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  • #MakeupMonday – Skin Prep

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    Product suggestions for proper skin prep prior to makeup applications… may contain affiliate links Skin Prep For a makeup artist, prepping the skin before actually applying the makeup is oftentimes more important than the makeup itself. Proper skin preparation helps the makeup glide on like butter and last and look fresh for hours. Without it […]

  • #MakeupMonday – The Makeup Show Los Angeles 2015 Wrap Up

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    The Makeup Show Los Angeles makeup artist trade show 2015 was a particularly good one… may contain affiliate links It is time for my The Makeup Show Los Angeles 2015 Wrap Up post. Gosh… where to even start? I had a fabtabulous time (yes, fabtabulous is a word 😉 ). But seriously I had an […]

  • #MakeupMonday – In Praise of Coral Lip Colors

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    It’s not Red, it’s not Pink, and it’s not Orange. Coral is simply Perfect as a lip color… (may contain affiliate links) Coral Lip colors. Love them love them love them. Yes, that was three “love them”s in one post. Oh wait was that a fourth? Yes. That is how much I love Coral lip […]

  • #MakeupMonday: 3 Best – Primers

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    Pro artists pick their “3 Best” Makeup Primers of the moment… may contain affiliate links Primers. Considered by many to be one of the foundation elements of a makeup kit… and considered by others to be totally unnecessary. If you’re A Makeup Artist Of A Certain Age, like myself, you came up in a time […]

  • #MakeupMonday – The Makeup Show LA 2013 Postscript

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    A photo essay from the 2013 The Makeup Show LA trade show The Makeup Show LA 2013 is a wrap… and I’d have to say it was a rousing success. This year’s show featured some of the best in the biz and had something for all artists working in all mediums at all levels. Here’s […]