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Weekly Review, 1-31-10

By Sheila

Tomorrow cannot possibly be February, can it? Naaaah, can’t be! Here are a few articles to keep you amused while the gents in your house are busy with Superbowl madness.

Lisa’s frustration at finding organic and natural products.

Breaking down the Beauty Blender.

One day I’m not so into a Wet n Wild cream liner.

The next day [...]

A Winner Has Been Chosen – Cosmetique Beauty Boutique

By Sheila

Ok, all of the non-winners really need to be jealous of the winner of this incredible palette because it really IS all that and a bag of chips.

So, the lucky lady is …

Congrats, Heather!!!!

Claim your prize at paintedladies2009@gmail.com.

New contest coming shortly!!!

Rusk Thickr Hairspray – Made of Win

By Megan

I have been chomping at the bit to share this review with all of you. I have had a hardware malfunction with my netbook, but now all is well and I am back.

So, as you all know by now, we are suffering through another arctic Pennsylvania winter. While the curly gals lament the heat [...]

The Makeup Show L.A. is Coming Up

By Sheila

While perusing some other beauty blogs recently, I found out about an event called The Makeup Show L.A. and immediately booked a ticket.

A Los Angeles, Calif. annual event, it is a gathering of some of the greatest minds in the makeup industry and will held February 28th through March 1st.

The focus is on professional makeup [...]

Josie – A Q & A With Josie Maran

By Lisa

Josie Maran is a model, a mother, and a cosmetics industry innovator. Try saying that three times fast!

Josie has developed a line of natural and organic cosmetics with the most adorable website!  She was gracious enough to sit down with us for some questions!

Thank you, Josie!

Painted Ladies: How did you come to create your [...]

What’s the Deal With Highlighting Products

By Sheila

Continuing yesterday’s Breaking Down Beauty on Highlighting and Contouring, I wanted to share with you some of the products you can use for the highlighting technique.

There are many, many, many suitable products out on the market, which makes the choosing a little harder. However, I’ve found that certain textures suit certain skin types a [...]

Breaking Down Beauty: Highlighting & Contouring By Photos

By Sheila

Here’s a breakdown OF the breakdown on highlighting and contouring:

Cast of Characters:

To highlight, I am using Pfloof eyeshadow by MAC, a shimmery color with a touch of pink that is perfect for this purpose. You can use a variety of products for this purpose, but eyeshadow works just fine. I used a compact, fluffy [...]

Breaking Down Beauty: Highlighting and Contouring

By Sheila

A photographic step by step is on the way. Enjoy!

The Five “Please, Don’ts” to Makeup

By Kate

I have read many tips and tricks by some of the top makeup artists in the industry.  Though, I rarely find a list of bad habits that makeup artists despise.  I’d love to take this opportunity and get a few things off my chest that we have all been guilty of one [...]

Highlighting and Contouring – You Have Homework!

By Sheila

While I’m putting the finishing touches on my tutorial for highlighting and contouring, I thought I’d give you all a bit of pre-homework. Yes, it’s true, but no, it’s not that hard!

One thing I’ve learned hrough the years, and have most recently seen in Scott Barnes’ About Face, is this principal lesson: Light adds, [...]