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2024 Update – This article was written in 2014 when AJ was making his rise as an entrepreneur in addition to his successful career as a celebrity makeup artist. Alas, AJ passed away shockingly and tragically in 2022, and while they tried their best it does not look like the AJ Crimson Beauty line survived […]
I am a Beauty makeup artist. Quite frankly – while I very much respect the craft – I detest FX/horror/monster makeup. I just do not like looking at “gross” no matter how well it is done. In fact the better it’s done, the harder it is to look at. All that said, I love a […]
Temptu PRO Search 2014: Spoiler, I was a winner! So the secret is now out – ya girl won! My photo is 2nd from the left, bottom row and I was the sole winner in the “Flawless” category. (The categories this year were Flawless, Editorial, Bridal and FX) Many thanks for photographer Kate Szatmari and […]
Face powder and the Makeup Malfunction. Such a simple product, yet such controversy. Use of face powder goes back to the time of Cleopatra, so it is hardly something “new” in cosmetics. In fact in my previous article on face powder, I described it as a wonder product and one of the most important products […]
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 […]
