Tha Gabulous Lyfe

Hello Dolls, I'm finally back...didn't mean to take this long writing this follow up post, but; life (as always) gets in the way. Here I am, back in the new year, and I'm hoping 2016 is starting off wonderful for all that are reading this! Back to the post, the Ultimate Beauty Seminar was well ABOVE & BEYOND my expectations! I loved every minute of it. I learned so much and I saw so much, it will be hard to detail everything (as much as I like to do), but I will give an overview. If you want to go straight to some of the tips that I learned, scroll down to the bottom :-). The ballroom Me & my beautiful makeup woes at the seminar! The first part of the seminar started of with Renny Vasquez . Renny is very informative, funny and insightful. Not only was I taking down notes from his makeup tips, but, I was also writing down the different quotes that he shared with us. He started the class off with doing a full face demonstration with a bold lip. Re...

Hey, Dolls! I'm so excited that I have the opportunity to attend the Ultimate Beauty Seminar with my all time favorite makeup artist, Sam Fine; along with Renny Vasquez!  I have been loving and following Sam Fine's work since I was a teenager. I have his book, his DVD and I've wanted to meet him on several occasions at The Makeup Show but I've always missed him. Now, I finally get to meet and learn from him! I have been following Renny's work on Instagram for a while now and I really love his flawless beats, he can give you an all out beat or just a very natural glam look.  Now for my story... When these two announced they were bringing their final class to DC, initially; I knew I wanted to go BUT I saw the $300 investment and talked myself out of it...especially since I had just come off a makeup cruise where I had  just paid to take some classes. I convinced myself not to go, and then the DC class sold out in 2 hours after the tickets went o...

In part 1 we talked about the top foundation myths that all women have about foundation. This second part is going to feature the foundation brands that are great for women of color and foundation tips from the pros. The great thing about all of these brands is that they are budget friendly. You don't have to break the bank or purse to have a good foundation. These brands are just suggestions, they are tons of other great brands of foundation that look great on women of color but I can only blog about a few, don't limit your choices to just the brands that I've featured here :) 1. Black Opal - If anyone follows celebrity makeup artist, Sam Fine, on twitter he's ALWAYS raving about Black Opal stick foundations, because he talked about it so much I had to try their foundation. I'm not a fan of stick foundations, so I tried their creme to powder foundation, it comes in a mirrored compact with a sponge. The price was only $9.59. After deliberating on the color, I cho...

I love, love, love this DVD. I subscribed to Sam Fine's mailing list on his website http://www.samfine.com about a year ago and I was so excited about him making a DVD on makeup beauty basics. Sam Fine has an amazing talent in sculpting faces and using natural and neutral colors in his makeup application. This DVD is actually a follow up to his book (which I have also) "Fine Beauty Basics and Beyond for African American Women." The title and book imply that the book is for African American women but every nationality can benefit from his knowledge and expertise. The DVD is about 60 minutes. He explains the proper tools that we need to create the flawless and seamless look and he also performs three live makeovers on the DVD and so much more! He explains the natural, trendsetter and the classic beauty looks. This is an AWESOME DVD! If you want to know the basics to apply makeup or want to become a makeup artist this is a must-have DVD. It can be purchased on Amazon...