Thank you to everyone who's encouraged me to throw caution to the wind and just go for it! Your words have not fallen on deaf ears ;-)
The Makeup Show is something I look forward to every year. It's 2 days full of shopping, networking, educating & shmoozing! I love seeing what people are wearing, how they've done their makeup, trying new products, meeting with friends (old & new) & watching other artists work.
This year was the best by far! I got to meet some of my all-time favorite Vlogging Gurus (For example, Queen Of Blending-Lauren-Hey Sweetiecakes!!) who's work I've admired for years, so that was a huge treat for me! I believe in giving credit where it's due & I love telling people how they've made a difference in my life.
Who doesn't like to hear that? ;-)
I had a few funny run ins with some people and met with a lot of friendly faces I've gotten to know from twitter. It's funny how in a few conversations, you'd hear people refer to each other by their twitter name, it gave us all a giggle.
I've been going to this show since the beginning so it's interesting to see how it evolves and grows. It's a testament to what a positive, uplifting & supportive community I belong to. It shows that people who are doing well on their own have nothing but positivity to give to others. I noticed that it's usually the ones who do nothing & make nothing that complain and hate on the ones who do.
Shame on you, haters!
Cest la vie!
Events like this are essential because they set the stage for artists to receive, & take full advantage of, the best there is in education, networking and the opportunity to keep our kits stocked with the best products the world has to offer, at prices that make it all worth our while.
I got some amazing things but I fell in love, love, love with the Pursebuzz jewels! If ever there was something made just for me, it was this ring in the shape of lips w/a mini lipstick on it & everything is covered in baby pink bling! I haven't taken it off!!!
Elessa Jade, the brand owner, gave me a really cute pink headband w/a bow on top, this amazing spike bracelet with a purse & pink bow on it (I almost slept with it on before I realized I might poke my eye out! Lol!) and a pair of beautiful pink bow earrings, also bling-ed out!
I'd like to break it down and do as many individual reviews as I can so to spotlight my faves because they totally deserve it!
I also had really amazing encounters with people, like Jeffery Paul, that I wanted to talk about. He's possibly one of the most easy going, talented, kindest people I've ever met. I spent most of Sunday with him and his camera crew while he interviewed a slew of celebrity Makeup Artists & vendors. I don't want to give away too much of the story but we met on twitter a few months back and kept in touch. He calls me Mona Lisa...Lol! I'll explain later! ;-)
It was perfect because I had done all of my shopping Saturday so Sunday was my day to get familiar with new lines and really get to explain what my blog is all about.
I designed 300 fliers advertising my blog and used this glittery paper that everyone fell in love with!!! I sent 200 to this huge fashion/beauty event I'll be attending this week (blog on that soon) so they could be placed in the goody bags, which I must admit was one of my brighter ideas in life :-)
I took the other 100 to the Makeup Show to hand out and see how people reacted. I felt like I had done something right when the accomplished Victoria Stiles said she'd like to do something similar for herself but using different colors. This statuesque beauty has worked with Cher, I don't know about you but that was an honor to me!
Needless to say, they were a huge hit and people remembered me because of the glitter! haha!
Mission accomplished!
I have SO much to tell! Ahhhh! Thank God I took notes because everything happened so fast. Lol!
What you see here is a mix of products & items from:
Sugarpill, Pursebuzz, MUD Cosmetics, Kim Greene, Beauty Army, Nigel Beauty, MakeUpForEver, OCC, Marinello, Beauty Treats, Biobliss, Model In A Bottle, Alcone, Crown Brush, Lit Cosmetics, Auraline Beauty, Embryolisse, Pinnacle Cosmetics...just to name a few!!!!! That's not including all the people I met and other products that are being sent to me!
I have about 50+ more photos to post so I'll try to get everything done as soon as possible!!!
Keep it pretty!
*Stephanie*
