beauty breakdowns

How I Created the Look

  • #HaveYouSeenThis – Documenting the Art of Drag Makeup

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    As with many makeup artists I am endlessly fascinated, informed, and inspired by the art of Drag makeup. Even though you might not know it to look at my work, I actually incorporate technique straight from Drag into my makeups. Good makeup is comprised of the same building blocks be it Drag, beauty, fashion, etc. […]

  • More VueSet Palettes

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    More on the Vueset palettes… once you start you can’t stop… (No affiliate links but some products were gifted) I’ve gone VueSet crazy! But the difference the VueSet palettes have made in my kit are undeniable. I have just returned from a working trip in the SF Bay area and my VueSets allowed me to […]

  • #BizTalk – Makeup Kit Organization – VueSet Palettes

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    Introducing Vueset empty makeup palettes for makeup kit organization… (No affiliate links but some products were gifted) ALSO CHECK OUT: my second VueSet article for more VueSet reviews About 1,000,000 years ago I worked on the Britney Spears video for “Toxic” and I met makeup artist Brenda Green. Way back when she mentioned to me […]

  • #HaveYouSeenThis – Techniques of the Trade 1

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    My friend Jon (Art Director & Filmamaker) posted this to my Facebook wall the other day and I just think it is brilliant. Think makeup technique for photography is complicated now? Well it is, but it was even more complex “back in the day”. Upon breaking this down, some of the choices do not even […]

  • #HaveYouSeenThis: Official “Addicted to Love” Tutorial

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    When the video for “Addicted to Love” was first released it was an entire moment. That moment was ALL about the iconic makeup by Martin Pretorious… In the 80’s the look of this video was everywhere, since that time the look has become iconic. Robert Palmer’s (RIP) “Addicted to Love” may have been a catchy […]