Let it Glow, Let it Glow, Let it GLOW!

My most recent Make Up For Ever haul from its NYC Boutique

"I love makeup!  It's great when you ID new or innovative products on your blog.

Kelly"  (a Fall 2011 bridal client)

Thank you Kelly, for giving me the kickstart I needed to discuss some great products that I've been trying for a couple of months now!

Today's feature is on a Make Up For Ever product called Uplight.  This is a tremendous product that I've been using on clients in these drier autumn months to help create the illusion of luminosity (in the absence of the Charleston humidity that gives us that all-too-natural glow:)

I LOVE this and many other MUFE products.  It's a face luminizer gel that can be worn under foundation (I apply prior to airbrushing), over foundation (as on my own face over MUFE's High Def liquid foundation), or all alone (with a hint of concealer to even out any dark areas).

Although there are a dozen or more shades, I'm currently working with 3 shades in my kit:

#11 is a dewy, pink beige (great for pinky or red-undertone skin)

#12 is a dewy, golden beige (lovely on skin with golden undertones)

and #22, a pearly, pink flesh. . . pretty on most every skin tone.

Apply with fingers or a flat foundation or concealer brush: tap over the highest point of your cheekbones; circle around the outside of the orbital bone (near outer edges of eyes).  I also like to dab a bit at the height of my eyebrow, closest to the arch.

This product can be found at Sephora, Ulta, and Make Up For Ever boutiques.

Happy Glowing!

Karma. Katie. Southern Weddings Magazine.

http://iloveswmag.com/southern-bride-of-the-month-katie/

I have a love affair with Southern Weddings Magazine.  As its website says, "ILoveSWMag."  My love of this magazine began last year when I was a participant in a photo shoot for its Volume 3 cover finalist (see previous post).  This magazine manages to capture the essence of weddings in the South.  From the most spectacular venues to, Mason jars filled with Fire Fly concoctions (and lightning bugs, too;) to the finest regional cuisine and all things Southern in between.  You simply need to put your hands on it to understand how it oozes Southern magnificence.  But if you can't get your hands on a copy, check out their website.

Now, meet Katie.  My May 1st bride.  Also a Southern Protocol bride.  I don't usually write about clients before their wedding day, but this is a first.  Katie is the first featured Bride of the Month for SW magazine.  Please be sure to read her story on the SW blog, as well as her own personal blog at Koala Chique.  

Congrats, Katie and Southern Weddings Mag (for your excellent choice of inaugural BOM).

PLM/Makeup Artist Charleston's 2010 Brides. . . a Video Thank You