IMATS 2011, 2011 BET Awards AND Other News (Picture Heavy)

Hey ALL!!!

I've missed you all a great deal. I'm back! For real this time.....:)

So....I went to IMATS in Pasadena on Sat, 6/25/11. I had a BALL & spent WAYYYYY to much money!
I met up with a Beautiful young lady named Nickie (pictured below) I met in a Facebook makeup chat & hung out with her for the day. I also met a few youtube "gurus" I watch & bloggers whose blogs I LOVE!! I took a few pictures.....

Hereeeeeee we go.....

MAC lipstick in Morange,  MAC Studio Finish Concealer,  Revlon Colorstay 400 foundation,  Maybelline Fit me Powder,  MAC Devil blush, Urban Decay 24/7 liner in zero. No eyeshadow. 

My look on my way there.

While I was there, I allowed someone from CoverFX to give me a 'makeover'! She felt I didn't need to be contoured & reapplied my makeup to tone me down. Hey, what did I have to lose? `\(^-^)/` She did a great job! 

Nickie & I.  I love love love her!! We'll be Sistas 4 life!

I bought Glamcor lights! I heart them!

The rest of my goodies I purchased!   23 pairs of lashes,  3 Cozzette brush & applicator holders, Beauty So Clean wipes, brush cleaner & cosmetic sanitizing mist, 3 NYX concealers, 3NYX Jumbo Pencils, 3 NYX loose glitters, 2 lips glosses, 1lipstick & blue liquid liner, 4 CoverFX items (turns out I only like 2), Parian Spirit Brush Cleaner (I love it),  Model in a Bottle (Loves it),  Lipgloss wands, 2 spatulas, brush belt, 35 brushes from Bdellium & Crownbrush AND the book Forever Flawless by Napoleon Perdis

Jackie O (youtube.com/lilpumpkinpie05) & I

Makeup by CrystalS & I

Julie G, Nickie & Xsparkage

Nickie & Josh (petrilude) as Misty Maven

Dezired Beauty & I

My girls Destiny Godely (youtube.com/destinygodely) & Monique (youtube.com/holmonique)

My Fav Youtuber Beat Face Honey (Tatiana Ward)

A photo I took during the Valente Frazier class. Very informative. Very nice gentleman!

SO, the NEXT day I was a Makeup & Hair artist for the BET Awards :)  

I met very lovely people & had absolute FUN!

My show pass

My makeup & hair area 

One of my favorite people ever....Tocarra Jones.  My sister Keesh does her makeup so I got to jump in a flick with her!

CoverFX concealer, Revlon ColorStay 400 foundation,  MAC MSF powder in Dark,  MAC Plum Foolery blush, Wet & wild lipstick, Palladio gloss in Mocha & brown Hard Candy liner smudged on my lids.

My look for the day 

Some of the celebs came with their own makeup artist. A lot didn't but were able to get their makeup done before the show.  Unfortunately, I couldn't take pictures while working so here's a list of the women I got to touch up.......... Jamie Foster-Brown, KiKi Palmer, Tierra Marie, Sylvia Rhone, Denala, Layla Ali, Anita Baker, Lorean Gibson, Meagan Good, MC Lyte, Kyla Pratt, Marsha Ambrosious AND I got a Big 'Ol kiss from Nia Long!  I enjoyed working with all of the ladies. It was a great experience & a blessing!!

I forgot what I used.  (I'll get back to you on that one)

I ALSO got to do the Mablean Ephriam H.U.F. Awards June 19th.  I really enjoyed myself & met lots of wonderful people!!  Here are some flicks from the event..........

My look for the day! 

My set up for the day

The face I beat! TV personality & host La'Sharee

Red carpet flicks & interviews......Judge Mablean Ephriam, Frank Ephriam &  Vanessa Bell Calloway

Judge Ephriam, Chris Schauble & Jenifer Lewis

La' Sharee interviewing KTLA 5 anchor Chris Schuable

More pictures and looks to come........next post!!!

~Kymmy~

Achieving a Smokey Eye Workshop

I held a smokey eye workshop for some of my clients at the end of March.  I went over the basic way to achieve the "classic" smokey eye & lightly went over eyebrow sculpting. We had a Really good time!
Here's some flicks from the class.........

 My little set up......

 

Going over brushes & usage.....

 Giving step by step instruction.....

                                           Teaching the benefits of concealer.....

                                             Me with my 2 other models......

 

Our end of class group photo!!!!!

Last but Never least, My Diva Photos.....

After taking these pictures, I officially decided to 86 the glasses & wear contacts from now on.  YAY!!!

I thought I was sexy huh???  Te hehehe......\(^o^)/

A Hair Post! Finally Kym.......

I received an email from a viewer stating that I never post pictures of my hair work.
So, Here are the few I had in my phone.........


















I promise to take more while I work (if I remember & the client doesn't mind) & post my "hair artistry" more often! :D

The Makeup Show L.A 2011\

Hey Beautiful People!!

I attended The Makeup Show L.A. on Sunday. This was my first time attending & I had a BALL! Unfortunatley, because it fell on a Sat/Sun instead of a Sun/Mon, I worked Sat & was only able to attend Sun. In my opinion, they were hosting better classes Sat so I missed out but I DID get a few deals!! Looky what I picked up......>>>>



Upon receiving my makeup show wrist band, I was given a free Kevyn Aucoin gloss in Jupitesse Metallic Blue. The packaging is SO Fly but I'll probably never use it. :-/


My first stop was the Kissable Coutoure booth. Isn't the packaging lovely? I purchased Tyler (a purple color) & Fantasies (a brilliant red).












I also got to meet the man behind Kissable Coutoure, Mr. AJ Crimson!














Then I walked over to the Crystal Wright booth & had my book signed. She's super duper nice & pretty funny!











She specifically asked me to post this photo & not the other 2 we took. I think I look pregnant in the face here. Ughhhh..
(I'm NOT preggers by the way)










Then.......I ran in to Elyessa from Purse Buzz & Koren of Enkore. They are absolutely the best!



I attended a class he gave. It was very informative.










And sat & listened to these ladies (whos names I canNot remember) speak about how to get into TV/Film makeup. Great advice was given.














These dear 'ol face charts were three 10packs for $20, so I picked these up to get my face chart practice. I'm terrible at face charts by the way!














I picked up 5 Danessa Myricks DVDs & her book.
I haven't had a chance to start reading the book but I did watch all 5 DVDs.
I like one of them. I could seriously live without the others.


















































Now on to all the other stuff I picked up...


4 packs of these wipes in different scents for $1.99













These brushes from Crown Brush & Bdellium.
I wish I would have picked up more brushes from Bdellium. They are the bomb!

All the brushes I purchased were between $2-$8.


























8 packs of much needed disposables. They were all $2.











Lip & brow pencils in Espresso, Candy, Toast, Deep Red & Pale pink from the Auraline booth. I think they were like $1.














Also from the Auraline booth, I picked up these shadows. They had MAC & Urban Decay dupes. I only picked up six. They were $2.50 each.
Warm Brown Shimmer, Taupe Opalescent, Chocolate Matte, Vibrant Purple Shimmer, Deep Plum Shimmer & 24k Frost.
The color pay off is amazing & they blend very well.





Last item I purchased there was this Graftobian High Definition Color Palette in Super Warm for $60. I can't wait to use it.






And drum roll please.........................................


The last stop I made before heading home was to AJ Crimsons class. It was very fun, funny & informative.




























All of the other things I got to see & experience were recorded & I don't feel like editing now. Maybe in the next few days.......
Can't wait for IMATS!!!! I'm uber excited!!!