I know, I know,..... it's been forever since my last post, and I could make excuses and say " a cross country move, a breakup, another move, (not necessarily in that order)...sometimes life gets in the way"..... but truth be told, I got sooooo much loot at the makeup show that I wanted to be able to actually use it, and not just on myself, but on my clients, so that when I spoke to you about it, I'd actually have something to say. So without further adieu, I give you ..... The Makeup Show LA Bloggger Bag There was so much in this "goodie bag" that I almost don't know where to start.  I have a few favorites that I could go on and on about so I'll leave those for last. I will say this, there are some things that I selfishly will keep in my own makeup bag that my pro-kit will never know about!!! ***to purchase all these products, just click on the underlined links below*** First up Model in a Bottle, @ModelinaBottle One of my friend Step...

When I was 14 years old, I had a really beautiful best friend. I won't say she was evil, but  I will say, adolescence is difficult, and  friends sometimes do shitty things to each other ... You get the picture?  As for my friend? (Let's call her "Suzie".) She had the longest lashes I had ever seen!        I had tried everything to get mine to look as long as hers; Gobs of mascara separated with a safety pin... Baby powder under my mascara Olive oil every night Nothing worked, f inally, I asked her... "Suze, how can I get my lashes to look like yours, all long and beautiful? She said, Do you really wanna know? Yes, whatever it is, I'll do it, just name, it I said. Cut them, she said. Cut them??? Yup, she said How short do I cut them? That depends,... How long do you want them? Her eyebrows raised, The shorter you cut them, the longer they'll grow" she told me. I've Heard About This GIF from I...

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...