1. Schlepping your makeup essentials from place to place means that not only do you HAVE to HAVE what matters, but you need to keep it safe! I was thanking Stephanie Johnson every day in my head for her well-constructed and totally fabulous makeup bags. Every bag is lined with heavy-duty plastic which means that even if something explodes, the rest of your packed items stay clean! She also includes smaller pouches in her larger makeup bags that totally help keep smaller items sorted and protected. Blush just received a large order of hot new bags from Stephanie for the fall - and I have and took with me the train case in Bora Bora - which I have pictured, but am currently obsessing over the deep-purple patent-leather snakeskin print that we have in stock...get it before I do!!
2. With late nights, early mornings and never enough sleep - your eyes can pay the price. I took down my tired-looking eyes with this one-two punch: BKamins Therapeutic eye cream at night before bed - for darkness under the eye and fine lines, and Laura Mercier's Eyedration in the morning first thing after putting in my contacts - for puffiness - seriously, this cream smoothed me out before I went to breakfast at 6:30!
3. Every woman is concerned at some level about looking good and maintaining those good looks - and models are obviously intensely affected by these concerns. They all ask for tips and techniques, insider info on the best products and where to get them - and while most of us would give our right arm to get paid for looking good - we would take that arm back knowing the pressure they're under! Case in point: I was working with a gorgeous woman who has had 4 (yes, 4!!) kids and was lamenting having gone up to a size 8. Normally we would smack our best friend upside the head for being concerned about looking so great - but this woman's livelihood is at stake, and acknowledging her legitimate concerns and assuaging them is also part of a good makeup artist's job. I realized through talking with her that the main thing she was missing wasn't a beautiful face, or a way to take care of it, but showing herself the same love she shows her family, her friends, and her co-workers. She agreed that she would never say the things she was saying about herself to her sister or her best friend. We agreed that an essential part of every beauty routine is appreciating all the things that make us beautiful: our strength, our kindness, our generosity, our sense of humour! So take the time to look in the mirror and smile at how beautiful you are, Blushies!
xoxo,
Laurel
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