YouTube Beauty Diaries: NYX Face Awards 2013

Ever since Charismastar won the 2012 NYX Face Awards and showed YouTube her journey, YT has been all a buzz with video entries now that this years competition is open!

Who are you going to vote for??? Find out more inside!

Spring / Summer Bridal Makeup: Choosing A Makeup Artist

Your wedding day is one of the most important days of your life! The photographs keep the moment timeless; therefore, you want timeless beauty for you and your bridesmaids.  Classic, chic, enhanced natural beauty.  Of course, this is all a matter of preference, so no matter what you are looking for, I have some makeup artist tips that will help guide you in either applying your own makeup, or what to look for when selecting a makeup artist.

Selecting A Makeup Artist. Truth of the matter is there are more makeup artist in your area than you think.  Let's begin with the most obvious.

Beginner MUA Series: Face Charts

The face chart is essential, in my opinion, to the beginner MUA.  This is the tool that allows you to learn about your products, colors, blending technique and much more!  This post is about my experiences with face charts as a MUA in the beginning stages of my carrer. Questions like, what is a face chart? What are the uses? Where do you get them? And how do you use them are all answered here.

Youtube Beauty Diaries: Will the REAL Celebrity Makeup Artist Stand Up?

Ok, so Youtube has become the mecca of vlogging.  More and more businesses, entertainers, atheletes, musicians, dancers, singers, etc are establishing and maintinging their channels.  For those that stumbled across this blog, you probably do not know that I am a YT vlogger as well.  Themakeupbaby13 is my name and of course makeup and beauty are my thangs!!  Just like a reality series, you are able to keep up with folks and continue to network via Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and now Keek.

Here's the makeup scoop y'all...

How To: Prep The Skin Before Makeup Application

What IS Skin Prep?

Before applying any makeup - foundation, tinted moisturizers, BB creams, blush, contours, or highlight - you have to cleanse, moisturize and prime the face for the layers of makeup that will be applied. 

 Why Should We Skin Prep?
This step in your makeup routine is just as important, if not more important, than the actual makeup.  Cleansing the face removes the dirt and gives you a clean canvas to work with.  Moisturizing puts the moisture back into your face and helps keep the skin soft and supple. Depending on your skin's needs, this is when you use medicated creams or gels and or SPF sun protection.  Priming the face is supposed to fill in the fine lines to give you a smooth canvas to work with and it has properties that will help your makeup last for hours on end. 

Product Review: Coastal Scents 42 Double Stack Matte Palette

First Impressions

I really enjoy the use of a good makeup palette; one that contains an array of color choices, but is not completely overwhelming.  Coastal Scents (CS) recently sent out an email advertising a sale price for this palette, which brings me to my next point.  A good makeup palette, of great quality and at an excellent price point is even more alluring.  You don't really get a feel for quality until you purchase it,  so getting a palette at an excellent price is worthwhile.  If the quality sucks, there are ways to make the product work for you, or if you don't mind the notion that buying beauty products before you can test them is a gamble and sometimes you will loose baby!! 

Winner Announcemnt: 100 YouTube Subscribers!

WORDS CANNOT EXPRESS....

How much I appreciate you all for participating in this contest giveaway!!!! I appreciate your subscriptions and I hope you all continue to watch my videos, read my blog and if you have any requests, please let me know. I would love to make this experience more interactive!!!

Lifestyle: Being Beautiful with a Physical Disability

Are you, or do you know someone who is a beautiful person both inside and out, but because they have some type of physical limitation they believe that they are NOT beautiful??? I know that person; she is me.

Hi. I'm Lisa and I have arthritis.  Not many people really think of arthritis as debilitating, but it can severely impact the everyday lifestyle, daily activities of many people - young and old.  For me, it began when I was in 7th or 8th grade; I kept complaining of knee pain, which was pretty common for a young athlete and dancer.  I cannot remember how old I was when I was actual diagnosed with the degenerative joint disease, maybe 15? For the past 20 years, I have been living with, managing pain and STILL FABULOUS!