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At first I didn’t want to tell everybody that I had a 12 noon interview today with Times Picayune because I didn’t want to jinx myself. Susan came by and she interviewed me for about an hour. We basically just talked and laugh so it didn’t feel like the typical ones that I have had in the past. This article should run in July in a the fashion WISH insert. SO be on the lookout for that plus I’ll keep you all posted.

She may use some of the info for another piece that she will be doing in the living section of the Times Picayune. We schedule the photographer to stop by the studio on Wednesday to take a few pics of myself and the studio. Lord, I hope he got my good side.

Later that evening Star, Carlyn and I went to OHM Lounge to attend a private showing from LA designer Jeanne Bauer. She was showcasing her amazing custom jewelry and you know that I love custom, chunky pieces so I was excited about going.

You all have to take a look at her pieces at anujewelry.net their amazing. I look forward to working with her on an upcoming event in LA. I may have to get a few things for Essence weekend. Her pieces are bad ass to where I could just rock a baby tee, my skinny jeans and sexy stiletto and her pieces would be the eye candy.

My boy Billy came out with his sexy ass and Marco and Anais was there. She look so good such a sexy mom to be. Jeanne herself is bad ass she look like she should be a model instead of a jewelry designer. I was introduce to her by attorney Mark Bloom who is also a cutie. Mark is now living in California can’t wait to see him on my next trip to my second home.

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I had a few clients today at the studio. Michael and I had to go meet Jordan summer camp counselors at 4pm and on our way back we were both hunger so we went to Houston’s for early dinner.

My last client for the evening was Jazz Singer Stephanie Jordan who had a show at 9pm. So she came by at 7pm to get her glam look for the show.

My girls Jessica and J. Renee are so sweet they came by earlier during the day to say hi and then later that evening they stopped by to bring me a large mango martini. How sweet is that????

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Ok girls I think I partied way to hard last week for the SEX AND THE CITY events we took part in. I have to post pics and tell ya'll how much we had. I will try to post a little here and a little there.

Tomorrow my lil friend, the city mayor is starting up the show again. So I don't know how long taping will be so don't stop by the studio cuz I won't be there. They say we will be done earlier due to his trip but we will see you know black folks are always late know matter how much planning they do.

Ok gotta go.

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Since I didn’t have anyone on my books today I took this opportunity to spend a fun day with my kids and Star. So we started out today at my favorite treat spot…The Kupcake Factory in Kenner. You all know I don’t do Kenner but this is so worth the crazy traffic. This is why my body looks like it does because of treats like this. My favorites are:Wedding Cake, Caramel Apple, White Chocolate and Double Vanilla.
Wait…I ate so much this time that my black ass got sick cuz I also had the Banana Foster gelato and a bottle of granny apple soda. The kids seem to enjoy the cupcakes and my baby boy Jordan loved the mango gelato.

If you all are looking for a great treat for mom, sister, bff or anyone special you have to get a dozen of cupcakes from The Kupcake Factory. If you want to get on my good side this is a treat with a bottle of Riesling wine or Champagne.

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Question: HOW DO YOU SPELL GLAM IN THE “HOLLYWOOD SOUTH”?
Answer: B – G – D

Those in the know know that in pursuit of your best reflection book celebrity make up artist Brandy Gomez Duplessis. That is exactly what happened when the Style Networks hottest family of fashion The Kardashians (Kris Jenner, Khloe, Kourtney and Kim Kardashian) visited the Big Easy for the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) annual national convention The Cable Show ’08. Also in Louisiana shooting a film, Kim Kardashian was pleased to discover that Brandy offers professional GLAM services on a level that she loves and looks forward to their next GLAM session.

Keeping up with the Kardashians – was the assignment on Monday May 19th for BGD Make Up Artistry Studio. After wrapping up another L’Oreal tour Brandy Gomez-Duplessis was in the right place creatively to rise to the occasion and shine. Brandy was armed with fresh new selections for summer from her developing line of cosmetics “Queen B” (the only line suited for such regality). BGD was assisted by GLAM squad members LA make up artist Jessica Deben and New Orleans hair stylists Cara Rost and Nicole Gaudin. Brandy successfully nailed edgy chic Kris Jenner’s signature smokey eyes. The reveals inspired high fives, hugs and smooches. She “loved her lips”. Kris graciously accepted a gift of 8 glosses from the “Queen B” line of cosmetics. When it came to Khloe, it was all about the eyes that day. Kourtney’s make up was done by Jessica and was also glamtastic.

