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  • #MakeupMonday – Summer Proof Makeup

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    Summer-proofing your makeup. How to get your makeup to stay put when them temperatures go up… (may contain affiliate links) Summer Proof Makeup For most of the country we are in “the dog days of summer” (I’ve never known exactly how that expression came to be before now). I say most of the country because […]

  • #MakeupMonday: 3 Best – Primers

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    Pro artists pick their “3 Best” Makeup Primers of the moment… may contain affiliate links Primers. Considered by many to be one of the foundation elements of a makeup kit… and considered by others to be totally unnecessary. If you’re A Makeup Artist Of A Certain Age, like myself, you came up in a time […]

  • #MakeupMonday – The Makeup Show LA 2013 Postscript

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    A photo essay from the 2013 The Makeup Show LA trade show The Makeup Show LA 2013 is a wrap… and I’d have to say it was a rousing success. This year’s show featured some of the best in the biz and had something for all artists working in all mediums at all levels. Here’s […]

  • #MakeupMonday: My Event Makeup Secret Stash

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    With event makeup, staying power and clean application is key and the right products can make all the difference… (may contain affiliate links) As awards season is well underway… I figure much of my readership is either attending some of the many awards shows and related events OR you are applying makeup to your clients […]