The Classic - Nars Orgasm Blush

Needless to say, all of the products I’ve mentioned thus far in this “The Basics” series are my completely subjective recommendations. I recommend them based on my usage and generally long-term satisfaction with a product. If another makeup artist were writing these articles, they might recommend entirely different products. That said, things are about to become even more subjective as we move away from skin/foundation products and into the vastly huge world of color products. We begin our look with Cheek colors.

I am starting with cheek color because I find that when it comes to makeup most women focus on their eyes, some of us focus on our lips and then cheeks are generally ignored. This is unfortunate because few things will make a woman look fresher and YOUNGER faster than a well applied cheek color. In no particular order, here are some cheek color products that I love and use on the regular… (for cheek colors specific to women of color, revisit my previous article “Beauty Noir: Best Blushes for Darker Toned Beauties”) Continue reading →

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Earth Science Skincare Azulene Eye Cream

Continuing on with our theme of The Basics I next want to turn my eye to eye-creams (yes that was corny).

Without a doubt the first area of deterioration I see when I am doing people’s makeup is around the eyes. Good moisturizer, sunscreen and eye-cream are just essential to ones beauty regimen in my opinion. And the necessity of this intensifies with fair-er skin tones. I think young women are in denial of how early the lines around the eyes really start to develop. I have had models in my chair in their late teens that were already starting to develop fine lines. Now granted, there are likely some lifestyle issues factoring into that as well (if you smoke…) but still. That is REALLY young to be developing wrinkles and as of right now once you have a wrinkle there is no way to get rid of it. Protect your skin now as much as you can and stop those lines before they get started! These are some of my best picks in eye-creams. This is in no particular order as different eye creams address different issues… Continue reading →

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© S. Pappas / Makeup by Delia Jimenez Owens / Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Falk

Time for our monthly (or so) spanish language blog contribution from artist Delia Jimenez Owens. With this being the last day of June, we thought it only fitting to highlight Bridal Beauty as the wedding season is in full swing. This month Delia shares her tips, techniques and product recommendations for all you beautiful summer Brides (and hard working Bridal makeup artists). For us non Spanish speakers, the English version follows below…

¡El verano ha llegado! El verano es tiempo popular para tomar vacaciones pero tambien es popular para bodas. Novios y novias deciden casarse durante el verano porque el tiempo es hermoso. Con este tiempo heromso tambien viene el calor y humedad. Si no puede emplear a un maquillista profesional en su día especial, he hecho una lista de algunos productos que puenden ayudar contra el calor y humedad en el día de su boda. Continue reading →

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As we all know, New York Fashion Week was recently upon us, and we here at Makeup to Go! have been making note of the trends that emerged from it. A perennial favorite is creeping it’s way back onto the beauty landscape: Plum. Can Plum even be called a trend at this point? Plum makeup never fully goes away because it is just so darn flattering on nearly everyone, every skintone, all ages. The pitfall of plum is that it is such a standard that it can look boring and even dated. Done properly, however, it adds a pretty splash of flattering color. Here are some product recommendations to get you Plum gorgeous.

Sue Devitt Eye Intensifier – Zaire
Have we spoken about the Sue Devitt line yet? Sue Devitt is an Australian born celeb makeup artist who started her own micro-line. Naturally derived and skin-healthy, her line is perfect for natural beauty looks with a touch of pop. I love the Zaire pencil. It’s a perfect plum shade that works across a variety of skin tones/eye colors with just the right touch of shimmer. Super-duper pretty. Continue reading →

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If you follow me on Twitter, you know I was recently in the Bay for over a week for work and business (and some leisure ). While I was up there, I had more time than usual, so I decided to do something I’d thought about for a while, and that is to find the “happening” beauty spots in the San Francisco Bay.

Well. I tell ya. I was initially a little disappointed, particularly with San Francisco. Being the hip, “West Coast New York” that it is, I was expected to find my hip, funky little ‘off the beaten path’ stores. Instead, I was surprised to find mostly the same large beauty chains that one can find in most cities. I’m sure the hip little stores do exist and I’ll try finding them again on future trips. What I did find in visiting the big stores, however, was that these stores often carry brands and products that other stores in the chain might not. Here then is what I found on my first SF Bay beauty excursion; Continue reading →

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Iman Cosmetics Blushes in Peace and Allure

I did a job recently where I had to do makeup on an African American female model who was about Phylicia Rashād’s (mom Huxtable from ‘The Cosby Show’) complexion. Both Phylicia and this model are a rich brown color, but still more fair than myself. To my dismay, I did NOT have a blush that really, really worked on her. Well, I had one, but it’s shimmery and I needed matte/satin products for this shoot (pharmaceutical ad). When searching for colors for darker skin tones either for yourself or for your kit, the issue isn’t needing a darker color necessarily (although that’s obviously sometimes the case), the issue is needing higher pigmentation. You’re dealing with skin that already has it’s own measure of pigmentation so in order for color to show it needs to have a measure of potency. This led me to search for blushes for darker complexions, and let me tell you – it was a search. I thought I’d find some info online since there are always so many “Best Of” lists – nope. Searched some magazines – nope. I had to pull out the Do It Yourself kit and actually get in the car and hit the pavement to find the best blushes for darker toned beauties. Here’s what I found; Continue reading →

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