The Breakdown (Episode 3 of Fantasia For Real)

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I'm a little late on this...but If you don't know, I was a key make up artist on "Fantasia For Real"!!! This episode especially brought back memories, because I also did Tasia's Make Up for The 75th Anniversary Apollo Theater! It was a super exciting experience!!! I was honored they allowed me to tag along ;)...

I was in the company of Black Legends like Quincy Jones, Patti LaBelle, and Prince!!! Yes! I saw Prince!!!(In real life and I am such a groupie about it #don't judge me) The theater itself was old! In the best way...we'll say "vintage"! If only those walls could talk! Tasia's dressing room was the same one KiKi Shepard used her whole career!

(She came in and told Tasia that at the end. Tasia even switched earrings with me right before the performance! lol! So those are my earrings on the show! That girl loves to take my stuff! But I don't mind a bit! She has been such a blessing to me!

I absolutely love watching her perform too! She can't sing with her shoes on! And she HAS to run out in the crowd! She literally pulls people out of their seats! Even when they try to act stuck up! This crowd was a little dry, but she got the standing "O" by the time she got off that stage anyway!!! POW!!!

Back at the Counter Again!

Here is what MAC Cosmetics is saying about there new line for Spring!!!
"Spring Colour Forecast features four distinctive colour stories that are in direct line with this spring's identified beauty trends. Individually Monochromatic, with waves of colour to mix and match to your own personal style. Colour Theory becomes Spring Colour Forecast..."



I really like the new line! Its elaborate in a simple kind of way! Just like I like things to be ;)! The Monochromatic looks are very eye catching! So many ways to Rock the look! From sheer to crazy color!

My friend at the counter asked if I wanted t freelance at there big event in Febraury...and of course I said yes! ;)..it will be interesting! I haven't worked in that environment in so long! But I'm up for the challenge!

Come and check us out! February 11th through February 14th at MAC Cosmetics in South Park Mall! I will be there on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday!!!Call 704-442-8454 to make an appointment to experience the new line! Great way to try something new and stock up on your fave products!

Nature Rise...;) A few Natural Remedies

1. Want a beautiful white smile? There's a wonderful way to whiten naturally! PEROXIDE!!!!! People are always telling me my teeth are super white! And this is the reason! I rinse with peroxide every single day! I love the way it bubbles up and gets the germs off my tongue too! The first few times may tingle quite a bit...but just think of it as killin major germs! It will get better with regular use...;D

2. Got a pesky pimple? Lemon Juice and Neosporin! The vitamin c in the lemon juice acts as an antioxidant to help cleanse and the neosporin is the medicine to treat and heal! I found this treatment from one of my huge asian weddings I did! And followed up with my esthetician! She confirmed what both ingredients would do...who knew? *Kanye Shrug* This remedie will literally pull the plug out of a pimple over night!

3. Dry Cracked Heels? Summer or Winter no worries!!! VASELINE! Not petroleum jelly! or any other brand!!! (I've tried, nothing is better!) Put the Vaseline on the feet and heels right outa the shower! While the skin is still moist! Your feet will be moisturized all day long! I've been doing this for years! And I cannot live with out my good ol' Vaseline!!!

4.Best thing for your body and skin over all? CLEANSING!!! Clears skin! Sheds pounds! Removes toxins! Everyone should at least once a year! (of course check with your medical provider first!) I highly recommend The Master Cleanse! It is a rather extreme method...but if you mentally prepare yourself it is more than worth the results! If you aren't quite ready for a cleanse ...There are also great superfoods like Wheatgrass, Spirulina, Mangosteen...great things to improve your skin and body from the inside! Look them up and incorporate them into your routine!

I personally enjoy a Mean Green Smoothie from Berry Brook Farms off of East Blvd in Dilworth! I add a shot of wheatgrass! I have at least 2 or 3 a week! It is super deelish! My girl Savannah hooks me up!!! ;)

Me and My Love affair with the Morning

There is something about the morning time...the freshness it brings to life! When you take a deep breath of a new day! There something special in that! Nothing like the stale air of the night...where all the problems of the day have settled. I have found new meaning, in the morning! A brand new day feels like potential at its best!
Love feels good in the morning! Real love that is...not that it doesn't at any other time, but especially in the morning. To look over at the one you love in the morning, is a whole different feeling. When you can look past the superficiality of the evening...the bells and whistles of good looks and nice clothes and money! In the morning, the only thing left is them...the real person. The eye boogers and stank breath...no make up and hair all tore up! The tight clothes that held it all together, are now gone and letting it all hang out! After all that is gone, do you still love or even like this person? The morning brings the truth!
...all the mystery of the night is washed away by the morning. The late night showers wash away the sins of the evening to bring about the blessings of the morning! I think God can hear you better in the morning... the noise of reality hasn't even had a chance to started yet. The quiet combined with the honesty makes it easier for God to understand what we really need! The morning is a blessing in itself! To think about the many who were not allowed to claim another morning! Its always a chance to turn it all around! To start over! To start fresh! To try again! To feel brand new! To do things different! To make it happen!
Not long after I open my eyes, my mind starts to flood with thoughts! So much so till I almost have anxiety if I don't get up and put those ideas to some use.
My mother loves the morning too...always has! When I was little and still til this day, she would get up around 3 or 4am(if not a little earlier) and she called it "her time". When I would awake, I was always mesmerized to find her , with food cooking and clothes washing, writing in her journal, or doing SOMETHING! lol...but never asleep. She always said her mind worked better in the morning. I guess that's where I get it from...either way I have claimed the morning as my own...each and every one! The good news is...you can have one too! :)

Good Morning!

