Cool Places

  • #MakeupMonday – MUJI – Makeup Organization Paradise

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    I found makeup organization paradise, and it is called MUJI… This article originally appeared in 2014. Sadly, MUJI left California in 2020 🙁 . Fortunately, us Californians can still order from the website (the only remaining West Coast store seems to be in Oregon.) A couple of months ago, I was introduced to MUJI USA […]

  • #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 […]

  • #MakeupShopping: Make Up For Ever Robertson Boulevard – LA

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    The Make Up For Ever boutique on Robertson Boulevard in LA is a makeup lover’s paradise for pros and non-pros alike… UPDATE: In January 2016 I bounced over to the Robertson MUFE boutique only to discover that it was closed! The options now – for consumers and pros – are to go to the MUFE […]

  • Discounts… Get Your Discounts Here…

    Makeup Artist Discount program for the masses Without question one of the more difficult aspects of being a budding new makeup artist is developing a working kit. Lots of places tell you about all these great, new, fun products that you just have to have and it’s difficult to know how to pare down and […]

  • 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 […]