Four Months Later......

It's been four months since I've did this "blogging" thing.I haven't got around to it due to having writers block and been focused on roller derby,work,and getting myself out there get people to do makeup on to build my resume. Last month my team mate sponsored my trip to Arizona by doing her makeup,it was natural makeup and that was something I rarely did.Of course I watched YouTube videos 24/7 to relax,I always get nervous when I do someone's makeup because I want to do a good job and have them feel beautiful after.I done the makeup and got a really good response,thank you lord for the talent you gave me! I used MAC eye shadows because my client requested a little bit of shimmer and it was the only thing I had in my kit that was matte.Wet n Wild eyeliner and ELF clear mascara/brow gel link, and Ben Nye Tattoo Concealer was used,it gave me good coverage so I don't have to put too much on.If the concealer can cover my tattoo with blue and black ink,it can cover anything!Here's the photo of the finished product below 

I had an interesting day yesterday,during my lunch break my former team mate tagged me in a post.I clicked on the post and my photo was on Carlos Menica Official Facebook page.I checked to see if his page is "verified" it was.My photo was popular on Tumblr for a while and four months later my photo resurfaced without credit to me and my photographer,the photographer and I tagged us in the comments so his fans know its us.My photo made it on other websites,ended up on Carlos Menica's Instagram page and Twitter.My friends also commented telling people they know who I am to reach Carlos and I reached him via Instragram saying thank you for the love.It got retweeted on Twitter and I'm glad he got the message.This morning I contacted Dpcted.com again saying the photo gone viral and gave them all the info they requested to promote me and the photographer.Dpcted.com said they sold 5 of the "Chubby Single and Ready For A Pringle" shirts that was unusual for them,I was the reason why they got sales on the shirts.They thanked me for wearing the shirt and they posted my photo.It will probably take me a week to get over my internet stardom lol,I never thought my photo will reach someone famous.The funny thing is I'll walk down the street and no one will know who I am,on the internet my photo is popular.The photo on Facebook currently have 4000 likes,that is the most I ever got on my picture.

What's in my makeup kit?I didn't take a picture because I decided to write so I Googled the picture of the Ruby Kisses liquid eyeliner I have.I love it because the tip is like a sharpie and very easy to work with compared to a brush.The color is black and I like to add black eye shadow to the eyeliner after it dries to hide the plastic shine or mistake.Sometime it dries ok and wont need to cover it with black eye shadow.Ruby Kisses is mostly sold at small business beauty supplies or online.

Here's a video Darren Hayes "Insatiable"

 

Pinup Shoot

I did my first shoot as makeup artist February 13th and its been about four weeks since I did the blogging thing, if you read my previous blog you will know why I been busy.I had a bunch of inquiries due to the shoot being free and the makeup was free,I had fun responding to emails......I had some girls lined up and some dropped due to schedule conflict that happens,I only did one face and it was ok as long I had someone.Few days before the shoot my good friend Jennifer was interested in doing the pinup shoot and it was her first shoot.I stopped at her place to start on the hair and makeup,I did well.The powder I brought from Morphe Brushes wasn't vegan when I read it was from China,oops!They do carry vegan products and I should ask questions before purchasing for now on.The powder pallet I purchased from Morphe Brushes didn't have good coverage and I had to layer and mix the powders to get the coverage I want.I'll use the powder pallet as setting powers when I deal with foundations.Jennifer is a lighter skin tone,I used the darker powders as contour and lighter powder for highlighting I made it work.I wouldn't recommend purchasing the powers if you are looking for a lot of coverage,they are cheaper alternative to setting and contouring powders all in one.I posted a picture of the power pallet in my other post and I'll post it again.I used power #1 for highlighting and powder #2 for face,I mixed powder #3 and #5 for contouring. 

It was a hot day in Mission Viejo at a park,and I'm glad I didn't use liquid foundation or it will be all over the place.My friend and photographer Amanda is not a photo shop user and I had to stay on top of the makeup,that was fun being a makeup artist fixing up the makeup.If Jennifer sweat it will show up on the photos and it was easy to fix,next time I'll have some type of anti shine or learn a method to prevent sweating there is YouTube.Then I ended up taking pictures and I thought the makeup artist don't take pics,it was just Jennifer and I there so why not.It was a fun shoot and learning experience for me as I grow.I should have photos soon and keep an eye out on Facebook or Instagram for the photos=]



What's in my makeup kit?I brought myself a Valentine's Day present and they are 10 piece Vegan set from Morphe Brushes,the brushes feel nice and I'll test them soon.Yes they are pink=]

Here's a video Psychedelic Furs  "Pretty in Pink"

preparing for a shoot in Feburary

I mentioned in my previous post I'll be doing makeup for pinup shoot. I've been buying new things and keeping in contact with my friend and photographer to make sure everything is in place.I always have a lot of makeup since I was allowed to wear makeup and last year I wanted to other people makeup.If you want to do other people makeup you need shades and eye shadows that will work with their skin tone.Sanitation is important you have to get things you will use on other people such as disposable mascara wands,sponges,q-tips etc.I would like to share with you what I brought to have for the pinup shoot,with pinup you don't need a ton of makeup.If you go threw photos from the pinup and 20's to 50's era women have on powder,eyeliner,mascara,the red lip stick or nude lips.Most of the time I like to wear my lips nude or have on red lipstick,some of my makeup is inspired by the pinup era.

