Erin's Faces on Veria Living's "Naturally Beautiful" - Day to Night Makeup

Halli Binova, Nitika Chopra, myself and Courtney Spritzer

You guys, I shot this segment in January 2013 and it has finally aired!!  I'm so happy to get to share it with you.  

Veria Living's "Naturally Beautiful" was my first TV spot ever and this was a doozy for a first swim in the water - after walking through a day to night transition I did a smoky eye at a fun angle while answering a bunch of questions and attempting to sound intelligent.  Then I had 12 minutes to take my girl from day to night for an HD camera.  I was nervous but I think it went alright!  See what you think :)

The colors I used on the girls were:

Onyx Cream Eyeliner

Mineral Eyeshadow in Night

Mineral Blush in Impatiens

Magic Dust

Lipshine Lipstick in Tea Rose

Mineral Lipgloss in Jewel

Ardell 305 Lashes

Video Blog - How To Decide Between Foundation and Tinted Moisturizer

If you can't see the video above click HERE

I'm into video blogging as of late - can you tell :)?  I'm starting another series called "Today's Tip" and this one is all about makiage.

I get asked a lot by my ladies which complexion formula is best for them - foundation or tinted moisturizer.  This video talks about the pros and cons to both to help you choose so you know what is right for you!

Video Blog - Kit Essentials I - Parian Spirit Brush Cleaner

To view video click HERE

I'm starting a new series called "Kit Essentials" and it's all about what I can't live without in my makeup kit - random goodies that make my day bright on a long shoot :).  

The first one is an AMAZING brush cleaner, Parian Spirit, that subs in essential citrus oils over chemicals to disinfect and clean brushes so they're ready for the next girl - check it out!

How To Keep Your Makeup Looking Cute When It's Hot as Blazes

You guys - that's what it feels like to me when I know I have to walk the 8 minute walk from my house to the subway.  And my makeup can end up in a puddle on the sidewalk.

I made a video with all of my "must have steps" for keeping your makeup looking great all day long in nasty humid weather so watch away and proceed to look cool as a cucumber :) - 

 

If you can't view the video click HERE

One thing I left out, which is kind of annoying to ask of someone, is to walk more slowly - meaning to add about 10 minutes into your travel time.  I know that's obnoxious but when you're in a hurry you naturally get warmer and if it's hot outside that adds to you getting sweaty.

NBC's New York Live "Makeup For Every Skintone" Video Segment

I'm so excited to share this clip with our group!!  We shot this segment with Lilliana Vazquez for NBC's New York Live at DryBar in Murray Hill back in November and it just aired this week.

CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO 

The concept I wanted to implement was finding a color palette that would work on literally any skintone at all - light, medium or deep.  So I started off applying the proper complexion products on each girl as those would, of course, be different.  I then applied these Erin's Faces products to each model -

Magic Dust, Mineral Eyeshadow in Sunset, Mineral Blush in Tulip, Satin Lipstick in Spice, Mineral Lipgloss in Enchanted - for individual products click on each name or click HERE for all of them in one spot

On Maggie we focused on a bold lip and did Spice Lipstick full force with just a hit of gloss on top.  Because Tulip is so bright we just used a hit of it on her apples.  Because her lip was the focus I went softer on Maggie's eyes and used Magic Dust on the inner half and the Sunset on the outer half.  Her complexion colors were Mineral Foundation - Linen and Mineral Concealer - Light.

For Di Ana I wanted a look that would work be easy breezey/work appropriate - we went super soft on everything - shadow and cheeks with Magic Dust as a cheek highlight.  For lips I did a stain effect with the lipstick meaning I just dotted it on the lip and smudged it in with my finger/lipbrush and then put TONS of Enchanted gloss on top.  Di Ana's complexion colors were Mineral Foundation - Natural Beige and Mineral Concealer - Medium.

On Yvonne I wanted an eye that would draw you in so I wet the shadow brush, squeezed it out and then went into the Sunset shadow.  What that does is give you a heavier, more saturated pigment (and Sunset is pretty pigmented anyhow!).  I blended the edges with a dry shadow brush and threw Magic Dust on the inner corners of the eyes.  Lipwise was a pretty equal pairing of lipstick and gloss.  Yvonne's complexion colors were Mineral Foundations - Fawn & Honey Bronze.

TV Spot on Veria Living's "Naturally Beautiful" - Scar Treatment & Cover Up

In February of last year I got asked to go on an awesome TV show, "Naturally Beautiful" on Veria Living.  Nitika Chopra is the host and she's kind of awesome.  After having a blog, and turning said blog into a huge website, Bella Life, she booked this hosting gig and she's great at it.  

