One of the collections from MAC came out today, “In the Groove”, and of course, as those who know me would know, I was there bright and early! Since around 7th grade when i bought my very first MAC product (“Pink Freeze” eyeshadow, yes its still available get it, its amazing haha), I have been obsessed with everything MAC makeup. Even before I became a professional makeup artist, I was always looking to build my kit and try all (well most) of MACs products, specifically the eyeshadows. For whatever reason I just have always been fascinated with the colors and textures which resulted in many a day/night of experimenting with random shade mixing/blending. Since of I have made my love a career and because my job is creating art/beauty on someone other than myself, my MAC splurges have heavily increased! One would think owning over 100 eyeshadows MAY be enough but in my eyes, theres always something else out there to enhance others’ natural beauty-and I am forever on a mission to find it! And believe it or not, each eyeshadow, though may seem the exact same, are actually very different-through base color, texture etc.

So today, like every other MAC adventure, I walked out with a number of fun new goodies, including what I think will be one of my favorite products. Its a mineralized shadow TRIO called “Love to Love” — mineralized anything is automatically amazing to me and being that its eyeshadow and a more MATTE (flat color-not frosted or glittery which most bridesmaids/brides tend to dislike for a wedding look) finish mineral product – well I’m pretty freakin excited, to say the least. Im psyched about this particular product because I think its going to bring a new element to my work in weddings. The colors are natural in shade but just enough on the heavy side to satisfy those clients who are interested in the “natural but there” look-the trio consists of a dark brown, beige, and orangey/copper colors. I hope tomorrows clients will be looking for something as such so I can test out the new purchase! I honestly can’t wait–so Im not–haha this blog is over, all this new makeup talk is getting me excited and the experimenting will start now on ME =) xoxo

Cari

http://www.maccosmetics.com/product/spp.tmpl?CATEGORY_ID=CAT2758&PRODUCT_ID=4047 –> check it out !

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Hello fellow make-up connoisseurs!

Being that this month marks one year since becoming an official “Fairy”, I’d like to take the time to recap just a FEW of the key make-up tips learned so far from Miss GLaMMy herself! In celebration of a GLAMorious year being apart of a team that seeks to help make all the beautiful brides to be and their bridal parties feel nothing less than beautiful, I pass on some knowledge in hopes that you benefit from these essential tips to enhance your cosmetic experiences as they have enchanced mine =)

1. eyebrows are sisters NOT twins- aka they are naturally differentiate in shape

2. MAC mascara is flake formulated-it is water-resistant and if you happen to accidently get some on an area other than your eyelashes, u can wipe it, gently with the tip of your finger, off of your skin

3. After applying a generous, but not excessive, amount of lash glue, always wave your false lashes back and forth to dry halfway before applying them, this way you will end up with a less messy application and avoid the glue from leaking to your lower lashes causing some unnecessary potentially glued together lash beds!

4. Slightly wet your brush before applying mineralized shadows, try using a spritz of fix plus spray by MAC-this will give the shadow a new dimension and will also allow more precise control during application; also the fix spray will subtley melt the colors together (assuming you are using more than one) which gives a flawless blended look

5. Trimming MACs 224 blending brush into a dome shaped figure gives precise eyeshadow application to the crease of the eye while at the same time blending it perfectly to gve that sexy smokey look!

These tidbits represent just the TIP of the iceberg regarding cosmetic knowledge, BUT definitely can potentially make a big difference in everyday make-up artistry. It has been such an amazingly fun and transformative year being apart of the glam squad. I am excited for what this year will bring, especially with another season of Jerseylicious! I will definitely be sharing more “Alexa-isms”, and maybe some of my own ;), in the future! Cosmetic artistry is ALWAYS envolving and no one technique is the “right” way; I love discussing and hearing of new tips/techniques to find which ones most efficiently increases my abilities, so feel free to share any of your make-up musts or favorite tips/techniques!

Enjoy and have a great weekend!

Glam Fairy Make-up Artist,
Cari

P.S. Thank you Glammy =) (2170)