Cottage Bound

See You In One Week.....

Louis Vuitton And Maddy

Believed To Be Some Of The Images To The Second Shoot For Louis Vuitton Featuring Madonna Due Out In Fall 2009. We Shall Soon See More.....

So Sad

Michael Jackson 1958-2009

GoodBye Farrah

Farrah Fawcett 1947-2009

Happy Birthday

finish each day and be done with it. you have done what you could. some blunders
and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. tomorrow is a new day. you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.
-emerson

Sue London

These Sue London Ballet Flats are Gorgeous! I highly Recommend them! Buttery Leather, Shimmery Texture, and Strong! They Retail at $150 and Last Longer than Most Ballet Flats. Sue London has Made These Flats in Many Different Shades and Come with their Own Personal Drawstring Pouch. Known to Being Extremely Comfortable, Durable and Versatile. Feel More Like a Slipper than a Flat. Also made For Babies and Toddlers.....

Alice In Wonderland 2010

Directed By Tim Burton, You Know it's Going to Be Brilliant! The Makeup, The Costumes, The
Scenery will Be Magical! Here is A Sneak Peak of Some of The Wonderful Characters.....

Mia Wasikowska As Alice Kingsley


Johnny Depp As The Mad Hatter


Helena Bonham Carter As The Red Queen

Anne Hathaway As The White Queen

Matt Lucas As Tweedledee And Tweedledum

Trish Goff

Makeup By The Late Kevyn Aucoin.

In the Early 1990's, I was a Huge Fan of Trish Goff. Displayed in All the High Profile Fashion Magazines, I thought She was a True Beauty. When I was in Makeup School, She was the Face We Often Used as an Example of the Many Makeup Trends that were Hot then. Trish had the Perfect Little Face. Beautiful Bone Structure, Great Skin, and Balanced Contoured Eyes. The American Girl Next Door. She Was the Face that Represented the New Grunge Glamour and Brought a Fresh take On The Evolving 1990's.

Tamara De Lempicka

As a Makeup Artist, I look for Inspiration Everyday. Art is One of the Many Ways that I Can Revitalize my Craft and Create New and Flowing Ideas. The Beautiful Creations By De Lempicka are Marvelous! Known as the "Steely-Eyed Goddess of the Automobile Age", Her Paintings Reflect the Relationships with Machines, Steel, Flesh and Blood.....Ultra Feminine, Colourful and Strong. Art Deco At it's Very Best! De Lempicka's Own Life Mirrored in All Her Paintings. Sensual Scenes with Elegance and Self Respect.

"My Goal was Never to Copy, but Create a New Style with Bright, Luminous Colours and to Scent Out the Elegance in My Models."

Tamara De Lempicka
1898-1980

Versace 1994

Nadja Audermann, Christy Turlington, Claudia Schiffer, Cindy Crawford, Stephanie Seymour

True Blood

Alan Ball Has Done it Again. Creating Another Very Successful HBO Series called 'True Blood'. You May Remember Another Amazing Series Called 'Six Feet Under' also Created by Alan Ball. True Blood is an Adaptation Of Charlaine Harris' Southern Vampire Book Series and It will have you Hooked! Drama and Fantasy. Sexy, Gothic and Very Graphic. Mysterious and Funny. A Mix of Vampires and Humans Co-Existing with One Another. Pushing the Boundaries. True Blood is Definitely for Adults Only. It has a Little Bit Of Something for Everyone. Well, Maybe Not For Everyone.....

Smokey Copper Gold

Copper/Gold is A Fresh Take on the Usual Black or Grey Smokey Eye. It's Softer and Much More Alluring. Defining and Bold without Overpowering the Face. Copper and Gold Tones are what I Usually Use when I am Doing a Smokey Eye on My Clients. It's a Comfortable Color without Sacrificing the Drama and Pop that Women Want.

Hayden-Harnett

This Design Duo is Based Out of Brooklyn, New York. Hayden-Harnett Began Designing Handbags in 2005. Their Growing Business has Expanded into Accessories and Apparel. I Love Hayden-Harnett's Eye for Creating Edgy but Wearable Handbags at a Very Decent Price Point. Their Bags Remind Me of the Kind of Bags you Can Only Find in Spain. And the Quality is Impeccable. The Designers Beliefs Stem from Form, Function and Travel with Inspiration From Vintage Finds and Lots of Rock and Roll!Lido Quilted Leather HoboLaura Reversible ToteRamone Shoulder BagTamasin Tote Blueberry

Inspiration

This is How I Feel Today.....

A Quote

"Remember, no one can make you feel inferior without your consent" - Eleanor Roosevelt

The Eyebrow Gel

I Have Been Searching High and Low for a Product that Can Enhance A Great Brow Shape. One that Holds the Brow In Place and Lasts all Day and All Night. One of My Very Dear Clients told me about 'Anastasia' The Eyebrow Gel, sold at Sephora. It is By Far the Best Brow Gel I have Ever Come Across. It's Clear and Easy to Sweep On. Comes in the form of a Mascara Tube and the Wand is Big and Lush, Perfect for Combing through Every Hair. Very Durable for All Day Hold.

