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.

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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The International Makeup Artist Trade Show – the second of the two major LA-based makeup trade shows – took place this past weekend. This was the first year in IMATS’s history that the Los Angeles show completely sold out (IMATS originated in LA back in 1997). In fact, we here at Makeup to Go almost missed this show entirely. As a pro makeup artist (and same with my en Español partner, Delia Jimenez Owens) I do not always know whether or not my schedule is going to be open to attend the trade shows. By the time I got my schedule sorted, I missed a lot of cool new features for Professional Artists that IMATS instituted for this years show AND regular admissions tickets were almost sold out. As it turned out, I was able to get tickets for the MTG crew for Sunday and we were able to attend the show for the day. So here’s a wrap-up of what I saw and what I bought… 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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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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The second installment of our Road Testin’ series; tales from the front lines of what makeup products do once they’re out of their pretty pretty packaging, and in the real world.

The Fab: Smashbox - Smokebox eye shadow palette

The Fab – Smashbox Eyelights in “Smokebox” – If you’ve been waiting for a sure fire smokey eye kit, this is it. There are others on the market, this is the best I’ve found. Continue reading →

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