This is the powder pro pallet from Morphe Brushes,the pallet look smaller on the website and bigger in person.I tested the powder to see the coverage and it's something I can use on the girls for the shoot.I love powder and working with it,I'm not a fan of liquid foundation and I use it once in a while if my ache is being a jerk so I can have extra coverage.I'm most likley will use powder #2 and #4 on lighter skin tones and darker skin tones #5 and #6, I'm #5 and #6 I mixed them to match my skin tone.Powder #1 can be used as a highlight and #3 or #6 can be used for contouring.I'll add liquid foundation to have it just in case even though I don't like to use it.

I brought concealer and I never buy it for myself.I got into Ben Nye due to them being cruelty free and Frends Beauty give good pro discounts on Ben Nye products so why not give them a shot.Ben Nye makeup is for theater like MAC is for photo shoots and theater. The reason why I brought tattoo concealer cause I know I will get more coverage,so I don't need to use a lot to cover up discoloration.I tested it on my dark tattoos and they were gone.It took a lot of work and gentle blending to make it look like I didn't cover something.If you need to cover tattoos Ben Nye will work for you and will need an hour before you leave for work if you are trying it out the first time.It took me about 45 mins to cover my tattoos.

I know.... I said I didn't like ELF products I brought mascara and brow gel.ELF always work for someone else other than me,the chemistry is not there between me and ELF.I needed mascara and brow gel I didn't double dip,I use disposable mascara wands to keep it clean.I don't need amazing mascara due to the high chance of me using eye lash strips and mascara is to hide the eyelashes.The clear mascara that comes with brow gel,it will be used on the eyebrows too,the reason I might use the clear mascara if I have crazy eyelashes and don't want the black mascara to ruin it.That is the only point I can think of using the clear mascara,yeah to me clear mascara is to keep eyebrows intact.It's cheaper to buy clear mascara than the label saying brow gel.

What's in my makeup kit? I brought a pallet so can mix and be sanitary  Frends Beauty sell them super cheap and I'll buy a knife with it so scrap the makeup out. Right now I'm using q-tips and end of makeup brush to dig out makeup.

Thank you for reading here is a fun video to watch and if you were a 80's kid you might appreciate this.LOL New Kids On The Block"You Got It(Right Stuff)"

makeup and makeup

It's been a week since I "blogged",I didn't really have anything to write about until now.=] I brought another pallet from Hard Candy called Naturally Gorgeous and its similar to Urban Decay Naked pallet 30 bucks cheaper.The golden color they have in the pallet is a duplicate of MAC Amber Lights and some of the shades are also in the Pinking of You pallet(previous blog).I did a nighttime look with the pallet and used a purple eyeliner by Ruby Kisses with sparkles since purple and golden colors look awesome together.I'll try out more Ruby Kisses products since I was impressed with their 24 hr eye define eyeliner and I read the nail polishes are cruelty free,I've seen nothing on the makeup.If I find out they are not I won't buy it again,that's simple.The reason why I gone for Naturally Gorgeous Pallet instead of the other pallets,I'll be doing makeup for a pinup shoot and I could use some browns for natural makeup.

As you see this pallet look similar to Urban Decay(the eye shadows) without you spending a lot.I highlighted the colors I used and had fun with it.If you go to Walmart the pallets are called Top Ten Eye Shadow Pallets with adorable names Pinking of You,Naturally Gorgeous,Smoke Out(Smoky eye shadow pallet people,I know what you are thinking lol),Green With Envy,and Feelin Blue.I'll buy another one when I get paid to have them in my kit in case I get a vegan client.The Walmart in Vista,ca have Hard Candy in store and the two Oceanside,ca locations don't have them.The products can be purchased online and the site direct you to the Walmart website because the brand is ONLY exclusive to Walmart,I can see that changing in the future and other stores might carry it.Its 6 bucks and come with a small tube of mascara,it doesn't hurt to try it out.

