A GRADUATION GIFT THAT WILL LEAVE A LIFE LONG IMPRESSION!

Apr
17
2013

It can impact the friends we make.  The jobs we apply for and the way we hold ourselves in a room….Embracing and relishing how we feel about ourselves and see ourselves physically can impact our careers, relationships and so much more!  Sadly, only 4% of women around the entire world consider themselves beautiful.

As anonymous once mused, you never get a second chance to make a first impression.  With an Image Journey from Authentic Beauty, our makeup artists are here to help your young graduate make a lasting and beautiful impression as she embarks on adulthood.

Graduating from college and transitioning into the work world is both an exhilarating yet overwhelming experience for many. The prospect of looking for and acquiring a job is what’s next and it’s a cutthroat environment. Your grad needs every advantage she can get including looking her very best! 

At Authentic Beauty, we see many young women falling into the same trap. After graduation, they head out into the work world and still look like college students. They do not look like someone who would properly represent the company they are applying to work for.  This is where the Image Journey comes in!

 THE BAD, THE UGLY, AND THE GOOD
In a 2011 study by Dove®, the largest global study ever on a woman’s relationship with beauty, 72% of 10 to 17 year olds, said they felt tremendous pressure to be beautiful. “There is a universal increase in beauty pressure and a decrease in girls’ confidence as they grow older.” And now for the good news! 

Authentic Beauty’s Image Journey was created to put a stop to the negative pressure on women and girls.  Instead, this interactive journey and 135 minute one on one makeup session was created to help a woman LOVE what she sees when she looks in the mirror.  This is about a woman embracing her natural beauty and highlighting her attributes to achieve a look that she will adore and be able to apply herself!

It is an interactive journey replete with journaling and pinning images to a Pinterest board to help your young graduate find makeup looks and even fashion that she finds pleasing. To help her look even more hireable, our talented team of makeup artists will guide your graduate on this memorable and pampering experience that will have her loving what she sees in the mirror.

Oh, the places she’ll go. And here is a gift that will help her get there!  Give your graduate the gift of beauty on graduation day with an Image Journey, Authentic Beauty’s signature service, that will transition her from youth into a beautiful, young professional! It allows your graduate the time to analyze who she wants to be and how she wants to look with professional makeup artists right by her side guiding her and helping her along the way

THE IMAGE JOURNEY EXPERIENCE

When you sign up your graduate for The Image Journey, she will have simple homework that she will complete and bring with her to her makeup session.  This includes going through images in magazines, online or on TV and pasting those images in a journal or to her own Pinterest board  of a look and feel that is true to her. She will bring all of her own makeup and brushes to her session so her artist can evaluate what she already owns and utilize those tools to create her unique look.

Then, her own, personal, makeup artist at Authentic Beauty will show her exactly how to create and then master the looks she loves. At the end of her session, she will leave with a face chart detailing the process step-by-step so she can recreate her ideal look at home.  This fun and transformational experience also includes a free follow-up session to ensure you can recreate the makeup techniques you learned.  Give your graduate the gift of beauty so she can look her absolute best!

GRADUATION  SPECIAL

Get $50.00 off an Image Journey (normally $250.00) for just $200.00!!! This is a 135 minute, one-on-one session with Alyson.  Also, get 10% off all products or get 10% off a gift certificate.  To book an appointment, visit our website, or call Authentic Beauty at 404-849-0443 for an appointment or email us at appointments@authenticbeautyllc.com.

WHERE TO FIND US:

Salon/Studio: Authentic Beauty 4674 Roswell Rd. Atlanta, GA 30342

GET THE LOOK: LADY SINGS THE BLUES

Apr
17
2013

FROM RUNWAY TO REALITY
On the runways and in the makeup, playful pastels reigned supreme. Things were gorgeously green and absolutely blue-tiful at Stella McCartney where striking hues of blue and green were applied to the eyes. Warm orange was a signature Pantone color that wears well on most skin tones. Translated on the lips, the lips were playful and natural at Dolce & Gabbana.

Authentic Beauty’s talented team of makeup artists analyzed the above trends and a wearable new makeup look was born! Lady Sings the Blues from Authentic Beauty’s Spring 2013 Makeup Series, The Lyrical Lovelies, features soft aqua blue eyes and lustrous peachy coral lips. Look bright, beachy and beautiful in this look that transitions seamlessly from Spring to Summer.

