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MERCEDES-BENZ FASHION WEEK SWIM-Saturday


Saturday started off with me waking up at 6 am because Luis a from ED HARDY asked me to meet them at 8 am at SUSHISAMBA for the ED HARDY edible swimsuit. I texted Lacie to confirm the time and location because yesterday Lacie called me ad pushed the time back. Glad that I didn’t jump up to early cuz Lacie hit me back after 9 am to call Luis with the time. So, basically my day now started later. Miss Sassy and I took our time to get ready and grab some lunch. We hit this popular old school diner and order chicken and steak quesidilla. These things was amazing, and really filling that we both could not finish our lunch.




Since we just ate this greasy lunch I knew I had to walk all that foolishness off. So we did mini shopping and this is where I feel in love with Calvin Harris single “I’m Not Alone”. We headed over to The Shore Club because we had another gift suite to attend called THE LOOKOUT SUITE by Body Sculpt. The hotel is modern and had a relax feel, so us. The Shore club Hotel is where MISS SASSY wants to have her birthday bash upstairs in the PENTHOUSE. Before going upstairs you know I had to play in the lobby by taking pictures. Today we were also scheduled to get Manicures by Priti Nails so I was very excited about that cuz I haven’t gotten my nails done in so long. As soon as we enter Ryan Berit greeted us with drinks, food, and made us feel so at home. He was such a great host.Kristina, was a sweetheart, she knew who I was and was excited to have both MISS SASSY and I there. Everybody (company)that was a part were amazing.





After a great afternoon we head back to the hotel to get ready for the big show tonight…ED HARDY. I wanted something comfortable but bold in colors. Let me tell you how crazy the backstage was. It was crazy, attitude flying everywhere. As long as I had a drink I was straight. One of the many highlights was being able to walk the runway two days in the row right before the show started. The first time Fawn grabbed me and said come with me I want you to meet my mom. I am always so happy to see a great mother and daughter relationship because it’s something that I didn’t have with my mom. So for her mom to take time out and fly out from Ohio to see her baby it was sweet. After runing around and just enjoying myself we get our seats and I enjoyed myself. DJ IRIE was the DJ and you would have thought I was in the nightclub:) the music was so on point. Another great moment was taking pics with DINA and talking with her daughter who is such a big girl now.













After we packed up we go upstairs to do the ED HARDY staff meeting but on our way upstairs to the room MISS SASSY hears Kelly Cutrone voice and I am floored cuz this woman personality is so NEW YORK. Another great moment of the trip:)








Now it’s time for the ED HARDY AFTER PARTY…NIGHT NIGHT PEOPLE!

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim-Friday

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My day started off with me getting up at 4:30am so I could get myself ready in start my day. I had to get Fawn Arthur the Design Director of ED HARDY SWIMWEAR hair & makeup ready for two morning appearances on the Miami local news station. The models from Wilhelmina Modeling agency was suppose to get ready at the hotel but I don’t think the time allotment was scheduled correctly so I got them ready at the station. We left the Fontainbleau Hotel around 7ish am but I wasn’t originally planned to go with them but Shi and the designers liked my work and the models needed to get ready so when Luis Pineda the Marketing/PR/ Director asked if I could ride with them to Ft. Lauderdale. I figure why not, right. So, I texted Miss Sassy who was still asleep at the hotel with what my new plans was. I was saying to myself that Michelle is going to kill me that I changed my schedule after she revised it so many times before I left. She was asleep she just texted back ‘k”, I bet she thought she saw wrong. So the first stop was “SOUTH FLORIDA“ CW news station.

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Next stop was NBC 6 Miami for “South Florida Today”. Fawn and I rode with Dana from TresKoi Public Relations, the company that handles ED HARDY publicity. Fawn had shared with me earlier that she was friends with Designer Ariel Raphael from Bravos TV Show Miami Social. Ariel was also being interviewed on the same show. So she was happy to see him plus he gave Fawn a shout out on his interview. You know he gave Fawn her props and that says a lot about him.




I was invited to attend “The Style Suite” one of the many private suites going on at the MISS SASSY so she could enjoy some of the blessing with me instead of just being at the hotel or beach.








