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...

(clockwise L to R) Pro Palette Eye Shadows in : Carbon, Copperplate, Rice Paper, Vibrant Grape Goldenrod, Dazzlelight and Espresso  Lipstick in Russian Red & Lady Bug, Pro Longwear Lipcreme in Soulfully Rich, Sheen Supreme Lipstick in Supremely Confident and Gotta Dash, Mineralize Concealer in NC20 & NC30, Strawberry Patch Crushed Metallic Pigment Quad, Fluidline Eye-Liner Gel in Blacktrack, Pearlglide Intense Eye Liner in Black Swan, Pro Longwear Lip Pencil in Bittersweet, Black Tea Sheen Supreme Lipglass, Lust Lipglass As the Makeup Department Head for the upcoming film "Girl On The Train", written and directed by Larry Brand (Halloween: Resurrection) I called on my good friends at MAC for some inspiration for the female lead. Because she is playing a "mystery woman" I wanted to give her very different looks, from very natural to very dramatic. I chose the following palette.... Carbon, i use this over my pencil liners to soften and smudge, Copper...