The packaging is the same and I'm not a fan of it.That is another reason why people don't try out different brands because the packaging is not appealing.The lace going to across it doesn't go well due to the cheap looking packaging,that is my take on it.The reason I wanted to try it out because its cruelty free and I've seen positive reviews,cost 6 bucks,if I hated it wouldn't be a huge loss.It comes with the same tube of mascara Lashaholic and I love it,I don't like the wand(I used a disposable wand I liked) and I have allergies at the end of the day it kinda smudged.It didn't ruin my eye shadow since my drop shadow was dark colors and no one will notice.It gives nice volume to my eyelashes even though I like to wear strip lashes.

 On to my makeup I spend over 30 mins on,usually it will take me 5 to 10mins if its natural.Since I was going out during the night I had to make my "natural" makeup look awesome,I was happy with it.

Close up of my eyes and I finally tried out the dramatic eye lashes and read previous blog if you want to read about them.

I used four shades and I started with primer then the lightest color to the left all over my lid and up to eye brows for highlight.For night time or smoky eyes I like to start out with lightest shade I like build up to darker shades.

I used the Ruby Kisses purple 24 hr eye define and the eyeliner have sparkles and perfect for night time=] I think purple and golden colors look good together.Its the first time I used it and been sitting in my kit for three months.I'll use it more when I go out and the sparkle is hard to wash off to warn you.Ruby Kisses is sold in a beauty supply in Oceanside,ca called Sunny beauty supply right next to In n Out off Hacienda(if you are local you know where).You can go on their website to buy it if you don't feel like hunting for it.The picture is not that awesome and you can look on Google for better pictures.

I used Mark Get in Line to cover my strip lashes and added more purple eyeliner on top of it when it dried.I also used Mark Scandalash on my bottom lashes,it doesn't smudge on me.If you checked out my other posts you will see a picture of it.

Whats in my makeup kit?I have a photo shoot coming up and every pay day I'll buy certain amount of products to build my kit.It will be two pay checks to get the items I need for the shoot,my sister I talked about in my posts offered to give me things if I couldn't get it right away.

I was roaming around Walmart and I needed sponges it was under 2 bucks for a smaller pack,the larger ones was 5 bucks,its latex free and YAY!The reason why I'm happy about that is I won't have to worry about possible allergies.Eyelash glue have latex and I don't know of any eye lash glue that is latex free,if you know please tell me and it must work great.

I also brought black and brown Wet n Wild eyeliner/brow pencil and its super long.Since I'm starting out it will last me forever and I tested it before I use it on clients.I used the brown pencil for my eyebrows and it glided on smoothly .The pencils are called Color Con and its 97 cents at Walmart,its not bad for super long pencils. Recently Wet n Wild added the cruelty free bunny on their products so you don't have to question when you purchase products.

The video is Shalamar"Second Time Around" 

You get Pro Discounts,no way!

The end of 2013 I decided for 2014 I'll follow my dreams and add makeup as my side job.In my previous blog I've mention I've done makeup sporadically and I did obtain a MAC Pro Card as pinup model.I never updated my card due to me wanting cruelty free products in my kit.I hit up a few companies that interest me to get discounts so I can build my makeup kit and I have a modeling background but no pictures of makeup I have done on other people that makes the process of obtaining pro discounts is a bit challenging. Right now I obtain some pro discounts from MUD Cosmetics the one I wanted badly and have good products for dark skin tones.I use their brown corrector to hide ache scars and to even out my skin tone. Frends Beauty they have a lot of products on website and store they cater to makeup artists,theater,special effects makeup(the makeup I don't have the drive for and its very expensive).Recently I got an email from Morphe Brushes saying I got approved for pro discounts and I jumped for joy,they have cruelty free/vegan products and getting makeup brushes and cosmetic products off site,SWEEET!I haven't heard from NYX Cosmetics yet and I know they are backed up on applications right now.

I better have my kit ready by the summer because I've been getting inquires on thumbtack to do makeup for weddings and not yet photo shoots.Thumbtack is pricey and gives me the exposure I want,if I want to give someone a quote it will cost 3 bucks per quote. I've spend 6 bucks already and I'm trying to find another site that have the same service,doesn't cost you money to give quotes and communicate with potential clients.I'm also talking doing makeup for photo shoots with photographers and my niece/assistant will hit up teenagers to do makeup for formals or what not. I've been networking on model mayhem or other places I can post saying hey I want to build my resume let me use your awesome face.If you want me to do your makeup for fun i'm up to it and be prepaid I'll be taking photos=]

What's in my makeup kit?I posted the Hard Candy Mascara Lashaholic on other post and its my second favorite mascara and I want to try out Lash Ink since its waterproof.If you have allergies and your eye water pass on Lashaholic,I do wear it if i'm going out a few hours and if its makeup all day and night then waterproof for me.

