When she was in cosmetology school, Tracy Lozano had a love-hate relationship with weekday mornings. Those predawn moments were the only time she saw her infant daughter awake, and she savored them. When the time came to hand the baby to her own mother, she said in a recent interview, she would stifle her tears, letting them roll only when she had closed the door behind her.

I was fortunate enough to be able to attend beauty week in Vegas and get many photos! Ive uploaded most of them to instagram (@coiffedstyle). Hoping to go back next year!

I did this special effects makeup as part of an entry into the North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA) Beacon 2015 competition. It took about 3 hours. I know it is not perfect. This was only my 2nd attempt at special effects makeup.