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#MakeupHappenings – MUFE LA Mixer and Shecky’s Girls Night Out

Sheckys Girls Night Out LA The LookStore

Sheckys Girls Night Out LA - The LookStore's booth for The LookBag Beauty Club (event co presenter and one of the few beauty vendors at the event)


The Holiday season is underway and with it comes the start of Holiday events. I try to attend as many events as I can in general as it is important to see and be seen in this biz, but there is an extra little “something” about events during the Holidays. Two of the events I attended were open to the public and you may want to consider adding them to your Events Calendar next year.

Make Up For Ever Mixer:
Amidst much fan-fare and excitement, seminal makeup artists’ brand Make Up For Ever (MUFE) opened it’s West Coast flagship boutique this Fall. The boutique opening was a private affair, so to officially open its doors to the Los Angeles professional community the boutique held a “mixer”. For those who’ve never attended one, a mixer is basically a professional excuse to get together and have drinks with peers and colleagues. There was music and energy, goodie bags were given to attendees (a sample of the now iconic HD powder and a tube of MUFE’s waterproof mascara which is pretty much the only waterproof mascara I have found to be vaguely tolerable), wine was poured, and all of the store’s product selection was on display. Continue reading →

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Sales Alerts: Tarte and Stila

1 ) Tarte Friends and Family Sale
tarte cosmetics friends and family sale

2 ) Stila Los Angeles Warehouse Sale
NOT to be confused with the online warehouse sale, this is the real deal. Line up early (some folks start lining up at 4am, I think we got there at around 6am last year) or do not bother.
Stila Cosmetics LA Warehouse Sale 2011

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Black Friday 2011: Off the Beaten Path

I previously did an article listing various Black Friday events and then I realised two important things: A ) everyone beauty blogger on the planet was surely giving the same information and that’s assuming followers of beauty blogs did not already have that information from the myriad of Black Friday emails. and B ) I do not really care about Black Friday. At all. There, I said it. I actually often participate in the anti-Black Friday event “Buy Nothing Day” and make it a point to do no shopping whatsoever on Black Friday.

When I do shop, I actually greatly prefer to support small business during this time of year. The Big Girls and Boys are going to get theirs regardless. Small business needs love too. Also if you are a pro makeup artist, there are other things to think about besides buying more product (fun though that may be :) ). Here are some cool Black Friday / Cyber Monday (my birthday!) sales that you may not have known about… Continue reading →

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#MakeupMonday: New Products I Have My Eye On 1

Dolce & Gabbana Perfect Finish Creamy Foundation

Dolce & Gabbana Perfect Finish Creamy Foundation


Hello hello.

This post is coming to you remotely as I’m actually leaving town for a job. Hence I shall have to keep this one brief. But one of the joys of being a makeup artist is there is always new product to try. So for this Makeup Monday I thought I’d highlight a few items I have my eye on. I do not have these in my possession as yet, but I likely will soon.

Dolce and Gabbana Passion Duo Gloss Fusion Lipsticks
1 ) Dolce & Gabbana Passion Duo Gloss Fusion Lipstick
Let me join everyone else by talking about this amazing sounding new product. This is a lipstick/lipgloss 2-in-1 product with the outer rim being lipstick, and the inner circle being the gloss. Instead of having a matching lipgloss as these types of products generally do the gloss component of this product comes in contrasting colors which when applied will create a fabulous 3 color with a burst of shine. When I looked at these in person some seemed lower in contrast, and some seemed higher contrast to the lipstick color but that will depend on how pigmented the glosses actually are so more to follow once I actually own a few of these. In any event, these will be fun to play with for makeup mavens and makeup artists alike. Continue reading →

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#FNOLA: Fashion’s Night Out Los Angeles 2011

Fashion's Night Out 2011

Tomorrow (Thursday, September 8th) marks another Fashion’s Night Out event here in Los Angeles and in many cities nationwide, the main of which is – of course – New York.

While not a fashion biz town, Los Angeles is a formidable fashion-shopping town and we certainly held our own last year. Any event that gets people out of their cars and mingling with one another gets a Thumbs Up in my book. Last year there was plenty of music, drink, food, fashion and beauty to keep the street party going all night long all throughout the city. FNO is primarily a fashion-oriented event however you know we makeup mavens will not be denied! As was the case last year, there are several beauty vendors hosting fun events for Fashion’s Night Out as well as several fashion vendors incorporating beauty treats into their Fashion’s Night Out events. Here are some of the ones that caught my eye…

Fred Segal -

Both stores had great events last year. You would expect Fred Segal Santa Monica to be great for beauty because that’s where Fred Segal Studio is housed. Again this year the entire complex is going to become one big block party complete with DJ, drinks, munchies, and a photo booth. Continue reading →

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#MakeupMonday – Newness and Sales

NARS cosmetics larger than life long lasting eyeliner

NARS Cosmetics Larger Than Life Long Lasting Eyeliner


Fall is fast upon us so all the lines are debuting their Fall Collections. A benefit to the change of seasons is that many lines will be selling off old product from previous collections. It’s a great time to be a makeup maven right now! Here are what some of my favorites have going currently (all the headers are links directly to the sale/collection being discussed)… Continue reading →

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Shopping Alert – Sales Guide

Two Makeup to Go favorites are having post 4th of July sales:

Urban Decay – Friends and Family Sale – 25% off (Naked Palette NOT included) – July 5-10
CODE: FFSUMMER!!

Tarte Cosmetics – Red White and Beautiful – 20% off – July 5 – 8
CODE: FRWRK

…and then Pro MUA cult brand Koh Gen Do has a little thing going on for the month of July.

Koh Gen Do – Gifts with Purchase – now through July 31st

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Sale Alert – Stila Online Warehouse Sale

Stila One Step Foundation

Stila One Step Foundation - gone but not forgotten


Stila is currently having it’s Semi Annual Online Warehouse Sale . What caught my eye and why I’m posting about it is that they are apparently either discontinuing or re-formulating their fabulous One Step Foundation, which is a primer and foundation all in one formula. This was one of my favorite foundations to recommend for daily wear (as opposed to the foundations I use for photography) so I’m bummed if it is being discontinued. In any event, whether you are one of the many ladies whom I’ve introduced this product to, or you have been looking for a comfortable daily wear foundation with light but complete coverage, you may want to stock up before this product is all gone… In addition to the One Step Foundation, other sale items of note just on cursory glance are

- Illuminating Tinted Moisturizer

- select shades of the ever popular and fab Lip Glazes

- select shades of the single Eye Shadow Pans including some of the mattes

- several palettes including the fabulous Color Wheel palette that was introduced last year

So run don’t walk and get ‘em while you can! Stila Semi Annual Online Warehouse Sale .

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Becca Cosmetics – New Website

I know I’ve not been posting of late because I’ve been a busy working bee.

I had to post when I got this, however, because Becca Cosmetics is one of my favorite brands and not enough makeup mavens are hip to the line, in my opinion. If you’ve wondered how the products are but have been afraid to jump in, now is your chance to do so at a discount*!

Becca Cosmetics New USA Website

My favorite Becca product?

becca cosmetics watermelon beach tint

Becca Cosmetics Beach Tint in Watermelon


The fantabulous multi-use Beach Tint. The Beach Tint comes in 7 fantastically versatile colors and I’ve used it on eyes, cheeks and lips with beautiful result!

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Shopping Alert – Inglot

For all the United States makeup-mavens outside of NYC, getting Inglot cosmetics had been a challenge. Usually we’ve had to wait until a Trade Show or until we travelled to New York. Well wait no more: Inglot has announced that its online store is now up and running. Direct your browser to Inglot Cosmetics

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