LISTEN UP LM LOVES, We’ve got BIG news!

Lipstick Mixtapes will host its FIRST Beauty Class Workshop presented by Safia Michelle on June 2nd at Urban Rethink in Orlando.

WHO: LIPSTICK MIXTAPES feat. Safia Michelle

WHAT: BEAUTY ESSENTIALS, One Day Beauty/Hair Workshop

WHEN: June 2, 2012 | 10:30am – 1:30pm

WHERE: URBAN RETHINK | 625 E. Central Blvd. Orlando, FL. 32801

REGISTRATION: $15

Beauty Essentials one day beauty class is catered to aspiring and established Makeup Artists and Hairstylists looking for aditional advice/techniques on how to break into the commercial and entertainment Makeup and Hairstyling industries.

Safia Michelle will present insider information on how to effectively book jobs, organize and purchase makeup and makeup kit, how to work with different skin complexions and blemishes, ‘looks’ for commercial industry, current Beauty trends, and MORE.

Attendees are sure to walk away with a better understanding of the Beauty Essentials of the commercial and entertainment fields.

We will have great sponsors for beauty bags at this event and a special *FREE gift for the first 10 registrants! Registration is only 15 dollars! 

We’d love to see you at Beauty Essentials!

~xo

A gift that I think is really great is Tableware. Most mom’s love to cook so how about a new set of Dishes or pots and pans. Mother’s love these types of gits.

Makeup of course, is a GREAT gift, you can’t go wrong with this unless your mom isn’t into makeup, but hopefully she will after your gift. Snatch up a gift card for  Mom form  Lipstick Mixtapes,  Sephora or Ulta these are the  best places for gifts. Your mom  can get whatever she wants, haircare, makeup, heating tools,  or perfume. This gift she will LOVE!

If your mom is a Techie how about a new phone, or a  new tablet, this gift  keeps her connected.  Moms aren’t as ancient as they used to be, some are more savvy than their kids. Surprise  her a tech gift that she  can store and save all the awesome pics you send her and check her emails if she’s on the go. Mom  will  look way cool and up to date.

Chanel Iman  looks beautiful wearing Tom Ford on the red carpet, her makeup was supermodel sexy. Her Smokey eye was the best eye makeup look, I saw all night. Chanel wears a smokey eye well, because she has small but round eyes so the makeup look just draws you in to her beautiful face. If you go to the Lipstick Mixtapes YOUTUBE channel I have a get the look Chanel Iman smokey video. #Makeup

My two favorite colored dresses of the night were on January Jones and Solange Knowles. They gave us Bright,Bold and Sexy on the red carpet with these gorgeous yellow dresses. January’s was knee length and she did Red lipstick with her dress! While Solange in the same color went for a nude lipstick, I love the versatility same color dress, different skin tone, and they both are  equally stunning ! #Fashion

Anna Wintour holds the #Glamour card. She IS Fashion! Editor in Chief of Vogue Magazine, Anna Wintour looks great anytime she walks onto the red carpet. I mean who wears fur in May? Anna!  She is a designers dream when it comes to approval and she has inspired many stylist and fashionistas to live for fashion. I watched her documentary a few years ago and I was inspired by her hard work and determination to make the fashion world her domain and she had done just that!

“Schiaparelli And Prada: Impossible Conversations” Costume Institute Gala

*Ladies kept the makeup minimal and fresh at this years Met Gala. Soft Eye makeup, and rich lip colors…

Burgundy Lips are a in for Spring. Don’t wait for Fall

Strong brows, minimal eye makeup and a nude or deep lip. Both looks are stunning all you see is skin, not makeup!

The collection entitled “Dita Von Teese Classics” has an array of your favorite classic makeup colors including a red lipstick, and beige, brown, and black eye shadow palatte. This color combo was popular in the 50′s and 60′s but is still popular Today.

I love this makeup look, it’s so retro but it never gets old. Women of all races and colors can find  beauty in this classic look. It just makes you feel girlie and sexy!  The packaging  is way cute with a cartoon-esque image of Dita on the compact.  ArtDeco is sold in 350 Department Stores Worldwide.

I lost count of  how many teenage girls I did makeup for  in honor of prom this weekend. But it was way fun fulfilling their requests of matching their makeup to their dresses. Gotta give the girls what they want right?!

Anyway, Sunday was the 138th annual  Kentucky Derby, and the celebs were out! I would imagine that  Kentucky Derby is to Kentucky what Mercedes Benz Fashion Week is to NYC! High brow, high fashion, and more Christian Louboutin’s than the law will allow.

Here are some of the incredible hats!

The ladies and gents  really looked  elegant and dapper. I love to see women dressed up, it’s Sunday Best meets Royal Class!

Cyndi Lauper looks wonderful! I love this dress, I like to see women wear  prints. Her makeup looks stunning! She’s working a hot orange lipstick with winged eyeliner.

Starr looks beautiful in Blue! Her hat has a lot going on, but hey when your at the Kentucky Derby it’s all about making your statement RIGHT?!

Loves, which hat do you think you could pull off?  xo

Have you all seen the photos of celebs trotting around without makeup?  I’m not going to front  I know I’ve been there, — ugly clothes, head scarf, hiding underneath a hat barefaced, — but the difference is I don’t have  cameras following me around to feel ashamed. So when I saw this on a  few of my fav makeup girls I have to ask, what statement are they trying make?

Solange started it last week when she attended a gala and appeared to be  dare I say…all dressed up and MAKEUP LESS. I said hold up I know you are gorgeous and all,  but where are you going wearing this beautiful dress and nothing on your face?!!

I am all for a ‘no makeup’ makeup look. These women and you my LM loves are all beautiful no matter what, but this just looks unfinished… I love you Solange but you got me with this one!

More celebs makeup less and proud!

Paula Patton in this month’s issue of People Magazine. She looks gorgeous, but no makeup…

Rihanna, no makeup… but I know she doesn’t care.

What are your thoughts?

Loves, are you wearing makeup every time you leave the house? Are you bold enough to try the ‘No Makeup’ trend at public events?

I must admit I am a sun bather, but I always do it safely sunscreen 30 on the face and I make sure not to stay out to long. That’s  the reason why I wanted to try an accelerator formula to speed up my tanning process so I’m not in the sun baking .  I purchased both the spray gel and the lotion, becasue I wasn’t sure which I’d like better but they are 8.99 each so that’s a great price for a 8 oz  bottle.I started out using the spray gel. I love the smell and it absorbs into the skin quickly with a non greasy feel. I laid out for about 45 minutes and at first I didn’t notice a difference, so then I put the lotion on and went out for about 30 more minutes. When I came in after that I could definitely see the tan lines.

Overall it did give me a darker tan look to my skin, but  I was looking for more of a bronze tone to my skin, with a more golden undertone. My skin did feel really smooth, but I think I’m going to use it a few more times to see if I will get that bronze sun kissed glow I’m looking for! Until Next time…Love & Lipstick!