Grey Goose was the liquor company that sponsor the event so I had the peartini. Jillian Altit, with Jillicious was doing mini makeovers and showcasing her revamp makeup line. So, MISS SASSY and I spent some time with Jillian. She was very excited to offer me some of her products. I am loving the “Bada Bing Tingers”. Her delicious flavored and scented lip balms comes with a hidden vanity lip brush. The other thing I love about the “Bada Bing Tingers” is that it helps to give you fresh breath just by sucking air. The scented minty lip balms help to freshen the breath. Jillian also gave me her AM SENSUAL & PM SEDUCTIVE eyes eye cream shadows. The eyeshadow are non-creasing, waterproof, long lasting…really long lasting. They come with a retractable eyeliner hidden at the top of the package. Can’t wait to try them on my next photo shoot…Jillian, you makeup is really JILLICIOUS!!!
Before leaving I took pictures with MISS SASSY, Jillian with JILLICIOUS, Michael Sheehan with Novel Communication and myself Celebrity Makeup Artist Brandy Gomez-Duplessis.




Go back to the hotel so we could get ready for the TRUE RELIGION show at 7pm at the Raliegh Hotel on Collins Ave. I had to be there for 5:30pm to get my people ready. As you know Makeup forever Cosmetics was the sponsor makeup company. But, I was hired by Shai the President/CEO of ED HARDY to be the PERSONAL MAKEUP ARTIST for his designers and staff. Shai, personal assistant Lacie was very supported to make sure I was backstage working along the other makeup artist. Lacie wanted to make sure that I got credit working MERCEDES-BENZ FASHION WEEK as well made sure that photographers got pictures of me working and the designers when interviewed that my work would saturate the Internet, blogs, magazines, etc. She was such an angel for giving me this opportunity. She hand pick a few models that I could work on so I can have pictures for my book. Lacie also said she would write any letter if anybody needed proof that I was one of the makeup artists as well as the PERSONAL ED HARDY & TRUE RELIGION MAKEUP ARTIST for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim in Miami.













I was invited to attend a cocktail party that PATRON was doing so while the designers ” Design Director Designer FAWN ARTHUR, Designer ANGELA AVANESYAN, & Asst. Designer Heather Bothwelt” got set up MISS SASSY and I went over to get drinks in check it out. I ordered a PATRON MAGARITA. My signature drink the rest of the evening. The great part was the PATRON tent was next to the TRUE RELIGION tent so it was easy to walk over to get drinks. MISS SASSY and I went back to the tent got our passes and I started setting up getting ready. So much was going on behind the scenes just what you would imagine happens it happens. Very fast paced, lots of personality, paparazzi, press, reporters, models, hair, makeup…I was loving it. It was everything I wanted, everything I love about the industry. Honestly, I wanted to cry…really. So for ay hair * makeup artist that want this career and is working towards this career just keep working hard everyday. When GOD think your ready he would place you there. Look at my life, my story. Do you know how many times a day I hear “YOU LIVE IN NEW ORLEANS, YOUR NOT SUPPOSE TO HAVE THIS LIFE, YOUR NOT SUPPOSE TO BE RESPECTED CUZ YOU STILL LIVE IN NEW ORLEANS,YOUR NOT SUPPOSE TO BE TALENTED CUZ YOU LIVE IN NEW ORLEANS, YOU WILL NEVER BE TAKEN SERIOUS, I CAN’T HIRE YOU CUZ YOUR LIVING IN NEW ORLEANS”. Well this day, I showed so many people that it doesn’t matter what my area code is I did it, I was a part of one of the biggest event in the fashion industry and I still own a home in New Orleans. I want makeup artist, hair stylist, and designers that live in small cities know they can do it. Just work hard everyday all day and don’t rush it. Cuz when it’s your time to do anything in life and it was meant for you to do it. GOD will make it happen it doesn’t matter where you live.






So after getting everybody together for interviews, and TV appearances, MISS SASSY and I went to get our seats so we can watch the TRUE RELIGON show. My camera didn’t take the best pics, I think cuz my hands was shaking I still can not believe that I was a part of all this.

After the show more pics was taken. DINA from the Housewives of New Jersey was there with her daughter and some of her friends. She was a sweetheart and was happy to see her.




After, the show was over we hung out for a minute and then went looking for FOOD.

Enjoy the pics!!!

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TRAVEL:Miami 2 do Makeup & Articles


I made it to Miami so I have to keep it short. Will keep you guys posted on TWITTER, so if you are not following me that’s going to be the only way to know what kind of trouble I am going to be getting into.

Will take lots of pics of me working during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Swim and promised to make you all proud!

