THANKS TO ALL THE MAKEUP ARTISTS

I just want to say a very special thanks to all the makeup artists out there that I follow and that follow me and to all the you tube videos I watch for hours on end that teach me so many new things! I am only 27 year old and have loved makeup since I was a little girl. I would consider myself a professional mua as about 4 years ago. I have been doing makeup on myself for a very long time but doing it on yourself and doing it on other people is such a different thing and I never really knew if I would get use to it. As years went on and I graduated cosmetology school and started becoming an actual professional if was very difficult because I was so young, starting a career at 18 wasn't easy, so I took a year r so off and got started again in my twenties, it's been about 7 yrs now and 4 in makeup and I have learned sooooo much from everyone on these sites and blogs and you tube videos it's amazing the amount of talent that is out there, I wish I could meet everyone and work with all of you on a daily basis. I get so much inspiration from everyone that it really keeps me going as an artist and I couldn't be more happy to know that there are so many girls out there that love makeup just as much as I do and love to share their creativity with the world ! So I thank you all for everything you have taught me and I am happy to share what I have learned to the people I work with!

TEEN MAKEUP AND SKIN CARE

It wasn't too long ago that I was a teen myself. This August I will be turning 27 and it is sort of a scary yet exciting feeling. I have learned so much about hair, skin care and makeup since my teen days and now things are so much easier to access information about beauty world through countless books, online forums, blog sites and even you tube has become a huge outlet for education on makeup applications!. One thing I can say for the teens out there who have trouble with acne like I did, I know how you feel. As a teen with acne, you want to disappear into the background and smother your skin with as much makeup you can to cover it all. I once used an Almay foundation that was sooo heavy I might as well just put the whole bottle on my face lol. At the time I didn't know much about makeup and how to cover acne and blemishes or how to reduce redness, the only thing I knew really was to not pick at it because it will make it worse. Now I can say to all the teens facing the same problem as I did that there are so many options out there it can be overwhelming. It really is a trial and error process to find the right skin care product for you but if your acne really is a big problem whatever you do do not use the heaviest foundation out there. You already have oily skin so you do not want to smother it with and oil based foundation, always make sure it is water based if you are using a foundation. Another good makeup to use which is what I currently am using myself is a medium to full coverage powder from AVEDA, It gives you the coverage you need and you do not feel like you have a face full of heavy makeup, you look smooth and matte and feel confidant that your acne is toned down but you will not look like you are wearing heavy makeup. Another thing I learned was about tanning, I had tanned for many many years to help my acne and as it did I was told a few months ago that because it is drying out your skin it is also setting the scars in your skin and that you cannot undo, luckily I have only very very little scaring but I still always hated it and felt horrible about it. So just remember water based foundation, powders are great too! NO over doing the tan and always wash your face before bed so you do not clog your pores while sleeping.