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Building a (Pro Faces) Foundation of Trust
My Image Journey—a Sweet Surrender Part One in a three-part series by Mary Jane Mahan, author, actor, Authentic Beauty writer and big fat makeup chicken (maryjanebrain.com) February 11, 2010 will stand as one of the most relief-filled, empowering Thursdays of my life, the day I surrendered my fears on the salon altar of Authentic Beauty (AB) and
Bert’s Big Adventure 2010 Send-off
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
Eve Ensler, V-Girls, Bert's Big Adventure and Enlightenment!!
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
Headshot= Your Professional Image
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
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
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
