I had such a great time creating this garden Bridal look with Jemma Kidd cosmetics. My inspiration was The Hampton’s, lush greenery, hydrangeas and fresh makeup.

Jemma Kidd Makeup School products used:

Colour March Concealer Duo in Fair

Mineral Skin Nourishing Tint SPF 20 in Cameo

Eye Wardrobe Plum Quartet

Tailored Colour Powder Blush Duo in Clear Pink/Rose

Bio-Mineral Perfecting Powder in Light

JK (this line is sold in Target Stores) Mascara in Stage Black

JK Show Stopper year round body glow

Jemma Kidd Makeup School lip gloss in Conch

EyeMimo individual false eyelashes in black

If smoking wasn’t bad enough for your health it’s actually an eyelash danger. I had a client come into the studio with not your average lash issue. Kelly was trying to light her cigarette and the flame burned off her left eye lashes. You can see from the before picture that her entire left eye has lashes that are blunt or look like you took scissors and cut them. This really affected my client Kelly since her job is high profile and people were noticing her mishap. Xtreme Lashes to the rescue, I measured her natural lash on her right eye so I could create the proper length for the damaged lashes on her left eye. The result was amazing you would never have known that she burned off her left eyelashes. Beauty tip girls, NO SMOKING!

Before Corrective Xtreme Lash Appliction

Burned lashes on left Eye

Completed Corrective Xtreme Lashes

Don’t forget girls this thursday at 7pm we will be hosting our monthly Fresh Beauty gets Sexy party at the studio. We will be featuring Lev from Cellar Wines who will be pouring delicious white wines from around the world, Feverish Ice Cream featuring their sexy wine ice creams, South Florida Spray Tan demo, Sexy Booty Parlor products and I can’t forget Sweet Sweet cupcake pops infused with wine from Candy’s Sweets and Treats. Can’t wait to see all of you in the studio on June 17th at 7pm.

I was honored when Jennifer Ortiz asked to interview me for her new adventure called InterviewHer www.interviewher.com Jennifer has created a site that is all about women who self started their own business ideas and trends. The site launched last night with incredible feedback and reviews already, I was so excited to read my feature on her website and it really struck me on how hard I have worked and the passion behind all my ideas. Reading my story from a different perspective gave me new insight.  Check out the article at www.interviewher.com and see other chic business women making an impact.

Summer is all about hot weather, hot dogs (veggie please) bonfires on the beach, skinny dipping and being carefree. One of my favorite directors is Bernardo Bertolucci he is amazing. Below you will see two movies that I love watching; Stealing Beauty with Liv Tyler and Swimming Pool with Charlotte Rampling they are both very different yet both take place in Europe, such a wonderful place to fall in love or have a sexy summer mystery. I love watching movies that have amazing back drops and getting lost in the lives of the characters that are complex and a little different. It’s not hard with these two movies they are sweet, sexy and a little off.

Enjoy…..

When you think of the Aboacos Islands you think tropical, calm seas and delicious exotic drinks. My client Elle came into the studio last night for a full set of Xtreme Lashes www.xtremelashes.com for her upcoming trip to the Abacos Islands. Elle wanted to have full lush lashes for her trip to the islands thatwill be full of diving, swimming and going out on the town and didn’t want to worry about mascara running down her face when she made the famous Bo Derek’s slow motion run out of the ocean. I used C-Curl thick on Elle starting with 8mm in the inner corners to give her a natural start to her Xtreme Lash line. I then used 9,10,11,12mm also in C-Curl thick with Xtreme Ultra glue tapering down at the ends with 10mm. The look was natural with “Pumped up volume and thickness” for Elle’s lash line. You don’t want to get carried away with the length when you are going to be outside in the water and doing a lot of activities. Elle is excited to show off her new look this coming week on her tropical vacation and that, Oh so very cute polka dot bikini.  

Before

After

Close up of right eye After

Now that summer is here I am receiving so many calls to book Xtreme Lashes for the summer, my new and existing clients love the fact they don’t have to deal with mascara all over their face this hot and sizzling summer. I couldn’t agree more. Why do all of that when you can get semi permanent lashes that last up to 3-4 weeks before you need a fill. I had a new client in today that is headed to the beautiful island of the Dominican Republic for a wedding, she wanted to have her eyes pop but at the same time be very low maintenance while traveling. Cindy picked Xtreme Lashes www.xtremelashes.com as her choice for semi permanent lashes. As you can see from the before and after pictures below, Cindy has very light and thin lashes, the key here is to apply the appropriate length and amount of glue. I used Black J-curl for the 7mm and the C-curl for 8mm and 9mm and the Ultra glue. Her natural lash is around a 6mm-7mm so I picked a length just 2 mm longer than her natural lash for the optimum wear ability. This lash application took just under 1 hour and 15 minutes. Cindy looks amazing with her Xtreme Lashes. Now Cindy’s eyes POP and she is excited that she can swim, spa and workout with her new lashes. We can’t wait to see pictures from her adventure.  BEFORE AFTER WITH XTREME LASHES

I am so excited about an audition that was sent to me the other day. I have wanted to create and host a beauty show for the longest time and it looks like I might just get that chance….I can hear LA calling my name. Oprah has launched a new cable network called OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) Oprah and reality TV super producer Mark Burnett (Survivor^TM & The Apprentice^TM) are joining forces in search of the next big TV star. You can check out my audition video by clicking on this link http://myown.oprah.com/audition/index.html?request=add_video&entity_id=208210185 and see what my ideas are for an amazing show that celebrates women of all cultures, races, and sizes and shows the world that you don’t have to change everything about yourself.

Thank you to all of my great supporters that have voted for me remember you can vote more than once! Voting ends on July 3rd, 2010. Keep it up!

Tired of picking up the latest Harpers Bazaar magazine just to find that the $800 pair of Jimmy Choo’s you just bought are no longer in for this season? It’s time that you created your signature look, your personal branding style.  A Signature Look stays the same and lasts FOREVER. My personal style has always been very classic, no bold prints or trendy trends. I know what looks good on my body and stick to it making my closest full of simple choices that can all be linked together. It’s better to have a handful of good quality, more expensive pieces than to have a bunch of “stuff” that you really don’t feel good about. I have picked a perfect example of what a Signature Look is all about below. Audrey Hepburn is the poster child for simple but elegant and at all times no matter if she was gardening or walking down 5th Avenue.

When you create your Signature Look, dressing becomes simple and fabulous!