Archive for May, 2011

Especially for Simonne and others like her!

05.25.11

Now then, who is Simonne, you may be wondering. Well, Simonne is my beautiful teenage niece…who insists on sleeping in her make-up!

I’ve put this on here from YouTube so that she can listen and learn and copy!

Wash off your make-up! It takes a couple of minutes! It is easy! It is worth it! ;-)

Make Up For Ever Flash Palette for $50!!!!

05.22.11

I was accepting for a Pro account with Camera Ready Cosmetics and found some great items in their Pro-only section which you can only see after being accepted (which basically happens after you prove that you are in the Make-up/Beauty Industry).

They have MUFE Face and Body for $26.60 US (usually around $38 US), MUFE HD for $32 US (usually around $40 US) and the MUFE Flash Palette (which I have and love!) for only $51.49 US!!!!! (usually $95 at places like Sephora!!).
If you’re a Professional in the beauty field and use any of these products (or pro brands such as Yaby, Cinema Secrets, Graftobian, Joe Blasco…) then you could bag yourself some nice savings just by joining up. Better yet, it doesn’t cost a thing to become a member.

If you’re worried about the shipping cost from America then here’s some quick “shipping at a glance” info…

USA
free standard shipping with orders over $ 60.00

  • $ 5.90 Standard orders less than $ 60.00
  • $ 8.99 Priority
  • $ 23.00 Express – will be insured

Canada

  • Standard = $ 13.50
  • Express   = $ 35.00 – will be insured

Rest of World (International)

  • Standard up to an order value of $ 59.99 – $ 13.50
  • Standard with an order value of $ 60.00 and higher – $ 29.00
  • Express – $ 35.00 will be insuredOrders to a few countries will be sent Express with insurance only due to problems getting mail safely to those countries, Those countries are as follows:
    Argentina,
    Indonesia,
    Malaysia,
    Romania,
    Ukrain.

Mika’s Makeup Back on TV

05.19.11

Karin and Elizabeth are back on our TV’s with the crew from Urban Rush, showing you how to create a couple of looks for summer…
Camping Chic, Festival Partier and Beach Goddess.

Cabaret show make-up last night!

05.19.11

A MUA friend of mine (Leonorna) asked me to help out with the makeup for five ladies who were singing and dancing for a cabaret show last night at the J Lounge bar here in Vancouver.
We had talked about the general look for the ladies (thick winged black liner) but then just went for it once we were there. We tried to accentuate each girls colouring and features, contouring and defining so that the stage lights didn’t make their faces look flat.
Not makeup to go shopping in, as you can imagine, but it looked good when they were on stage.

There were a few people with cameras, but I didn’t have mine with me so no photos this time. I’ll definatelt get some next time though and put them up on here :-) .

First Star Advert

05.03.11

The end result for the First Star charity TV advert. Check out First Star at their website.

Well done to everyone who contributed, it’s great. And definitely well done to Jax (Jaclyn) who has worked so hard for the last month or two putting this together. I dare say she’ll sleep for a week! Nice one Hun! X

Director/Producer: JACLYN A. SMITH (JAX)

CAST
Child: ANGELINA ROBSON
Best Friend: FIRST STAR BEAR

CREW
Director of Photography: VICTOR PROKOPOWICZ
Editor: STUART ALEXANDER MACKAY-SMITH
Music Composer: JASON POULSEN
Key Grip: COLIN ROBSON
Lamp Op: MATT REED
Hair and Makeup: KIRSTY L STEER