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I know all you ladies out there want to look amazing for New Years Eve. Why not, it’s the ONE evening when YOU can get all glammed up and imagine you are a celebrity walking the red carpet! Well I would suggest getting a professional to give you that extra touch you need so you are camera ready. Paparazzi are always snapping shots of celebs, just like them, the cameras will be out NYE. So be sure you are putting your best face forward!!!

A little glimmer, glitz, and glitter is what it’s all about, but its all in how its applied that makes all the difference. I’ve selected a few images that are great looks for New Years Eve,  you want to go totally glam, this is your night!

And if you are in the New York area I will be available for makeup bookings tomorrow.Email me and book your appointment now! raedawn@raedawnj.com

Happy New Year Beauties!!

 

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 I was asked to do makeup and hair for the models for “The Dragon Tattoo” Collection, pop up shop this week. The collection is inspired by the character of the movie Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Lisbeth Salander. The collection is urban, edgy and dark, with leathers, torn shirts, and hoodies. The makeup and hair for the pop up shop will be similar to the H&M ad here.

This collection will be in stores December 14th. If you have time, visit the pop up shop in the Meatpacking District at 72 Gansevoort St opening December 14th-16th at noon. And if you see me say hello!

XO

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Hi all,

Sooo I came across this blog Katrina Lomidze. And on her blog I found a great tip that Katrina posted back in 2009.

This is so great I had to share again with people who don’t already know about this great money saver!

We have all had this happen, we go to open our bronzers, pressed powders, blushes, eyeshadows and to our surprise our precious makeup is in pieces. Yes BROKEN!! And sometimes its a brand new just purchased powder or we’ve had it for a minute but we are tight on money and really can’t spend the $20, $30, sometimes more, that it cost to get another! So what do you do?! Do you throw it away? Well I do because I don’t have time to deal with a mess, plus the product doesn’t go on your face correctly when it’s in little pieces.

Well folks here is the solution!!!

RUBBING ALCOHOL & A LITTLE TIME !

As you see here I have the very last bits of my NARS bronzer, this broke a WHILE ago and I refused to throw it away lol. Well everything happens for a reason! This is not a cheap product, so when I cam across Katrina’s blog I ran to get my broken bronzer and decided to try to bring it back to life, HA!

You need a FEW drops of the rubbing alcohol, the higher the alcohol content the faster it dries. I used 91%, because that’s what I had in my house. But at any rate, you have to leave the product over night to completely dry. And for all you worrying about the alcohol in the product, don’t worry your pretty little heads, it won’t dry your skin out because alcohol absorbs and evaporates quickly.

Now YOU try!

Here are the simple steps:

• Add a FEW drops of alcohol to your broken powder(s)
• The alcohol will seep into the product and become soft and mushy
• Now smudge the soft product around, it will become like a paste, reform it by smoothing it out, you can do this with your finger or like me use a q-tip.
• Now you want to smooth out the surface, you can use a spoon to do this, remember it may not look perfect, but that doesn’t mean it won’t work well because esthetically it’s not “pretty”
• Now let it sit and dry over night, keep the case open so the air hits the product

Products needed

After alcohol and smoothing...Doesn't look very pretty

And just like that I have my bronzer ready to use!!!

Can you believe out of those itty bitty crumbs I got almost a whole new bronzer!!

Thanks Katrina Lomidze for the awesome tip!!!

Now get to fixing and keeping that money in your pocket(or spend on something else) HA!

XOXO

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Hi everyone,

My cousin shared this link/video with me yesterday. I think its an uplifting feel good video about a beautiful teen girl with acne who finds a way to make lemonade out of lemons…And yes beauty is skin deep, but your face is what people always see and everyone wants to feel confident when they walk into a room.

Check this out:

Acne Scarred Teen Model

XOXO

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Pride is a magazine based in the UK. PRIDE “has been the lifestyle bible of woman of color for nearly two decades. Pride is unique, blending multiculturalism with modern UK living. Pride is the face of black Britain. “

During my trip to South Africa I had the opportunity to do both hair & makeup for a photo shoot in Johannesburg. This photo shoot has landed in Pride magazine. I’m very proud and excited for you all to see the work. This was not an easy breezy environment to work in, the shoot started at 5am and ended around 6pm. We went through many clothes, hair, and makeup changes on set at the Johannesburg mine dumps. The ground was very moist, so we were all dirty and sinking into the ground lol. This was guerrilla style hahaha! But the end result was all worth it in the end!!Its not always so glamorous and fabulous…

This layout focuses on embracing the up-coming Holiday party season with deliciously luxurious metallic, chiffon and feathered separates.

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