My inspiration for this makeup look was a Japanese fashion magazine I picked up while in Japan… I loved the styles of makeup in the magazine… lots of bright pink cheeks, pink lips and defined liner around the eyes with lots of lashes on the top lashline and the bottom lashline… White eyeliner to rim [...]
This is a video blog review on a super intense green nail polish called “green scene” made by CND. I purchased it at Secret Beauty Supply Store in Burnaby for $6… You have to make sure to use a base coat first with this potent polish so it doesn’t stain your nails green! I [...]
I have been getting asked a lot how I did my hair this way… So watch and you will see!! These “summer beach waves” were created with a 1 inch ceramic curler from Babyliss Pro, which I got from a beauty supply store in Vancouver. It took me under 10 minutes and I didn’t need [...]
Using all MAC makeup products, I created this light and fun look. SPF 20 gradual tan for medium to dark skintones from Jergens, then SPF tinted moisturizer in beige to prep my skin. Then I concealed my redness and dark circles before powdering under my eyes and on my T-zone… just in case it gets [...]
This is the Mika Does Makeup “Creative Makeup Look” collage – a collaboration with my favorite photographers, models, DJ’s, etc… Some of these looks were inspired from magazines, animals, everyday life or ideas I just had in my head that I wanted to express as an art.
Bright and funky nail polish colours are hot right now, especially hot pink. I usually opt for the OPI nail polish, but this time I went for a drug store brand, NYX. I bought it from Save On Foods, on a late night grocery shop and it was only $6.00. This stuff seriously stays on, [...]
How do you quickly cover up a pimple or a zit? Well, first you need a concealer brush, a good concealer (MAC studio finish concealer), a beauty blending sponge and some translucent loose powder. First I grabbed some concealer onto my concealer brush and dabbed it onto my blemish. Then I blended around the zit, [...]
Come take a sneak peak of the IMATS (International Makeup Artist Trade Show) in Vancouver. I took a couple short clips and put them into one video of the shopping, artists and displays at the show which took place all at the Marriot Pinnacle Hotel. Some of the big names there were Makeup Forever, VCC [...]
For the past couple months, I have been looking everywhere for a lipstick organizer for all of my various lipsticks. I finally found some online at http://www.organizer.com, and chose the 24 compartment clear lipstick organizer. It cost me $10.99 USD and it shipped to me in less than a week. If you hate clutter and [...]
This makeup look came to me when I saw Lady Gaga at the 2010 Grammy awards show on TV and thought, “wow, this makeup look isn’t THAT crazy… I think I can do this…” So I decided to try it out. I tweaked it a little bit, but you get the idea. I used a [...]
In this video I show you a quick little sneak peak of myself doing eyelash extensions on a client in my downtown Vancouver Beauty Den. I prepared my clients eyelashes by applying an eyelash prep formula with a q-tip on her eyelashes, then taped down her bottom lashes with a skin safe surgical tape. I [...]
This before and after makeup video was made specifically for my blog as I am doing a series of before and after makeup looks on 5 different girls. For myself, I used a tinted moisturizer from Sonia Kashuk in beige, a bronzer from MAC and highlighter. I applied Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer potion with shimmer [...]
If you have unwanted upper lip hair and want it removed, waxing is a great option. You will need a wax (I used Epilys White Queen Lukewarm wax…), a Popsicle stick, wax strips, baby powder, baby oil, Aloe Vera gel… Warm up your wax so it is lukewarm (not hot!) so you can apply it [...]
I used MAC pigments for the full effect.
Just wishing everyone a happy love day… and if you’re not in love, then disregard this message and just screw this stupid day!! Please bear with me while my website is being fixed… The server is down and it’s going through some major changes. The new site should be up soon hopefully, so please stay [...]
I just created these unique and funky Pink, Sweet, Candy Sugar lips for Valentine’s Day! You can try it out just for fun, to have a good laugh or to surprise your boyfriend! Be sure to lick them off because they taste so sweet!! To get these Sprinkled Sweet Candy Sugar Lip all you need [...]
This is the makeup I did on the latest photoshoot that I was lucky to be a part of… The shoot was based on Rihanna’s makeup from her Hard Music Video where she is dressed like an army girl with some smoky eyes and hot red lips with a little bit of dirt on her [...]
For a simple, smoky and sexy eye makeup look on New Years Eve (or any night)… I used Black Tied from MAC and added the colour to the crease, then added a antique gold pigment to the inner corners… I used a crazy pink Girl About Town lipstick to make this New Years Makeup stand [...]
This is the makeup I did on the latest photoshoot that I was lucky to be a part of… The shoot was based on Rihanna’s makeup from her Hard Music Video where she is dressed like an army girl with some smoky eyes and hot red lips with a little bit of dirt on her [...]
Beauty So Clean Cosmetic Sanitizer Mist is so fantastic if you need to disinfect your pressed powders, eyeshadows, blushes and bronzers between clients so you don’t transfer any harmful bacteria. I love this product, the little mist bottle fits right in my purse!
This shows you a quick demo of how to sanitize your makeup brushes by using a BEN NYE Brush Cleaner and a Paper Towel. This method is great for when you are too busy to fully cleanse your brushes in between clients and still disinfects them.
Prep your eyelid with a cream eyeshadow and a white eyeliner. Blend them in with your fingers. Now you are ready to start drawing zebra stripes with a blacktrax fluidline and a pointed liner brush.
How to achieve a subtle purple eyeshadow look… This is my simple Tutorial on a quick Purple Rain Eyeshadow. Prepped eyelids with Bare Study Paint Pot Eyeshadow. Added Parfait Amour eyeshadow to crease and outer corners. Dotted middle of lash line with another purple, Creme de Violet from MAC, and added a lighter pink for [...]
Using Eminence Vanilla Sun Cream with SPF 32, I moisturized my face then gave a quick all over spritz with a Fix+Spray from MAC. I mixed up 2 Mineralize Foundations to make up my skin colour and applied it to my face with a foundation brush. Went under my dark cirlces and red areas around [...]