Sometimes my work days can be very glamxurious, well today is one of those days. I started doing makeup on Jamielyn around 8am at Arlo SoHo Hotel. Jamielyn needed new headshots for her new restaurant in New Orleans so she asked me to beat her face again. Photographer Karl Ault who is based out of both Brooklyn and New Orleans arrived to the hotel around 10am. Right after the photoshoot we headed out because Jamielyn had made reservation for brunch at the fabulous SoHo restaurant Hundreds Acres. It was such a beautiful day that we were able to walk to the restaurant.
You all know how much I’m obsessed with Krispy Kreme doughnuts. Whenever I can find a Krispy Kreme location I would order a dozen just for myself, OMG and if it’s warm I might go in for a second dozen. Well guess what, I found something just as delicious. Hundreds Acres have on their brunch menu something so fantastic that I have to share with you. It’s their Hundred Acres Donut, it’s an orange glaze that’s crushed with hazelnut and dukkah spice. OMG, I never enjoyed anything like this before. Don’t sleep on the frozen yogurt pop, its strawberry yogurt with granola and catskill honey. If your in the SoHo area please make a stop to Hundred Acres and asked to sit outside in the garden and make sure you have your camera ready for selfies.
This Saturday I’ll be at Warren Tricomi Luxurious Salon in Greenwich, CT offering all of my makeup services, brows & eye lash tinting. Ladies, his salon is magnificent and Edward is an amazing owner very well respected in the beauty industry as well as in all of the communities his salon is in. I’m so proud to bring my clients here and also to The Plaza Hotel.
Your going to love this, in Greenwich the salon retail Kevyn Aucoin makeup, one of the best makeup lines out there. So, definitely stop by to let me match you to the correct foundation, eye shadow, lipstick, bronzer and anything else you need in your makeup bag.
Everything is so top notch and the energy is positive that I promise you will not want to leave…so I’ll see you Saturday!
Thanks Absolute New York for my Lip Mousse in Royals
Ladies, have you ever been so excited about a girls night with a girlfriend that lives in another state? Well, last week that was me. One of my favorite girls, Jamielyn or should I now say Chef Jamielyn & business owner was coming in town (New York) for a photo shoot. She needed new head-shots for her business and she wanted me to do her makeup. I always enjoy doing her makeup she was like my muse back in the day. This is how we actually met about 9 years ago on a crazy set, at a photo shoot in New Orleans. Jamielyn use to be really busy back in New Orleans in the modeling and fashion scene. We luv to talk about fashion, makeup, family, careers, food, and we luv taking pics of our every step. Jamielyn is the girl who doesn’t mind talking selfies. She’s the friend who will take her time to take great pics of you from the right angle. Lord, I know I sound vain but you know what that’s who I am and I don’t apologize for my self-love and I know I’m not for everyone and I’m OK with that. So when I find girlfriends that mirror me, chillld my day is going to be fanciful when we get together with no husband & kids around.
I took the train into the city that afternoon and headed over to SOHO. We stayed at Arlo Hotel SoHo a very modern style hotel with micro rooms but so many different spaces inside the hotel that you will get lost in it almost forgetting that you’re at a hotel. And if you’re a blogger & influencer you will luv this hotel. So many places for great pics and content. I look forward to visiting this hotel again for materials. Once I put my suitcase up we hit up The Good Story, it’s their rooftop bar with an amazing view of the Hudson River. Originally, when we were going to attend the Annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic on Saturday but we could not reschedule the photo-shoot so we attended a Veuve Clicquot party on the rooftop. Jamielyn started right away with Veuve Clicquot new Rose and I needed a frozen margarita because I was a little parched. Then the rest of the evening it was Veuve Clicquot Rose…we luv us some champagne. Weather was perfect, music was on point, drinks flowing and the conversation never stopped.