Right: Kim’s look displays soft summer pastels featuring angel by MAC her favorite lipstick topped off with BGD’s most popular gloss Diamond $15. You know what they say ladies “diamonds are a girls best friend”. For an extra dash of GLAM on a hot summer night add lip sparklettes “Diamond & Pixie” $15 or her wet lip gloss $12 . Both products are available for purchase at BGD’s new GLAM studio on Magazine Street in Uptown New Orleans.

Mirror – Mirror – best describes the celebrity make up artist’s eagerly awaited new studio. Beyond the richly pleated georgette Austrian sheer glamour panels on 3613 Magazine Street is BGD Makeup Artistry Studio. A collection of reflective surfaces from antique floor mirrors to sleek modern mosaic lighting set the mood. Her personal collection of music, carefully placed spotlights and chandeliers set the tone for a truly Divalicious experience. Even if you’re not a celebrity the Hollywood GLAM effect of the stylish contemporary décor, hottest product selections and pampering services offered will have clients feeling like one in an instant. If you’re not sure what to expect, open your eyes. The writing is on the wall in this studio. Engrained in the design plan are various displays from Brandy’s signature body of work. Professional services available are; air brush makeup, basic makeup, eye-lash extensions and brow shaping. These services are offered by appointment only. For studio details and pricing info visit http://www.bgdmakeupartistry.com

BRANDY GOMEZ DUPLESSIS – is a household name amongst the old and the new New Orleans. After closing her makeup store in New Orleans two years ago, she has decided to expand nationally. Four months after Hurricane Katrina, Gomez-Duplessis worked at Jose’ Eber’s salon in Houston’s Post Oak area. Since then she has been freelancing and traveling looking for a new place to perform her craft and grow her business. For over 10 years her makeup brushes have touched many faces from the famous Jordin Sparks, Deborah Cox, Hornets Player Chris Paul, Mayor C. Ray Nagin, Access Hollywood Maria Menounos, Football Players Brett Favre and Reggie Bush, R&B Singer Usher, Essence, People, Teen People and Paper City magazine and made appearances on Style Network “How Do I Look”, TLC, The Tyra Banks Show has toured with L’Oreal Cosmetics, travled to Mexico with Planet Beach for a photo shoot, and was the Official Makeup Artist for The NBA All-Star in 2008. Despite the increase in high profile work, she maintains one of her favorite make up staples: weddings. Brandy has painted many of New Orleans’ elite brides, and destination brides. She has travel out of the country for 50% of the weddings she does; her bridal make up is legendary. With elaborate wedding packages (one time applications-all day services), flawless make up, brides have booked her as far in advance as two years.

“Overall I was honored to have worked with them. I am just glad that finally the beauty and fashion industry has stop looking at me as just a New Orleans Makeup Artist and now as just a National Makeup Artist” – BGD

With another L’Oreal tour under her belt, a re-established presence on Magazine Street (one of the hottest shopping districts in the city) and Keeping up with the Kardashian’s one wonders how she does it. To learn more about the life and style of BGD visit http://www.insidethelifeofamakeupartist.blogspot.com

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From: brandy@bgdmakeupartistry.com

Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 12:58:15

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Subject: I will return calls

Ok guys its just not enough time in the day. I have been trying to call everyone back as fast and when I can. Our times are different so it doesn't work when I can call you guys. I'm sorry just bare with me. I had a half of a day off on Mothers Day and a half day in Houston when I spent time with my family.

I am about to jump out the tub head out to do this Soft Sheen Carson

/L'Oreal assignment on the west bank at a church. Then at 2:45 I have to be on Toulouse to set up for a bridal party. I should be done at 6pm cuz that's the time the wedding start.

My girl Jessica from L.A. is helping me out with the last two locations of the Soft Sheen gig. I am so glad I have her still in town holding me down.

