Rogan F/W 2009 JUMP OFF (Plus Video!)

Below are two images from the F/W 2009 Lookbook for Rogan’s ‘Cosmic Electric Savage’ inspired collection. Photos: Garett Miller. Make-up & hair: Jillian Villafane.

A stop motion film was also created to Showcase the 24 looks from the collection:

FALL 09 JUMP OFF from Rogan Loomstate on Vimeo.

Tags: Lookbook, Makeup & Hair, New work, Rogan

Latina Magazine: September 09

New work in the September issue of Latina Magazine.

Photos: Jody Kivort.  Make-up: Jillian Villafane.

Tags: Latina, New work, Tear Sheets

Facelift!

Look to the right.  There’s a brand new way to view recent posts!

I thought the upgrade would make things easier to navigate – What do you think?

Also, check out the women’s gallery for lot’s of new work that I’ve recently updated to the site!

Tags: New work, recent posts, sidebar

CHA-CHA-CHA-CHANGESSS!

So this blog is about a year old.  The new site isn’t quite at the year mark yet (Not until October), but the blog is (I migrated it over from blogspot).

I’ve decided going forward that I’m going to be blogging about anything and everything that I want.  As much as beauty is my passion, I’m also equally passionate abut my own life.  And if I’m going to be able to continue to update this blog regularly, I’m going to have to start including other content that isn’t always related to beauty.

And seriously, with every girl out there being a product whore, beauty blogs are a dime a dozen.  Sure my advice is ACES – I mean, I am a legit professional – But, why would you come here to read about the same products you could read about somewhere else.  Sure, I am way more interesting and entertaining than they are – But, I don’t like being like EVERYONE ELSE.

There will still be blogs about beauty.  It’s my job, it’s my passion, it’s the thing that pays my bills.  But, my love of beauty has been influenced by so much more than standard product reviews.  My life IS my work, and it’s in every single face that I create.  So why not write about the life experiences that have shaped the artist I’ve become?

I hope you’re not mad.

If you’re apprehensive about the switch, let me give you a few reasons why this change is going to be a GOOD thing:

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Tags: Changes

Blog Talk Radio – 5/1/09!

Earlier this month, Erika Lehmann of Chic Shopper Chick (she’s also one of the Walmart Elevenmoms) invited me to be a guest host on Blog Talk Radio!

It was a great experience, and I got to spend a half hour answering beauty questions from listeners all over the country.  Unfortunately we didn’t have enough time to get to all of the questions – But, hopefully I’ll get to return to the show later this year to answer more questions and share more of my tips and tricks!

You can listen to an archive of the show, by clicking the banner below.

Tags: Beauty, Blog Talk Radio, Erika Lehmann, Tips and Tricks, Walmart

Become A Fan!

Just incase you don’t know…

I have a page on facebook, and if you join you’ll be able to keep up with all of my latest work, as well as receive news feeds about my latest posts on this blog.

See below for a link to join!

Tags: facebook, shameless self promotion

CORRECTION: twitter.com/MAKEUPARTIST

If you were on my email blast yesterday, then you may have noticed that I provided an incorrect link to my twitter page.

My bad.  I try my hardest to spell check and proof read…And, in general, make sure that everything is perfect.  But, it’s not easy running a one woman show – You feel me?  Occasionally things get stupid and complicated on my end: Like when my contact list loads with quotes around every single email address, which makes it impossible to send any emails unless I go in and manually remove each of the random quotes.  Yesterday, that task took me an hour, and my eyeballs felt like they might fall out from ‘quote removal’ OVERLOAD, and I totally made a gaffe. I’m human, and sometimes it happens.

Anyway, I made an oops and wanted to make it right by providing the correct link to my twitter page.

Follow me – For real this time!

Tags: correction, oops

Chic Shopper Chick x Me = Even More Beauty Tips For You!

As of yesterday I am the newest contributor to the fabulous website: Chic Shopper Chick.

I’ll be sharing tips and tricks weekly, and if you like the how-to’s and must have’s that you read here then you will LOVE what I’m dishing on that site!

Go here to read my first post!

If you’re a new visitor who has found your way here through the link on CSC – Welcome!  My own blog is a little different from CSC  in that it is 100% about beauty.  My posts tend to focus on a mix of personal and professional, product reviews, and updates regarding recent work.  But, no matter what I’m writing about, the common thread is always beauty.

Please take a look around, peruse the archives, and get acquainted with what I do!  I look forward to having you as a regular visitor and encourage you comment!

Tags: Blogging, Chic Shopper Chick

Manhattan Portage Hearts Me!

No unrequited love here.  I love them, and they love me.  It’s totally mutual and a really nice and healthy relationship (so rare in these modern times!)…

Here’s a link to their blog where they show some love to their favorite shortvixen

Shouts to our favorite short vixen

P.S:  The word on the street is that the Lookbooks are moving fast and furiously at POOL in Las Vegas.  Since I worked on their lookbook this makes me very, very happy

Tags: Lookbook, Love, Manhattan Portage, POOL

New Year. New Room. Busted Computer. Bad Hair.

2009 is off to a weird start – And I realize I fell off the grid a bit, but between settling into the new year, moving into a new room, a busted computer and a brief hair emergency (It turned ORANGE.  No lie), I have been way too preoccupied to even attempt to keep up here.

The logic board on my Macbook crapped out, and it took 2 weeks to get repaired which is why the blog went silent for a while.  But my little Macbook is back, and I’m getting back into the grind: Check out the Women’s Gallery for a bunch of new images that were uploaded yesterday!

As for my hair – It’s back to dark after turning NEON ORANGE following an impulsive decision to go blonde.  In case you’re thinking of trying to go blonde too, my advice is not to even think about doing it yourself.  That box bleach is DISASTROUS, and I was really asking for trouble the moment I slapped that shit on my head.

Thank God for Philip B haircare.  Without the Peppermint & Avocado Shampoo and Light Weight Deep Conditioning Rinse, I really think my hair might have fallen out.  If your hair is in need of a little extra TLC I highly recommend these products – They are LOADED with plant extracts and oils and will revive even the most damaged locks back to life.

Anyway, check the blog often for updates, which will be coming regularly again.  Promise.

Tags: Hair, Macbook, Philip B, Women's Gallery