Skin Care: In My Zuca

Skin care is the basis for every makeup application.  It is important to properly prep skin before applying any sort of cosmetics, particularly foundation.  If the skin is not hydrated prior to blending foundation throughout your face, the makeup can grab on to dry patches and loose skin resulting in a not-so-flawless finish.
Embryolisse 24 Hour [...]

Hand Care: Infectiguard Lotion Hand Sanitizer

If dry winter weather is not harsh enough on hands, try washing your hands multiple times per day and sanitizing in between clients!  My hands are the first thing my clients see.  If they are dry, chapped, or even cracked, it can be a turn-off for the people whose faces I apply makeup to!
Infectiguard™, www.infectiguard.com, [...]

4 Top Makeup Artist Backstage Product Finds of 2009

It’s been a fabulous year of beauty!  I’ve attended, and presented at, The Artist Summit Miami and Chicago, attended The Makeup Show NYC, worked and interviewed backstage at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York and shared product recommendations with national magazines such as Real Simple Magazine and Women’s Health Magazine.
Through these experiences, I’ve come across [...]

New Moon: Makeup Prep with Dermalogica Products

For my beauty fanatics out there who are also New Moon groupies, this one is for you!
Dermalogica is VERY excited to be a favorite brand from the New Moon cast. On the set of the latest filming, Twilight: New Moon Makeup Designer Norma Hill-Patton (at THEY Representation – www.THEYrep.com) routinely used the products to create [...]

Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign: Products for a Cause

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  To promote awareness, Makeup Artist Backstage has gone pink for the remainder of the month!
In September, I met with Evelyn Lauder, Senior Corporate Vice President of The Estee Lauder Companies and a co-creator of the Pink Ribbon– a symbol recognized worldwide for its association with Breast Cancer Awareness.  She [...]

Wrap Me in Kiehl's Imperial Body Balm

After a long two weeks in NYC for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, upon entering my home, I dropped my bags and immediately grabbed my Imperial Body Balm from Kiehl’s.  During my stay, I visited their flagship store, opened in 1851 and located on Third Avenue between 13th and 14th.  The location still had many of its [...]

3-in-1 MICRODERMASTICK by Reversital

Makeup artists and other professionals in the beauty industry are always looking for quick yet efficient skin care– especially when working with clients! It is key, with any makeup application, to properly prep skin so makeup will appear luminous longer.
During a tour of The Plaza Beauty at the Plaza Hotel in NYC, I met [...]

LOREAL Paris Revitalift Deep-Set Wrinkle Repair Eye

Is your eye cream too heavy for day time?  Personally, I enjoy a nice heavy cream at night.  The other day, a friend asked me for an eye cream recommendation.  My suggestion– Loreal Revitalift Deep-Set Wrinkle Repair Eye, one of the only eye creams out there that contains both a daytime and nighttime cream.  One [...]

Backstage Now: David Yurman Luxurious Body Cream

Introducing Luxurious Body Cream, a new product addition to the David Yurman Fragrance Collection. This ultra-soft hydrating formula sends soft feminine floral scents with accents of exotic woods combined with the warmth of amber! Rich in moisture and fragrance, this product is perfect for the dry winter months and a perfect addition to your everyday [...]