Which color will you be picking up at The Makeup Show? Get you some because after Monday the 6th you’ll have to wait till May 23rd for the official launch.

Has your fancy been tickled? I know it has but there is more from your favorite colorful and cruelty-free brand OCC is also adding to the Sci-Fi Lullabies collection and officially launching them at The Makeup Show in NYC as well. These amazingly futuristic, metallic, and opalescent Lip Tars and concentrates are beautiful on their own or paired with your favorite products.

The Sci-Fi Satellite Collection infuses the Crème Colour category with a diversity of vibrant shades and two new textures – metallic and opalescent. The universe of colour created by Sci-Fi Lullabies continues to expand with the Sci-Fi Satellite Collection. –Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics 

Easy to read and understand home screen/dashboard which makes planning for your entire weekend a snap. 

Don’t get lost or lose your friends again and find your favorite social media mavens and bloggers easy when they tweet their location. Also find your favorite brands in a jiffy. 

Floor Plan of TMS App

Workshops, Keynotes, and Seminars don’t miss out on the most important messages with this app that will keep you in the know. *Special note* Arrive 15 minutes before the start time to guarantee seating. 

Create your own show schedule, check out exhibitors, events, show buzz and get the latest updates from the show all from your phone.

To access the app, download the “Showcased International” app from the iPhone or Google Play store and contact info@showcasedinternational.com for a personalized login name and password. Personalize your app by starring your must-see keynotes, seminars and brands, and be sure to activate your alerts so you can stay up to date.

Can’t wait to see you there

1. If you’re an existing makeup artist go through your personal and professional kit and toss any items that are no longer good for use, and giveaway or sell anything you are no longer using. This will allow you to take inventory of your current stock lipstick colors, shadows, disposables, and etc… 

Get organize and Prioritize

2. Make a list of everything that you need to have a completely stocked kit. Do research based on the type of makeup you are doing make sure to have your essentials. Check out James Vincent who has a great article on Beautylish  explaining what you need and how to make those decisions wisely.

3. Now do your research! Yes all makeup is not created equally, organically or cruelty free. Decide what kind of makeup you’d like to have in your kit, ensure you have makeup for your clients who may have skin allergies as well as skin ailements that may flare up with application of certain chemicals (Very Important)  Check out the EWG Cosmetics Database to start.

4. Once you’ve done your research set your budget that is based on your financials. A standard kit that can cover all your needs can start anywhere from 300-1500 depending on a number of factors ( airbrush machine, buying all the eyeshadows under the sun, and purchasing supplements such as a vanity, Zuca bag or lights)

5. Go through the list you’ve made and write down specifically the BRAND(s) you will be purchasing from. This is important as there will be more than six dozen who all have amazing products. Know what brands and products you want or else you’ll have five red lipsticks from ten different companies. ( I should know!) Here are the list of the brands who will be there. 

AJ Crimson Cosmetics. Alcone Co. American Laser Skincare. Armour Beauty Auraline. Bad Ass Stencils. Bdellium Tools. Bite Beauty. Blinc Inc. Cailyn Cosmetics. Cattiva. Chic Studios. Cinema Secrets. Cosmix School of Makeup Artistry. Crown Brush. Crystal Wright Live. Dante Disposable Products. Dermalogica. Dinair. Elementwo. Elessa Jade. Ellis Faas. Embryolisse USA. Eve Pearl Beauty. Eye Kandy Cosmetics. Face Atelier. Frends Beauty Supply. G Body Art Pro. Glamcor. Graftobian Make-up Company. Grande Lash/Grande Hair. Hakuhodo USA. I Make You Beautiful. Inglot. Jaime Lashes. Kett Cosmetics. Kevyn Aucoin. Khuraira Cosmetics. Lady Moss. Lashes in a Box. Layla Cosmetics. LIT Cosmetics. London Brush Company.MAC Cosmetics. Magnolia Makeup. Make Color. Make Up For Ever. Make Up For Ever Academy. Mario Badescu Skincare. Mehron Inc. Michael Marcus Cosmetics. Model in a Bottle. Naked Cosmetics. Nars. Nigels Beauty Emporium. Nurturing Force. Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics. Ofra Cosmetics. On Makeup Magazine. Pari Beauty. Parian Spirit. Pinnacle Cosmetics. RCMA. Roxanne Rizzo. Senna Cosmetics. Smashbox. Stila. T3 Micro. Temptu Pro. The Powder Group. The Knot. Tizo by Fallene. Tweezerman. Veil Cosmetics. Velour Lashes. Yaby Cosmetics. Younblood Mineral Cosmetics. Z Palette. Zuca.

