Beauty Must Have . . .

For anyone who want to achieve LUXURIOUS eyelashes without having to apply falsies and glue use this product. The special wand used with this mascara fans your lashes out and extends them, giving the allusion of longer and fuller lashes with no maintenance at all. 95% of the time I use this and my lashes look super long without having to worry about glue from individuals or strips damaging and taking out my existing lashes. To remove mascara just apply makeup remover to a clothe and rub off then wash face as normal.


LashBlast Volume Blasting Mascara by CovergirlYes My Eyelashes are REAL with the help of this product

Beauty Must Have . . .

Max Factor Vivid Impact Eyeshadow Duo


MAX Factor Vivid Impact Eye Shadow is a double-ended loose powder eye shadow that delivers high impact colors with the first application. The loose powder eye shadow comes in bold color combinations that provide you with everything you could ever desire in an eye shadow including dramatic hues and soft and precise application.

Beauty Must Have . . .

Loreal True Match

In my kit when I go out on photoshoots I use Mac Foundation sticks because it is easy to blend and make a custom made shade on whomever I am doing makeup for at the time. Regardless of the color person I am able to match them.

However that is for impromptu service. Many of the models I have worked on I have met for the first time so blending makeup isnt a problem but it can be annoying.

I always recommend that you experiment with foundations to find what fits best for you. Different brands have different formulas some may be good for fair skinned people while others specialize in darker tones.

A foundation I SWEAR by is Loreal Tru Match in W8.


* True Match Makeup precisely matches your skin's texture and tone and coordinates perfectly with True Match Powder, Blush, and Concealer.
* Formulated with Opti-Blend™ Complex so you can control coverage and fine-tune it.
* Micro-fine optical pearls blur imperfections.
* Packed with vitamins B and E and glycerin to nourish skin.
* Ultra-pure formula contains no oils, fragrances, or pore-clogging fillers.
* Available in 24 skin-true shades.
* SPF 17 Sunscreen.
* Made in USA.

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Beauty Must Have: Tools

I LIVE by these tools. I like them better than my MAC brushes. Best of it all you can buy the mini set at your local drugstore.

Well I didnt start off using these brushes but I noticed my profession tools like my blusher brush starting to shed especially when I was working on a face. I needed some new tools because its always good to have more than one of the same brush that does the same thing.

I went to Duane Reade and I fell in LOVE.

Eco Tools are super soft to the face made with synthetic bristles that are easy to use when applying makeup. Best of all they are ECO-Friendly made with bamboo and recyclable aluminum which have a low impact on the earth's resources.

Beauty Must Have . . .

St. Ives Medicated Apricot Scrub with Salicylic Acid



I have used this product for over 8 years. It has stuck with me through the ups and downs of my skin tribulations always getting me through a "bumpy" situation.

My advice to those with problem skin especially with oily acne prone skin is to exfoliate with this product regularly on a minimum one to two times a week basis. Best if you exfoliate right before you put on your makeup so that it could take to your face.

If you use makeup everyday and by makeup I mean a FULL FACE ie. Foundation, Powder, Blush etc. then it is ok to exfoliate more ofter because of the build up the products can cause on your face and in your pores.

Be sure to use the MEDICATED one with salicylic acid because this is a chemical used to help with exfoliation as well as treatment of existing blemishes.

YSL: My Bergdoff Experience

Last week Yves Saint Laurent cosmetics line had a Find Your Perfect Complexion special at Bergdoff and Goodman's cosmetics department for the introduction of their new powder foundation. They were offering complimentary makeovers when you test their new Matt Touch Compact product so me and a friend came to check it out.



"Suzie" the Make Up Artist was super nice . . .


Look at me getting the 5th avenue treatment . . .


All finished . . . I was going for an EVERYDAY look with a SUN-KISSED glow


Despite the fact "Suzie" was so nice offering to me attentive service she still didn't do what the promotion offered which was match my complexion. I know I'm lightskin but I look like Casper :-(