Month: January 2010

  • Beauty Breakdown – Softer Side of Smokey

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    Not all smokey eyes have to be severe. With a natural brow, dewey skin and an otherwise neutral color palette, the smokey gives high impact without being harsh. Here’s how I got the Softer Side of Smokey look… (may contain affiliate links) Makeup by Tania D. Russell/ Makeupwerks.com Model: Cassidy/Ford Models Foundation – Smashbox High […]

  • Maquillage Givenchy

    Last year I was sent a “sampler pack” of Givenchy products. I have to be honest; I’d never even tried Givenchy before. A lot of the “haute” makeup lines are great for everyday use but actually not that great for a makeup artist’s kit (too simmer-y, too fragranced, etc.) so I did not tend to […]

  • So You Wanna Be A Pro Artist 3: How

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    Part 3 of the So You Wanna Be A Pro Makeup Artist series, we’re starting to look at the How of the process… The “So You Wanna Be A Pro Artist” series is original content conceived and written by Tania D. Russell, all Copyrights reserved. So You Wanna Be A Pro Artist How Your next […]

  • #BizTalk – Living On Video (the HD Edition)

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    Makeup for High Def camera… I recently did makeup and hair for a video shoot for Photographer/Director Richard Radstone. The video was shot in High Definition on a Red Camera. Leading up to the shoot, I was asked about 1200 times if I had experience/knew how to shoot Hi-Def. In fact, increasingly over the last […]

  • Cool Places – Vert Los Angeles

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    As mentioned previously, I’m a huge fan of the developing trend of organic/naturally derived and/or vegan cosmetics that are coming into the marketplace. But no product does anyone any good if you can’t find it anywhere, so before I go into talking about the various product lines I’ve discovered, I decided to take a moment […]