a lot of these women , you could sense their excitement and joy from learning and being around Raquel .
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MATT BARNES AT WESTSIDE STUDIOS
MODEL COACHING : RAQUEL REED JEWELRY : DYSTYNCT BOUTIQUE , JENN HOVINGA
MAKEUP BY : THE POWDER ROOM , CASSIDY SCKIMBA , MEGAN FRASER , CATHERINE KRAHN , KAITLYN HILL
HAIR BY : KATTICUS FINCH , TARA GRAVES
BEHIND-THE-SCENES PHOTOGRAPHY : CALYSSA PICKLES