Nitika Chopra

So I got to go and tape one show and then got asked to come back for another one (yay!) which is the one that has aired first.  Click on this picture to see the video - 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8yi7CfSOlY

We were discussing different natural treatments that help to fade scars - 

Aloe Vera

Salicylic Acid (Willow Bark)

Coconut 

Onion (active ingredient in Mederma)

We talked about how the Erin's Faces Organic Firming Serum has an Aloe Vera base and the Organic Silk Cream has both Aloe Vera and Coconut as the top ingredients.

Makeup wise primer is KEY to dealing with scars since they generally have texture issues as well as dryness.  

Then you can follow with your foundation and concealer

or use your regular foundation and a loose mineral powder foundation with a fluffy eyeshadow brush instead of your cream/liquid concealer.  

Ann's Before & After

So pretty!!

                                             To watch the full interview with Ann click HERE.

Beachy Waves Video Tutorial

Hi beauties!

This picture is nuts - if you can't see the video, click HERE

So I have figured out a way I love to curl my hair and get asked what I use a lot when I do it so I wanted to lay it all out for you.  This is great if you actually want to learn how to do it - super boring if not :) - so if that's the case you can watch the beginning for the products and then skip to the end for the finished situation.  

My tools of choice are 

Carol's Daughter Monoi Shampoo

Carol's Daughter Monoi Reparing Hair Mask

Carol's Daughter Monoi Oil 

Sultra 1 inch Bombshell Curling Iron

Bumble and bumble Spray de Mode Hairspray

If you can't see this video, click HERE

I also wanted to include the video that helped me figure out how to do it the best so here's that one too - she was smart and did her makeup first :).  My reasoning for that will come in the NEXT video blog!  

Fun Feature on Marlay Drive!

May Nguyen of Marlay Drive in Erin's Faces lipstick!

So there's this super neat website, www.MarlayDrive.com, which uses all sorts of products and incorporates them into how-to videos with hair, makeup and nails.  There are general tutorials as well as those that recreate specific looks.  AND, Erin's Faces Red Lipstick (Satin) was featured on one of the latest videos!!

Jessica Chastain at the Oscars

Professional makeup artist, May Nguyen, used it in her video which shows how to recreate Jessica Chastain's look from the Oscars.

Click HERE if you can't see the video - lipstick happens around 7:30 

Fun shots:

New York Live!

Yours truly, Elizabeth Stanley, George Brescia, Teresa Stephenson and Jenny Neale in the hallways of the NBC Studios at 30 Rock

We had such a fun time today at New York Live with George Brescia of georgeBstyle with our beautiful models!

Click HERE to see the video segment from NBC and scroll down to see what Erin's Faces goodies we used on the girls ~



On Elizabeth ~ 

Pore Perfecting Face Primer
Mineral Liquid Powder Foundation in Cream Beige
Mineral Photo Touch Concealers in Light and Light/Medium
Aloe Powder to set
Magic Dust as highlight and around tearducts
Champagne, Navy and Night Mineral Eyeshadows
Onyx Cream Eyeliner
Earth Mineral Eyeshadow on brows
Sunkissed Mineral Bronzer as cheek contour
Rose Mineral Blush
Natural Lipliner
Enchanted Mineral Lipgloss

Teresa's Before

After

On Teresa ~
Organic Firming Serum
Retexturizing Face Primer SPF 20
Mineral Liquid Powder Foundation in Porcelain
Mineral Photo Touch Concealers in Light and Light/Medium
Aloe Powder to set
Magic Dust as highlight and as eyeshadow
Sunset Mineral Eyeshadow
Mahogany Cream Eyeliner in waterline
Espresso Mineral Eyeshadow on brows
Sunkissed Mineral Bronzer as cheek contour
Gerber and Tiger Lily Mineral Blushes
Natural Lipliner
Ava Matte Lipstick



Jenny's Before







On Jenny ~
Retexturizing Face Primer SPF 20
Mineral Liquid Powder Foundation in Tender Beige
Mineral Photo Touch Concealers in Light and Light/Medium
Aloe Powder to set
Magic Dust as highlight
Snow and Starshine Mineral Eyeshadows
Mahogany Cream Eyeliner in waterline - top only
Espresso Mineral Eyeshadow on brows
Sunkissed Mineral Bronzer as cheek contour
Tulip and Impatiens Mineral Blushes
Natural Lipliner
Micro-Spice Lipstick



My friend took this pic of her TV and it makes me feel fancy :)

We also used Mally Volumizing Mascara and Urban Decay Primer Potion on all the ladies.