What's In My Bag?

As a makeup artist working on TV & Film sets, you need a set bag, actually I carry many bags including the ones under my eyes from time to time. A set bag holds all the items and product that someone, the actor may ask of you. Anything from toothpicks, tissue, wipes, or a nail file.  So I thought I would  share a few things that i keep in my bag. 

SENNA COSMETICS/ Mineral Mix- Secret Set

Add a soft focus with this sheer veil of translucent powder that gives a smooth polished finish to any foundation or concealer and adds extra staying power. The colorless finish and super light texture is great for all skin tones and types. Absorbs oil and make pores and fine lines look invisible. Talc-free and anti-aging formula with light reflecting minerals looks youthful and never dry. This is pretty good stuff, I have been using this a lot as of lately and just can't say more great things about it.  $30.00 Senna

Senna Cosmetics: Slipcover Blush Palette

An innovative formula of powder suspended into a cream wax and silicone base instantly blends with skin tone and provides a semi-matte powder finish creating the most velvety blush and bronzer ever. When applied with fingertips, this sheer cream becomes a translucent powder blush on the skin, producing the most natural effect possible. What a life saver all the colors you could want. perfect for a day checking set bag! $95.00 Senna

Highlight, blush and bronze with this stunning array of colors. Includes ten shades of cream to powder Cheeky Blush in Eden, Coy, Petal, Bordeaux, Uplift, Nomad, Geranium, Tender Rose, Daydream, and Incarnate.

JOUER COSMETICS/ 

perfectors

With a smooth beautiful finish, this mineral age-repairing perfecter enhances and evens out complexion while fighting and repairing signs of aging and stress. The luxurious formulation of Dermaxyl® Complex and the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory powers of Vitamin E, Arnica Oil, and Japanese Tea Extract revive skin’s firmness and tone. Conceals the appearance of redness and other blemishes without the sensation of feeling heavy.  Perfect for all skin types.

$34.00 JOUER What's great about these little babies is that they all connect together  creating a uber foundation palette!

TIP:

With fingertips or a sponge applicator, apply all over or where needed as a light foundation base to even out skin tone. Layer for additional coverage.

ALTOIDS


Kinda self explanatory, some times the large amounts of craft services and coffee need help to go bye- bye , so having a gang of mints is a must.












ALL GOOD GOOP

You betcha! This is the best Lip Balm ever, also it's used for so many things , dry , chapped skin, bites ... you name it and a little goes a long way! $8.00 get it here!

BOX OF BEAUTY~~JOUER

BOX OF BEAUTY

I first heard about this line from a makeup artists and great friend about two years back, while we where working on a series, THE LEAGUE for the FX Channel. I fell in love with there Foundations and the amazing & ever so cleaver palettes. the great thing about this brand aside from being amazing makeup is there do-it-yourself palettes. Each makeup package has little slots and grooves so that you can connect every thing together. It's perfect for a film set or a photo shoot, everything from base,concealer, powder, blush, and yes lip gloss it's easy to connect and get to in a pinch...LAST LOOKS!

Here's peek into the Box Of Beauty they so graciously sent to me for my upcoming film.

These beautifully blendable, sheer shades are designed to complement all skin tones. With easy fingertip application, these multi-use tints can be worn on cheeks as a blush or on lips for a flush of color. Jouer $20.00 

• NUDE/ a warm creamy nude color that can be worn alone or over lipstick.
• CHERISH/ Shimmering Golden Rose an everyday Peachy-pink.
• DIVINE/ a dreamy creamy rose. a classic color
• HAMPTON'S/ Sheer Tangerine with a shimmer. sexy night time!
• MALIBU/ Sheer glazed fuchsia for a pop of color for all skin tones.

Instantly illuminate eyes and reduce your appearance of dark circles and firms pesky line with this rich,emollient[one of my fav words] brightener that moisturizes and increases your skin's immunity and fights free radicals with:

• Dermaxyl Complex, 
• Orchid Complex, 
• Camellia oil and 
• Vitamins A,B & E. 

It's amazing for all skin tones. $32.00

TIPS: Glide brightener stick starting from inner corner of eye down under for desired coverage. with your fingertips lightly tap to blend. Your body heat in your fingers will help the product blend smoother

These beautifully blendable, sheer shades are designed to complement all skin tones. With easy fingertip application, these multi-use tints can be worn on cheeks as a blush or on lips for a flush of color.

