One of the perks of doing hair and makeup for Hollywood Royalty, is the ability to bring people together who's paths might otherwise never have crossed.....  Such is the case with Annabella Sciorra (@ASciorra) and my sister's company, Gypsy Sparkle (@GypsySparkle).  As many of you know I am working with the mega-star on a new feature film called "The Maid's Room", where I am the Dept. Head of Makeup & Hair. Annabella was  picked as this years Mermaid Queen at the 30th Anniversary Mermaid Parade, in Coney Island ! As a Brooklyn native, I grew up loving this parade & everything Coney! For those of you that don't know about the parade, here's a little background.   click here for info about The Coney Island Mermaid Parade The Mermaid Parade celebrates the sand, the sea, the salt air and the beginning of summer, as well as the history and mythology of Coney Island, Coney Island pride, and artistic self-expression. The ...

 Hello Beauty Junkies ! Just stepped away from set for a moment to blog about my new favorite item from Too Faced Cosmetics. As you know I am doing  makeup and hair for a film called "A Maid's Room", starring the beautiful Paula Garces  I was fortunate enough to get a bunch of fantastic products from my good friends at Too Faced Cosmetics. So I'll be blogging about a product a day ( if I have enough time to escape the madness on set) and Paula and I have decided to also do "how to " videos to accompany the products so you'll get to see them in action and also learn helpful tips on how to use them! Today's product is : Liquif-Eye Eye Shadow Transformer Eyeliner   How many times have you wished that you could line your eyes with your favorite eye shadow color and make it stay put? If you're like me, you've tried dipping your fine line brush in water and swirling it around in a cool metallic purple shadow only to find that it's jus...