THE LADY SINGS THE BLUES: HOW TO CAPTURE THIS LOOK
1. Start with even, natural looking skin by applying Authentic Beauty’s non toxic Magic 3-in-1 Foundation using a Pointed Foundation Brush. For a smooth and flawless finish, be sure to buff your skin using a Finishing Powder Brush.

2. Then, add a warm blush (like Soft Glo) to the apples of your cheeks using an Angle Cheek Brush.

3. Define your eyebrows with Wonderbrow brow color with an Angle Brow Brush. Thick brows were big on the Spring runways so carefully emphasize them around the top edge of your natural brows. Be sure to stay close to the natural brow line so your brows only look barely thicker than they really are.

4. On the eyes, start by adding a flesh tone powder all over using a wide soft brush like the Squirrel Precision Blender Brush to ensure smooth application of other colors. For this look, you can use a fun aqua color that either comes in a matte or a shimmer. We used Aquamarine eye shadow on a Chisel Deluxe Fluff brush applied to the lid. For a more intense color, add 2-3 coats of the shadow.  Or for sparkle, add a layer from the Shimmer Pot in Serenity or Aqua Ice. Finish the eyes with 2 coats of black Blinc mascara.

5.  Add a beachy, peachy color to the lips.  We recommend Champs Elysee gloss or try out our custom created color lipstick that is sheer and delicious and made just for this look!

WANT TO TRY THE LADY SINGS THE BLUES LOOK FOR FREE?
Join Authentic Beauty for Champagne and Shadows, a complimentary event, that showcases our Spring makeup looks and the techniques you need to apply them.  Join us on April 19th from 6-9 p.m. to try on one of the looks from our Spring collection The Lyrical Lovelies. Attendance is free!
This is your chance to try on one of our seasonal looks for free. So, grab your friends and be our guest as you join us for champagne, light bites and complimentary makeup touchups!  For more personalized attention with your own makeup artist, come in for a Seasonal Looks makeup application or a Seasonal Looks makeup lesson where you learn to achieve these looks on your own with the guidance of one of our  talented and professionally trained makeup artists.

SPRING SPECIAL
$40 for a Seasonal Looks makeup application & $50 for a private Seasonal Looks makeup lesson. Visit our website, or call Authentic Beauty at 404-849-0443 for an appointment. You can also email us at appointments@authenticbeautyllc.com.

GIVE MOM THE GIFT OF BEAUTY THIS MOTHER’S DAY!

Apr
08
2013

You know how beautiful your mother is….This Mother’s Day, give mom the most incredible, and memorable gift ever, an Image Journey from Authentic Beauty.   The Image Journey, Authentic Beauty’s signature service, is an unforgettable experience that allows a woman to reflect and create an image that expresses her Authentic Self.

Rather than a typical makeover experience where the artist tells you how you “should” look, this interactive makeup lesson  allows a woman to discover what she loves, what she resonates with, and how she personally defines beauty.  It allows her to discover and learn how to create her Authentic Image through makeup.

THE IMAGE JOURNEY EXPERIENCE

When you schedule The Image Journey, you will have simple homework (inspired by the work of author Sarah Ban Breathnach) that you will complete and bring with you to your session. This includes going through images in magazines, online etc. and selecting pictures of looks that you are drawn to and that feel true to you. (This is not about comparing yourself-this is about inspiration!). You will put these pictures in a journal or on a Pinterest board. Your artist will evaluate what you resonate with, analyze your current makeup technique and tools and give you suggestions that will have you loving what you see when you look in the mirror! Bring all of your own makeup and brushes to your session so your artist can evaluate what you already own and utilize those tools to create your custom look.

Your Authentic Beauty professional artist will show you exactly how to create and then master the looks you love. At the end of your session, you will leave with a face chart detailing the process step-by-step so you can recreate your perfect look at home.  This fun and transformational experience also includes a follow-up session to ensure you can recreate the looks you learned!

 ”We promise you will love what you see when you look in the mirror and we guarantee you can do it yourself”

MOTHER’S DAY SPECIAL

Get $50.00 off an Image Journey this Mother’s Day!! This is a 120 minute appointment.  Also, get 10% off all products or get 10% off a gift certificate.  To book an appointment, visit our website, or call Authentic Beauty at 404-849-0443 for an appointment or email us at appointments@authenticbeautyllc.com.

 

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