Easy as 1,2,3 - quick eye!

You've asked for it!  The quick eye... Here we go!

Step 1: Primer.  You cannot wear eye makeup with out a primer.  Your shadow and liner simply will not stay with out it.

This one is easy to use, glides on smooth and has the mineral basics that will give life back to your eyes all day long!

Step 2: The Shadow.  I am going to assume you have a decent eye shadow brush for this one, if not - here is one I use everyday on myself and professionally: 

This is a one shadow look:  Take your brush, pick up some shadow, tap it off.  Press then blend into your lid, up to the orbital bone.  

Here is my favorite every day color - young and old can wearing.  A great basic: 

Step 3.  Mascara.  Flawless Definition Mascara by Bare Minerals.
It is all minerals, great for your lashes.
Paraben-free, smudge-proof, flake-free, clump-free

Easy eye is done and you are out the door to start your day! 

Let me know if you need further color suggestions and I will post them here! 

Arica


Wet/dry shadow brush:

Armani Foundation Set - Super Excited about this one!

Armani is one of the brands that you won't find in a typical department store, in fact it is only carried at Nordstrom Bellevue and Nordstrom Downtown (for the puget sound - somebody correct me if I am wrong on this).  I other words - it is not average or common by any means.  The counters don't have a lot of product, so the line is just not very comprehensive but they are also *beautiful* as well!

This came across my twitter today and it reminded me about how much I loved this when I tried it!  The foundation gave that *perfect* most *perfect* flawless coverage that looked unbelievable.  It was a little out of my price range at $59 a bottle.

Once again, sets are ALWAYS the way to go!

If you feel like splurging, this would be a great one to splurge on: 

Giorgio Armani 'Luminous Silk' Foundation Set ($190 Value)

$125

Award-winning makeup for the perfect skin canvas.

Set includes:
- Full-sized Fluid Master Primer.
- Full-sized Luminous Silk Foundation in your perfect shade choice: 4.5 (natural sand), 5 (light beige), 5.5 (beige), 5.75 (warm beige) or 7 (tan).
- Full-sized blender brush.
- Deluxe-sized sample of Fluid Sheer.
- Deluxe-sized sample of Regenessence [3.R] Multi Corrective Rejuvenating Cream.

• By Giorgio Armani.

***Remember the full price of the foundation is $59 alone! 


Shipping is always free at Nordstrom.com - you can also find this (regionally) at Nordstrom DT and Bellevue. 

You can go to the Nordstrom.com site and/or call the Norstrom Beauty line to order! 

Hair Favorite: It's a 10 - Shine Spray

For years, I was afraid of all of the shine serums and shine products I had come across because I have such fine hair - everything seemed to leave a grease spot in the middle of my head.  I was exposed to a few that left me convinced that my hair could support a shine product, but had not really found THE product for me, so kind of gave up on it for a while.  I am sure many of you can relate to that!   
Last spring, I went to a large hair show.  They gave away full size products of the It's a 10 line.  I decided to go home and try everything.  The first thing that I was impressed by was the fact that every product in their line had TEN things it did!  Everything was listed out on the back, so when someone got the product home and couldn't remember what it did... the list of 10 things covered it all.  
So user friendly - I use and recommend this line to all my clients.  The last thing I want you to do is buy a product and have it sit in a drawer for the next two years until you finally decide to throw it out.  
If I had to choose ONE product from the line it would be the SHINE SPRAY.  I love, love, love the shine spray.  It actually makes your hair shine!  This is the last product I put on - even over hair spray.  It does not  weigh my hair down and gives it perfect shine.  Not only does it act as a great finishing product, it also is a great thermal protection product: aka you can use it as a supportive product when flat ironing your hair to also get maximum shine. 



It's a 10 - Shine Spray





Here are the 10 things it does:
• Weightless Shine
• Softens Coarse Hair
• Improves Elasticity
• Potent Antioxidant 
• Environmental Protection
• Anti-Humidity, Anti-Frizz
• Thermal Protection
• Imparts Control and Manageability
• Seals and Protects Hair Color
• Locks in Moisture

As for price - wow this varies on where you buy it!  You can get it anywhere between 18-25 bucks for the 4 oz spray - so it pays to look around.  

Remember, I will always give you rock bottom prices as well. 

Makeup Forever Limited Edition Kit

If you are a makeup artist or just wanna act like one, this is the kit for you.   

It has everything you need to get a very basic start except for foundations and brushes. 

Sometimes you will see train kits like this for sale filled with a bunch of junk makeup, but this kit is all MAKEUP FOREVER product and pure excellence.  