6. If you’re enjoying panels, presentations and keynotes getting your education on, your time to spend money will be shortened. Also it will help you to make even better decisions, bring your tablet or notebook and take notes.  Here is the list

SUNDAY, May 5th TH       

Seminar A – 1st Floor
10:00- 10:45    Learn How to Control the Shine but Keep The Glow- Bp Carmouché for Inglot Cosmetics
11:15- 12:00    Designing Brows from Realway to Runway- Eugenia Weston for Senna Cosmetics
12:30- 1:15      The Art of Contour-Jenny Rostami for Make Up For Ever
1:45- 2:30        Airbrushing the Beauty and the Beast for Beautiful Creatures – Fionagh Cush for Temptu Pro
3:00- 3:45        NARS: Modern, Audacious, Iconic – Cindy Rodriguez for Nars Cosmetics
4:15- 5:00        Creating the Flawless 15 Minute Face, does your kit have what it takes? Brandalyn Fulton for Face Atelier
5:00-5:45         Sexy Summer and The Youngblood Difference- Liliana Pennington for Youngblood Mineral

Seminar Space B – 1st Floor           

9:45- 10:30      Makeup Not War- David Stella for Ellis Faas
11:00- 11:45    A/W 2013 Back Stage Trends - Courtney Tichman and Valerie P. Hernandez for OCC Makeup
12:15- 1:00      Era Reinterpreted – Keri Blair for MAC Cosmetics
1:30- 2:15        HD Makeup for the Modern Bride- Dani Fonseca for Mehron
2:45- 3:30        Forming Long Lasting Skin Preparations-Ofra Gaito for Ofra Cosmetics
4:00- 4:45        Brushes 101-Orlando Santiago for Crown Brush

Seminar C- 2nd Floor          

9:30- 10:15      Kit Focus – James Vincent, Orlando Santiago and Jon Hennessey for The Makeup Show
10:30- 11:15    Blending Italian Style-Stefania Ghidoni for Layla Cosmetics
12:00- 1:30      Red Carpet Revolution- Beau Nelson
2:00- 300         Building a Brand-Eve Pearl
3:15- 4:00        High Definition Bridal Flawless Finish- Buntricia Bastian for Pinnacle Cosmetics

MONDAY, MAY 6TH        

Seminar A – 1st Floor          

9:45- 10:30      Tracking Trends- Fall 2013 – Kevin James Bennett for Naked Cosmetics
11:00- 11:45    Brow Blocking For Couture Creations – Sheila McKenna for Kett Cosmetics
12:15- 1:00      Studio Trend: Color Saturation-Lori Taylor for Smashbox
1:30- 2:15        Double Duty Beauty – Cory Bishop for Stila Cosmetics
2:45- 3:30        Runway & Red Carpet Trends -Dan Sharp for T3 Micro
4:00- 4:45       Alcone at Home- Alcone Company

Seminar B – 1st Floor          

9:30-10:15       Local 798- How to Get Into the Union? – Valerie Galdstone
10:45-11:30     Bridal Makeup, start with airbrush, finish with classic techniques – Renolyn Monteloyola for Graftobian Make-Up
12:00-12:45     Makeup Application for All Types of Skin Discolorations-Maurice Stein for Cinema Secrets
1:15-2:00         Celebrity Makeup Tricks of the Trade – Sher Salzman for Cosmix School of Makeup Artistry
2:30- 3:15        Vintage Beauty -Nikoletta Skarlatos for Julie Hewett Los Angeles at Nigel’s Beauty Emporium
3:45- 4:30        Makeup for Entrepreneurs – Erik Kaser for GlamCor

