Make Up Mania Newsletters

Volume 1, Number 4 - November 21, 1998

Hello Make Up Maniacs!
Now with all the bugs worked out our weekly newsletter should become uh…weekly. Finally. After some trials and errors I’m sure this will be a good thing. We plan on doing more specials just for our subscribers and keep track of interesting News, Views and Reviews on the Make Up front.

+ Make Up News +
After finally getting caught up from our very first Halloween (and our first Halloween rush) we settled in just in time to sponsor Glue Magazine’s Second Issue Party. It was tres fashionable, set at Luna Park Monday Nov. 16th. Laurie Pike, Glue’s dynamic Editor put a burlesque troop known as “Girls in the Mood” on stage and let the news channels roll. It was Gypsy Rose Lee classic, you know, the tease with out the strip. Glue guests walked out with a great gift bag with lots of little goodies that included a World Girl kit from Make Up Mania. Quite the soiree! Just waiting for the Christmas parties now!

+ Make Up Views +
Our own Vanna in the Valley (Vanessa Dionne Browning) has just been contracted as the Spring Rep Apprentice at the LA Opera! This really goes with Make Up News but I wanted to talk about the value of a true apprenticeship. We have lots of e-mails asking how to become a Make Up Artist. I always respond by saying just start doing it, get as much education as you can and find a talented artist to be your mentor. But a real apprenticeship has unfortunately gone the way of your longtime favorite lipstick color. Getting harder and harder to find, if not virtually gone. Yet apprenticeships are how our business has been taught over the last decades. From one artist to another. One technique at a time. This system dissolved in the 70’s when studios began to change and education centers started popping up to train a whole new non-union era. I think there are a lot of fine schools out there but for people who are lucky, dedicated, in the right place in the right time and talented will find themselves sitting next to someone on a show (or somewhere) who is kind enough to pass their knowledge on. That is a sacred thing in our art and should always be taken as a stroke of luck. If you are far away from the cities known for training Make Up Artists, get ahold of the film commission, ask around and basically find the most talented professionals in your area. Someone may be in the potion to pass on a lot of knowledge your way and your lucky stars will start to shine. (To see just how lucky Vanessa is see Rick Geyer’s interview in are Star Interview Archive.) CONGRATS Vanna!!!!

+ Make Up Reviews +
I could easily see this part of my job becoming my favorite. For this weeks review I had to take a long, luxurious bath in our new Lissee Bath products. Oooh so hard! And yes, I said Lissee. You heard it right! We have the FULL Lissee Beverly Hills line. This wonderful Aromatherapy line has been a favorite, but slowly squeezed into hiding (especially on the Each Coast) by the bigger lines. And we found it!! The Best thing about Lissee is that it is Aroma Botanical based. Cruelty Free. And it is all quality oils and botanicals. Remember Bubble Bath? Aahh, the kind you had when you were a kid? They have a real bubble bath. Not just a bath and shower gel you substitute for one, but a real one. Shower Gels, Body Scrub (so yummy smelling you want to taste it.) We also have the full Lissee Hair Care Line and their aromatherapy cosmetics line. (Try their lipsticks - very fresh) Yippee! We are so happy. Welcome aboard Lissee!!
Here is the recipe to follow:

Peace & Quiet Night Bath

Dim lights.
Draw bath to desired temperature.
Light Emerald Magnificents Incense.
Light Aroma Natural Meditation Candle.
Pour 2 tablespoons of Calming Relaxing Lissee Bubble Bath under running water.
Pour 2 tablespoons Peace & Quiet Bath oil into bath.
Pour 2 tablespoons Anti-Stress Bath Crystals.
Fill water to desired level.
Put self in bath tub.
Slowly unwind.
Relax...

(other recipes available)

+ Limited Engagement for the week of Nov. 22-28 +
For THIS WEEK ONLY for Make Up Maniacs. (Our Newsletter Subscribers) All Lissee Products 25% off!!! Nov. 28 LAST DAY!

That’s right. Buy one or many of any of our Lissee line and receive 25% off that purchase! And better yet write us with your own Lissee Bath Recipe and you could win a $25.00 Make Up Mania Gift Certificate.

PLEASE mention you are a Make Up Maniac (newsletter subscriber) with your order so we can deduct your discount. If you can’t find the message box on the order form, e-mail us so we know for sure you deserve the discount.

Have a great week!

Eva Marie