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Makeup Arrived Today

All of my items that I ordered is arriving today for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Swim. I just placed a large makeup orders in palettes because it’s so much easier to travel with. The foundation are really hard to pack in carry around. Because I don’t know who I am working on from ED HARDY & TRUE RELIGION I just ordered a lot of colors. I spoke with Lacie in June 09 when she hired me but we never did a walk through. I am so excited to be the MAKEUP ARTIST for the ED HARDY & TRUE RELIGION Designers. I know Makeup Forever is the sponsor makeup line but I am the personal makeup artist of the company. I hope the Makeup Forever Artists don’t trip you know.

Well, gotta start packing.

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ELSA BRODMAN FASHION SHOW


On June 13th Miss Sassy and I attended a fashion show for a good associate of our ELSA BOADMAN. Elsa is a local stylist and designer who I have worked with only a few times. In May during one of my shoots she told me she was putting together her fashion show. She sent us tickets and I was afraid I was going to miss it but I made it just in time…no really just in time. As the MC was walking away the DJ was starting the music for the first model to come out. Here I come running to hurry in sit in the first row. MISS SASSY shook her head at me cuz I stopped at the bar before coming in like normal people to get my seat:)

The show was great, so very proud of her. Anyway, CUE magazine did a great 4 page spread on her (35-37). What’s really cute, the writer contacted me a few days later and asked me my opinion on the show. The photographer was able to get MISS SASSY and the picture but my dress,huge handbag and my hair made it but not my face:(

CONGRATS ELSA…MISS SASSY and I are so proud of you!!!!

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A Regular Lazy Day


Nothing FAB today, I was able to get out of bed at 12:22 pm which is so not a regular thing for me to do. It was actually relaxing and just felt really good not having to rush today. I worked out, spent quality time with my son Jordan, Envy is by her BFF home for the weekend, talked with Miss Sassy for a short time, I packed, and was even able to cook dinner for the family. Will keep everybody posted on Miss Sassy and I trip to Miami.

All of our post will be small and sweet this week as I work and we party it up. If any of out our readers are in the Miami area shoot us an email so we can meet you.

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Mercedes Benz-Fashion Week Swim

Michelle has been organizing the Miami schedule since so much is going on. Not only will I be working doing makeup with ED Hardy and the designers but I will also be covering interviews for POSH Magazine and the online publications I write for. My schedule looks like it did for Essence Music Festival. This time around Michelle has given me some relax time to play and enjoy myself. I am really excited about being in Miami working doing makeup at the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Swim. I have to start packing in getting my clothes together this weekend so I don’t forget nothing.

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Julia Lundy Bridal Consultation

This afternoon I met with Julia Lundy, her mom and wedding planner Caryn to discuss her upcoming wedding and to do her bridal consultation. Julia has such a great face and flawless skin that she was so easy to do. I gave her bronzed and midnight blue eyes with a soft pink lip. Can’t wait to see how everything comes together on her wedding day August 1, 2009.

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Essence Music Festival:Feedback

This year Essence Music Festival was strictly about me working and working and working. My hours were very rough this year. I didn’t go out to parties any partying that I did was on Thursday night at the Mayor’s Pre-Essence Party. I don’t count being in the VIP Lounge & backstage at the Superdome partying even though everybody else was. I did get to see BEYONCE and walked around the VIP Lounge and the main floor when artists came on that I wasn’t a big fan of. Can you believe that I only had two drinks all weekend. Because my call times started at 5am and ending at 3am there were no time to drink.

I would like to thank makeup artist Andrea Walker from Houston who was selected from the casting calls. Andrea came down and she helped me so so much. We only saw each other one time when she was so sweet to come downstairs at the convention center to bring me something to eat n drink cuz I was in pain with a 4 day migraine. All of the clients loved her and she was so reliable that I didn’t have to keep checking up on her. She got to every client that they ended up asking if she can come back later in the day.

Miss Sassy and I didn’t get to party together except for Thursday night. Michael and Henry both came out with us to the Mayor’s party. This was the first time that Henry party with us.

I met so many great people (VP’s, directors, producers, pr firms, reporters, photographer’s, & artists )this year that I look forward to working with and building business relationship with. Saw many old pals and was able to spend a few seconds with them cuz my schedule kept me moving.

I love that Essence gave us these cute little FORD cars to get around in. They hired two drivers to take us everywhere (hotel, convention center, & superdome) all weekend. When I was at the Windsor Court a couple asked to take a picture with me I thought that was the cutest thing. I got asked that a few times, I don’t know if it’s because they thought I was somebody else or because they actually knew who I was and liked my work. Either way it was weird, kinda funny.

Even though the hours were long and hard I actually had fun doing what I love…MAKEUP!!!

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