Just some simple photos of me doin what I do, they were taken in my studio...Photos by Chad Cartwright www.chdwck80.blogspot.com ...check him out!!! Cool artist and a Pisces!!! Yea-ya! Shout out to Eye20seven too ( my victim, lol)!

Whip Lash!!!! All about lashes! and Crackin the Whip!!!

Ok! Ok! Ok! Enough!!!! I have got to get this off my chest!!! This one is about these lashes!!! Okay ladies! Let's be realistic here...2 or 3 years ago! You could care less about walking around Walmart or the grocery store without a pair of lashes on! So why is it that you feel "naked" without them now? Let's not feed into the hype of the beauty industry! I am all for enhancing what you have and looking your best! I mean for God sake! I'm a make up artist, of course I think you should look and feel good! But I cannot continue to condone this mess! Especially when it starts to make my job harder! All I am trying to say is, you out shopping or running in your sweats, with these dramatic lashes on looks silly! And trust me, its not just to me! Lots of people can see it! I'm just the one to tell you the truth! If you are going to sport a dramatic lash! There is a time and place for it...and honey, it ain't at Wally World! Here are a few tips about fake lashes!!!

Signs you need to throw them away!!!
1. They are flat on one side and flipped up on the other(have lost the original shape)
2. Crusty glue is caked up on the band( are you really gona put more on there and glue that sucker on?)
3. You can still see the eye shadow from the last make up application(The lash should stand out)
4. One lash is now distinctively different looking from the other(just let it go baby)

Some women will re-use a lash until they are literally falling apart! No ma'am! these are your eyes! Sensitive to bacteria...just get a new pair!!! They will look fresh and your eyes will thank you! I suggest re-using a lash 1, and maybe 2 times...

Signs you need to stop wearing individuals(or stop going to who's doing them)
Your natural lashes have disappeared(If the follicle is damaged, they may not grow back!!!)
You can feel hard glue caked up in your eyes (sometimes it can be felt everytime u close them)
If they look completely unnatural(dramatic is great for an evening, or photoshoot...but if they don't resemble anywhere near your natural lashes, it is a #fail)
When I can clearly see the blob of glue at the base of your lashes (I don't care if its black, I can still see it!!!)

Individual lashes ideally should be attatched to the strands of your natural lashes...that way they can naturally fall away without damaging your own. Attatching them to the base may cause your own to be pulled out (especially when there is so much glue they will not fall naturally)! And that is not OK!!! You should be able to see seperation! A black mass at the base of your lashes means that they have been applied incorrectly! Lash extensions should "enhance" and not "distract"...

Just remember you get what you pay for! Cheap does not mean better deal, and you should always think quality over quantity!!! Just because a hair stylist or some other non- liscensed professional type is "doing everybody" doesn't mean that they are providing a quality service! Individual lashes take time! A lot of it at that! I have seen them beautifully done! And when they are done right, they can be absolutely breath taking! But I have also seen horrible monstrosities! And people who can no longer grow lashes because of severe damage!

Feather lashes and other "Fantasy" styles should also be worn when appropriate! And try wearing some additional make up with the lashes to complete the look! Some of you already have beautiful lashes! And if you are educated on the application of mascara you would be sooo suprised at what a little Dior Show can do!!! Not trying to rag on my ladies who want to keep it fly...just want to educate them on wats hot! and definitely wats not! ;) scroll down to check out my post "We Off Dat...What's Hot and What's not in 2010"

My Homie Eye 27 Photography...and my Interview

...She and I have linked up to create Joy:27. We be on again and off again doin our individual projects, and then coming back together to make photo magic in the in between times...kinda like Destiny's Child or Outkast, lol. But thas my homie right there!!!!(and of course we work with anyone who wants to book a shoot from us ;) ) My Pisces sister! My other fish!!! She understands the quirkiest, dorkiest things about me...cuz she is exactly the same way! Our birthdays are only one day apart (hers March 18th, mine the 19th)...We gon make it if it kills us!!! Or we will certainly die trying!!! Check her out! Go to her website! Follow her blog! Check her on twitter! and everything else...this girl is goin places!!!Check out my interview with the woman behind the lens...Eye27Photography on eye20seven.blogspot.com