A wise woman once told me....

Honestly I do feel much more calm and prepared to take on the world when I have my "face on"... My mother too. I'm certain I learned it from her... I love you mom!!!

Paper-Cutting Edge: PaperSelf Lashes

I recently did a springtime beauty trends test shoot and decided to incorporate these new PaperSelf Lashes. They are inspired by the art of Chinese paper-cutting, and, in my opinion, add a VERY cool element to a photograph. 

photo: Lisa Ramsay

This style is called "scorpion"

I have also bought regular & small "deer & butterfly"

I think the way to really highlight the uniqueness of the PaperSelf Lashes is to conceal the eyebrows... i did this here using the old Elmer's Glue stick method... brush up the brow, slap on some Elmer's glue stick (I like the purple kind), let it dry, and pack on makeup. :)

Dolce & Gabbana Spring 2012 colors!

One of the major perks of blogging, tweeting, and networking of any kind is when you get a little love from makeup companies, p.r. people, and trade show swag.

In other words: FREE PRODUCTS!!!

I was recently lucky enough to receive the Dolce & Gabbana Spring 2012 colors...

OH MY GOD, they make me want to dive into the nearest pool and do the back stroke. Seriously.

The eyeliners are the standouts for me so far, especially the VIBRANT matte ones.

Lilac

Acqua

Lemon

They glide on effortlessly smooth, and have a handy smudger on the end so it's easy to get either a solid line of color, or a blended pop of color.

And at a very close standout second are the lip glosses.

The colors are so soft...
I gravitated immediately to
Raspberry.

And one cannot overlook the sexy gold packaging on the entire 

Dolce & Gabbana line of makeup.

I feel very high fashion pulling out my compact on the metro!!

My first COVER!!!

I am beyond excited to announce my newest COVER!!

South African FHM

feat. Irina Shayk

For this shoot we just kept it super sexy simple.

*even skin*

*black rimmed eye*

*natural lip*

*evian spray on the body*