October 8th, 2011
One of my favorite shows to watch is Mirror/Mirror – they have some unique and easy makeup tips that I love to try out.
I caught this last night and thought this was GENIUS, so I had to share this short segment!
“It sounds ironic, but (makeup artist) Mathew uses the same red lipstick as a camouflage for blemishes. You want to work with it in a very, very sheer way and use very little of it. Take just a bit, rub it on the hand and just dab, dab, dab,” he says. Add foundation and the blemish will be gone!”
Click here to watch the first minute of the video:
Runway to Real Way
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August 1st, 2011
I can’t believe that I am already thinking about Fall, but Summer is flying by and I have been excited to talk about the great makeup looks for the coming months! I love the smokey-metallic gold eye and the various shades of red lips that were on the Fall runways. Some other trends that will be popular this coming season will be bold eye brows, metallic eye shadows (such as reds, golds, emeralds & navy), winged eyeliner, full false lashes, and flawless skin with a luminizer.
While we are at it, let’s talk nails! The crackled look on the nail will continue to be popular. With colors, you will want to switch it up from the very florescent to very pale tones. The reverse french tip with two different colors is a fun twist on the old french manicure. Also try a matte nail color or add some kind of fun design down the nail.
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June 23rd, 2011
With the humid & hot weather, can come some messy issues with your makeup. It’s important to always switch up your makeup routine with the changing seasons, so here are a few tips for the summer months:
- Always cleanse your skin well to make sure your face holds on to the makeup you apply. Here is a product that I’ve heard works really great to really give you a deep clean (it’s on my shopping list to buy soon): http://www.beautychoice.com/products/DermaNew_Acne_Oil_Clarifying_System_5_piece-12748-0.html
- Moisturize! If your skin is dehydrated it’s going to pull moisture from your makeup.
- Use eye cream during the day, not just at night, and choose a gel variety – works almost like an additional primer.
- Use a silicone-based primer and really work it into your skin to make your makeup stick.
- Cream-to-powder eye shadow and gel-based eye liner have the most staying power. Steer clear of wax-based pencils, which tend to melt.
- Opt for waterproof mascara or use a waterproof top coat to seal regular mascara.
- After using concealer only where you need it, layer translucent powder or rice powder on top of it.
- Find a foundation that has sunscreen, then use as little as possible, applying with a brush in small feathered strokes.
- In summer, switch to a powder blush instead of cream blush that might melt. Use a small amount high on the cheekbone.
- Try using a light, shimmery eye shadow on lips, topped with gloss for all day color.
- Spritz a toning mist/setting spray over your finished makeup to seal in the look.
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June 13th, 2011
I attended the first Makeup Show in Chicago this past weekend and it was makeup heaven! They had it set up in a two-story, warehouse-type, venue and they had about 30 vendor booths on each floor – some brands I know very well and some I had never heard of. I stopped over at each vendor to see what kind of products they had and although I could have spent hundreds of dollars on buying stuff, I really wanted to stick to my short shopping list of things I really needed! The 2 seminars I got to listen too were really insightful: “The Artistic Advantage” – Floriane David (Makeup Forever) & “The Art of Illumination, Enhancing, Never Masking” – Lori Taylor (Smashbox)
Here is the goodie bag that I left with (I will be doing product reviews on a few of the items soon):
Stila: liquid luminzer/Smashbox: photo finish primer/Naimie’s: small storage tubes & mascara wands/Auraline Beauty: lipstick palette, (2) lip liners, spatula & tray set & curved eyeliner brush
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June 12th, 2011
Earlier today I did a makeup consultation with a lovely 40-something woman and she really found many of these makeup tips helpful. She didn’t know about how her blue & purple eye shadows aged her & how filling in her eye brows brought some youthfulness to her face. Of course this list doesn’t have the same effect as when I am there in person actually doing the step-by-step application, but here are a few things you can try for yourself:
*Primer all over the face – fills in the wrinkles – use a green-toned primer to get rid of facial redness
