Helpful Information For Anyone Who Does Not Wish To Become A Botox Beast

This is for Karen…

Who seems to be concerned about that transitional period between 29 and 30 – Which is perfectly normal since that appears to be the time when most women start to re-evaluate their beauty routines. However, with 30 being the new 20 I don’t think women need to change as much as they think they do (Which should make you feel better about tying the bow on your 20s).

As far as make-up goes…If your skin looks great, you can probably get away with the same make-up you currently use. If you’re noticing a change in your eyes or skin, then I suggest keeping the same make-up but applying things with a lighter hand. Less is more the older you get. For example: If you have a colored shadow that you loved in your 20s, your 30s are a great time to switch to a colored eyeliner instead. It doesn’t show the signs of aging like a shadow will – And it will still keep you looking youthful.

The biggest thing to keep in mind is that if you haven’t adopted a good skincare regime – Now is the time to do so. If you don’t you’ll really start to see the effects of aging sooner than you might care to. And, honestly, I don’t want you to end up looking like a hot mess (like my former boss who is addicted to the Botox)…So, seriously…Take care of your skin.

But, what do you use?

Well, Kanebo has taken the mystery out of skincare in your 30s by creating an entire line of skincare specifically for women in their 30s called Hadabisei.

I have no idea what the price point is for these products – But, I have a feeling it’s a little on the higher side of things since they sell Kanebo products at Bergdorf Goodman. Actually, I’m not even sure you can get this stuff in the states (Aren’t I amazing, giving you international products? None of your girlfriends will have this stuff!)…

If you’re looking for something you can get in the drug store (in the U.S), I recommend Olay Total Effects

I’m 26 – So, if you try any of these please let me know how they work out for you. I’m doing research for the future

More pictures…

from the LRG shoot.

I’m not in any of these, so I promise you wont be scared (See previous post for example)…

Pictures are here

Edited to add: *I lied. After scrolling through these pictures…I’m totally very politely giving the finger in one of them…

An Open Letter to Mel

Dear Mel,

Last week at the L-R-G photoshoot, I thought I might be warming up to you, and that maybe we could even be friends…

And, I had been feeling really cute about myself since Kareem told me my body ‘looked bananas.’ He never says anything nice to me, except that I’m a really great hair stylist – The only problem is that I’m actually a make-up artist.

In any case, the point is that I had been feeling really cute…

Then you went and posted this on your site:

I think I hate you again.

xoxo,
Jillian

For more pictures from the L-R-G shoot, go here.

OMFG: Jennifer Missoni

It also happens to be my work:

The pinkness…

I can’t say enough about how much I LOVE the pinkness!

Verizon

This could not be more appropriate…

To know me is to know that all I do is send text messages on my Blackberry. I absolutely loathe talking on the phone.

My work:

Latest Attempt at Organization

You may recall a few months ago, I offered some advice on She Knows about how to best organize your make-up for spring.

My advice (I hope) was quite helpful.

Organizing make-up is one of the top 10 questions people ask me about. Sometimes I wonder how people find it possible to be incapable of organizing 1 blush, 2 shadows, a bronzer and a concealer?! That’s NOTHING compared to what a make-up artist is dealing with. Imagine, if you and all your girlfriends got together with your make-up…Then multiply that by 10 and maybe you’ll come close to the amount of product I have to work with.

But, even the best of us have our moments of chaos and with all of the product also comes some serious potential for disorder. It’s bound to happen when you have enough make-up for AT LEAST a dozen people. I don’t even have enough closet space for all of my products and equipment, and subsequently have been forced to use a kitchen cabinet for storage.

Here is an example of what is going on in my apartment:

This isn’t even everything. This is just what I managed to condense and separate. There is a bunch of random make-up in my bedroom closet in a stackable drawer. But, that’s a project for a different day, because after spending 5 HOURS getting all of this together I have no desire to tackle anything else (At least not this week).

Anyway…Here are my current favorites packed and ready to go in the train case I use most often for jobs:

Under the airbrush make-up in the main compartment are 6 or 7 palettes of shadows and blush. I try to use pallets whenever I can, and I also tend to favor loose powders and pigments because multi-purpose products help a lot when you’re trying to travel light. I can use loose powders as shadow or blush, and if you mix them with the appropriate bases you can create custom lip colors and glosses.

I can’t stress enough how important it is to travel light. I haven’t had success with rolling cases in the past. I find them to be clumsy and they often lead to broken products from being dragged all over. Instead, I suffer and carry my case on my shoulder. I will no doubt have back problems later in life – But, until I come up with a better and safer alternative – This is pretty much what I’m working with. Unfortunately I end up looking like a bruised and battered child after working for several days in a row.

This is my shoulder. It looks better now. It was raw just a few days ago…Today is appears to be healing:

OK, so…now you understand the importance of purging and cutting the fat from my kit. Less is more if you can figure out which products can work in multiple ways for you.

But, what about the extras? All the stuff that isn’t a favorite? Or, what about the equipment?

Some things I need. And, I may not need them on every job – But, I still need to have them on the random chance that a job might call for something that strays from my usual arsenal. In the past I would keep everything loose in my cabinet – This is a system that doesn’t exactly work well when you’re in a rush. I found it hard to locate things at the last minute, so I started thinking of a better way to sort things out.

In the end, zip lock bags seemed to be the best solution. I can see everything, and have each bag clearly labeled with it’s contents. Here are some of the bags:

Now, to save even more space I’ve gotten one of those HUGE zip lock bags, and put all of the clearly labeled baby zip locks inside of it.

Much better! I imagine this system would work well for anyone, even with a much smaller collection of products.

Why bother investing in a more expensive organizational system when you can use zip lock bags instead?

Say Good-Bye To Eyelash Extensions

Remember when eyelash extensions seemed like a miracle? When all of your girlfriends HAD TO HAVE the fake lashes that they heard all the celebrities were rocking…

The ones that didn’t fall out for like a whole entire month that cost stupid amounts of money? The ones that you could get around the way…in Queens…from this spot that was totally unlicensed. But, said shady spot in Queens only charged $40 bucks for these super amazing fake lashes, so you were willing to take a chance that you might just go blind if it meant having lashes that would make you the envy of women everywhere? I know you remember that, it happened circa 2002.

Well…that’s about to be history. Eyelash extensions are about to be ‘dated’ and they didn’t even get a full 10 year run as the lash treatment du jour.

There’s a cream that’s about to make lash history…And, *fingers crossed* it’s going to be available next year in the U.S.

Thanks to the lovely Sarah for this article.

Here’s the latest:

Allergan to seek Q3 approval for eyelash extender

Last Updated: 2008-06-04 9:00:46 -0400 (Reuters Health)

BANGALORE (Reuters) – Allergan Inc said on Wednesday it plans to apply to U.S. health regulators for marketing approval for its eyelash extender by the end of the third quarter.

The maker of the wrinkle-filler Botox said it has completed testing of the product, bimatoprost, and saw significant eyelash growth when it was applied directly to the base of eyelashes.

Allergan said it expects bimatoprost to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration next year.

The Irvine, California-based company is targeting sales of $500 million per year for the product in stimulating eyelash growth. It said the global mascara market is worth $3.7 billion a year, according to data from various agencies.

Allergan said if it wins FDA approval, U.S. purchasers will be able to obtain bimatoprost only by prescription.

(Reporting by Varsha Tickoo)

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