Streak Your Hair with Eye Shadow

Ok so I get it, who does this right? Dying your 8 year old's hair with eye shadow? Yes. I said eyeshadow. lol I have these cosmetic grade pigments that you can do a million things with such as make lip stick, gel liner, blush, nail polish, colored mascara, and yes-streaks for the hair..You can really be as creative as you'd like, these are just some of the uses I have tried.

Anyway, for those of you who have children, you know very well how they have bionic ears--there is no whispering or having a private conversation--they hear everything! lol
So my little one over hears me speaking to a client about these pigments and what I have done with them, and her ears perk up when she hears hair streaks...Now ever since she heard it, I have not been able to rest from all the pestering and begging for her to try it! lol
This girl is persistent! Once she gets an idea in her head she will not let it rest!

So of course she waits for the "perfect time" to ask me again about the hair streaking, which was on a day we have once a month we call "Mommy and Me Day." Its just a day we choose to make  special for each other by spending quality time and giving each other our full attention 'n stuff. We make conscious efforts be as sweet, kind, considerate and respectful towards each other in order to display our gratefulness towards one another...Well in any case, she knows this is a very open-minded kind of a day, so she asks me again with the puppy eyes she is known for..lol.... with that, and the fact that I knew how excited she was for the idea, I began to consider...well:

1.she could wash it out,
2. Its eye shadow!
3. Its fun and playful,
4. shes a kid,
5. she is not hurting or traumatizing anyone and,
6. IT WASHES OUT! lol

So I said yes lol lol
And let me tell you, she thought nothing could stop her-she was on top of the world! lol
 these are the small moments we as parent live for right?!

I guess it was harmless right? What do you think? Would you try this technique on your child's hair for fun? 

Sixites Inspired Hairstyle

Hello all,

 My daughter goes to a performing arts camp in the summer, so this year they did their rendition of the musical play, "Hair Spray." It was actually called "Hair Spritz" lol (which i suggested but had no idea they would actually use it! lol) and it was soooo ADORABLE. She was cast to be one of the "cool kids in town" lol  along with two other girls. So she had about 3 scenes of dancing where they had them do these super cute sixties routines---OMG! Adorable!!!
Anyway, just wanted to share the hairstyle I did on her for the play, hope you like! It literally took 15mins. to do and she had a lot of fun with it!

Here is the outfit I put together for one of the school scenes lol The rest of the wardrobe was provided (I just used whatever she had in her closet already lol)

Not the clearest of pictures but below is the wall of cast member headshots. There were way more but would have had to take a couple pics to include all, so here is just a snap shot. But you get the idea lol

Do you know any kids that love theater arts? Any tips for getting better at stage nerves??

Why I Use/Love Motives Cosmetics!

Motives Cosmetics......Where do I start?! The line is Fabulous! Show-stopping creme and pressed eyeshadows, bold gel liners, vibrant paint pots and lustrifying lipsticks. With these products, quality definitely out weighs price! I have been a makeup artist for years and have yet to find a cosmetics line who's quality out weigh their price--until NOW! I know I'm sounding all overly excited, lol, but I'm telling the truth!

The line is a huge hit with big name celebs like Jennifer Lopez, Alicia Keys, Gabrielle Union, Eva Longoria-Parker, Kim, Khloe, and Kourtney Kardashian and more! T.V Personality and actress, LaLa Anthony is now coming out with her own Line of cosmetics with the help of Motives, that will be geared toward women of color! So that makes Scott Barnes (J-lo's MUA) Kimora Lee Simmons, and now LaLa! These exclusive lines are not available in stores, only online or through a promoter of Motives Cosmetics (me! me!:).

The line has also been the featured cosmetics line of CHOICE on Bravos TV's Project Runway and the Fashion Show.

The best part, ladies is this, the line is totally accessible to us! No more celebs keeping all the goodies to themselves. What really impresses me about the line is that it is totally customizable. You can take an empty eyeshadow, blush, or powder palette, or any combo of the three,  and fill it with the colors YOU want. And the foundation and mineral powders are custom blended to your EXACT skin tone, texture and complexion, which means offering better quality service to my customers, and for you, no more 

buying foundation from the drug or department store only to get it home to find it's too light, too dark, too red, or ashy! lol A Motives Color Consultant (someone trained to supply these products to you) will come out to you and allow you to try before you buy, allow you to see how you look in various makeup looks you may never have tried otherwise, and of course blend up a special foundation just for you. Tinted Moisterizers  Bronzers included! And that is why I love it! It's pampering your clients to the 100th degree!

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