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Los Angeles / San Francisco makeup artist, makeup educator and beauty writer Tania D. Russell View my portfolio website at https://makeuptogo.com :)
Dealing with non-paying clients is rough, especially one who called you “family”… When you do not get paid It’s never easy dealing with a non-paying clients, but some instances are more difficult than others. I am now about to say something that I’ve not said publicly ever before… I was never paid for the last […]
Summer-proofing your makeup. How to get your makeup to stay put when them temperatures go up… (may contain affiliate links) Summer Proof Makeup For most of the country we are in “the dog days of summer” (I’ve never known exactly how that expression came to be before now). I say most of the country because […]
Let’s discuss mistakes to avoid when promoting yourself as a professional makeup artist… This post is inspired by a very earnest but very poor promotional email I recently received. In the email, this young artist whom I do not know at all, started off by proclaiming how amazing the recipient of the email (me) is, […]
Lessons from dealing with serious illness as a freelance makeup artist… Sick and the freelance makeup artist If you are a regular visitor of the Makeup to Go Blog or particularly if you follow me on Instagram and or Twitter, you know that I have been down temporarily and in fact was hospitalized due to […]
The Strobing makeup trend… spoiler alert – it’s just highlighting… (contains affiliate links) So strobing. Yet another “makeup trend” for folks to follow. And of course, as with any makeup trend, there are certain products that are “must haves” in order to achieve the look and then once you get one set of “must have” […]
