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Happy Monday LM lovers, hope you all had an awesome weekend! I’m ready for a bright and busy week and I hope you are to! Well with January almost coming to a close and February right around the corner I wanted to let many of the LM followers know that  LM lends it’s writing skills to Gospel NOW magazine as well as the this blog! Gospel NOW magazine  is  distributed throughout Orlando Florida and it is a awesome Christian/Gospel lifestyle  publication.It comes out monthly  and you can find it  at most  church’s, restaurants and events  going on in Orlando! The magazine focus is  what’s going on in the Christian Community and highlights those involved on the Orlando Gospel scene as well as those doing  things such as outreach programs and community  initiatives.  I am honored to do my part by offering a monthly beauty column where I offer makeup tips for the beginners and all the good stuff everyone wants to know about getting their perfect makeup looks. For the month of January I’m talking about makeup expiration dates which should always be paid attention to because it affects the quality of your makeup. I am very excited to be offering my expertise and I look forward to sharing every month!  So if you have seen Gospel NOW magazine  in your church, or your favorite soul food restaurant pick it up and be in the loop about what’s going in your Orlando Communities and get some great beauty tips get you glamorous for your day!

Starting  the year off I’m  glad to share with you my first editorial spread of the year which will be in Winter Park Magazine! I shot this with supper funny and amazing photographer Diana ZaLucky, whom I had the pleasure to work with before, and this time was just as great as the last! Diana entitled this spread “It’s Electric” and I totally feel that when looking at these images the clothes were styled by Orlando’s top fashion stylist  Melanie Pace  and the Yen Ryder brought the models hair to life! I’m telling you it was great being apart of this team!

The look was BEAUTY! Minimal eye makeup, with a strong lip and contoured cheeks. I love doing these types of looks because I can really focus on perfecting the skin and making the colors and textures I use stand out without one area being more focus than the other!

Take a look at the images and be sure to pick up this months Winter Park Magazine with the complete ” It’s Electric” spread.

Love & Lipstick

safia

This weeks feature Friday I’m talking with  fellow makeup artist and  friend Joy Fennell. Joy is a true  inspiration her creativity and   keen knowledge of what it takes to be in this business is refreshing.  Joy and I met about 4 years ago and quickly  discovered  we had a love for  jet black eyeliner and high fashion magazines! Currently residing in New York City Joy took some some time to answer  questions about the  makeup business give us her thoughts on real versus fake!

Tell the people who you are and where you’re from?

joy fennell and I’m available Internationally but currently reside in NYC. I was raised in Maryland.

How did you get started in the makeup business?

i was attending the University of Maryland at College Park and wanted to take a semester off but I knew that Mommy Fennell was going to be upset so I decided to have a game plan already in place before I told her my plans. I always painted, drew, etc but I was especially interested in makeup for some reason. So I decided to try my hand at getting a job at the makeup counter (I had never done makeup before except on myself) and low and behold I got the job. I was really shocked and the rest is history. Just an fyi, I did go back to finish my degree. That was a must.

When creating looks for a client what things inspire the look you come up with?

hmmm, that’s kind of a hard question to answer because every client and what they want/need are different. I always make it a point to listen closely, look at references which could include but aren’t limited to  pictures, swatches and history books, etc. I try to get a feel of the emotion behind the collection from the designer and see what they are passionate about.

What 3 products have to be in your Makeup Kit at all times?

M.A.C. Smoulder Pencil, Rodin Olio Lusso and DiorShow Mascara

How do you stay grounded in the fast paced, constant hustle of a business such as this?

I try not to take myself too seriously. I recognize that it is a stressful business but I love it. I never want to be in a position where I see myself as bigger than anyone else. I believe in myself but I don’t ever want to be a person that believes in their “own hype.” That’s dangerous. I also surround myself with people that aren’t necessarily in the business. They keep me grounded. And I love them for that.

Plastic Surgery / All Natural?

Both. I’m open to doing whatever you want to do to make yourself feel better. No one knows your insecurities and what parts of your life that you might have been bullied about. So, if its going to make you feel like the person you always felt inside, why not? I’m not a fan of people that go to an extreme with it because then that presents another set of problems but do what you need to do to make yourself happy. I’m trying very hard to get out of judging people. I’m not there yet but I want to move in that direction.

Everyday women love a lot of the editorial looks they see on the runways and magazines, should these makeup styles be saved for the runway or is it cool for them to incorporate these looks into their everyday makeup ?

Well makeup is just like a couture show. You take some things while leaving others on the runway. The everyday woman can see a dramatic look and use the lip from the look instead of using the whole look. But, if you feel feisty, try your hand at doing something daring. Hey, life is for the living!

Tell us something readers should know about you and your brand?

The only thing that I would say is to just keep checking in on me and what I’m doing. You never know where I’m going to go.

Website: www.joyfennell.com

Tumblr: Joy Fennell Does Makeup www.joyfennell.tumblr.com

Twitter: www.twitter.com/joyfennell

Saturday night was all about the MIX!  BET’s hit new reality show MASTER OF THE MIX came thru Orlando because our very own DJ M-Sqaured  is one of the shows finalist. M-Squared has been killing it this  season winning competitions and  getting mad respect from the shows other contestants. Well last week he finally got to bring it home to rip up in one of Orlando’s flyest  Dragon Room. It was so nice to see a few of the Dj’s peers come out and show love from Dj Ricky Padilla to radio host Shelly Flash,  super promoter Banard Flumeria and the infamous Joey Digital!  Made love was in the room cheering on  M-Squared.To end the night The Father to all Dj’s  DJ Kid Capri got on the tables and turned it out #Ishowyouhowtodothisson YES!, I was rocking all night, peep the pics and see how Orlando’s elite showed out!

Photos by Ben Stitzer

I met Sam this past summer and it was definitely one of the highlights of my career thus far, he offered me candid and big brother like advice on how I should navigate my career and I have certainly improved! I appreciate how he represents and I will never forget the words he said to me. “Just do makeup and the rest will fall into place” and that’s exactly what I  and Sam Fine are doing!

Dana of OPP is so fast! ; D

Thank you to Brink Mag as always for the awesome support

Other People’s Property for hot outfits for the guys and the girls!

Jessica Castro whom I can now add to my list of favorite photographers

Sarah doing GREAT things with hair,

and the models, can’t forget the models, without models there would be no images ha!

Love & Lipstick,

safia michelle

The December issue of Brink magazine is here and LM lipsticks are featured in the Holiday Gift Giving Guide! The models look hot rocking LM  lipsticks shades  in Grind Time  & Love, they look so sexy, so beautiful you can’t just have 1 you need all 9 shades which look great on every skin tone. Click the Brink Mag link to view the December issue  which is online only  and if you want your very own copy you can order from MagCloud.com