Things I have learned recently

So I've learned quite a few things recently and I'm going to share them with you in the hopes that I'll save you some time and money.

1.  When making your own airbrush foundation, don't use MAC's loose mineralize powder.  It's super fine milled and coated in silica, which means it sure doesn't mix with a water based mixing medium.  You'll wind up with a funky sludge that clogs your airbrush machine and doesn't actually work.

2.  When hosting a free event to build your portfolio...schedule everything.  Schedule the people coming in to get their makeup in 1.5 hour time slots.  Schedule your hair people to actually show up and be there the entire time.  Schedule your photographers to be there, that's really important.

3.  Don't run yourself ragged or you'll have two weeks of miserable recuperation.

4.  When doing makeup on those crazy heads hair students use.......you know what?  I'll just do a tutorial on that.  I've been doing makeup on all of those heads recently in order to put Halloween faces up for people to see when they come to the salon.  Much like face charts, those mannequin heads aren't much like putting makeup on a human face.  Its almost easier to load the airbrush machine with acrylic medium and paint the stuff on than to try and get regular makeup to work.  I'm staring at the one I most recently did and wishing I had done exactly that.

Some happy news?  I'm totally going to the MAC store in the Pentagon mall.  I'm going to go visit my sister and I figured I'd just grab my huge bag of empties and go shoppin'!  I hope they have Face and Body there.  I have color cosmetics coming out of my ears but I have no airbrush foundation....well I have 2 but they're subpar in my opinion.  Wish me luck and a safe trip.  I'll post my haul on Monday.

New services offered on Styleseat!

So I was at Target today doing a little school shopping with girl #1 and as usual, I couldn't help butting in when I saw a makeup browser in distress.  You know the one, you may have even been the one, she's standing there with product in hand, looking mighty indecisive and a little overwhelmed, possibly voicing opinions of doubt and dismay to her shopping buddy.  Like Superman, I cannot pass a body in distress, especially not when I can help.  So I did, and I came away wishing I could do that every day and possibly get paid to do it.  Then I thought "Why not?"  So now, when you go to my Styleseat page, you'll be able to request a 2 hour stint of personal makeup shopping with yours truly.  Want to go to Ulta? Me too!  Just need help at the drug store?  OK!  Want to hit the MAC counter and know you're coming away with stuff you'll use AND love?  I LOVE the MAC counter, it's my home planet.  I speak makeup fluently and can translate into English.  I also won't allow you to blow your budget, because I too am on a budget and am all about accountability.  Trust me, the money you pay me to shop with you you'll get back in confidence and product knowledge.  You'll be a savvier shopper who won't fall for the over the top claims made by products and you'll learn what you can pass on, go low budget on and what you should splurge on.  Oh my I just can't wait to go shopping with you!