BARE: A sheer rosy nude for a natural everyday gal wear.
POPPY: Sheer Coral pink. Applied to lips and cheeks for a fresh pop of coral color.
FAWN:A Creamy apricot. Apply to apples of cheeks for an instant nude flush & perfect for a touch on the lips under your favorite clear lip balm.
$20.00 @ Jouer

This lightweight moisturizing tint evens out imperfections and fades the appearance of fine lines with its light-diffusing multi-mineral formula. SPF 20 protects from UVA and UVB rays while Ginseng and Gingko Biloba Leaf Extract deliver antioxidants to skin, promoting a healthy complexion.

Oil Free. Hypoallergenic. Fragrance Free. Perfect for all skin type.


TIP:Apply to clean skin to even out skin tone & layer for additional coverage.$38.00

With a smooth beautiful finish, this mineral age-repairing perfecter enhances and evens out complexion while fighting and repairing signs of aging and stress. The luxurious formulation of Dermaxyl® Complex and the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory powers of Vitamin E, Arnica Oil, and Japanese Tea Extract revive skin’s firmness and tone. Conceals the appearance of redness and other blemishes without the sensation of feeling heavy. Perfect for all skin types.

Tip: With fingertips or a sponge applicator, apply all over or where needed as a light foundation base to even out skin tone. Layer for additional coverage.

This is one of my prize possessions, this is great for a day checking kit too, so you are always set to do any skin tone that comes your way! amazing! $34.00

For those that think they can't pull or or should I say, apply, liquid liner? I'm not that great at it myself.This long-wearing liquid liner that is basically fool-proof. It contains a subtle  shimmer in each shade that offers extreme wearability. Its water based to allow a little extra dry-down time.Wont crease or fade.
Pretty awesome, i tested it on myself and no i wont share any pictures! LOL! $22.00

TIPS: Apply liner along your lash line from just inside the corner of your eye across to outer edge, or use as an eye shadow washed over to intensify your look from day to night.

PRODUCT PICK! MAKEUP FOR EVER HD Starter Kit

PRODUCT PICK OF THE MOMENT:

MAKEUP FOR EVER HD COMPLEXION STARTER KIT

I love that  MAKE UP FOR EVER has introduced the new HD Complexion Starter Kit, It's  amazing and  has everything that you may need to achieve HD skin perfection.  In this kit you will receive 1. HD Micrperfecting primer, it's a colorless lightweight and oil-free that leaves your skin hydrated to help you skin wear makeup for smoother application and longer wear.

 2. HD Invisible Cover Foundation ~ Don't freak out  about finding the right color online, Makeup Forever has a Shade Finder tool that can be found at www.hd.makeupforeverusa.com/shadefinder. I use there foundation an a regular basis. Its amazing either threw an airbrush or applied with a brush or sponge. 

3. HD Microfinish Powder & Kabuki Brush .  This powder is my right hand , well it's in my pocketwhen ever I'm on set.. its colorless and can be used on any skin tone. It's very lightweight & won't settle into any of your fine lines and is an excellent finishing powder.

 $79 and is available exclusively at Sephora and Sephora.com. 

What's In My Kit? take a look at 5 iteams that I am loving at the moment.

1.

REVLON PhotoReady Makeup: If you want poreless, airbrushed skin in any light, try this new HD foundation, the first ti be sold at finer drugstore everywhere. The Photochromatic pigments bend and reflect light to erase every flaw. Its completes, yet undetectable coverage is flawless and light to wear. It's oil free, scent free & SPF20  buy it  $12.99

2. Make Up Forever

Lift Concealer
More than just a concealer! It contains tensine, an active ingredient with skin-firming properties for the eye area, and vitamins A and E, which regenerate the skin. This multi-purpose product also conceals specific, darker areas (brown spots, blotches, etc.) and can be used as a highlighter on the more prominent parts of the face (cheekbones, forehead, and chin) for added radiance.

Sephora $22.00

3. YVES ST. LAURANT TOUCHE ÉCLAT I am in love with this products , i have been for some time. they now have a full line  of colors to meet eveyone's needs. It's a luminizing pen that brings light and radiance  to your skin, immediately erases any signs of fatigueand brightens your complexion.  i adore it and have used it of many of my talent. check it out, its costly but well  worth the investment...you will love it. $40.00 YSL AT SEPHORA 4. TARTE LipSurgence In PEACEFULL Tarte as been  amazing to me and I keep using them   because there products are amazing and high qualityand  never let me down. I am working on a western and well back in the prairie days they really didn't wearlipstick  or gloss, unless you where a lady of the night.  These amazing tints add just the touch of color for a natural looking lip with moisturizing at the same time,  try it, i can't keep these beauties in my kit.  $24.00 TARTE 5. MAKEUP FOREVER HD FINISHING POWDER This is a staple for me, I can use this and it's great for every one's skin tone,  leaves noresidue on skin, just buff it out good. It sets foundation and slightly mattifies skin with out changing its color.you can wear it alone too,  i use it this way on men sometimes.  Sephora $30.00