Anastasia is an Eyebrow Expert in Beverly Hills, who has Taken the Simple Concept of Grooming Brows and Turning it into a Huge Business Success. She is known for Designing the Brows of Many Celebrities including, Oprah and Jennifer Lopez. She has an Exclusive Product Line Specifically for Eyebrows. I have a Huge Respect for this Industry leader in Creating an Overall Importance in The Great Eyebrow.....

Vintage Madonna #3

This is a Very Cool Image of Vintage Madonna. Getting Ready for a Show in the Very Early 80's. I Love It because it Shows Madonna Putting On Her Own Makeup. These Were the Days when There Were No Hair, Makeup, and Wardrobe Team. No Entourage. A Precious Moment!

Mika

When I Want to Feel Good, I Listen to Mika 'Life In Cartoon Motion'. ( Preferably in the Morning). I Love this CD! It's Like Children's Music On Acid. Pop Rock! Beginning till End, Mika Will Have You Feeling Happy and Energized!

Sun Kissed

Now that Summer Time is Near, It's Important that We Don't Harm Our Skin Through the Powerful Rays of the Sun. Having Sun Kissed Skin is the Envy of Most Women. There is a Way to Look Bronzed without Sacrificing the Health of Your Skin. Bronzers are Often Misunderstood. I Believe that Bronzer is Not Applied with the Sun Kissed Inspiration In Mind. You want to Achieve what the Sun would do Naturally. Not too Shimmery and Not to Matte(Somewhere in the Middle). When the Sun is Beaming Down on Us, there are Five Areas that Receive the Touch Of Sun on the Face:

*The Forehead( Not in the Center, Concentrated on the Natural Bones Close and Around the Hairline).

*The Bridge Of the Nose(Along the Middle of the Bone of the Nose).

*The Chin(In the Center where the Chin Comes Forward the Most).

*Cheek Bones(Sheer and Light Where the Bones Stand Out).

*Jawline/Neck(To Continue the Flow of Sun Kissed Skin).

Sherilyn Fenn

Do you Remember Sherilyn Fenn??? Of Course You Do! How Could You Not! She Is One of the Most Beautiful Women I have Ever Seen. Dripping with Sexiness and Glamour. In Her Early Days, She is most Remembered by the Erotic Film Called 'Two Moon Junction' and Her Roll in 'Twin Peaks'. Sherilyn has Appeared in Many Movies Between 1984 to Present. And was the 'It Girl' In the Early 1990's. She is Memorable to Me because of her Good Looks, Presence, and How She Made You Feel Proud to Be a Woman!

The Gold Watch

I am A Lover of The Gold Watch. I think it's Fancy and Glamorous. This Swatch Watch called 'The Chrono" is Magnificent. Affordable and Durable. It Combines Intricate Data with Simple Luxury. It is a Great Representation of the Chunky Gold Watch Trend We are Seeing Right Now. Never thought I would Wear or Love a Swatch Watch Again Since My Teens. But this One is an Adult Version and so Dramatic. Retails at $200.

The Fig

Figs are one of my Favorite Fruits to Eat! Exotic, Delicious and Extremely Healthy. Here are a Few Great Facts about The Fig:

*An Excellent Source of Calcium as Milk(Half-Cup of Figs Compares to a Half-Cup of Milk).

*Highest Mineral Content of any Common Fruit.

*An Excellent Source of Dietary Fibre(5 Grams of Fibre Per Serving).

*The Fig Tree Symbolizes Abundance and Fertility.

*Around Since 5,ooo BC(Loved By the Greeks and Romans to Increase Stamina).

*The Fig is an Inverted Flower(How Beautiful).

*In The Garden of Eden, Figs were the Fruit in the Garden for Adam and Eve(Not the Apple).

Perfect Canvas

The Most Common Question asked by Women is "How do I get Perfect Looking Skin?" The Answer that follows is A Good Skincare Regime. How Skin looks Before Makeup is Essential. The next Crucial Step is a Great Primer Before Foundation. Primer helps to Smooth and Refine the Skin. It Allows your Foundations to go on Evenly and Helps with Longevity. Think of Primer as the Prep that Holds Everything together Creating the Perfect Canvas. I cannot Live without Primer!
Here are my Top 3 Primers that have Proven to be The Best!

Laura Mercier Foundation Primer. Light Weight and Oil Free. Feels Like Second Skin.

Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer. An Industry leader. Durable and Professional.
Korres Face Primer. Hailing from Beautiful Greece. Contains Properties from Nature.

Satan Shudders

Live your life in such a way that when your feet hit the floor in the morning, Satan shudders and says, "Oh no, she's awake!"

Before and After

Makeup is Magic! It's a Self Esteem Booster. Even the Most Beautiful Women can be Transformed into a Better Version of Themselves. The Face is an Important Part of how you can Express Yourself, How you Carry Yourself. I Love the way Makeup can be Customized to Suit Each and Every Individual. The Power of Color and Placement. Light and Dark can Balance and bring Harmony to the Features of the Face. These Images are From the book called 'Makeup Your Mind' By Francois Nars. Makeup Artist Extraordinaire and Photographer.

Tina Modotti

Photographer, Actress, Activist and Communist.

Tina Modotti(1896-1943)


Pure your gentle name, pure your gentle heart
Bees, shadows, fire, snow, silence and foam
combined with steel and wire and
pollen to make up your firm
and delicate being.