Make Up Mania Newsletters
Volume 2, Number 6 - September 7, 1999
The Make Up Maniac
Volume Two
Number 6
Hello Make Up Maniacs!!!
In this issue you will find:
Great New Books
New Burt's Bees
Make Up Tip of the Week (Powder)
Our Grand Opening
Make Up Artist of the Month Marietta Carter-Narcisse
I missed you!!! We had a funny mailing last time so I know lots of you did not get Volume Two Number Four, I just don't know who!!!! It had the second part of the brushes - so if you didn't receive it - just send us an e-mail and we will send one to you.
Make Up Tip of the Week
Powder
Before I went to school for make up, the fashion magazines didn't go into such detail about cosmetics as they do now - and I really never understood what powder was for - other than you put it on to help control oil. (thus keeping your make up on longer) But powder is much more than that and the application of it becomes very important for what you need to accomplish with it.
First of all, the general ingredients of powder. Powder is usually a talc based product with clay, kaolin, zinc, pigments, preservatives and perfumes. Some new powders are the mineral based or rice based powders that are touting a non-talc ideology. Talc is now being questioned on how carcinogenic it can be with use in cosmetics. Lots of powders exist in many different forms. Mineral powders, rice powders, powders in a brush etc. Powder is either pressed or loose. The amount of oil, or isopropyl myristate, determines how dry or moist it is. A very moist powder could be considered a dual finish.
The ideal use of powder is for setting your make up. If you lay down a beautiful make up foundation base - chances are it will not stay for long with out setting it with powder. Same for concealers, they need to be set with powder. When we teach professional make up artistry- we teach to apply all your cream make up first - set with powder and then move to your powder make up, like blush, powder highlight and shadows etc.
The correct way to apply powder. Well - personally I love brushes - all kind of brushes. But for applying a loose powder - I really prefer a powder puff. What you do is "stack" the puff - this means that you pour, a good amount of powder - say a half a teaspoon, onto the puff. You fold it in half and you rub the puff together - literally pushing the powder into the puff. Now you have enough powder to last all day. Great for when you are on set - take the little plastic bag that the peach puff comes - cut one end open with scissors, write the actors name on the plastic with a sharpie and you have a puff full of powder - unless they are really oily - a good stack can last all day for touch ups!!
I love the pressed powder application with a brush. My favorite brush (I call a Diva Brush because it feels so divine) makes you feel famous just to have it brushed across your face. It is the #37 Medium Powder Canadian Squirrel Brush - love using this in conjunction with a pressed powder for very light application of highlight and shadow - LOVE dual finishes for this too!!!!
For powdering under the eye - I have a secret that I have used for years - it's the Palladio White Rice Powder. It comes in a block in a little chinese box. After your under eye make up (foundation and/or concealers), it is exactly perfect - using a nice soft brush. I like the squirrel crease or mini squirrel crease. Roll the squirrel crease brush onto the block of white rice powder and roll onto the area under the eye. Brush off the excess.
Always after powdering - use a brush to brush off the excess.
P.S. Look for Palladio's Loose Rice powders hitting Make Up Mania's pages soon. I love this!!!!! It is so smooth and immediately absorbs into the skin with such an incredible finish. All other powders can be found on the Glamour Floor - #2, and brushes & puffs are on the Artists' Supplies Floor - #3 in our online store at www.makeupmania.com!
NEWS - VIEWS & REVIEWS
NEWS
New products to hit the Make Up Mania website this week:
You know that we LOVE Burt's Bees around here. We love Burt too. We even had a caricature of him done "Make Up Mania" style we love him so much! Some of the new products are here because of customer requests - some of the products are here from crew member requests.
We'll start with Sarah's request - she loved the sample of the Burt's Bees Farmers Market Coconut Foot Crème so much that we ordered it in for her. We are a little worried that she loves it so much that she might sneaking a few bites here and there - who would blame her smells soooo good! While it's still warm out it make those bare feet sexy and in the winter it make them soft and supple.
Melissa requested the Burt's Bees Avocado Butter Hair Treatment. With Olive Oil, Avocado Oil, Orange Oil, Vitamin E, Nettle Extract and Rosemary Extract it is 99.25% natural - just comb it in before you get in the shower, let it work into the hair during your shower and then shampoo out - yummy!
