Happy New Year

Happy New Year dear Makeup Artists, Stylists, and Enthusiasts!

Image from Mag4Style

2012 is upon us. Tell us WHO you think should be featured on our Makeup Artist Wall of Fame.

Perhaps you know about a product or company that is giving back to the community.

Tell us us about it here by responding to this post.

Happy 2012!

»»  Read more...

Give yourself a gift....MAC Pro Longwear Lip Pencils

MAC Pro Longwear Lip Pencils came out just a few short months ago, and they haven't gotten enough love. These are lip pencils that glide on very pigmented and smoothly and last for HOURS. I tested one out. I put on the red lip pencil called "Kiss Me Quick" and took a picture when it was freshly applied, and one 8 hours later. I wore just the lip pencil, nothing over top of it or under it so that I could truly test its longevity. It faded some, but it did a remarkable job.

Freshly Applied



After 8 hours of wear.



They come in 10 beautiful shades and are a must-have for my professional kit.
Etcetera
In Anticipation
Staunchly Stylish
More to Love
Kiss Me Quick
What A Blast
Absolutely It
Morning Coffee
Nice �n� Spicy
Bittersweet

All the shades are must-haves for my kit except for "morning coffee" because it's too much like "nice 'n' spicy" -- the difference is hardly noticeable.

,

the pencils actually look a tiny bit different from the picture above because their colored ends are elongated. like this:



It makes it easy to differentiate from the pro longwear pencils from mac's regular lip pencils. Enjoy!

»»  Read more...

Holiday Look #3 FOTD

Merry Christmas!

Pin It

Products used:

coming soon

»»  Read more...

Holiday Look #2 FOTD & Tutorial

Pin It




Sorry for the large gap of time between the last look and this one! It's a really fun one, so hopefully that will make up for it :)

Products used:
-Eyes:
MAC Studio Finish Concealer NC30 as a base all over eye area
Make Up For Ever Flash Color light green as a base on lid
MAC Blacktrack Fluidline
MAC Jewelmarine Glitter
MAC Corduroy eyeshadow under eye and on brows
MAC Zoomlash mascara
NARS Hungry Heart blush used under brow

-Skin:
MAC Studio Finish Concealer NC30 + Careblends Oil
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural Light Plus
NARS Hungry Heart as a highlight
NARS Orgasm for blush

-Lips:
MAC Beet Lip Pencil
CLARINS 716 Jolie Rouge Lipstick
Rock & Republic Cougar Lipgloss


Watch the tutorial here:

»»  Read more...

New Makeup Seminar Locations and Dates

If you're interested in participating at one of the following locations, be sure to share the information with your friends because I will only hold the classes if I have a minimum of 10 people sign up. Click on each location for details:

Chicago IL - January 21st, 2012 - on sale for $65

Cincinnati OH - February 11th, 2012

Baltimore MD - February 18th, 2012

Pittsburgh PA - March 17th, 2012

Richmond VA- April 7th, 2012

Philadelphia PA - April 14th, 2012

Cleveland OH - May 26th, 2012

New York NY - June 16th, 2012

Washington DC - June 30th, 2012

Milwaukee WI - July 7th, 2012

»»  Read more...

Holiday Look #1 FOTD & Tutorial

Pic Inspiration

Products used:

-Eyes

mac studio sculpt foundation used as a base on eyes
mac shadows: ricepaper, humid, pale straw, grey range, goldmine, nylon
mac sifted silver glitter
mac zoomlash mascara

-Skin
mac studio sculpt fdtn mixed with careblends oil
mac deep brown color corrector + careblends oil to contour
mac russian red lipstick + careblends oil used as blush
mac sifted silver glitter on highlights of cheek

-Lips
mac lovechild lipglass

Pin It

Tutorial for this look:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPiFl71U4A0&feature=g-upl

»»  Read more...

'Tis The Season!

The Holiday season is among us! I will be cranking out some holiday looks for you guys to use at your holiday parties and events. If you have any requests, PLEASE, leave a comment below. I do my very best to incorporate requests into my looks. (Should I dupe this look on the left?! I love it!)

Anyway, Stay tuned for the holiday makeup blogs and tutorials!

xo

LC

»»  Read more...

Bright Blue, Teal, and Purple Look

Products Used:

-Eyes

MAC Cream Colour Base "Madly Magenta" as a base under the purple shadows

MAC Big Bounce Shadow "Free As Air" as a base on lid and crease

MAC shadows: Going Bananas, Chrome Yellow, Lucky Green, Surf USA, Violet Trance, Stars N Rockets

Sugarpill Loose Shadow "Royal Sugar" in crease area

MAC Blacktrack Fluidline

MAC Zoomblack Zoomlash Mascara

-Skin

MAC Studio Fix Fluid mixed with Careblends Oils

MAC Mineralized Skinfinish Natural

MAC Taupe Blush to contour

MAC Tenderling Blush

-Lips

MAC "Etcetera" Pro Longwear Lip Pencil

MAC "Posh It Up" Plushglass

Pin It

Find the tutorial for this look here:

»»  Read more...

Bright Purple and Orange Look

Products used:

-Eyes

Mac Cream Colour Base "Madly Magenta" as a base in my crease

Mac Moisturecover Concealer as a base on my eye area

Mac eyeshadows: Bright Sunshine, Banshee, Orange, Carbon, Violet Trance, Shock-a-Holic, Digit

Mac Fluidline in Blacktrack

Mac Zoomlash in Zoomblack

Mac Charcoal Brown Eyeshadow for brows

Mac Studio Finish Concealer NC15 used just above the brows

-Skin

Mac Studio Finish Concealer NC30 mixed with Mac Careblends Oil to create a nice sheer foundation

Mac Mineralize Skinfinish Natural

Mac Taupe Blush to Contour

Mac Full Fuchsia Blush (used with an extremely light hand and even rubbed a little off with a tissue)

-Lips

I had a bright pink lipstick on, then blotted it off, so I was left with a pink pigmented lip. I applied Hodgepodge lip pencil and Florabundance Lipglass overtop.

Pin It

»»  Read more...