My revamped Marilyn Monroe Look w/ tutorial

I've done it again! My Bombshell look with some added cocoa. Enjoy!

Purple Sparkle & Happy Green

Hey Y'all!  A HUGE Welcome to my new followers. Thank you all for your interest.

So, I decided to take another stab at YouTube since I have a lil more time on my hands to play in my passion.
I'll post pictures & video here!!!!  Enjoy...

Here's the how to.........

Green 'N Pink........

Here's the how to.......

Also, be sure to enter into my contest giveaway in the post below!  It's pretty easy to enter & you have a chance of winning a $25 gift card for Apothica.com!!  They have TONS of beauty goodies.

Its Giveaway Time!!!!

There's a really awesome site where u can find all things beauty! 

Makeup, Candles, Skin Care, you name it, they have it. You can even purchase a few things for the lucky Men in your life.

It's called Apothica.com & I'm giving away a $25 gift card!!!!  YAY!!!! I'm excited!

Since I know you're all dying to get the gift card, go Apothica.com  browse around to see what you can get with your cool gift card.

Here are the rules:

Visit the website, Apothica.com AND complete ONE of the following:

1.Write on Apothica’s Facebook wall about what you think of Apothica.

2.Tweet about Apothica on your own Twitter Account & retweet Apothica’s tweet about this giveaway.

                  

                                                     OR

3.     Write something on your blog about what you think of Apothica.com

After that's done, comment on THIS post & tell me what option you decided to take. A number will be randomly chosen & the Winner will receive the $25 gift card!! You have until July 28th, 2011. Enter as much as you'd like. 

I wholeheartedly appreciate you all reading my blog.  Good Luck!

~Kymmy~

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