Eyelashes!!!You need them in your makeup kit if you want to do makeup.I was told if I want to be a "makeup artist" I have to learn how to apply lashes,I know there's chicks out there that would love to have them.The good thing about lashes is you don't need awesome mascara and the mascara is used to stick the natural eyelashes to fake eyelashes.Plus I love eyelashes anyways and they are good to keep around if I want my makeup to be out there.

Video of the day Ashlee Simpson" Pieces of Me"

Vlog

I did videos and I took pictures because the webcam didn't pick up on things, oh well.One day I'll get a video camera and do fun stuff.The first video is a review on Hard Candy makeup and second video is eye lashes I got in the mail.=] Hard Candy is cruelty free and I'll use it on customers upon request for products that don't harm animals.


Bloopers:what I meant to say was eye shadow not mascara,and mascara wand not applicator its kinda the same thing.Yes I have lots of work to do LOL.

Me talking away about eye lashes,I think I might loose people on this video.

See videos are easier than writing,maybe next time I'll do it with video camera and show it off to YouTube get subscribers.

Here are photos of the products since webcam didn't pick them up.

The colors I used,they are pink and the camera reflected the shimmer instead of color.

Yes I applied eyelashes with no eye liner to cover strip,I wasn't planning to go any where I wanted to test the makeup.I love Hard Candy.

My eyelash the strip I was talking about in the video,I cut the ends before applying them.

On my skin tone the shadows are natural and pretty,the pinks showed up on me well.I'll try out more Hard Candy Pallets.

heres a fun music video for going threw my video or not hahahaha

HAPPY NEW YEAR!HELLO 2014!!!

*blows party horn* it's the new year and I said I would update you on my 1920 look its not super accurate since I'm modern as f**k,the makeup wasn't horrible.I spent a lot of my time in front of the mirror getting ready for the wedding and didn't get a full meal until I got there.The wedding was on a beautiful yacht and I was really nervous due to me having motion sickness issues.Thank the lord I didn't get sick!During prayers in the ceremony I prayed please lord let me get threw the wedding with out my head in the toilet. LOL.The wedding was beautiful and the bride was hot,now on to my makeup I spend all my time on and maybe it will help you out if you are super modern like I am.I had on a blue flapper dress and all of December I rocked a blue outfit to be like a celebrity on red carpet.The flapper dress kept running up since I have a big butt and I shook my butt on the dance floor.I hope my dress was down the whole time....

 This is before the wedding,I layered my eye shadows and added glitter on my eye lid since the silver wasn't being nice to me.

I used the Emori pearl pallet again from the awesome secret santa exchange.Its not cruelty free since its made in China and it wont help the animals that been tested on if I throw it away.I'll use it until its gone and not buy it. I used a shimmery black and on darker skin it doesn't show up as a dark black its good for a natural smoky eye.I used the white shimmery I eye shadow to the right as a highlight under my eye brows and inner corner of my eyes.I used shimmery silver bottom left on my eye lid and it took some layering I also applied it wet for it to stay.It creased at the end of the wedding and who cares.I should have used a matte gray shadow as a base for it to say.

Yes its a MAC eye shadow and I purchased it before I found out they are no longer cruelty free.Its a limited edition blue eye shadow and the shade remind me of denim jeans,its a fun blue to play with and it will look good on anyone.The eye shadow was used in the crease.

My favorite black eye shadow in the world!!!NYX Cosmetics matte black and its the darkest black eye shadow if you are a dark skin tone.I tried out MAC Carbon and it wasn't dark enough for me it was used for my natural makeup.NYX is the third item I used that's currently cruelty free and I would cry if they stop being cruelty free and discontinued the black shadow.I used the eye shadow in the crease with the blue eye shadow.

I used the matte powder to set my liquid foundation since I don't have "finishing powder" and I have MAC and Avon products again this is before I found out they stop being nice to animals.LAMENESS!

The MAC lip stick called DARK SIDE!It made me think Star Wars right away and it gives you the sexy vamp look.In the 1920 women worn dark red lip stick and this color worked out great.If I kissed your cheek at the wedding this is the lip stick I wore.=]

This glitter have a lot of uses for me,I purchased this at a Halloween store and loved it since.I used the glitter on my eye lid to support the sliver eye shadow.I rolled the glitter on back of my hand and used a q-tip and dabbed the glitter on my eyes and I didn't put it on lower lid I don't want any irritation during the wedding. That's the modern make up I added.

The bronzer another modern make up I added.

Gotta have water proof eye liner if you want your eye liner to run down your eyes.

Its new product I purchase recently and I love it!Its the deep brown corrector and the product is made for dark skin with uneven skin or dark ache scars.I put it in areas that bother me and I didn't notice it.The product said it was better with cream foundation and it worked well with liquid foundation.Its cruelty free!YIPPIE!

My lovely custom blend foundation from motives that's also cruelty free.

heres a video to celebrate the new year =]