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A Q&A with Eric Sakas of Vapour Beauty

By Lisa

The organic beauty movement received a giant dose of glamour when Kevyn Aucoin Beauty Co-Founder Eric Sakas launched Vapour Beauty, a line that contains cosmetic and skin care products. Eric recently sat down with Painted Ladies for a Q&A.

Painted Ladies:  You described Kevyn Aucoin as the “biggest mentor of your life.” What [...]

A Chat With Tanisha Harper from Models of the Runway

By April

I have the privilege of working with a amazing talent: she is the creative, aspiring, kind and very intelligent Tanisha Harper from Models of The Runway.

Recently I did her makeup for a Project Runway segment and had the second to discuss the Painted Ladies blog with her and found out she has a stylish [...]

About Face: An Interview With Scott Barnes

By Sheila

He is the man responsible for making women put down their plum lipsticks in the early 2000’s and run en masse to their local MAC counters to demand J. Lo lips. “Stripdown and C-thru!” my MAC friends would exclaim.

It was that combination of lipliner and lipgloss that would  give a woman the [...]

Getting Bridal:An Interview With Joyce Luck

By Sheila

Although it’s the dead of winter in many areas, it’s currently the peak of bridal preparation season for many summertime brides-to-be. You see, wedding planning can take anywhere from a few months to a year, and for those getting married during the busy summer season, it’s critical to book vendors as soon [...]

A Chat with Tarina Tarantino

By Sheila

We all know her for her adorable line of accessories: from Swarovski crystal head pins and later on to her famous pink-haired Hello Kitty line, Tarina Tarantino is known in the fashion world for her charming and a totally girlie style.

A former makeup artist, Tarina is combining the best of the worlds [...]

So You Wanna Be a Makeup Artist: A Q & A With Crystal Wright

By Sheila

As an author, speaker, and industry consultant, Crystal Wright’s work has paved the way for the careers of countless beauty professionals.

She is best known for her guide, “The Hair, Makeup, & Fashion Styling Career Guide“, now on it’s 5th edition and considered a bible to those who are looking to get their foot [...]

Merry Christmas, All!

By Sheila

We’re keeping the posts light today so we can celebrate this day with our families. As for me, there will be lots and lots of presents being opened by this little guy in particular!

In honor of whatever holiday your family celebrates, we hope you’ve had a happy holiday season!

We don’t want to [...]

A Q & A With Poppy King, Lipstick Queen

By Sheila

Here at Painted Ladies, we’ve been so fortunate to be able to speak to so many beauty industry luminaries, and Poppy King is most certainly one of those stars.

The creator of the Lipstick Queen brand of lip products, Poppy has had such an amazing career, and most impressively is the fact that she’s done all of [...]

Q & A with Daniel Chinchilla

By Sheila

What do you get when you combine a life-long passion, sheer talent, and pure joy? You get celebrity makeup artist Daniel Chinchilla, who is living his dreams as the creator of a brand new  line of all-natural, paraben-, talc-, and fragrance-free mineral foundations.

Daniel was recently named the ”Next Big Thing” by Vamp’d Magazine, which [...]

Cosmetique – A Makeup Store By Women, For Women

By Sheila

Recently, I had the fantastic opportunity to talk to the wonderful gals over at Cosmetique and learn more about their organization. Susan Golebiowski, their Website and Creative director,  and  Abbe Silverman, their Beauty Editor, took the time to let us know more about Cosmetique. You can see more aboout what we’re talking about by visiting them [...]