Seminar C – 2nd Floor        

9:15-10:00    Bridal Bootcamp- Esterique Aidan for The Makeup Show
10:15-11:00  Advancing Your Makeup Career with Airbrushing – Nicky Posley for Temptu Pro
11:30-12:15   Creating Beauty: Color Impact -Jenn Karsten for Make Up For Ever
1:00-2:00      The Next Big Thing with Crystal Wright and Michael DeVellis
2:45-3:30       Student? Graduate? What’s next? – Danessa Myricks for The Makeup Show

7.  One last thing… Take out cash it’s always better. 

Whose going to The Makeup Show LAST DAY FOR ADVANCE TICKETS

WILL YOU BE STANDING ON THE LINES FOR THIS COLLABORATION?

Check out more in the images and video below.

Playtex Balconet Bra

Pros

• Amazing full cups enough that your breasts wouldn’t runneth over,
• Enough lining so that your headlights stay covered, and
• Thick enough straps that you’d feel supported at all times.

Then I put it on and  reality hit me in a not so good way, it just didn’t fit right. Here is what happen.

Cons

• The bra didn’t lay flat in the middle about 1/2 an inch off
• It kept riding up the entire time. It was so bad that other people noticed how uncomfortable I was and said that bra isn’t for you.

Merli says: Unfortunately while the bra seems well made and has promise maybe to hold someone else’s girls in place in a sexy and supportive way, the bra failed to keep my girls and me happy. I say leave it alone.

Grade: C+

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                                                  It’s all about bright colors and mixing patterns for men this season! 

                                                  A very happy man walks out of Macys with shoes and shirts SCORE! 

          Shoes and accessories the other man’s best friend

Comfort and style do go hand and hand

Check out the latest trends in Details Magazine while shopping 

Refreshing beverages anyone?

Modern Minimalist I love the two brights married together just enough for the amazing man in your life

Behind every woman is a stylish man

In love with this amazing cream blazer by Calvin Klein

Calvin Klein is on with the ties love all the patterns 

Give me the bright the shiny and the aviators

I am a member of the Everywhere Society. Everywhere Provided me with compensation for attending the Macy’s Men’s Style event however all thoughts and opinions herein are my own. 

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Here is a simple blurb about Previse that really grabbed my attention about the amazing lifestyle line:

 More than just an anti-aging line, Previse takes a proactive approach to skin health and a conscious effort toward skin fitness. “By taking an active roll in the health and fitness of our bodies largest organ, we are preventing the unwanted signs of aging and reducing the risk of skin problems including skin cancer,” says Sean Patrick Harrington Founder and CEO

Aviva Drescher member of “The Real Housewives of New York City and Founder and CEO Sean Patrick Harrington

So here the skinny on why I love Previse!

Review:

• Customizable skin care that is based on my needs no matter what time of year.
• My skin wasn’t irritated by any of the products whatsoever
• Purify Step 1.0: Remove Impurities leaves my skin feeling brand new not dry or flaky just perfect
• Nutrify Skin Type 6 Liposomal Tonic is AMAZING! After cleansing my face and using the tonic I was left tighter pores, and mattifyed skin which was a perfect canvas for my makeup application.
• Defend Skin Type 6 Epidermis Plus was the cream on top moisturizer that moisturized but didn’t make me feel greasy and further nurtured my skin.
• Now the pièce de résistance the SunSheer Sunscreen which at first application I wasn’t in love with because of the white film that it left immediately but after a minute it absorbed into my skin and then I felt it… tingling the good kind that make me look at the bottle and say “Whoa this is cool!” It took me back to my first spa facial that I had and that feeling I instantly thought how awesome I could have a spa facial everyday of the year.

SunSheer Sunscreen

Overall: I am so very pleased with the results that I am receiving with Previse three step regime and the SunSheer Sunscreen my skin has never felt so good and has been breakout-free the entire time of my use. I’ve noticed tighter pores and even fresh blemish marks getting lighter with time. Only thing I’d change if possible is that the SunSheer didn’t go on so white but its not at all a deal breaker. With a great price point, great community on their website and customer service that trumps most companies, you’ll never be left in the dark.

Merli says: Go get it!

Grade: A+

Would you like to try the line out? Let me know the more comments the better the likely hood of fantabulous giveaway to my readers.