Makeup Artist Trade Show and What I Bought Today (part two)
ahmward
center. It was the first stop for cofarb, Wiggli, the girls and me.
One daughter bought a beautiful black a line knee length cotton skirt
in a wide eyelet with a sheer cotton overlay that is 2" longer than
the skirt. It has a black grosgrain removable belt. The other one
bought a long sleeve white shirt with black and red Asian script
(they haven't looked carefully to determine the language) and the
words East Wind on it. I found her a short sleeve shirt with mandarin
neckline, turquoise, pink and black floral embroidery and black piping
for trim. We then marched on to Sephora where I bought the CSP
vanille orange fragrance.
We then returned to the convention center. Everyone at lunch was
bragging about their Senna glosses so I bought the dahlia, which is a
pretty mauve. The girls went to MUFE. One bought a bright purple
shadow which she later paired with the Senna red in the evening. The
other bought a pink white irridescent powder. We spent more time
browsing at the counters as well as watching the makeup artists. IMO
the most awesome transformation was a young Caucasian girl who was
made to look like an elderly African American man. It was amazing.
At four o'clock we went to the Fall 2003 preview. Sharon Galt, an
amazingly talented makeup artist, did most of the commentary. The
photographer David La Chapelle introduced her and there was a video
presentation of their work. Sharon had such an upbeat personality and
I could really believe it when David said she gets as excited about
doing the makeup for a group of military wives as she does doing the
makeup for divas like Madonna or J Lo. The show also featured a
presentation from LA fashion week with artists from lines like MUFE,
Urban Decay, Sue Devitt and MAC as well as models showing the clothes
from the various designers featured that week. This presentation was
worth the price of the $35 ticket for the show.
We left at 5 p.m. and unfortunately everyone else to do wanted to get
home because of the bad weather so the wine and cheese party I brought
with me will be kept for another occasion.
After resting a bit I convinced my daughters that there were still
places to go before dinner.
At Jaloux I found a white enamel bracelet with a pattern of green
leaves. One daughter bought a Junk Food red tee with a picture of
Wimpy eating a platter of hamburger and "slacker" written across the
front. The other bought a pink, white and beige madras long halter
top. At DSW the girls bought socks and one of them bought blue and
yellow retro Sketchers (she's the one with red and white school colors
too but she loves them). I bought two more powerpoints at the MAC
store, permaplum and stubborn brown. One of the girls bought the
mischievous lip laquer. Our last stop was Betsey Johnson.
On the way home we stopped at the outlets to pick up RL polos, towels
for my son and a beautiful Izod polo for my husband.
Thanks for your patience if you got this far. This was a terrific
trip.
Audrey
MoonFancy
your daughters! I think you're a fabulous mother to do so many fun things with
your girls.
And that white enamel bracelet with the green leaves on it sounds just like
you. I can really see you wearing something like that. Thanks for sharing!
-- Beckie
Lily
<<Audrey, I so enjoyed reading your story. I felt like I was there with
you and your daughters! I think you're a fabulous mother to do so many
fun things with your girls.>>
I think Shopping is way overdue to become an Olympic event, and I
nominate Audrey as our first competitor. The problem is going to be
keeping the AF team under a hundred other eligible competitors.
Lily
ahmward
wrote:
I've mentioned in the past that I've been in training for the Olympics
shopping team. When the time comes, I'll be ready. On the other
hand, my daughters wanted to stay in the room before dinner and have
me teach them how to crochet. I can make that happen here in Fresno.
Audrey
Stevie
scores from Reference and WOW is all I can say> I loved both items. and the
prices were sensational!!
And Ms. Audrey looks fabuloso with her great hair cut and color. Tres chic!
Stevie
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Clearing out tons of beauty essentials
http://tinyurl.com/eysf
ahmward
wrote:
>Next time I go with Audrey to go shopping. I saw Cofarb's great shopping
>scores from Reference and WOW is all I can say> I loved both items. and the
>prices were sensational!!
>And Ms. Audrey looks fabuloso with her great hair cut and color. Tres chic!
>Stevie
Thank you so much. I just want to take this opportunity to say it was
so wonderful to meet Dawn and Cheryl after all of these years getting
to know each other on line. I caught up with Dellapina's year in ten
fast minutes. I saw Camille and Wiggli immediately and it was just
like we had left each other a day or two ago instead of a year ago and
the same with you too.
I'll confess before she does but cofarb bought the same skirt as my
youngest child and the same shirt and the older one. These clothes
from Reference are absolutely timeless and ageless and good value. I
just wish I had more time for Elke to do a brow consultation but that
can wait till the next time.
Audrey
Claire in SF
"ahmward" <ahm...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Loved reading all the trade show adventures so far!
Audrey, not only will you nab the gold, but I think you should coach.
Claire in SF
Charlie Perrin
wrote:
>I think Shopping is way overdue to become an Olympic event, and I
>nominate Audrey as our first competitor. The problem is going to be
>keeping the AF team under a hundred other eligible competitors.
Given most men would rather have a tooth pulled than shop, I guess I
qualify for the mens' team. <grin/duck>
Laurie0512
Reference too!
Laurie
WiggliGirl
Coming in late on the trade show reports. I had a really wonderful time there (
and out for a quick field trip to the shopping center across the street). I
loved seeing Cofarb, Stevie, Audrey and her daughters ( who are 3-d beautiful -
inside, outside and every which way), Camille, Jennifer, Dawn, Cheryl and Elke
and her friend Michelle.
I came home to sad news, so I have been avoiding a whole lot the past couple
of days. A friend passed away on Saturday and I miss him. It was expected,
because he had lung cancer, but still like swallowing concrete, because he was
43. He was diagnosed last August.
I bought lots of good stuff. And I want to post about it because it is life
affirming. and bonding.
