Make Up Mania Newsletters

Volume 1, Number 3 - November 9, 1998

Hey Crew,

This week I took some time and actually went shopping on Make Up Mania. (What a concept) Usually my day is spent getting orders together, getting them out on time, bringing inventory in, developing the page; that by the time I even get onto the computer the day is over. Then I do e-mails!
I guess I needed a reason to shop. Luckily, I was invited to my friend Ron's birthday party, so I sat down at my computer here and browsed around our on-line store. I was so pleased; it was easy - and fun - I would have liked to spend more time shopping. I ended up getting him the Serenity Aroma Natural Candle, the Stress Therapy Bath Packets and put them together with a Bottle of Mumm's Napa Valley Demi-Sec (from the case I bought when I was in Napa a few weeks ago.) Ron is a celebrity photographer and very very busy - so, voila' perfect gift. Gee maybe I deserve a gift from me too….

** Make Up News **
The new issue of Make-Up Artist Magazine is out! They have outdone themselves for their October/November issue! As Michael Key, Editor-in -chief points out there are more people thinking about make up now than any other time of year. How nice.

Monsta-rama treat this Halloween issue. Steve Johnson opens up some dark closets to show us some of the scariest make ups he's done up close and personal. (Also pics from his new show Mercy Point.) Todd McIntosh reviews the great and masterful fx genius of Dick Smith. Dick Smith's famous make-up of Barnabas Collins as a one hundred and seventy five-year-old vampire is as scary as it was when TV audiences saw it thirty years ago. Top notch by today's standards. (Mr. Smith is also a guest columnist in this issue.)

Kim Goodwin again gives inspiring insight to the fashion world of make-up artistry and the Product News always shows a wide array of new make up products from several venues, not just department store brands. If you have ever thought about make up as an art, hobby or career, this magazine and especially this issue is proto-plasmi-col!

** Make Up Reviews **
This week I want to do a review of a line you may have noticed in our online store but probably have never heard of: La Femme. Now you may have thought you should try it, just because of the price. But the price is not the reason it is in our store. It is the quality of La Femme. When we started Make Up Mania! there were certain lines I wanted to have, for their sheer professionalism. The price point of La Femme was an extra bonus. Because it is so inexpensive, some retailers have priced it higher to gain a larger mark up. I decided NOT to do this because I thought the price was part of what was amazing about La Femme. Every one should have access to a great product for a great price. La Femme is a highly pigmented line of cosmetics that never went into extreme package and image advertising. I found this line years ago and it has never left my kit. Why? It lasts on the skin for hours and hours. (A necessity on set!) Also the flexibility of the medium is unsurpassed. The matte colors can be mixed with water, (or what ever your makeup artist brain can dream up), the colors are strong enough to be diluted with powder and still wear well and they are very blendable. Plus the color selection is a rainbow of love!

Try copying some of the expensive brands' color stories in La Femme you can afford to be as whimsical as the fashion industry with these prices!

** Limited Engagement **
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• October/November 1998 Issue - only $4.45
• All back Issues - only $ 7.50

Have a happy week!
Eva Marie