Posts Tagged ‘makeup application’
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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Tags: eye liner, kajal eye liner, lip gloss, makeup, makeup application, makeup deals, makeup lesson, makeup tip, neutral eye shadow, nude lip, smoky eye, Stila
Questions to Ask When Hiring your Wedding Makeup Artist . . . and What Her Answers Mean We all know the horror story . . . the makeup artist wordlessly picks up a brush and starts to paint, occasionally pausing to say, “trust me, I’m going to make you look fabulous!” You wait, nervously, as […]
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Tags: beauty, bridal makeup, makeup, makeup advice, makeup application, makeup tip, wedding makeup
“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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Tags: beauty, cosmetics, drugstore makeup, eye liner, L'oreal HIP, MAC, makeup, makeup advice, makeup application, makeup lesson, makeup tip, smoky eye, Urban Decay
And the winner is. . .
This weekend I posted I contest on Twitter to win a makeup consultation/lesson with me at the new VOWS office, to celebrate the grand opening. I had many applicants, and wondered how I would ever choose. Then I received this application from Chatti Phal of Savady Photography . . . Chatti’s magazine (my computer savvy […]
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Tags: beauty, contest, makeup, makeup advice, makeup application, makeup lesson, VOWS
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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Tags: AVEDA, beauty, blush, bold lipstick, cheek color, concealer, cosmetics, five minute makeup, Lipstick Queen, makeup, makeup advice, makeup application, makeup lesson, makeup tip, mascara, natural makeup, Shu Uemura, tinted moisturizer
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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Tags: beauty, cosmetics, makeup, makeup advice, makeup application, makeup tip, skin care
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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Tags: beauty, blush, brow shaping, cheek color, cosmetics, eyeshadow, lip gloss, lip liner, makeup, makeup advice, makeup application, makeup lesson, makeup tip, makeup trend
Monday Minute Makeup Lesson “Jeepers Peepers: Making Small Eyes Look Bigger” Writing a “Monday Minute Makeup Lesson” for eyes is stressing me out. There are a bazillion different eye shapes, and almost as many ways to apply. Recently I’ve seen lots of eye shadow kits that come with instructions; some with labels on each color […]
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Tags: cosmetics, eye liner, eyeshadow, makeup, makeup advice, makeup application, makeup lesson, makeup tip
Monday Minute Makeup Lesson: “Awww, You’re Making Me Blush!” There is a reason for the phrase “blushing bride.” Nothing is more beautiful then a glowing, rosy flush. Want to do it right? Choose a fluffy blush brush or kabuki brush (a real one, not the disposable ones) that has a size appropriate to the size […]
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Tags: beauty, blush, cheek color, cosmetics, makeup, makeup advice, makeup application, makeup lesson, makeup tip
