Tha Gabulous Lyfe

A good majority of my followers are makeup artists or aspiring makeup artists and part of the makeup I buy is for my makeup artistry kit, so... each month I will feature a few items that I use in my professional makeup artistry kit for clients-hopefully this will give artists (both professional and aspiring) a good idea of  what products work and what doesn't work. These are the products that I use for lips. LIP LINER I love NYX lip liners. They are inexpensive, available in numerous shades and their color payoff is excellent. The color payoff is equivalent to Mac lip liners to me but they're less expensive and longer. They retail for $3.50 each on the  NYX  website but I bought them as a bundle from a seller on Ebay. It was about $10 for a set of 8 and that included shipping. Three must have colors are: chestnut, current and natural. Colors: Nutmeg, Cappuccino, Auburn, Pinky, Current and Natural LIP STICK/GLOSS I use Kryolan's Mini Lip Rouge palettes. Kry...

I'm back from my vacation!!!! I had a great time. I'm still getting adjusted from the Caribbean weather to the Fall weather. I hope to post some pictures next week of my vacation. In the meantime I wanted to post some pictures of the wedding I did makeup for last month. The pictures are taken from Creative Village Collection Photography  http://www.creativevillagecollection.blogspot.com . Their blog can be found on the blog roll on the right.  The Flower girl, my first time doing children's makeup. She wanted eyeshadow and lipstick.  Eyes and Brows For the eyes I used Woodwinked (brownish-gold) Saddle (light brown) Blanc Type (beige) eyeshadows. All from Mac For foundation I used Graftobian HD creme foundation and Elf pressed powder. The final look :)  On her cheeks I used Elf's Pink Passion blush, nude lip liner and a pretty pink color from my Kryolan lip palette. Bridesmaid She wanted a very simple, light look with a pink eye and clear lip. S...