Dia De Los Muertos Sugar skulls 2012

Two years ago I began face painting just before Halloween per my son's request to paint him like a Zombie. A friend of mine noticed me practicing and asked me to paint her like a Sugar Skull. Can I just tell you how nervous I was. She showed me a photo from a very famous face and body painter and I was shaking in my flip flops. Now 2 years later I have had much practice and am finding my own style. I love to paint my calaveras with bright, bold colors that just pop. I love painting pretty, it's hard for me to paint monsters because I want to make them pretty lol! Anyway here are a few of my recent Sugar Skulls or Calaveras I painted at a recent Sugar skull themed birthday party. I hope you enjoy and are inspired to get creative and have fun this Dia de Los Muertos.

Hummingbird face painting tutorial

I was asked to make a few tutorials for my readers who cannot or do not have access to my youtube channel so, here is a humingbird tutorial I made a few months ago. Enjoy...

Fall & Winter 2012 Eyebrow trend report

Burberry Beauty 2012

FINALLY!!! Full eyebrows are back! I have been waiting for this to be a trend again. There is nothing uglier than the bleached , no eyebrow look. Yes, fashion forward and interesting to look at but not reasonable for everyday women.
 The same goes for stamped eyebrows and thin drawn on eyebrows. Your eyebrows should still be on your face even after you wash it. If you can't go swimming because your eyebrows might come off then, there is something wrong with this picture. It doesn't look natural to see eyebrows trimmed within an inch or millimeter of their life. Let them grow I say. Free yourself from the dreaded pencil thin eyebrows!
If your eyebrows look like any of these then, let them grow! let them grow! Have them cleaned up by a pro and leave em alone! Back away from the tweezers my friend, back away.

This is what your eyebrows should look like...Beautiful, full & framing your face. If your eyebrows look like this then, my friend you are on the right track.

Christian Dior Fall 2012

Stella McCartney Fall 2012

Roberto Cavalli Fall 2012

Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2012

Drop the tweezers and back away from the mirror slowly. Leave them alone and let them be natural. It's OK to tweeze little strays but, stay away from the top of your brows. Invest in some brow gel to keep them in place while growing them out. Your friends will love you for it.

And darlings remember what I always say "We PLUCK Chickens, we TWEEZE eyebrows".

Happy untweezing!,

Shawna



What's in my summer travel makeup bag 2012

Many of you know that I am a minimalist at heart. I don't like to collect a bunch of things I'll never use and so goes my travel makeup bag. During the summer months you'll need long wearing, sweatproof products that help to absorb oil and shine. In this video I show you how I pack my makeup for summer travel.
The roll was purchased at Ross and I'm not sure what the brand name was but it was only around $6.00

Here is the complete list of everything in my bag:

Kroger eye drops Artificial tears
La Femme Brow powder in Med. Brown
Tweezers
Safety blade
Shu Uemura eyelash curler
Lancome Artliners in Ice Carob and Brown'
L'Oreal De-Crease shadow base
Maybelline Collosal Volume express mascara in waterproof black
Kiss waterproof eyeliner in Blackest Black
Mac Matte Bronzing powder
Physicians formula Happy Booster in Rose
Milani baked powder blush in Corallina
Physicians formula Shimmer strips bronzer in Riviera Strip
Palladio Rice powder in Translucent
Ben Nye Total Cover all wheel in Sk-100
Celebre Pro foundation in Me-4 and DK-4
Revlon colorstay Mineral Mousse in Light/Medium
Smashbox Photo finish Light primer
Powder brush
Buff brush
blush brush
Fan brush
Brow brush
Fluff Brush
Small shadow brush

I carry all of my lip products in my purse. I only took the following:

Lancome lipliner in Ideal
Shu Uemura lipstick in 132
Stila Lipgloss in Kaleidoscope
Lancome lipstick in Wannabe cream