Next stop, The Dutch Restaurant for dinner also in SoHo. We were catching up so much that we almost missed our reservations but we didn’t. We didn’t get all fancy we went straight from the rooftop bar straight to dinner. The only thing we freshen up was our makeup, of course. Restaurant was busy and every plate I saw as I walked to my table looked delicious. We wanted American food that had that New York feel with a flare of New Orleans. Let me tell you we got just that. We continued the Rose champagne going so Jamielyn goes let’s just do a bottle. I have to return to The Dutch for that New Engand Lobster, it was exquisite!
I’m so glad I rocked my VANS…I wear black almost everyday and if I could make this my signature shoe I would. These slip on’s are so comfortable on my feet and by the end of the day my feet never get swollen when I wear them. We wanted to walk off the drinks so we walked back to the hotel just enjoying our conversation, while stopping to take pics. It was still early so we went to the Arlo Liquor Bar order more champagne, sat in the courtyard and just enjoyed the beautiful weather. By midnight we were ready to head upstairs because the photo-shoot was scheduled for 8am. We both needed to sleep, we may look young but we’re not. Don’t you luv when you get with your girlfriend who you don’t see everyday because you both live in different states and life happens. But when you catch up it just flows.
This morning I awake to a knock on the door. Since I wasn’t expecting anyone I was overjoyed when I saw a package was left. I knew I didn’t order anything so it had to be complimentary goodies but I just didn’t know from who….yay it’s from SUNDAY RILEY!!!!
Skincare is so important to me and when I work I prep my clients very well with products so that they can get a flawless makeup look. Sunday Riley products is one of my favorite brands to use. They really understand what ladies concerns are. So their products will always be in my kit and on my vanity at home. Treat yourself to Sunday Riley, I promise you won’t be disappointed.
If you already use their products, I’m curious to know which items you use?
When freelance writer Lindsay Cohn with the Today Show asked me about my favorite waterproof drugstore mascara it was a no brainier for me. I’m sure many of you who has been following me for sometime now could probably answer that question because I’m always talking about it. My favorite mascara hands downs is L’OREAL Paris Voluminious Mascara in Carbon Black. Here is the link to the full article on the Today’s show page.
I would love to hear about your favorite waterproof mascara?
You always hear me say that it’s an honor to be asked to offer beauty testimony for magazines. When your industry peers select you for your actual makeup artistry, your celebrity resume and not your follow & likes counts it means a lot. So when Closer Weekly magazine Assistant Beauty Editor Lauren asked me to participate in her upcoming article on “What’s Her Secret” I was elated about it. I was asked to give a beauty quote on actress Joely Richardson makeup look and how wearing a certain eye shadow shade to look younger in seconds.
The birthday boy selected the Brownie Milkshake
Today is my son Jordan 20th Birthday and like any mother he’s still my baby. Jordan is not big on making a big fuss so I knew he would not want a cake so I had to think of something that was simple yet FABULOUS. One of Jordan favorite place to go to is Black Tap Craft in New York because he luv their burgers and crazy milkshakes but because we were on limited time I needed something just as fab in Connecticut. After doing my research I found Cream & Sugar Cafe in Bethel, CT just 19 mins from the house. After his sister and I picked him up from work we headed over to Cream & Sugar Cafe. Once he walked in he smiled like a little kid. Jordan has a sweet tooth like his mama and he luvs ice-cream so I knew he would enjoy being here. While eating he opened his gifts with the family.
Cream & Sugar Cafe was exactly what I thought it would be. Cute location, family oriented with a young friendly staff. After looking at the pictures on the wall and reviewing the menu we all knew exactly what milkshakes we wanted. I wish I was prepared to eat but now we know that we must not come on an empty stomach because after a few bites we were so full. I’m so excited that we found a fun spot for the summer.
