Is your makeup look outdated? TOP 6 Makeup HELL NO's

As a child I would look at older woman and wonder,"Why does she do her makeup that way?" Who wears blue eye shadow with red lip stick besides Beyoncé in that BLOW video?  (BTW she is the only person allowed to rock that makeup look, ok ladies, carry on) Later in life I learned that woman get stuck using the same products because we mentally label something as "being our favorite" and of course over the years we keep buying and doing the same look . Then you have woman that try to follow trends. *sigh* This is where it can take a turn for the worst. Sharpie brows, halo brows, butterfly eyelashes, harsh contour, white contour, nude powdered donut lips... the list goes on and on!

I have gathered my top 6 makeup HELL NO's!! If you fall into this category please, pretty please stop! It really doesn't look good & if your friend does this and you still hit LIKE on her pic on IG you're just as guilty and should be punished too.





 #6  FROSTY THE SNOW LIP / POWDERED DONUT LIP 

WHY? I want to burn every white frost lipstick in the world! The is terrible! I think woman make an attempt to do a neutral color but white frost or powdered donut color isn't it!! There is nothing appealing about this lip color AT ALL! If you feel like your a victim of this MAKEUP HELL NO please contact me NGMAKEUPARTIST@yahoo.com and I will guide you through the proper steps to getting rid of this product from your makeup bag!!




 #5 BLACK WIDOW LIP LINER LIPS

Yes people actually still do this lip!! Can you believe it. Its just not our L.A or Texas Cholaz ! This is ugly! I've seen people do black lip liner and a gloss on top! The early 90's look isn't working in 2015. Why can't a deep plum lip liner work? but also use a color lipstick similar to the lip liner color as well?





#4   MR. SNUFFLEUPAGUS LASHES

 Ok I get it!! We grew up watching Sesame Street and loved Mr. Snuffleupagus but I never really wanted to have his lashes tho. Lashes are suppose to enhance your eyes, now a days you look like your going to fly away. If people like how you look without your falsies then there's a problem! We all wanna have Kim K lashes but  you have made a wrong turn and going down the wrong street if your lashes look like these pics!! COME BACK!!

#3 SHARPIE BROWS

If your brows after you have drawn them on are thicker than your finger or blacker than tar then you need to get your life together. For one... You should never ever use a black pencil for your brows! 2nd... You should never press down sooo hard to create such a hard line. Brows are your friends. They frame your face. They help you express when your happy, or excited even when your sad .




#2 HALO HIGHLIGHTING

Halo isn't just another song on Beyoncé's album, its actually a makeup technique makeup artist use that has spiraled out of control! The technique is used to define your brows to make them look picture perfect by using a concealer. Normally the concealer is 2 shades lighter but ppl have started using the light color on top of their brows which is a NO NO and has resulted in the pics above!




#1  FUNERAL LIMITED EDITION FOUNDATION

M.A.C must of came out with a limited edition funeral collection foundation line that I don't know about because not only do I see celebrities with this  I see a lot of regular ppl on my IG and Facebook with it. Of course I can't use their pics (wish I could lol) but please ask yourself this, " Does my face match my body?" Take  a pic with the flash on and see if it matches. Your face doesn't have to be exactly the color of your body but try to get as close to it as possible. You can't have a winter face with a summer body!

Love at first application... Kat Von D foundation ❤❤

It was love at first application!!! ❤❤ Even though I'm a makeup artist I struggle just like a lot of women trying to find that perfect match. Color,texture and finish play a big role in my final decision. It is a full coverage foundation so you only need 2 small pea size amounts for your entire face! If you have dry skin this may not be the right foundation due to the matte finish. You can try mixing it with a tinted moisturizer or just use it on your problem areas. I haven't tried her concealer but if its anything like the foundation, it will definitely be a future purchase! I purchased color #62, it's a bit dark but i mixed it with a lighter concealer and i do plan on getting some sun so its perfect!

#PHUCKYO BLACK EYELINER, TRY A POP OF COLOR!

Since the days of Cleopatra women have always had a very close relationship with their black eyeliner pencils. I'm not saying to get rid of it, but lets try to put it down for a brief second! Take a look at these pictures below and see what a  pop of color underneath your eyes does! Its pretty amazing!

This makeup look is very simple. Take a nude color all over your lid, black eyeliner on top and take a lilac shadow and smudged underneath your lash line.

 

 

Blue Eye Liner helps the white of your eyes look brighter and makes blue eyes stand out even more. We were always told never to match your eyeliner to the color of your eyes but PHUCK the rules! lol Makeup is suppose to be fun! Its okay to step out of the box and try something new every now and then!

