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Ask An Artist: Peek Into A Men’s Grooming Kit

By Sheila Arkee

My friend April Chaney is a professional makeup artist with a really cool gig. She works with makeup planner David Tutera and travels with him as he films his show My Fair Wedding on WEtv.

When it comes to being  filmed or photographed, men need some attention [...]

Make Up For Ever Shares Hunger Games Makeup Secrets

By Sheila Arkee

Hunger Games! Hunger Games! Hunger Games!

If you exist in the world right now, you are most likely aware that a movie based on the young adult novel Hunger Games is will be in theaters in March 23rd. I will fully admit that I am one of the many excited to [...]

Weekend Beauty Reads from the Beauty Blog Network

Thu from Painted Ladies reviews Kat Von D’s Mi Vida Loca palette.

Elke reviews the new Do It Yourself “Knock Out” Gel Nails.

The Pink Sith has been humming cowboy tunes all day because of the new Mexican Rose Velvet Gloss Pencil from the NARS 2012 Spring Collection.

Phyrra shows off some sweet [...]

210/365 Days of Makeup

By Sheila Arkee

What are you doing this New Year’s Eve? Myself, I hope to be snoozing before midnight. Being on Holiday vacation from school with my little one has caused me to cherish whatever precious hours of beauty sleep I can manage.

If you’re in need of inspiration for party makeup, [...]

164/365 Days of Makeup

By Sheila Arkee

I had a thought recently, which is that I haven’t really done a full out smokey eye or nude lips in a while. Here is one interpretation on nude lips with MAC’s Spice lip liner and MAC’s C-Thru Lip Glass.

Spice has never really been one of my must-have lip liners. [...]

Exclusive Dia de los Muertos Face Chart by Make Up For Ever

By Sheila Arkee

For those of you who are in need of inspiration for your Halloween attire, I have something extremely awesome to share with you. Lijha Stewart,  the head artist for Make Up For Ever created an exclusive inspiration face chart just for Painted Ladies!

She did an amazing job and I am [...]

So You Wanna Be a Makeup Artist: 5 Ways to “Make-Up” Your Online Presence

Guest Post by Lauren Margolis

Do you want people to know about you and get hired for makeup jobs? Do you want to share your beauty skills with people outside your current network? Then you need to make sure that you “make-up” your online presence. Here’s 5 totally do-able ways to help market [...]

So You Wanna Be A Makeup Artist: Invest In A Director’s Chair!

By Sheila Arkee

It is not even funny how often I intended to include a foldable director’s chair in my original recommendations for stocking a makeup artist’s kit. You know how that goes – when your best intentions go terribly awry? Same thing goes for my car and regular oil changes, but that’s another [...]

Pro Makeup Artist Stephanie Elise Shares Her Top Ten Must Haves!

If there’s one thing I’ve learned about makeup artists whose work I admire, it’s that their passion for creating beautifully painted faces begins very early on. So it was with today’s guest blogger, Stephanie Elise, whose obsession started at the ripe old age of ten!

Stephanie’s work is, in a word, breathtaking. She certainly [...]

Welcome, Whitney!

By Whitney Stutes

Hi y’all!  I’m Whitney, or Whitney Lynn, and I’m so excited to be a Painted Lady! 

I’ve always been intersted in beauty, but YouTube really sparked my interest to learn more.  I love playing with colors and always trying out new products.  I started watching reviews and tutorials in [...]