Smoking isn't all bad....

Smoking as in, smoking out your eyes for a gorgeous evening look! If you have an event to go to and your outfit is simple, do more with your face. Bring attention to your eyes by taking colors like grey, dark brown, dark green, navy or black to the lid first. Using a blending brush, blend a neutral tone eye shadow like a peach or light taupe through your crease so the edges of the dark color aren't so harsh. Then take a kohl liner (my favorite is Stila's Kajal), and line your water line and on top for smudge ability. Take an angle brush and reapply some of your dark smoky color under your bottom lash line for a more dramatic effect.

You can do mascara for 10 minutes each eye or just pop on a pair of lashes to really bring the drama. When doing a smoky eye, keep your blush neutral like bronze or flesh tone. Your lips should be neutral too. I used YSL #4 Rouge Volupte, MAC Plum Liner, and Milani 'Puttin on the Glitz' lipgloss. Good luck!

Rebecca Crews setting trends...

BET Awards weekend was chaotic I'm sure for anyone who works behind the scenes in makeup, wardrobe, or hair! Lucky for me my clients are as cool as they come, so I don't have to work so hard:)

I had the pleasure of meeting actor, Terry Crews and his lovely wife Rebecca in Chicago a week before the award ceremony. Rebecca made sure we exchanged info, and I was very excited to work with her! When I arrived to do her make up, she showed me this amazing jacket she planned on wearing on the carpet...and I immediately thought of a bright lip! It's a summer trend, her hair had a spiked edge to it, and her look was kind of rocker chic. She was all for it!

We went with a more natural eye, because less is more in my book, then we went bold with the lip choice. She also wanted a cat eye, so we winged out her Shiseido Accentuating Cream Eyeliner in black. The lip color was YSL Rouge Volupte #10. Rebecca and her hilarious husband Terry looked amazing on that carpet!

Terry and Rebecca Crews

Superbowl XLVI...

Yes I love my job!! I was lucky enough once again to go on a trip with Vivica Fox. This time it was to her home town, which just happened to be home of the Superbowl this year...Indianapolis! She was a guest of the NFL Alumni, and a presenter for the NFL Alumni Awards ceremony. It was an amazing weekend to say the least!
We were all set for the tailgating festivities. It was pretty cold there, so I wanted to keep her face bright since her clothing consisted of warm tones and layers. We did a pretty natural eye with lashes of course, and MAC's Rebel lipstick on her lips!

Her look for the night events was very warm. We gave her a smokey eye with a plum base for a touch of color (MAC Artjam Paint), a peach cheek (MAC Peaches blush), and a neutral lip (YSL #14 Rouge Volupte with a shimmery gold gloss on top). The look was versatile, as it went right into the evening with a little more black eyeliner added.

Such a fun and exciting weekend! I'm glad I was able to experience Indianapolis like I did. It was a blast! Go GIANTS!!

A Holiday Treat...

Each year Hollywood kicks off the holiday shopping season with a star-studded parade along Hollywood and Sunset boulevards. This was the 80th year of the parade which benefits Marine Toys for Tots organization, and of course Ms. Fox was invited to participate!Vivica's look for this event was all her idea. She wanted color, she wanted sparkle, she wanted full on glam for this Christmas parade. She wanted to use purple in the look, but she left it up to me to make it all come together. I started out doing a smokey eye on her using the MAC Paint Artjam, then I added MAC's Blackberry and Swiss Chocolate eye shadows to warm up the look. I then took a flat brush, and added a soft touch of MAC Pigment in Lilac, on the inner corner of the lids. We did 2 pairs of lashes for added glam, NARS blush in Desire (discontinued), NARS highlight in Luster, and YSL Rouge Volupte #8 and #2 lip gloss for a pale pink pout. I contoured her slightly and we finished the look with YSL Black Waterproof liner in the water line and smudged on top. To add a little more drama, I lined the upper lid with Shiseido Creme Liner and brought it out at an angle. This looked sparkled on the red carpet! She definitely knows her stuff, and I'm so glad she wanted to go with this make up look. It made everything come together:) I thought this was a great way to showcase variety in your holiday wardrobe. It doesn't have to be red, black or silver this year....you can light up the night in pink!:)