Makeup Forever Limited Edition Kit

Wild & Chic Collector Case ($616 Value)

Online Only - Limited Edition $330 

Sephora has free shipping for orders over $100

What it is:
A limited-edition makeup kit piled high with MAKE UP FOR EVER's bestselling products, handpicked by Creator and Artistic Director Dany Sanz.

What it does:
Perfect for every occasion and look, this wild makeup case features a combination of MAKE UP FOR EVER's most iconic products and newest additions for the complexion, eyes, and lips. As a bonus, these must-haves come in a fashionable, faux snakeskin case.

This set contains:
- 0.84 oz Travel Mist & Fix
- 1.01 oz HD Microperfecting Primer
- 0.04 oz Lip Line Perfector
- 2 x 0.04 oz Aqua Lip in Red 8C (true red), Light Rosewood 14C (muted dusty rose)
- 2 x 0.04 oz Aqua Eyes in Blue With Green Highlights 12L (metallic teal blue), Mat Black 0L (black)
- 2 x 0.058 oz Aqua Liner in 8 Iridescent Electric Purple (bright purple sheen), 13 Mat Black (matte black)
- 2 x Faux Lash 156 Genevieve (natural black with dense outer corners), 113 Betsy (extreme criss-cross flairs with glitter strip)
- 2 x 0.23 oz Smoky Lash in Black, 6 (plum)
- 0.20 oz Brow Seal
- HD Kabuki Brush
- 0.40 oz HD Elixir
- 0.84 oz Travel Sens'Eyes
- 0.55 oz Uplight in 23 (pearly golden flesh)
- 2 x 0.21 oz Aqua Cream in 1 Anthracite (silvery charcoal shimmer), 13 Warm Beige (champagne shimmer)
- 0.09 oz Metal Powder in Honey Gold 3 (tannish gold shimmer)
- 0.09 oz Star Powder White/Orange 940 (iridescent golden pearl)
- 2 x 0.09 oz Diamond Shadow in Diamond Burgundy 311 (burnish mauve with copper shimmer), Diamond Beige 306 (peachy tan with gold shimmer)
- 2 x 0.12 oz Rouge Artist in 43 Moulin Rouge (satin vibrant red), 34 (satin light raspberry)
- 2 x 0.09 oz Lab Shine Diamond Collection - D16 (shimmering beige), Metal Collection - M10 (chrome morello cherry)
- 0.35 oz HD Microfinish Powder
- Double Pencil Sharpener

What else you need to know:
MAKE UP FOR EVER Creator and Artistic Director Dany Sanz has autographed 100 of these kits at random. Buy this amazing kit and you may end up as one of the lucky few who gets a signed one.Sephora is the exclusive beauty retailer for this product.

This week's favorite product for hair: kms makeover spray

About a month or two ago, I was given a KMS California stying product with some coupons from my local beauty supply.  I am still finding my way in the hair world in terms of my favorite products from different lines.  This was timely.  The sample was the blow dry spray - I decided to try it out in one of my appointments to speed up my dry time and found it really worked.

I went back and decided to buy a full size.  They had a stylist kit available with some products that would be of interest to me and the price was right, so I thought - what the heck - let's see how this goes.  Well, one of the products what rather gimmicky.  It was a crackling "mouse" that I had hoped would give great volume for my clients.  The volume worked, but it has scared a few clients so I've decided not to continue to use it - the crackle was too loud.

The product I have fallen in love with is the KMS hair play - Makeover Spray.  I cannot live without this product.

My personal hair needs:

• I can only shampoo about once a week to maintain my vibrant color
• I don't like to shampoo in general
• I needed something that would get me by a WHOLE WEEK - allowing me to wear it up, wear it down, curl, flat iron, twist, braid, back comb and do it all over again.  This allows me to do all of that. 

The true test: 

Today, just for kicks, I was an artist at the MEGA event at Nordstrom in Bellevue - I wore my hair kind of "snookie-ish" - huge!  I did this in part because I am running late in my weekly hair shampoo so this was a good  "recycled' hair style for me.  I'll write more later about what I call "recycled hair. 

I had 3 people walk up to me and ask me the name of my stylist and ask who did my color.  IT HAS BEEN A WEEK SINCE I HAVE LAST USED SHAMPOO OR CONDITIONER ON MY HAIR.  I gladly handed out my cards and introduced myself as my own colorist (don't try this at home: I am a licensed Cosmetologist).  

I was amazed.  I used to be the girl who had to shampoo my hair everyday because it felt too limp and greasy (pre-beauty school).  Not any more!  

All that to say:  go buy the KMS California Hair Play - Makeover Spray.  If you can't find a place to buy it - get in touch with me and I'll hook you up.

http://www.kmscalifornia.com/en-US/products/usage/style-texture.3.11.detail.aspx