The Makeup Show NYC!

Hey everyone!  Whew!  What a weekend!  I attended "The Makeup Show NYC!"  Omg what an experience!  First let me say that it was well put together, very organized and all in all very educational.

This was my very first time attending the show and I must say I was inspired so much!  There is lots to see, plenty of vendors and loads and loads of education!  Just the weekend alone left me with enough inspiration and pics to blog FOREVER!!  Lol but seriously I will say this....the bloggers were there in full force and giving blow by blow updates via twitter!  How wonderful!!  I was in such awe that I would tweet a little about what I was seeing but now know that as a blogger, Mua and a Social Networker how important it was!

Mua's and future Mua's I can not express how important it is to attend not only The Makeup Show but any Makeup Show such as IMATS!  I will say this....it is ever so important to invest not only in yourself but your business and your brand!  Yes it can be expensive but there was loads of free seminars and forums.  Products were discounted....not alot but enough to get the experience!   I bought pretty much what I needed which was mainly for my kit plus just a few extras.

Here is a pic of what I bought on day 1 of the show: 

Just to name a few of the items I bought and the purpose of them for my kit:

(2) Z palettes: It can hold more eyeshadows and blushes or anything magnetic opposed to MAC's 15 or 6 pan palettes.

Liptars: Liptars are very pigmented.  I tried to get colors that could be mixed and matched and also liptars can replace lipsticks when on a shoot depending on the look your going for or how you choose to mix them.

Parian Spirit: I had heard so much great things about this brush cleaner!! I had to get it plus there was a deal!!  $25 for a large bottle(I dont have the oz in front of me right now), small bottle(refill and kit size) and 4 wipes!  Couldnt beat it with a stick!

Crown Brushes:  Why not?!  Lol the brushes ran in price from $2-$9!  Well atleast the ones I bought! You can never have too many brushes!

Beauty Blenders: OMG!  What a steal!  $60 for 6 beauty blenders along with the cleanser!  Basically $10 a sponge with a free cleanser!  Beauty blenders run anywhere from $15-$25 a piece!  Depending on where you purchase.  

Inglot e/s:  Ok this wasn't a neccesity but I had ordered some offline and hadnt had a chance to test them before I bought them and loved them and wanted to add some matte shades to my collection. Bargain: 5 for $23 and 2 for $12!

Coverfx cream foundations: It was the top on my list to get!!  OMG the deal: $125 for 12 foundations, loose setting powder, primer, brush and blotting powder.  They said this was a $300 purchase....Ummm No it was atleast worth $500!  Can you say steal!!!

Stackable small containers: Must haves for your your kit for creams, lipsticks, pigments or foundations! Your choice!  Lol

I truly enjoyed myself  this weekend and I have sooooo much more coming for you guys!  I will be posting different video's , forum pics and vids and sooo much from this weekend.   I have enough info for months.  Hmmm may be a start to something new!!  XOXO 

Get Next!! What's Next! Workshop!

Hi everyobody!  I know I know....I've been MIA for a while and I was doing so good.  Lol.  But for a good reason as always.  I've been working and been busy which is always a good thing. 

But today I found it so neccesary to take some time out of my busy schedule to share with you all my experience today that I had at a workshop that I took with The Powder Group featuring Michael Devellis and it was held at Studio 400 in Lorton Va.

OMG!!  Can I say that this man is a Genius!!  It's so funny because I could relate to him everytime he said that he was ADHD and he took risk for some things!  Because this is me to a Tee!  Yep with a capital T!  Lol 

But he basically talked about branding yourself, social media and taking your career to the next level.  There were two classes and I stayed for both.  So worth every dime I spent on both.  He definitely opened my eyes to some things that I've been doing wrong as far as marketing my career and business.  So many things were said  that made a great impact on me and my business.  I couldn't wait to get home to start implementing them. 

Also Kathy and Luis Aragon were there hosting because it was their studio that the class was being held at.  Can I say two awesome people as well.  Very humble and genuine couple! 

I also got to meet some of my friends that I tweet and Facebook with .  The awesome Lisa Carter-McPhee, Audrey T. Moore, Vernita Dawkins and I got to meet the lovely photographer JoJo and another mua who I had been following on twitter and fb the very kind Aisha Massac!  To me these ladies are stars in my book!  Ofcourse I have other mua friends who I consider stars my list goes on but some of these ladies I had never met in person. So it was truly a pleasure!

If you haven't already taken this class please do so!!  I will be attending The Makeup Show this May and I absolutely can't wait!

In closing I just want to say that this year I decided to spend my money(what little I have) on education and classes.  I feel in any business it is of great importance.  As a licensed cosmetologist for 20yrs I've never stopped educating myself on my craft.  I've always attended trade shows, took classes and studied my craft.  Why not do the same with my makeup business.  My revenue has no choice but to increase from each class that I take , seminar or tradeshow that I attend!

After this class I now know how to achieve "What's Next"!