On Friday I had to give away another assignment to two makeup artists cuz I couldn't make that one due to the weather for the assignment I was working on. I still earlier that day had Soft Sheen.

I had Devin for the last two days and she has been a great help with answering my phone and taking messages for me. She's is such a sweet girl and I am glad I have her on my team. She has learned a lot in the last two days about how crazy my schedule is and she wants to stay around so that's a good thing.

Let me get out this tub before I be late.

People, I will try to make calls to as many as I can when I get off. I will be heading to the studio after the wedding so ill hit up as many of you all as I can. At some point I need to eat today. I just realize that I haven't eaten in two days maybe that's why my head hurts. Do red bulls count?

Shit Shit Shit… I forgot about Chris Paul party tonight. Shit! Gotta go bye

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I know it's late but I just wanted to say really quick before Michael take my black girl from me. It feels so good to finally be able to come home and don't have work to do. If you all called me today you spoke with Devin. She's my new jr barbarella that is working with me. She's is right out of high school so be nice when calling, emailing or texting. She's reading it all. Ok gotta go
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Brandy Gomez Duplessis From BGD Makeup Artistry Studio Is “Keeping Up With The Kardashians”

Brandy Gomez-Duplessis of BGD Makeup Artistry Studio had the opportunity to provide her makeup and eyelash services (including her popular lip-sparklettes “Diamond & Pixie” from her cosmetic line “Queen B”) to the Kardashian girls and their mother.

Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA May 22, 2008 – BGD Makeup Artistry’s Brandy Gomez-Duplessis is New Orleans’ own Makeup Artist to the stars. BGD has provided makeup services to several celebrities and just recently added the Kardashians to the list. BGD had the opportunity to use her own cosmetic line “Queen B” on the Kardashians family (Kris Jenner, Khloe, and Kim Kardashian).

The Kardashians were in town on Monday May 19, 2008 to promote the Style Network reality show “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” Season 3 to more networks at The Cable Show ‘08 at the Morial Convention Center scheduled for May 18-20 2008 in The Big Easy.

Makeup Artist Brandy Gomez-Duplessis said “Overall, I was honored to have worked with them. They were great girls, very soft spoken and very approachable and easy to work with. They made me feel comfortable and loved that I used the word baby when I spoke to them. They kept hugging me and Kris gave me a high five when I did her makeup and nailed it the first time. I really feel like an A-list makeup artist and when I said that to Kris she said “you know it”. It was a blessing to work with the most popular family on TV right now and be the makeup artist for Kim Kardashian, who is one of the most sexiest and popular person in the entertainment industry. I do feel like my career is moving forward and will continue to do so.

I gave Kris about 8 lip gloss from my Queen B makeup line.To have been able to use my products on them, I feel honored. For Kris Jenner to ask me for my card so she can come by my makeup studio to support my business and Kim Kardashian to ask me for my personal contact info so she can call me when she’s in town to do her makeup validates everything that my local clients have been telling me …and that is ,your talented with those brushes or you’re on a rise to becoming a Celebrity Makeup Artist. I am just glad that finally the beauty and fashion industry has stop looking at me as just a New Orleans Makeup Artist and now just a talented Makeup Artist.

Makeup Artist Brandy Gomez-Duplessis is represented by Zenobia Agency in Los Angeles and her work can be viewed in her photo gallery at http://www.bgdmakeupartistry.com

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It has been a long day and I still have one more early day left for this week. I got up this morning for 4:00am had to go by the studio to get extra lashes for Kim cuz she loves them. The guys from Jerk and Jon Couture met me at the studio so they could dress me with one of their tops they made for me. Plus, they had a gift bag for each of the girls including Kris Jenner. I picked up Jessica from her aunt’s home which is about 7 mins from the studio.

