Tania

Los Angeles / San Francisco makeup artist, makeup educator and beauty writer Tania D. Russell View my portfolio website at https://makeuptogo.com :)

  • #BizTalk – The Makeup Show New York 2014 Wrap-Up

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    Fab makeup artist and makeup homey Margina Dennis takes us to The Makeup Show New York makeup artist trade show… Every year I say I am going to attend the East Coast trade shows and every year I end up not going, usually due to work commitments keeping me out West. Once again, however, Makeup […]

  • So You Wanna Be A Pro Artist 10 – Avoiding Bad Makeup Classes

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    Bad classes are a reality and there has never been a shortage of people wanting to take advantage of aspiring hopefuls. For So You Wanna Be A Pro Makeup Artist part 10 here are my tips for Avoiding Bad Makeup Classes… The “So You Wanna Be A Pro Artist” series is original content conceived and […]

  • #MakeupMonday – Makeup Products I Would Die Without Revisited

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    My periodic roundup of my favorite makeup products for my professional kit.. (May contain affiliate links) Early on in Makeup to Go’s history, I posted an article entitled “Top Ten Makeup Products Without Which I Would Die” (click to read the original post). Basically I was saying that these are my go-to, must-have, desert island, […]

  • #MakeupMonday – Rediscover Frends Beauty Supply

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    I finally made it to the newly revamped Frends Beauty Supply! I could not be more happy for them or for the makeup community. Frends Beauty Supply has been around since forever. 1940, to be exact. In the mid-90s it changed ownership and came back into prominence as one of the “big three” of the […]

  • Flower Beauty and Cosmetics by Drew Barrymore

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    2025 Update:  So word on the street has been that Flower Cosmetics are no more.  You can read this article from Allure, September 2025 for the details.  RIP Flower Beauty (may contain affiliate links) I generally like to take my time with reviews and see how products act over time and in different situations, therefore […]