 

 

 

A touch of a teal was used in the above picture. As you can see the eye makeup is kept very clean and adding a little touch of color changes the look completely! A great makeup look if your going out to happy hour with the girls right after work. Its an effortless but appreciated look that always makes a statement!

I always suggest that you use a water-proof eyeliner if your going to attempt to duplicate this look. WHY? Because it smears easier than eyeliner you use on you lid, and some of us also have a bad habit of wiping underneath our eyes.  Urban Decay has the best water-proof eyeliners.

URBAN DECAY 24-7 GLIDE ON WATER-PROOF PENCILS $22.00 USD

 

 

 

Motives For LA LA @ Angela Meadows Salon

If you haven't heard of Angela Meadows you must be living under a rock! She is a celebrity hair stylist that has worked w/ La La, Serena & Venus Williams, Kelly Rowland and Trina just to name a few. This past Saturday she had a soft Grand Opening of her salon on the heart of South Beach and I was the featured artist doing makeup on the models and introducing MOTIVES for LA LA  to her salon alongside Diego Cash (La La's brother). Models were not only rocking MOTIVES for LA LA but also swim wear and jewelry by InstantKarmabyKL ! I had the pleasure to meet Jamaal Buster, eye lash guru to the stars, who was introducing his new eyelash line! It was a evening of glamour, fashion and beauty!

Applying MOTIVES COSMETICS on a client

MOTIVES For LA LA

I fell in love with this gloss! Color: CELEB

Gorgeous Models Showing off their bold colorful lips by MOTIVES.

Smokey Cat eye with bold lips was the look for the night

Jamaal Buster and Angela Meadows

Jamaal Busters' "JUST LASHES"

Angela Meadows Salon is located at 542 Washington Ave. Miami Beach, FL 33139

www.angelameadows.com

Who did it better... Brands VS Brands

With so many makeup lines we sometimes find ourselves in the cosmetic section of department stores asking, "Which one is better?"

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BOBBI BROWN LONG WEAR GEL EYELINER VS M.A.C FLUIDLINE EYE LINER GEL

Both are great liners, easy to put on, comes in a variety of colors BUT I have to go with MAC FLUIDLINE EYE-LINER gel! WHY you ask? Well the BOBBI BROWN liner tends to flake after a while and who wants to worry about that mid afternoon?? NOT ME!! Even though they are both gels for some reason the MAC goes on smoother and stays on longer w/out flaking.

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LAURA MERCIER EYE BASICS VS URBAN DECAY SHADOW MAGIC POTION EYE BASE

For those that are a little clueless on what an eye base is, its a product you put on before you put shadow and it makes everything last 10 times longer! Especially living in Miami, primers are a MUST HAVE  in your makeup bag. My favorite one out of these two products is LAURA MERCIER!!  I love the fact that as soon as you put it on it dries to a powder finish, and also comes in a variety of shades so if you wanted to skip the eyeshadow and just do the base and still look like you have eyeshadow on you can.



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M.A.C EYEBROW PENCIL VS ANASTASIA EYE BROW PENCIL

If you are still a person filling in your brows w/ your brown/black eyeliner than you definitely need to read this section of the blog. Anastasia is known as the "Eyebrow Guru"  in the beauty world. She has done eyebrows to a lot of celebs and came out with her eyebrow line years ago. I was a little disappointed using this pencil.  I love using a thinner, retractable pencil to do my brows. It gives you a more natural and neater look to the brows. So sorry Anastasia, i have to go with MAC eyebrow pencil for this one.

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TARTE CLEAN SLATE PORELESS 12 HOUR PRIMER VS MAKEUP FOREVER HD PRIMER

An artist must always prime his canvas before creating his work of art. The same rule applies when putting on makeup. Your skins looks smoother and has more of a flawless appearance if used before putting on your foundation. I had a tough time choosing between these two, so i had to call it a tie!! What i love about TARTE'S primer is that it fills your pores and leaves the skin feeling so silky,

smooth and soft. It almost gives it that airbrushed look.  The MAKEUP FOREVER primer leaves the skin looking radiant and that beautiful glow to it. I love it for drier skin or skin that lacks radiance. When looking for a primer, its all about what works best on your skin and not about what Allure rates as the best, or what your girlfriend uses.

The new MAC collection is FIERCE!! CHECK IT OUT!!

