Jenny started her beauty career at the tender age of 17 in New Jersey. After an almost 10 year career working on the east coast in NYC, NJ, and Philly, she moved west to pursue writing and hosting in the beauty industry and persevere as a freelance hair and makeup artist in [...]
Archive for May, 2011 ↓
Common Sun Protection Myths
Make Up Artist Victoria, Canada As a beauty professional, I can’t emphasize enough the importance of proper sun protection for the skin. In a recent article I wrote about skin cancers: how to recognize them, who is at risk, and how they are treated. To view this article and learn more about this serious problem, [...]
Fool Proof Prom Makeup
Make Up Artist Victoria, Canada June is fast approaching, which means a huge milestone is right around the corner for high-school seniors everywhere. Years of work have paid off, and graduation is so close! Of course the ceremony is special, but what all grads are really looking forward to is celebrating at prom. While some [...]
Self Tanning – Where to begin?
Make Up Artist Victoria, Canada Summer is fast approaching and women everywhere are scrambling to look their best in time to bare-it-all in a bikini! While makeup trends come and go, there will always be a few staple summer grooming must-do’s before the weather heats up, the number one of these being self-tanner. Done properly, [...]
Georgiana Ionita, Makeup Artist, Bucharest Romania
make-up artist Bucuresti, romania Since I was a child I remember being in love with colours, painting and drawing. My mother it a painter so I had the opportunity to discover the world of art and colours closer. And as a child I painted my hands, face, books and walls, later participated to [...]
Choose Your Polish Wisely
Make Up Artist Victoria, Canada Nail Polish has been used around the world for millennia. Egyptians used nail colour to signify social order, with red the highest-ranking colour (Cleopatra wore Ruby!). Ancient Chinese women placed a mixture of flower petals and alum on their nails for several hours to dye their nails, royalty preferring black [...]
Do I Really Need to Wear Sunscreen?
Make Up Artist Victoria, Canada As a Clinique consultant, I spent a handsome chunk of time explaining the dangers of the sun to my clients. Everyone knows that extended sun exposure is bad, that it can cause cancer, and that sunscreen should be applied daily. But that is the extent of most people’s knowledge when [...]
Common Cosmetic Procedures
Make Up Artist Victoria, Canada The ideal beauty changes decade to decade, and century to century, but there seems to be one common thread: anti aging. Despite the fact that science has advanced, there has yet to be a discovery of the ultimate anti aging formula – a fountain of youth. One of the most [...]
Eco-Beauty
Make Up Artist Victoria, Canada As our world is becoming more and more environmentally conscious, the terms “eco-friendly” and “sustainable” are being slapped on the labels of almost every type of item imaginable. Clients are making increasing demands for environmentally responsible as well as ethical and cruelty-free products. These demands can be difficult to accommodate, [...]
Freelancing for Makeup Artists
Make Up Artist Victoria, Canada So you have recently graduated from a recognized beauty institution and have a shiny new diploma in hand. So now what? A lot of Makeup Artists choose to work for themselves by freelancing. This is a great way of creating your own schedule – you have the power to choose [...]