Stevie
couple
> of days. A friend passed away on Saturday and I miss him. It was
expected,
> because he had lung cancer, but still like swallowing concrete, because he
was
> 43. He was diagnosed last August.
*** this is very sad to hear Wiggli!! I wish you comfort and understand your
loss. It's so hard to lose a friend..... and that's SO YOUNG!
>
> I bought lots of good stuff. And I want to post about it because it is
life
> affirming. and bonding.
>
yes it sure is!!
Stevie
>
MoonFancy
Wiggli, I'm so very sorry about your friend. I'm sending warm thoughts your
way. -- Beckie
ahmward
Heather, I'm so sorry to hear about your friend. Too many here have
recently lost loved ones.
With deepest sympathy,
Audrey
WiggliGirl
so I will finally post about my many purchases at the trade show. My friend
would actually have enjoyed hearing about it, not that he was into make-up, but
he was a rabid music fan, so he appreciated obsession.
Just like last year, I told myself I would mostly look around, enjoy everyone's
company, watch the demos and not buy much. And just like last year, I ended up
buying a ton of stuff:
Viseart neutral eyeshadow palette - I regretted not getting this last year, so
I headed straight to the Alcone booth this time. I was weirdly fascinated by
this, although it's just a basic palette of 12 creams, beiges, browns, and
grays. Great texture - matte with a satiny feel -and I just really love these
colors. If I were a make-up artist and worked on lots of people this would be
incredibly practical. Since I am not, it is rather indulgent. $80 on the Alcone
site, $48 at the show.
Paint eyeshadows - Clockwork ( shimmery orange) Cleopatra ( creamy, rosy gold)
and Jade ( shimmery apple green)
Blinc set - Kiss Me mascara, Kiss Me eyeliner, eyelash primer and a heated
eyelash curler for $45 Such a deal!
Senna - Liquid Ice (face luminizer to blend with foundations), Gold glitz
powder and 2 glosses - Trance (sheer browned berry with micro glitter) and Lush
( sheer warm red with microglitter). I bought Lush after seeing it on Dawn. I
complimented her gloss and she led me over to the Senna booth and had me try
it. I was hooked! These are great glosses.
Brushes galore - the amazing brush booth had scads of brushes - most of them
were 2 or 3 dollars. Camille went nuts here, by the way.
French eyedrops
Little twizzers - tweezer/scissors for trimming my crazy eyebrows
And I picked up a Naimie's 20% off coupon which I used to go buy a good
hairdryer. Because I needed one.
The best part of the day was, of course, not the bargains, but the good
company. Shopping with fellow alt.fashion folk is the best. "Do we have time to
stop at this great little store?" Of course we do! "Does anyone know anything
about this brand of eyeshadow?" Heck yeah! "Who feels like spending a half hour
studying minute differences between concealer brushes?" Everybody does, c'mon
let's go!
I also really liked the upcoming trends presentation. The Hello Kitty clothes
from Heatherette were seriously adorable. I saw the models walking down the
hall, teetering on their high heels and looking awfully young and rather gawky.
On stage they were all glamour.
And then there was that MAC model who really enjoyed getting his body painted.
That was definitely a guy who loves his job.
wiggli
Maladicta1
>so
>I headed straight to the Alcone booth this time. I was weirdly fascinated by
>this, although it's just a basic palette of 12 creams, beiges, browns, and
>grays. Great texture - matte with a satiny feel -and I just really love these
>colors. If I were a make-up artist and worked on lots of people this would be
>incredibly practical. Since I am not, it is rather indulgent. $80 on the
>Alcone
>site, $48 at the show.
I saw it at Alcone and thought it was totally cool. Do you like it? I've
wanted to get one for ages. Supposedly the compacts are about $35 if you buy
them in Paris.
Carol
When you are up to it, please post about your new items.
Carol
WiggliGirl
Yes, I love it! It is the perfect neutral palette. If that is the case, this
would be a great thing to have someone pick up for you. If you knew someone
going to Paris, that is. Can anyone report if this is true? Maurey, you out
there? Have you seen the Viseart stuff in Paris?
wiggli
WiggliGirl
and the best massage of my life in Little Tokyo that day, so I suppose I
will live. >>
Ooooo, really? May I ask where? Little Tokyo is pretty close to me.
And the Viseart palette is divine! Make a movie buy it for you!
wiggli
Maladicta1
>would be a great thing to have someone pick up for you. If you knew someone
>going to Paris, that is. Can anyone report if this is true? Maurey, you out
>there? Have you seen the Viseart stuff in Paris?
>
>wiggli
>
so it was accurately priced at the makeup show.
http://www.pleinfard.com/marques/viseart_frame.htm
For some reason, I always assumed Viseart was a branch of Visiora, but
apparently it isn't.
I bought the Alcone color box about a year ago and love it. I wanted to buy
their lipstick palette, but the fellow behind the counter talked me out of it
and said I'd really be happier with Sephora's lipsticks, which had a better
color selection.
DawnSE
(WiggliGirl) writes:
What a great score! Paint Cleopatra eyeshadow is such an amazing color!
Camille was wearing this and I kept commenting on how great it looked. I'm
kicking myself that I didn't pick it up before it sold out.
Wiggli, how do you like your little retractable gold lip brush? I scanned the
Amazing Brush Table 4 times and never spotted it until you pointed it out. The
brushes there were just insanely priced. The mahogany handled sable brush set
I picked up as a gift was something like $35.
I'm so sorry to hear of the loss of your friend.
Dawn