The new collection which is called "IN EXTRA DIMENSION" is phenomenal!  I fell in love with the following items

The color i fell in love with is called HAVANA. It sort of looks like a cream in the picture but it is a powder, but not just any ordinary powder shadow. MAC refers to it as a "liquid eyeshadow." The texture is very smooth and has a high shine in it w/out shimmer. I love this color because it goes well with every complexion.

Next on the list is "PLAY IT PROPER".  This is an illuminating powder w/out shimmer. Kind of weird right? but it gives your skin that glow but looks super natural. Usually when using a HIGH SHINE product you see the shimmer particles on your face, but since this powder is a satin finish, it gives shine w/out the shimmer! AMAZING! This color is only for fair to med. tan complexions.

This is the skin finish powder in "WHISPER OF GUILT". This is a high lighter for the face almost the same concept of the powder above. Give luminosity w/out large shimmer particles on the face! They come in different colors so every complexion can use this product.  You would use this product on ur cheeks, cheekbones, and down the contour of your nose. Anywhere u want a little shimmer!


The picture below is a great guide to help you place your high lighter. Your bronzer should always go below this color, and should always be MATTE. I would suggest LAURA MERCIER MATTE BRONZER for MED. TO TAN complexions and for darker what i always do with clients is use a deeper pwd foundation as a bronzer and also for contouring.

You can still be cute on a budget! There is no excuse!!

I have used this foundation for about 2 weeks now and i truly love it! It is super light weight and gives pretty good coverage considering that its a foam. I pump a little bit in my hand and just spread it all over my face like lotion and I just finish it off with a little mineral powder and I'm done!

This mascara is one of the blackest mascaras Ive tried in a very long time. FIERCE!!! It gives great volume to lashes w/out leaving them hard and brittle!

This is another fav. mascara of mine. This gives your lashes an incredible length but not too much with the volume. So i always go back and forth between this one and the one and the CARBON BLACK, just depends on my mood. LADIES please don't forget to curl your lashes!!! That's like peanut butter w/ out the jelly, hamburger w/out the fries, bagel w/out the cream cheese! A LASH CURLER is super important! PLEASE don't forget this step BEFORE  applying mascara! 

I love using this eye lash curler from Laura Mercier. I prefer this one because its plastic. The metal ones kind of scare me. I always feel like my lashes are going to come off. 

Dont spend tons of $$$ of skincare. RECESSION PROOF SKINCARE REGIMEN

I have tried everything from La Prairie, La Mer, Clarins etc. These are all great products but if $250-$1000 dollars isn't in your budget for skin care I have something for you have to try. One thing that all skin care products have in common is HYDRATION which is very important!! Moisturizer is the way your skin way of quenching its thirst. 

This product from ROC happens to be my favorite. On one side of the pad is soapy so it cleanses and on the other side of the pad is a little more textured to help you get rid of all those dead skin cells that are just resting on you face and making you look dry. Also helps diminish the appearance of fine lines to keep you looking younger.

ROC RESURFACING DISK $8.97 US

Next product that i love and would just recommend doing this once a week is this Laura Mercier Face Polish.  What a scrub does is remove dead skin cells. The older we get the longer it takes longer for our skin cells to renew themselves on their own, so exfoliation helps speed up that process.

LAURA MERCIER FACE POLISH $30.00 US

 
Now please don't laugh at the next product. lol  I'm pretty sure some of you are saying "hell no" or "that's ghetto"... lol but don't knock it until you try it.. I started using NIVEA cream one day after i ran out of my pricey moisturizer and fell in love! Its super rich in moisture, i even use it under my eyes. I recently started using it on a couple of clients. I hate when your putting foundation on someone and there skin is so dry that it makes the foundation look horrible. Guaranteed  you will love the glow it gives to your skin. I'd rather look dewy and shinny than dry and rough.. lol DON'T YOU AGREE?

NIVEA CREME $6.00 US

**They do have a Nivea Cream that is specifically for the face, so you dont necessarily have to use this one**

R&B singer ASHANTI is BRINGING IT in her new video!

R&B singer Ashanti featured her new video on 106 & Park yesterday. We have never seen Ashanti with this look but you know what..... I AM LOVING IT! VERY BOLD CAT EYE, makes Amy Winehouse cat eye look mediocre.

For the people that are not that skilled in the makeup department you can cheat your way to the perfect cat eye w/ these eyeliner stickers. You stick them on the eye lid and your done!!

On this second look she is sporting some fierce lashes and BOLD BLUE lips. Not sure exactly what lipstick was used but I'm pretty sure you can check out Keyshia Dior's line www.kaoir.com and check out: #kaoirdoll. and finish it off with a glitter lip gloss.