Posts Tagged ‘cosmetics’
During the #shakeupyourmakeup challenge, I’m tackling some FAQ’s on the blog. Today, we’re taking on a big one: “What eye shadow colors best bring out my eye color?” Yep, you asked for it, & I listened. Makeup genie at your service . . . your wish is my command! *folds arms, blinks & nods* Before […]
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Besides mistletoe, eggnog, Rudolf & tinsel . . . the holidays are also the perfect time of year for new makeup. Why? Well all the cosmetic companies flip out between Thanksgiving & New Years, offering sales, limited edition product, and value sets. If makeup wasn’t on your list to Santa, and you’ve finished checking everyone […]
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“One, Two, Three. . . ” Monday Minute Makeup Lesson One, Two Three. . . it’s not only the new Britney song stuck in my head. (Why is it so catchy? Get out of my brain!) When it comes to eye makeup, three is a magic number as well. In fact, remembering the rule of […]
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Best of 2009: RIP Discontinued Makeup Products You know how every year at the Oscars they have a tribute photo montage to the movie industry people who passed away in the previous year? In 2009, there were a few favorites from my makeup kit that bit the proverbial dust, and I’d like to pay tribute […]
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All I Want for Christmas. . .
“All I Want for Christmas . . .” Happy Holidays! I just wanted to write a quick little post to share my fave makeup-related prezzies I unwrapped from under the tree: *Stila Smudge Pots Holiday Set. Includes Black, two limited edition colors: Starry Night and Violet, and new Kitten (I have a friend who will […]
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“What’s Lily Wearing?” Wednesday John Galliano Fall/Winter 2009 RTW White Christmas? If anyone could change the weather and make it happen it would be John Galliano. His brilliant, creative, genius mind is the closest thing I know to magic. At his fall/winter 2009 runway show in Paris, snowflakes fell from above the runway. The models were […]
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Monday Minute Makeup Lesson The “I-Slept-Through-My-Alarm” Look We’ve all done it. Maybe you accidently hit PM instead of AM. Or maybe you are just a really deep sleeper. Whatever the reason, sometimes you find yourself with somewhere to be and almost no time to get ready. But just because you overslept, doesn’t mean you should […]
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Introducing Friday’s Blog Topic. . . “Fix Your Face Friday!” Beautiful skin is vital to beautiful makeup. As a makeup artist, one of my favorite things to do is focus on the skin: moisturizing it to a dewy radiance, highlighting the cheek bones, brow bones, cupid’s bow with tantalizing shimmer, bronzing it to a sun-kissed gold. […]
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Monday Minute Makeup Lesson “Freaks and Geeks” Where do you hide holiday gifts in a modern, relatively-minimalist loft? That was my conundrum last week when I came home smuggling a Santa’s sleigh full of gifts for my bf. While searching under the bed for a hiding hole, I came across my middle-school yearbooks. Oh the […]
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