Makeup is not one-size-fits-all, and understanding how different formats demand different approaches is what separates a good artist from a great one. Learning how to apply makeup for different camera formats, whether you’re working TV, print, or runway completely changes how you execute every technique. The makeup that photographs beautifully for a magazine spread is …
Teaching makeup for nearly two decades, I’ve seen the same mistakes over and over. Not because my new students aren’t talented, they are! It’s because certain fundamentals get overlooked, and once you know what to look for, they’re easy to catch and correct and they become pros by the end of the course. The biggest …
Fashion Week is controlled chaos, and the makeup chair is ground zero. Every look I create for the runway has to survive bright lights, sweat, movement, and hours under scrutiny, so prep is everything! I start days before the show speaking with the designer about their vision, studying the lighting setup, and each model’s look. …
Homecoming is on the horizon! Are you ready to laugh until your cheeks ache with your besties and dance the night away with that cutie from Social Studies? Homecoming is the one dance during the school year where literally everyone can attend. So why not turn some heads with the swipe of the perfect lipstick …
I just went to the swanky and posh Tao Restaurant over the weekend on the East Side of Tinseltown. Besides scoping out the jaw dropping and awe-inspiring interior which includes cool buddhas in the lounge area and a hella giant one in the main room, I was spying the makeup looks on all the Hollywood …
The school year may be starting for your kids, but it commences for us moms as well! The days are here of PTA meetings, volunteering as “room parent”, helping with homework, attending school trips and functions, and the notorious strep throat caught from your little ones kinder mate which leads to…. up all night and …
