Welcome to my portfolio, where artistry meets elegance. As a luxury makeup artist with over a decade of experience, I specialize in creating exquisite, custom looks that celebrate each client’s unique beauty. From timeless bridal styles to bold glam transformations, my passion is to enhance your natural features while making you feel confident and radiant on your most important occasions. Explore my work and discover how I can help you shine.

FOR THE FULL GLAM GIRLS

“At CBK we pride ourselves on delivering a premium, luxurious experience from start to finish. Using high-end, long-lasting products and meticulous techniques, we ensure that your makeup is not only flawless but also enduring, so you look and feel your best all day long.”

A GALLERY

THE SIGNATURE CBK

Process

01.

LIQUIDS & CREAMS

02.

POWDER

03.

SETTING SPRAY

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To create a flawless, skin-like finish, I begin makeup application by applying liquid and cream products. This includes liquid foundation, cream bronzer, cream blush, liquid concealer, etc. These formulas help build layers that seamlessly blend into the skin, enhancing its natural texture while providing even coverage. This step ensures a smooth, radiant complexion that looks effortlessly flawless.

Once your foundation and creams are in place, I set your makeup with loose and pressed powder. This is a crucial step—without powder, your makeup won’t last 12+ hours as needed on a wedding day, especially through sweat, tears, weather, and other elements. Without it, your makeup may appear sweaty or shiny in pictures. This helps lock everything in, ensuring that your makeup stays intact throughout the entire day and night. The powder also provides a soft, airbrushed effect, offering a filter-like finish that smooths and refines the skin's appearance, keeping it fresh and matte for longer.

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To finish, I apply setting spray to seal your makeup and keep it in place, no matter the weather, sweat, or tears. Beyond just locking everything in, the setting spray rehydrates your makeup, helping it to look more skin-like and natural. It also works to melt the powders and liquids together, creating a seamless, unified blend for a flawless, radiant finish. This final touch ensures your makeup stays fresh and intact, offering long-lasting, flawless coverage from morning to night.

Because your mother deserves to feel beautiful too! It’s her son or daughter’s big day, and she deserves to be pampered and enjoy the luxury experience. Below, you’ll find a gallery of mature makeup styles that reflect my approach—subtle yet elegant, designed to enhance natural beauty while offering a timeless, polished look. Take a look to see if my style is the perfect fit for your mother’s special day.

At Contoured by Katie, our goal is to always enhance your natural beauty — not change the way you look. Being honest and transparent with our clients sets us both up for realistic expectations when it comes to makeup, so you're not disappointed or expecting results that makeup alone cannot deliver. We want every client to feel confident, empowered, and aligned with what makeup can realistically achieve.

WHAT MAKEUP CAN DO:

WHAT MAKEUP CANNOT DO:

Enhance your best features
Even out skin tone
Create a flawless finish in photos
Add dimension and glow
Boost your confidence
Provide long-lasting, camera-ready glam

Erase pores, texture, acne, or acne scarring
Erase fine lines, wrinkles, creases, or smile lines
Lift or add volume to the skin like surgery or fillers
Stop creasing from happening entirely
- (Especially under the eyes, nose, and mouth — we all move and have expression!)
Alter your facial/bone structure or change genetics

Makeup is a powerful tool, but it is NOT magic — and that's okay! Great results come from trusting the process, embracing your natural features and skin, and understanding that the most stunning glam still looks like YOU at the end of the day.

We preach this often: Your makeup will only look as good as your skin does! That's why we provide all of our Brides with a detailed Wedding Prep Guide—including curated skincare suggestions, aesthetic treatment timelines, and expert recommendations based on your skin type and goals. If you want your makeup to look absolutely flawless, it's essential to meet your Makeup Artist halfway! That means following a skincare routine and staying consistent, ideally starting months (or even a year) before your wedding day. The earlier you start, the better your results!

If you're looking to smooth texture, shrink pores, soften wrinkles, or improve acne scarring, these results typically require aesthetic procedures such as Botox, facials, filler, microneedling, laser, or plastic surgery. We recommend consulting with a licensed dermatologist, aesthetic injector, or surgeon to help you plan the right treatments based on your skin goals. If you're ever unsure or have a specific look in mind, let's talk about it! We are here to guide you with honesty, artistry, professionalism, and a whole lot of love!