MAKEUP FOREVER PRO SOCIAL

Hey Blossoms,

As you all know I attended the Makeup Forever Pro Social yesterday. It was also a celebration of the launch of Pro Artistry Week. Which is a week jam packed with education, socials, and artistry surrounding The Makeup Show NY!

As usual the event was bustling with people. Everyone excited to swatch, touch, play in, discuss and snap photos of old favorites and new launches. Makeup Forever has amazing products from foundations, to pigments, to cream bases to glitter to lashes.

A new arrival and the buzz of the beauty world are their AQUA LINERS. A few of my beauty blogging friends swatched all the colors and when I say they didn't budge once they dried, I truly mean they didn't budge! We even made it to the next event (which was with Sam Fine so stay tuned for that blog!) where another beauty blogger tried rubbing the swatches off feverishly, to no avail! Those liners definitely slam dunked themselves on to my "Purchasing" list for the Makeup Show NY.

And here is a photo of those beauties:

I was infatuated with the glitters and how they reflected! I tried the gold on my lid and in my haste spilled it onto my face :( Allergies that caused me to have watery eyes and led to creasing on top of this mishap caused me to have to remove all my eye makeup :( Thank goodness I always walk around with a retractable kabuki brush. Unfortunately these glitters are like the liner they DONT budge so I had a little more shimmer to my face than what I would have liked! BUT the glitters are still  soo pretty(even if they have "fallout")! Here's a few up close shots. The first glitter is my favorite!

Nothing in the makeup world surprises me. Makeup is so versatile that any creation can be made. So when this guy walked in fully made up off a busy Manhattan street I just asked if I could snap a photo. He actually was headed to a burlesque show I believe. Check out the awesome contouring!!

A universal MUFE favorite are their HD foundations. I am planning on picking up a few. Here's a photo of the range of colors....extensive!

It was a cool, laid back event. Of course much laughter , conversations and makeup galore! I also met a fellow beauty blogger there. It's so awesome when you meet other bloggers. You swap stories, tricks, ideas and more. I didn't stay for the entire event because I had to rush across town with my fellow freelance makeup artist and beauty bloggers for another event! All in all it was a hit as any MUFE event. However I will say a bigger venue perhaps next time. We all were shoulder to shoulder and the guess list was full so moving around was too a minimum I was trying to make sure I got a go at all the products and I had to say so many "excuse me". "pardon  me" "oops I'm sorry" (I'm clumsy lol).


Thanks MUFE. I'll be sure to take some PRO classes that are being offered and will blog about them. So stay tuned!


What are your favorite MUFE products? Why?

BE SURE TO COMMENT BELOW BLOSSOMS. Your comments let me know what you guys like/dislike so be sure to speak up!!

Until Next Time,

Later Blossoms

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SAM FINE IS COMING TO TOWN--- HARLEM, NY!

Hey Blossoms,

If you don't already know Celebrity Makeup Artist, Sam Fine is one of my favorite makeup artists. I've done a blog post on him before and even showcased some of his work. I also have a Youtube video where I showcase a makeup look I did that was inspired by the makeup techniques he teaches. That video can be viewed HERE! Mr.Fine does amazing work. Skilled and personally selected to make up the faces of icons such as Patti LaBelle, Naomi Campbell, Vanessa Williams and Iman to name a few, he is the MAN! So of course when I received an email stating he was coming to town...not just ANY town but MY home town...HARLEM, NY I smiled! (and attempted the moon walk but it didn't turn out that well thats why its in parenthesis..lol)

I was born and raised in Harlem, running up and down the streets surrounding landmarks like the Apollo, Riverbank State Park, Sugar Hill and even the place where the FIRST attempt to assassinate Martin Luther King Jr. was made (YES there was a first attempt made!). in Blumstein's Department Store which is now a women's clothing store known as High Energy on 125th street. The year was 1958 and Dr. King who was 29 years old was attacked by a deranged woman and was rushed to Harlem Hospital where he had emergency surgery by a trauma team lead by Harlem's first black chief surgeon, Dr. Aubre Maynard, to remove the steel letter opener she stabbed him with. Ten years later in 1968 the 2nd attempt to assassinate him was made and sadly carried out in Memphis, Tennessee.

I was born in Harlem Hospital and later worked my first 2 years in EMS in that same area. Truly carrying out the saying "giving back to my community". So anytime there is an event or when I feel nostalgic I'll return to the place I love so much. Well here is an EXCELLENT opportunity to not only be around one of the greatest in the makeup artistry field but to visit my community, which is still very much a part of me. When people mistake me for being from the area I currently reside in I confidently but kindly correct them and say "No, I'm from Harlem!"

So SAVE THE DATE and if any of you are in the area be sure to drop by! Here are the details below:

SAM FINE APPEARANCE

Harlem Vintage Presents

Beautiful Reds a tasting of Red wines

And Special Appearance

Celebrity Makeup Artist, Sam Fine

Date: May 12th, 2011

Time: 7pm-9pm

Place: 2235 Frederick Douglass Blvd. (also known as 8th avenue for true Harlemites) between 120th and 121st streets Harlem, NY 10027

Ph: 212 866 9463

FREE ADMISSION

Purchase Fine's instructional makeup DVD for the special price of $20.00*

Receive a FREE Covergirl Queen Collection Lip Color with the purchase of the DVD

*price does notinclude tax

Sam Fine, makeup, wine, laughter, networking , Harlem and an overall good FREE time what more could you ask for?! I'm hoping I can clear my schedule and attend this event after all I did tell Mr. Fine what FOTD (face of the day) stood for!!!! I hope he remembers me!!  :)

Will you be attending?

Until Next Time,

Later Blossoms

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