my IMATS photo album :)

I was invited to I.M.A.T.S, the international makeup artist trade show in Pasadena, California on June 27th, 2009. My friend Lannet and I flew to LAX Saturday morning and stayed in LA til Monday morning. Such a short time,yet we had such a blast!!! We were at the show both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday we spent shopping and meeting everyone :D Afterwards spent the night out with friends Stacey and Alex :) Sunday we attended Eve Pearl's class and had dinner with friends Aimee and Mike. Here are pics, ENjoy!

Lannet & I

Lauren, aka Queen of Blending

Koren aka EnkoreMakeup

Aubrey aka Fafinettex3

Pursebuzz

macNC40, Petrilude, Xsparkage

Marlena aka MakeupGeektv

NesessaryMakeup & LannetKrsytle

Suzy aka macNC40

with a viewer :)

Jennifer aka MakeUpMedic

Claire aka Clairendelle

with a viewer

Lisseth aka SweetLisi

Mehron Model

This woman got skillz!!!

Scary stuff...

Make Up For Ever art work

This guy was SOOO HOT before all this!

Some great art work across from the convention center...

My favorite by far....

Partying in LA like no other!!!

I absolutely love watching Stacey and Alex break it down on the dance floor!

My dance instructor of the evening ;)

just finished dinner at Lucille's BBQ!! Thanks Aimee & Mike :D

Here is a video compilation of the pics and my haul from IMATS!

Magazine Contest Winners!

Thank you to all who participated in the contest! It was fun watching every ones look, but wasn't too fun picking the winners. It was soo hard I wish I could have picked 10 at least!!! Anyhoooo, here are the winners...

4th place goes to PMG Makeup




3rd place goes to Kaymmel F



2nd place goes to Missypoo



1st place goes to Kawaii619





Keep posted cause I will be hosting another contest!! Commenters will have a chance to win fun prizes as well :D Believe me, you'll LOVE the prizes!!!!!!!

Contest Time... Again!!

Has it really been a year since my last contest? haha, okay maybe not a year but close to it! I want to thank all my viewers by having a contest. Thanks "gottaluvrokin" for the contest idea! I'll be sending out your palette next week. Okay, so here's the 411:

Contest Rules:

1. This is a gift to my subscribers :)
2. Re-create a look from a Magazine Cover
3. Show us the magazine cover in the video
4. Incorporate hair and makeup
5. If you are underage, ask your parents permission to enter!
6. Open to international viewers as well!
7. You can do the look on yourself or others.
8. Video or picture tutorial
9. Post as a video response to this video
10. One entry per person
11. Deadline is 06/11/09 11:59PM pacific time

Special Thanks to the following sponsors:

The Brush Guard
Bee Luscious Cosmetics
Yu-Be
Still Glamorous Cosmetics
The Body Shop

I have even more prizes that are not shown. Yayerz!

Girlactik Cosmetics

Yay for Sparkle!! I was really excited when I heard about Girlactik Cosmetics. This is a great way for you guys and gals to incorporate sparkle into your makeup :) I've worn the sparkles out and the sparkles actually stayed on the entire day!! Impressive! I got the professional starter kit which comes with two sparkles (champagne and white gold), two bases (star light and pearl), a tapered angle brush, and pink brush pouch.

The light star base can be used alone as a cream eyeshadow, or even as eyeliner with the help of the tapered angle brush. You can even apply any of your eye shadows on top of this base to get the color vibrant and longer lasting.

The pearl base I love cause it's more versatile. I can be used as a highlight to your brow bones and above the cheek bones! You can use it itself on your lids for a shimmery glow effect. I find that the pearl base makes the white gold sparkle really stand out.

The tapered brush comes with this adorable pink pouch. I wish the pouch could have been bigger so I can put all my girlactik cosmetics in there, but its all G!

Wiping off the sparkles is not a tough task what so ever. The sparkles easily glides off with the touch of a cotton ball :)

White Gold Sparkle

Champagne Sparke

Light base & Pearl base

White gold with on top of bases

Champagne on top of bases

Bee Luscious 40% off Memorial Day Sale!!!

Can you believe it?! Bee Royal is honoring 40% off Bee Luscious cosmetics from now until Monday the 25th of May! (unfortunately excluding Spring 2008/2009 and Fall 2008 palettes) This sale is strictly for newsletter subscribers, so don't forget to subscribe (its completely free)! Just click on the image above and there will be a section where you just enter your e-mail address towards the bottom of the site. On top of the sale, you'll get free shipping on orders over $120 (domestic and international). Coupon code: 40off

This is a great opportunity for you guys to try out their UHH-MAY-ZING products! I've been using Bee Lucious for the past few weeks and in all honesty impressed by the payoff. I use their "cinder rose" superwear creme eyeshdaow religiously everyday! Its comparable to the MAC paint pots. Goes great under any eyeshadow, keeping it long lasting and prevents my eyeshadows from creasing or caking.

Here are a few of my favorite Bee Luscious Products:

Retexturing Face Primer


The Perfect Smokey Eye kit

Superwear Creme Eyeshadow

The Garden Bouquet