I had to get the Baby Bee Buttermilk Bath - I love anything milk in the bath!! It really has nonfat dry milk and buttermilk in it - and it makes your skin so soft and you smell baby doll delicious.
One of our customers requested the Grapefruit Complexion Mist - It is lemon and lime and perfect for oily or troubled skin. It has natural astringents to help balance the skin and rosemary to help alleviate those little spots.
We also got in the Wise Woman Comfrey Comfort Salve (for bruises bumps cuts and stings) and the Lemon Butter Cuticle crème. All these Burt's Bees products can be found on the Glamour Floor under Skin Care - that's Floor #2!
Also new books here - perfect for Make Up Maniacs who want to make their own make up and fragrances - we just got in these new titles and kits!!!!
- The Herbal Home Spa
- Aromatherapy: A Complete Guide the Healing Art
- The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy
- Creating Fairy Garden Fragrances
- Henna from Head to Toe
- The Aromatherapy Companion
- The Perfume Making Kit
- The Natural Soap Making Kit
The new issue of Glue Magazine is in. I think it is their best issue ever. Glue has come into their own - and they should because Glue is one year old with this issue. They had a smashing event at La Deux for their one year anniversary. We wish them the best because the mag is exactly what LA needs. A scope of Fashion that has a touch of our star studded city but not devoted to who's who. It portrays the edgier side of LA and the fashion reports are all local designers. And we have some great talent in this angelic city! You'll find it on Erika's floor on our online store - www.makeupmania.com
VIEWS
The Grand Opening of our very first Cybershowroom was Sunday, August 29th. It was so much fun!!! We had a ribbon cutting ceremony, champagne, balloons and prizes for everyone who came by. Several celebratees received a free Lip Gloss Ring - have you seen them? Oh so cute!!! They will be up on our website soon so look for them! Not just for little girls - it's a big fashion hit with the big girls in LA!
We now have a place for people to come by and see us. One that fits the personality of Make Up Mania. You know cute, quirky and friendly. : ) Located in Burbank, California - (as in the NBS, Disney, Warner Brothers, Nickelodeon part of Los Angeles) - we are the first specialty make up boutique on this side of the hill. We have some very nice things on display - including new Ciak Make Up Cases and Susan Ferris bags (to die for!) and Ripe Nail Polishes and Lipsticks. If you're interested in these cool items, be sure to call us at 1-800-711-7182 to order and get a hold of them before they even go up on our website!
Or, come by and visit our boutique. We will reserve you a free lipgloss ring if you mention this newsletter!
REVIEWS
Marietta Carter-Narcisse. If you haven't heard of her yet - you will. This dynamic, beautiful Make Up Artist is not only the first Woman of Color to grace our Star Interview pages - as the Spokeswoman for Interface Cosmetics, President of Fred Segal Agency, Local 706 Union Member and mother - Marietta is on a fast track to national recognition. A dynamic and realistic educator, her ideology of black make up is revamping Make Up Artists from thinking of ethnic make up as skin color and re-teaching it as undertones. I have always carried in my make up kit a color wheel that has all the primary colors plus black and white in it. I used to mix into my foundations. With this handy little tool - I was never afraid of ethnic skin tones. When I heard Marietta speak at a Fred Segal agency workshop - I knew this woman spoke the truth when she started talking about black UNDERTONES. From that time on, whenever I heard about her - my ears perked up. And now we are lucky enough to have her story here - as our September Star Interview of the Month. Check out in our Green Room - in Vanna of the Valley's monthly column. And Vanna in the Valley writers - her new replies are in and going up. Look to see if your Dear Vanna question was picked!
Please note - we are in In Style Magazine this month - check us out in the "You Asked" column. We also were included in Teen's People's Beauty.com article and I think the author Jen Schroeder penned a wonderful article (besides us being in it) - it is a very complimentary description of some happening sites that sell make up.
That's it this time - until next time
Be happy and think happy and love happy -
Love -
Your crew at Make Up Mania
At www.makeupmania.com