*Light application of liquid foundation all over the face – evens out skin tone – matte finish for oily skin, light reflecting foundation for dull skin – make sure it has SPF (if you don’t already use an SPF moisturizer) – powder can settle into the wrinkles and make facial hair more prominent
*Thicker-consistency concealer applied under the eyes (upside down triangle from inner corner to mid-point), all over the eye lids, & around the nose – fills in wrinkles and gets rid of darkness & redness
*Optional: light application of translucent powder – sets foundation & concealer
*Pink-toned blush on apples of cheeks – cream blush can give skin a great glow rather than powder blush
*Powder that matches hair to fill in eyebrows – darker brows frame your face & make you look younger
*Brown/black pencil to line top & bottom of eyes – extend out just a little past eyelashes – make sure to soften the line by smudging – can use brown eyeshadow as well
*Brown/black thickening mascara on top lashes only
*Matte neutral-toned eyeshadows with a highlighter just under the browbone – shimmer makeup can settle into wrinkles and make them more obvious
*Nude lip liner with a light colored lip gloss makes chapping less noticeable – use Chapstick daily
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May 17th, 2011
I will be at this event doing makeup for some of the models!
I heard it was a fun summer night last year with over 300 people that came through!
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May 15th, 2011
Thanks to my gray roots by age 18, I’ve been coloring my hair for over 10 years (yikes!) I’ve pretty much tried every type of at-home coloring kit on the market and this was the first one that really had a different concept – so I had to blog about it!
Overall the color turned out great and covered the stubborn gray well, but I wouldn’t use this product again. The first thing I didn’t like about the kit were the gloves, they pulled at my hair. Secondly, it was very messy applying it. Even though I shook the container well as it instructed, some of the foam turned watery and the foam itself was just hard to apply precisely. I did like that the hair color didn’t have a strong smell too it and the shampoo and conditioner it came with smelt great too. Although, the conditioner didn’t leave my hair feeling as shiny as other hair coloring kit conditioners have.
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May 5th, 2011
At my last facial I was introduced to this product since I complained about my very uneven skin tone. She told me to try it for a while since it is known to work amazing for evening out skin tone. Although it is on the pricey side, I have used Murad products before and really had great results, so I wasn’t too skeptical.
I’ve had uneven skin tone for many years now because of my freckles that vary in color throughout my face (which gets worse in the summer) & I also have darker spots from slight acne scaring. I can report that from the first time I tried this, I feel that I saw immediate results! I’ve been using this for over a month now and can really see that my freckles & darker spots have faded & I just feel my skin has been more clear! I’ve had no drying or breakouts from using this and have only seen the results I was hoping for – A+
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March 31st, 2011
WOW! It’s been a year since I’ve had my blog up! It’s really been a lot of fun sharing makeup tips, beauty stories, and various events. This past year has been has been great for my business and the upcoming months are looking too be even busier! I want to thank everyone that has visited my blog at least once and for all those who have used my makeup services in the past (and those who will be using me in the future)!
To celebrate my one year “blog anniversary” I want to do a little promotion for the month of April! If you secure me as a makeup artist for an upcoming event before April is over, I will do your makeup FREE with a booking of two other people. Prom and wedding season is coming up and I’m sure you have at least two other friends or family members who will want makeup services for these special events! So why not get your makeup done professionally for FREE!
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February 27th, 2011
Ladies! Looking to do something fun and exciting?! Looking for the perfect gift for your significant other?! Looking to do something special just for yourself!? Then you need to come take part in one of these Intimate Moment photo sessions! Rachael with Metropolitan Imageworks is the photographer for these boudoir shoots and I help make you look extra hot! We are booking now, so get in touch with Rachael to get your time scheduled!
Check out some sample pictures and some more information on the Metropolitan Imageworks blog:
http://www.metimages.com/blog/category/intimate-moments/
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