MY FAVORITE PRODUCTS: FEATURED MAKE-UP ARTIST- Candace Garcia
Our Featured Make-up Artist Candace Garcia shares some of her favorite beauty products with us.
TRAffIK: What are some of your favorite staple products that you use? Why?
Candace: Some of my favorite products are:
-Primer Photo Finish, by Smashbox - It helps smooth the skin and keep the makeup on smooth and it last all day! love it!!
-#266 Angle brush, MAC Cosmetics. -its a great handmade brush that’s fine and some what stiff for getting that liner nice & perfect!
-Mascara, Cover Girl Exact Lash. -Its not too thick and not too natural but it separates the lashes and it finishes to a natural finish!!
-Paints, MAC Cosmetics. -Paints are great to help keep eye shadow on. It sticks on and won’t crease!! Can’t put eye shadow on without it.
-Fix +, MAC Cosmetics. It’s such a great product. It helps set you’re makeup and hydrates the skin without making it look too greasy.
To learn more about Candace Garcia click here for her TRAffIK feature or here or contact her at makeupartistcg@aol.com
Beauty How to – Vanessa Comar – Trend Watch – Re-Creating the Look
The March Featured Make-up Pro-Artist Vanessa Comar is back one final time and this time is teaching us how to get one of the latest Trend looks direct from the Runways…
Click on Photos to enlarge to see end result of Beauty How To
all photos by Jessy Plume
Tools of the Trade – For this look Pro Artist Vanessa used:
Lips:mixed with three parts Peach Lip Glaze by Stila
Kajol Pencil in Topaz
Face:
Perfecting Concealer in shade AA by Stila
Eyes:
Eye Shadow mix for Trend color in Mint:Sephora Color Duo # 3 combo
Gold/Green base color was Stila shade Fandango mixed w/
Chubby Pencil by Pop Beauty in Galaxy
To read a Q & A with Vanessa click here
To Check out more of Vanessa’s Favorite Products click here
Check back next week for Tips from April’s featured Make-Up Artist Candace Garcia
What are they wearing?
On Vanessa: Dress by InSight naile by Naja of Extremedy’s 2012
Model: Sasha
To contact Vanessa or see more of Vanessa’s work visit her site here
Beauty How to – Vanessa Comar – How to Plump Your Lips
Tools of the Trade – For this look Pro Artist Vanessa used:
1. Stila Four-In-One PAINT YOUR POUT RED palette
2. Lip Brush #6 by Stila
3. Duwop Lip Venom
4. Kajal pencil in Topaz by Stila for shaping
To read a Q & A with Vanessa click here
To Check out more of Vanessa’s Favorite Products click here
Check back next week for another video tip by Vanessa Comar
What are they wearing?
On Vanessa: Dress by InSight
On Tonya (model): Dress by Backstage (available at Nordstroms, The Closet (Orange County location), Strut (Seattle) and Villains (San Francisco)
Vanessa’s naile by Naja of Extremedy’s 2012
Tried and True: From Our Make-Up Bags to Yours – Stila Pro Artist Vanessa Comar
Vanessa Comar, our March Featured Make-up Artist shares her list of favorite products
Top 5 Brands I Use:
1. Stila
2. Nars
3. Make-up Forever
4. Kevin Aucoin
5. Cargo
Honestly almost every product line at Sephora makes at least one or two phenomenal products, it’s familiarity with formulations and combinations to get the right result.
First things First: Good Brushes = Perfect Application.
- Sephora Brush Set – $69
- Stila Smudge Pot – $18
Cream Blushes
- Stila Convertible Color (for lips and cheeks) – $25
Lip Venom by DuWop
- DuWop’s Lip Venom – $16
Dior Show mascara for the very dramatic lash
- Dior Show – $24