Monday, March 29, 2010

Lip Quickie

This quick fix will gently exfoliate and revive dry flaky lips. Mix a little olive oil and sugar in the palm of your hand and gently massage onto lips. Wipe clean and follow with nourishing lip treatment such as Burt's Bees Beeswax Lip Balm.

I use this trick twice a week to keep my lips soft and kissable.


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Friday, March 26, 2010

Panda Says Roll..!

Last week on set I heard people were being assigned spirit animals, here are a handful. Some are a stretch, but a few are dead on. I’ll let you draw your own conclusions….

Finnigan


Forderer



Rick



Chris



me




Harley




Jenson




Darlene

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Monday, March 15, 2010

Adventures in Filmmaking Land- week 1



I’m having the time of my life working on the independent film Half Empty. With a great script and an even better cast & crew, I am so happy to be a part of this process. We enjoyed working at four locations during our first week. Two days were spent in an office in Gig Harbor where we were spoiled by a big comfy sofa and TV so we could watch the Olympics in between takes. The second location was a pretty sweet bookstore seemingly run by cats. I love that there were signs posted on the door stating “Filming in Progress, quiet please” and more than once we heard people reading the sign aloud saying “oh, they’re filming a movie in there” and “oh, I wonder if they can hear us”. Yeah, we heard you and yeah, it made me giggle. From there, we ventured to the lovely town of Lakewood where we shot some of my favorite scenes. During the downtime I was lucky enough to be entertained by the cutest dog I’ve ever seen and a guitar wielding, cammo-clad, multitalented producer. We spent three very exciting days in an old military hospital which is now a combat medic training facility. Getting lost on the military base, emergency simulations right outside the set, firemen looking for the source of smoke, real combat footage shown during lunch and getting rushed with the fake guns were some of the exiting reasons for my elevated blood pressure that week. The final day of filming definitely held its own set of challenges, but it ended in drinks & food with good guys at the awesome Red House. I am a lucky girl.

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photos courtesy of Rick Walters

Monday, January 11, 2010

I heart my airbrush


I recently invested in an airbrush system. I chose the Graftobian Walk About system. It’s lightweight and really user friendly. I can either plug it in or use the rechargeable battery pack. It came with starter packs of Graftobian’s HD Airbrush Glamour makeup with the corresponding HD solid foundations.

I love love love airbrushing makeup. It makes application so much faster and it gives such a polished flawless look. It’s amazing, plus it’s specifically designed for use with high definition cameras, which most people are using these days.

The airbrush also allows me to stencil on temporary tattoos and even cover existing tattoos. BIG fun.

I love my airbrush and would never go back to regular foundation.

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photo generously provided courtesy of LGImages

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Friday, January 8, 2010

great things to come

Filming begins next month for my first feature length film, Half Empty. I feel so lucky to be a part of this film and I’m looking forward to working with this great group of people. I’ve spent hours going through the script, developing character looks, and prepping for the challenge to come.

Anyone who has worked with me before knows I’ll be buying a palette of granola bars before heading to set. Other than that purchase I think I’m ready.

I can’t wait.

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Thursday, January 7, 2010

what's in a name?

The Naked Makeup Artist.

No, I’m not actually naked. I decided on that name for my blog because I personally don’t wear much makeup on a daily basis. I usually just go for a little eyeliner and mascara, throw in a pinch of blush and I’m good. It feels a little odd considering how much I love makeup and what a big part of my life it is. I’m not sure if this goes along with the painter whose own walls remain neglected or the doctor who doesn’t take care of himself…oh well. Maybe wearing more makeup should be my resolution for 2010?

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Monday, November 16, 2009

New Product Haul…. E.L.F. & Smashbox!


I picked up a couple new palettes over the weekend that I’m pretty excited about.

I was wandering the makeup aisle at Target and was shocked to see E.L.F. gift sets. I’ve heard of this product line, but hadn’t seen it at Target before. What shocked me was not just seeing the products, but the prices. Most of the sets were $5.00 & under! So, of course I picked up the lip color palette and a false lash kit. I was skeptical and couldn’t wait to get home and try out the products. Well, I’ll just say that I paid a fair price for the lip palette. I chose the darkest of the lip shades to try out and after about 5 coats it finally started to meet my expectations. I’m all about lip palettes, I hate trying to contain all of the little lipstick tubes. All in all, it’s a great deal to add some variety to my kit.

Next I tried the false lash kit which was $3.00. The best part about this kit was the little lash grabber, the rest went in the garbage. I’d recommend the kit for the grabber alone, it’s worth $3.00 and it’s definitely going in my kit.

Next, I picked up the Smashbox Wish for the Perfect Palette from Ulta. This palette is AMAZING. It has tons of eye shadows (64!), cream eyeliners, brow powders, brow wax, lip glosses, blush, highlighter, bronzer & a few mini brushes. This palette was only $59. I really like Smashbox products and this just confirms why, the eyeshadows are super pigmented and go on really well. The cream eyeliners might just be my new favorite product, they go on so smooth & look gorgeous! Love, love, love! Go buy one before they sell out!