Bert’s Big Adventure 2010 Send-off Today I saw magic happen. It was magic in the form of the sparkling eyes of children, the utter joy of their parents of seeing them happy & the love & genuine fondness between all the families who were gathered at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel for the same reason. They …
So I’m taking a break from info on make-up application to bring you up to date. First off I was a co-chair of a fabulous event-the V-Day Atlanta Benefit Concert for Women and Girls of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, Feb. 9. As many of you know, V-Day is a global movement to …
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Headshot Make-Up: Your Professional Image I have been a makeup artist for over 20 years. Throughout my career one of my biggest pet peeves is seeing a picture of a dynamic, powerful woman that does not portray her as such. I have seen a few doozeys in my time. I don’t want to embarrass anyone …
The real skinny on brows Like I said in my Piedmont Review column in my article about brows, I have a hard time watching TV. It’s not the programming & it’s not the reality shows. It’s the eyebrows on beautiful women on TV-eyebrows too thin, eyebrows waxed half off, brows that travel straight across with …
The O Glow: The basics on blush, bronzer & highlighter It’s true. Throughout my entire career, I’ve been told to apply blush so many different ways, it’s no wonder every client I meet is totally confused about where to put blush. But the reality is that blush exists because it creates the illusion you are …
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What are we doing this week? So ok, I know it’s been somewhat calm these past few or so weeks, but we have geared back up again to hit spring in full force in mixing & mingling category. This week is jammed full of events & my only free night, last night, was spent writing! …
We’ve gone over the skincare basics & what gadgets are Authentic Beauty approved. Now I want to educate you about foundation. Painting over your smooth canvas (your skin), in artist’s terms, should be quick & easy. You just need to know how to do it most efficiently. I’m sure you’ve heard about lots of ways …
Ok so we went through the basic steps of skincare in my last blog, but I want to share with all of you what gizmos and gadgets I love & I stand behind as well as their stronger counterparts offered at one of my favorite med spas Oculus (http://www.oculusskincare.com/). Let’s be clear here. I am …
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The Basics of Skincare The answer to all your questions about making your make-up appear natural lies in the basic premise of skincare. Bottom line: If you don’t have good skin, then you don’t have good make-up. You simply don’t. It’s a fact people, a cold hard fact. Make-up covers slight imperfections like a zit …
Taking the Mystery out of Make-up Application So let me get this straight just so everyone knows. Make-up application does not have to be hard. It’s not some complicated, mystical thing that only make-up artists can do. You can do it too! You really can. But without selling make-up artists short, we are great for …
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