Envy got the Peanut Butter Crush Milkshake
Of course I got the WOW one, mine is called Candy Crush Milkshake
Celebrity Makeup Artist Brandy Gomez-Duplessis working on client Karen Egren
Today I spent my day at Warren Tricomi Salon inside the gorgeous The Plaza Hotel in New York. While there I was offering brow & eye lash tinting, a service that is very popular at all of the Warren Tricomi salons. I’m so elated about being on this team of beautiful, fashionista and talented stylists & artists. I feel really good about being able to offer more beauty services to my clients. After doing jewelry designer Karen Egren brow tinting I was able to do makeup services on her. I like that my clients can now come to me for all their beauty needs.
My home base will be Warren Tricomi in Greenwich, CT and I’ll be at The Plaza Hotel when needed for my New York clients. Yes, ladies I will still continue freelancing doing makeup in the industry.
When I have a busy week ahead I like my ME TIME alone at home by the water. Here this is where I get a lot of my writing done, come up with business ideas and where I go to meditate. How & where do you like to unwind?
Remember when I shared with you that I was going to be reunited with CoverGirl cosmetics again. This is the big event I was speaking about. I was asked to be the makeup artist for CoverGirl at their booth at Beautycon Festival. The CoverGirl booth was brilliantly designed. Everyone that stopped by could not get enough selfies with the Garden Glam branded foliage wall. I knew that us girls was going to luv it but I was surprised to see how the guys responded. Consumers was able to lounge, recharge, snack, and play games. Some of the giveaways were a full size bottle of Vitalist Healthy Elixir Foundation, a full size Melting Pout Gel Liquid Lipstick, and a full size of Total Tease Mascara. Before the event I gave the Brand Ambassadors each one of the 3 CoverGirl makeup looks; #ATHLEISUREBEAUTY #NOMAKEUPMAKEUP & #NUDEGLAM
As the makeup artist I assisted consumers with selecting their correct foundation shade using their new Vitalist Healthy Elixir Foundation. At various time the Brand Ambassador will bring over to me contest winners who will receive a mini consultation with me. CoverGirl also had 4 Beauty Influencers; Ellarie @ellarie, Nura @nuralailalov, Kelsey @k.els.e.y, and Melissa @lovemelisamichelle at the booth to do meet-in-greet with the consumers. I was also asked to do a few social media videos speaking to bloggers about the products and I also did a few photo op’s when asked.
If you are shopping for a new foundation why don’t you give CoverGirl new Vitalist Healthy Elixir Foundation a try. I like that it has skincare in the formula, SPF 20, and it gives a natural healthy semi matte radiant finish. It’s a full coverage foundation that gives a 24 hour continuous wear. My shade is Tawny #765 and I wore it all day, I put my makeup on at 4am and I didn’t get home until later 9pm and I still looked decent after a full day. It comes in 14 shades so I know you will find a shade that match your skin tone. Plus you can’t beat the price $9.99-$10.99 depending on your drugstore.
Consumers trying out the new foundation
We had a full house, finding the correct shade is major for anyone who wear foundation.
Doing a quick makeup touch up on Beauty Influencer Nura @nuralailalov her shade is Classic Ivory #710
Looking forward to matching Beauty Influencer Ellie @ellarie to CoverGirl new foundation. I selected Soft Sable for her.
What a BEAUTY!…Do you think this is a good foundation shade for Ellie?
All the fab was put together by this amazing woman Bonnie. I met Bonnie in 2008 and we worked a lot of fun events together. So when she reached out to me I said YES without knowing anything about it. Bonnie don’t touch nothing simple everything is major if she’s involved. So she was the highlight of the event for ME!
Sometimes my work days can be very glamxurious, well today is one of those days. I started doing makeup on Jamielyn around 8am at Arlo SoHo Hotel. Jamielyn needed new headshots for her new restaurant in New Orleans so she asked me to beat her face again. Photographer Karl Ault who is based out of both Brooklyn and New Orleans arrived to the hotel around 10am. Right after the photoshoot we headed out because Jamielyn had made reservation for brunch at the fabulous SoHo restaurant Hundreds Acres. It was such a beautiful day that we were able to walk to the restaurant.
