What a big weapon you have......

In the wild, wild west of Los Angeles sometimes a girl just needs a really big gun........

From the Trailer

Well, peeps, its been super hectic busy for me these last few weeks - AND we are shooting night time exteriors so its doubly brutal - I cant seem to get anything done!! So Thank God for Presidents day and 5 minutes to myself to tell you about what Ive been up to!
We started principal photography for Blackout, the 2nd story in this mini-series, Finally, with the thought that there is always 6 degrees of separation to Kevin Bacon, I am finally one - yes one - degree from Barbara Streisand - we have the very dashing James Brolin in the trailer - I call him my Silver Fox and can I just say - excellent choice Ms Streisand, excellent choice - He is just devine, a gentleman and quite the dish!!  Hailey Duff plays his daughter and is just a breath of fresh air - super professional and we simply love her :)
Anyhoo - I took some pictures of the set up in the trailer - as we are shooting on the red camera I am using Makeup Forever HD bases and Koh Gen Do Powders - minimal shimmer though we are using a little on the eyes - all contouring is done out of my Mac palette with Matte powder, and when the makeup is done I do a final swish of the face with a clean, moist beauty blender to ensure no powder is 'sitting' on the skin

This is a picture at about 3am when it was 40' out - Im wearing ALL MY CLOTHES!! and Im rocking a hot water bottle!! Im off to buy those sticky pads that heat up on your body!! this week we will be toasty warm!!

OK, so - peace out peeps :) We have a week of stunts and fires ahead! exciting stuff!!

Clean Brushes - Clean Face - Make up Saviour #2

I know that we are constantly blasted with products that we 'must have' but I feel that Brush Cleaner is one that really should make an appearance in your make-up bag.


When was the last time you cleaned your make up brushes?  If the answer is not 'after the last time I used them' then this is the post for you!!   Clean brushes do good make up - you get clear colours (does everything you put on come out the same muddy colour?), keep any type of cross contamination or infection at bay because you wont be re-infecting anything and quite honestly they smell good!!


 I realise that I am able buy Parian Spirit (Im addicted to the citrus smell - my mind is trained to think citrus=clean!!) by the Gallon and there is always a mini spray bottle to hand for the quick clean, and I always wash and condition my brushes with a paraben/sulphate free shampoo and conditioner between shows - for those of you who do not have access to a professional make up beauty supply store I have devised a recipe for homemade brush cleaner so you too can enjoy beautiful makeups!! (although if you have access to Sephora you can buy it over the counter!)


HOMEMADE BRUSH CLEANER!

12 oz. 90- to 99-percent alcohol

3 oz. cosmetic-grade acetone

1 oz. jojoba oil

About 30 drops of tea tree or grapefruit-seed essential oil (both are highly antibacterial)


Store in an airtight bottle - shake well before pouring into a small dish - I use disposable plastic pots that restaurants put dressing in - and dip the dirty brush in - swirl gently - then pat dry with a paper towel - BE GENTLE!! and your brushes will last longer!!


For larger powder brushes I use a spray bottle and liberally spray the bristles and again, pat dry with a paper towel......




Quick tip - if you are shampooing and conditioning brushes lay them to dry on a soft towel over night - if you stand them up you will rot the glue and the hairs will fall out with use!!


Enjoy......

GlowPinkStah!! this is your comedy fix!!

Now I am the first to poke fun at our industry for taking itself too seriously, Its only Makeup - not Rocket Science - so imagine my delight when I first caught this Avatar Makeup tutorial a few months ago - didn't realise she was a comedienne!!  She is absolutely freakin' HYSTERICAL! And I insist you watch!!

My lovelies - I know you have all been pondering the Avatar make-up and contemplating the move to 'blue'.  Wonder no more - I give you the Avatar Make up Tutorial by Gloria (aka glowpinkstah)

Then yesterday my delicious friend sent me the 'Black Swan Makeup Tutorial' - I cant stand it!! I laughed so much I peed! I can't decide which one is my favourite - it might be this one - because she is SOOOO Perfect!!

I had to post it on my facebook! which led to a comment, which led to this....

Sometimes we just need to be reminded of how funny life can be if we let it - it all got very serious in the last couple of years - So thanx to Gloria - and may someone shoot me if I ever decide to do a make up tutorial!! 

(You know now I've said that - its like a red rag to a bull - expect a make up tutorial and expect it to be filmed on a Red Camera so you can REALLY see what is going on - non of that fuzzy video s**t here......)

Just in case you want to catch more of her humour you can check out her channel on YouTube!

www.youtube.com/user/glowpinkstah