Yesterday I was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to do makeup and hair for the Oscar's. It was a long awaited dream of mine and I feel so blessed that it came true! So in true Oscar fashion, I would like to thank some of the people that helped me achieve this dream, or at least made their products available for me to use at the Oscars. You all know how much I love taking pictures of my layout! this one is one of my favorites! First and foremost, I would like to thank Diane at KohGenDo Cosmetics for generously supplying the makeup I used. Here are the products that I used to get those award winning looks: I started the day by making sure everyone was relaxed and their skin was hydrated by giving each of my clients 10 minutes of down time with a Macro Vintage Essence Mask. Then I primed their skin with PeterThomas Roth Un-Wrinkle Primer For those that needed a little extra help with sallow skin I used Maifanshi Makeup Color Base La...

Okay, okay, okay.....i promise to blog more, and not get so caught up in work and getting work. So instead of big long winded ( ehem, that's my middle name ) posts, from now on you're getting more stream of consciousness blurbs and random thoughts. Like this one- I was on one of my Facebook group pages and responded to this post when halfway thru I realized, "this is such a common question I should do a blog post about it" So thanks to Misty Deupree for the inspiration Misty Deupree What is a good makeup (traveling) case that has a lot of compartments and space? And affordable Unlike  ·   ·  Unfollow Post  ·  3 hours ago You like this. Dyana Aives   Okay I'm kind of a makeup case hoarder, they're like shoes to me, I can never get enough and love all of them in my own way! Having said that,   Here'e my NUMBER ONE, NUMBERO UNO MAKEUP CASE  Kett makes an EXCELLENT one, this is actually my number on...

It makes my job so rewarding when I can reach my clients in such a way that they will take the time to write me a letter of recommendation.  It makes me positively giddy to know that I have 34 of these letters (22 for makeup & 11 for makeup and hair and 5 more for makeup instructor!)  So a big Achievement for me and a big Thank You !-  To all the Producers, Directors, Agents, Photographers, Models, Actors, (MY AMAZING STUDENTS!)  and fellow creatives for all your wonderful feedback, it's nice to know that I've touched your life as much as you've touched mine. Thank You see these gorgeous recommendations here! Recommendations 

 I've been going to The Makeup Show NY since day one, and every year after, so it was strange seeing it in my new home, LA. To help make this an unforgettable event, one of my besties & fellow beauty blogger, Stephanie (@newbeautyreview) flew in from Arizona, and we were special guests of one of the artists I look up to most, makeup legend Sharon Gault, known to most of us simply as MamaMakeup (@Mama_Mu_Sharon). Every show that Steph & I have ever gone to together, (and I think that's almost all of them), has been legendary, this was no exception. with David from OCC @ occmakeup with (@ JeffreeStar ) & Doe Deere  creative goddess behind LimeCrime @limecrime Lemme throw some pictures at you, just so you see what this amazing little circus is really is like, at a show! Sheila McKenna for Kett Cosmetics @ kettcosmetics my personal "Anthony Robbins" & guru Crystal Wright   @Crystal_Wright   ...

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