Urban Decay was the first brand of makeup that I fell for in a big way. I suspect it was their image. I was a high school proto-goth (although, admittedly, I didn’t wear ANY makeup back [...]
This is one of those blog entries that’s been in the hopper for far too long – it’s been months already since I had this gig! But, better late than never… This past Spring [...]
This just arrived in the mail today from Cover Girl’s PR agency: A new LashBlast (how did they know I was a fan?? Gotta love the brush on this sucker), liner pencils in six different [...]
A few weekends ago I went camping: honest-to-goodness, no-running-water (just a squeaky old cold water pump), no-flush-toilets, sleeping-on-the-ground (well, in a tent, but FLAT ON THE GROUND) [...]
What did we ever do before Facebook?!? I saw some photos surface from a just-for-fun shoot I did awhile back with some friends of mine, and I thought it would make a nice post because I think I [...]
Yep, this makeup artist isn’t afraid to go naked-faced for 48 hours (before coming home to a VERY thorough shower!) I’m headed into the Vermont wilderness for two nights, and [...]
This was a nice surprise: I’m not truly a forum regular on “mm” (Model Mayhem), but I did enter the Makeup Artist of the Week contest a few times, and today I won. Given the [...]
OK, not really – just part of the theme for a recent shoot with Kris Atendido and the talented Freya: Now there’s a color I don’t get to use very often! Part of the fun of [...]
Like many artists, I’m skeptical of mineral makeup, especially for photography. When many of us hear “mineral makeup,” we think mainstream consumer brands like Bare Essentuals. [...]