Believable Brows: An artistic technique for creating realistic eyebrows for clients with cance

Written by Pamela Taylor, internationally-recognized fashion and celebrity makeup artist
Hair loss is traumatic experience that can result in a client looking and feeling different. One of the side effects of chemotherapy is hair loss, including the eyelashes and eyebrows. Although this situation can be difficult for clients with hair loss, it is possible to create realistic-looking eyebrows.

Halloween Makeup

Written by Maurice Stein, celebrity makeup artist and founder of Cinema Secrets Cosmetics
Usually, makeup is about enhancing the client’s beauty with the proper tools and techniques. Sometimes makeup can be about deception and transformation, such as turning a client into a monster, creature, or animal. For a professional makeup artist, makeup can be very rewarding and, especially during Halloween, a lot of fun.

Fall Makeup for Luxurious Eyes

Written by Anabel De La Vega, skin care program director at Boca Beauty Academy
The new trends for the fall makeup 2015 season are classy and original. Makeup looks for this season become more elegant and fashionable, as the colors become darker. Fall 2015 brings smoky dark blues and luminous colors such as bright yellow, gold, and orange.

Highlighting and Contouring

Written by Angelica Itomura, makeup artist at Downey Makeup Academy
The concept of face sculpting, or contouring, is creating a symmetrical face. The key factors of highlighting and contouring are in the understanding of light and shadows. Understanding the way light falls on the face is how the eyes will perceive shadows. When using both techniques, the illusion of a balanced face can be created.

Lipstick is Instant Gratification

Written by Noreen Young, L.E., owner of Noreen Young Cosmetics
When a woman is blue, she knows just what to do. She buys herself a new lipstick! A survey says that 75 percent of women believe that wearing lipstick improves their confidence and makes them look and feel better. It is definitely a cheap thrill. If a spa does not retail lipsticks, clients are buying it elsewhere after they leave the spa. Even in tough…

April 2024

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