We were a few minutes early but Kris had already called the front desk to let them know she was expecting us. We headed up to her room to set up. The girls were still asleep and Kris was ordering breakfast and had just stepped out of the shower. She still had her towel wrapped around her when we came in. She was such a sweetheart, and we chatted for a few minutes then Jessica and I started setting up. Cara finally arrived who was helping us with hair and Nicole arrived about 15 mins later. Kris wanted me to do her makeup, she likes drag makeup like me and she assigned Jessica to her mother’s makeup. The girls finally started waking up. Khloe was tired cuz she told me she had a party to host the night before at the Playboy’s mansion. I really didn’t talk a lot to Kourtney cuz Jessica did her makeup. Kris wanted me to do Kim when she arrived. Kim stayed at her condo with Reggie so she was a little late. But I knew her makeup style so I was able to knock it out really fast. So everybody made it on time. The limo came for 9:30am so we said our goodbyes and we went to eat breakfast in the Quarters.

I’m not a breakfast person so I didn’t really care where the girls wanted to eat. They found some nasty place called Malone’s. I will never eat there again. I don’t do leftovers and just crushing ice don’t make that a frozen rita. I can’t believe I threw away $20 on that nasty shit. Plus customer service was horrible. I think it took a little over two hours for everything.

By now everyone is getting a little tired. We walk back to the where our makeup bags and Nicole car was at Iberville Suites. Jessica comes back with me to the studio cuz I still had clients schedule for later. Carlyn stops by 5 mins after we get there. She came to bring me a damask mirrored jewelry box. You all know how much I am into DAMASK prints. I love my friends…everybody is so good to me. She didn’t stay long she just wanted to bring my gift by.

We hangout and had some friends stop by to see us. Erica came by who was on the TV show Survivor with Jessica about 1 year ago I think. Jessica did her makeup so they could go have lunch. Leah stop by for a few minutes to say hi. Both Leah and Jessica lives in L.A. so they see each other often. I’m the only one that is still in the N.O. Leah wants me to come out to L.A. to do makeup for her grand opening event coming up soon. She is kicks. She thought I was asking her if she needed a date for the event but I was asking her when was the date for the opening. The funny thing is she was like,OK. I laughed so hard.She is so cute…but really her daughter is beautiful.

After everybody left I got some work done. I was trying to play catch up from being gone all last week and I was able to get to all of my clients. I think I stayed at the studio for a few hours more and then headed home cuz I know I have an early day in the morning.

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So I did the school thing with my son Jordan this morning as well as go to an early morning assignment for The Style Network. I had my baby girl Jessica Deben from L.A. come out to help me with makeup and Cara Rost assist with the hair. Kristin Holt was staying at the J.W. Marriott hotel on Canal Street. She is such a sweet girl and very pretty. She is now living in L.A. but she’s a southern girl from Dallas. We hit it off right away. She joked with me about my business cards. Like everybody kidds me about my Hollywood glam shot. So we took pics like I did in the picture and you’ll see she did it better than me. Now how is that possible????

So after we finished working Jessica and I went to my studio to hangout and unwind before hitting the streets. Jessica finally got to see the new place. She loved it but of course she would…like why wouldn’t she…

We headed over to Kano crazy ass and he changed up Kunflama…again. But I like it a lot it looks much larger. Not long after J. Renee stopped by whom I haven’t seeing what in 2 years. The first thing I tell her is “WHEN ARE U COMING TO PICK UP YOUR SHIT”. I have been hauling her 2 largest pieces since Katrina and every time she comes in town she said she will come get them and she never does. So I think I’ll just place them on my wall at my home. I know each piece is worth like a 2 grand.

Then we decide to go across the street cuz something was going on in the park (music, drinks, food)y’all know the typical NOLA shit. I see everybody…and then Jessica start buying drinks so you know that means it’s an all day thing. Mind you, I haven’t been home or in NOLA for 24 hours yet nor have I’ve eaten anything but a granola bar and now I’m drinking. We stay to hang out with Glen Jones, Lionel Milton, Regan, and some other folks. My hubby is texting me “When are you coming home”. Glen and I go back inside Kunflama by Kano who was busy with customers. So we hang out in the front of the store while Jessica is doing makeup on J. Renee who was getting ready for her date with some restaurant owner she met at Jazz Fest. I think I stayed out for a few more hours and then headed home cuz I had to be up for 5am to get ready for the second assignment with Style Network. I have the KARDASHIAN FAMILY who I love so much.

I’ve had enough to drink did enough catching up. BGD got a man at home that I need to go see.

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