Check Out What These Beauties Have To Say: BEAUTY TIPS FOR YOU

CHECK OUT THESE 5 BEAUTIES, BEAUTY SECRETS

As a makeup artist workin' it in the city of glamour and glitter, I have the opportunity to work with a few celebrities and actors and believe me I always walk away from it, with a whole new set of tricks. Everyone has there own beauty secrets and regimens that we follow some are handed down from our mama's and big sisters and  some form other pros in the biz and some just from trial and error.  As I was surfing the web I came across a few STAR beauty tricks and secrets and I thought Why not share then with all of you. I think there  all on the mark and simple enough for anyone to try.

Rethinking Oil?

"I use omega-3 oil. I love light oil on my skin. It's one of my favorite feelings in the world."
—Gwyneth Paltrow

Mykie says:  

I so agree with her on this one, I am Italian and the women of Italy have been using Olive oil on there skin for years, now I'm not saying the next time your making some pasta to slash olive oil on your face for for dropping some into the boiling water, but its truly amazing for your skin. Consider EMU OIL, I use it all the time and its amazing alone or in combination with foundations and little drop her and there can bounce light, and give your skin a healthy glow with out the feel of grease. I have used this while filming on Brooke Burns, jack Coleman, Helen Slater, Valerie Harper.......

for EMU OIL check out NIGELS BEAUTY

BACK TO BASICS

"when i was Shooting a movie in Montreal, it was freezing. If you take a little bit of Aquaphor and dab it on your face, it keeps your skin looking fresh. I dubbed it Aqua For Everything. 

- Lucy Liu

Mykie Says: 

I am not going to argue with Ms. Lucy, she is 100% on the mark with 

Aquaphor.  This has become a staple in my kit and set bag. it's used for so many things really amazing product. for example, Kids!

working with small children has many challenges, but a kid that gets snot dried to his face or is fry and chapped, a little dab right before roll and you're set and it doesn't show on film shinny or greasy. Work for adult too..

great for  prepping skin in cold weather and if its good for your babies bottoms it good for our faces. Teri Polo turned me on to Aquaphor while filming in the dry dessert for 30 days, OH myke you need to get me some Aquaphor doll, I'm dying out her." and its been a love affair ever since. check out your local drugstore.

ALWAYS WASH YOUR FACE ...Even if Your beat

"Don't Go a full day or night without washing your face. You have to get all the dirt and makeup out of your pores."

- Mary J. Blige

Mykie Says:

Agree, Always wash your face  in the eve and when you wake up. Simple enough right?

Did you know that Marilyn Monroe splashed ice cold water on her face 15 time before she put on her face? and when she took it off. I myself started doing this in the morning and look at me i look great for 60. 

....Not

Wipe Off Your Lipstick

"To make lips look naturally pink, I put on red lipstick, wipe it off, and then apply clear gloss."

-Halle Berry

Mykie says:

DITTO!!!! Very old trick that works amazing, can be done with other lip colors as well. Some people have naturally reddish pigment lips so using lip colors can look really muddy or if someone has rather large lips, i have used this technique on a few actresses.  

SUDDENLY ROSIE

"After Applying foundation and little blush dust your face with translucent powder, then mist skin with rosewater spray and lay a Kleenex over for a second. It makes your face seems flawless in a way that looks as if you aren't wearing any makeup."

-Liv Tyler

Mykie Says:

Very old trick, but a good one. i was introduced to this idea years, years ago from Bridgette Fonda, but it was using Evian spray. I like the idea cause it does help remove and set some extra powder residue that remains on your face while adding a sheen over your whole face. Tip: try doing your makeup, then holding the rose water or Evian spray 10 to 12 inches from your face and mist.

let set until dry, you will she this sheen I'm referring to.

JULIE HEWITT ROSEWATER
EVIAN MINERAL SPRAY


 I hope that this could be of some help to you, if you have any of your beauty secrets, let me know!
cheers! and be good.
mykie xoxo

THE BEAUTY BOX

MY BEAUTY BOX

Being A makeup artist that works in television and film and on a lot of actors, we sometimes get little perks from cosmetic companies. It actually helps us both out really, makeup can be costly and stars can be fickle. and budgets can be small, and makeup reps see it as a way to get the line out there  into  talents hands. Needless to say when ever i use something on an actor its there's? and if they love it, they always raid the product drawers . It's fun to introduce a product that maybe is new to them or that they've yet to  use and watch them get happy. And I love to introduce people to makeup lines that I believe in. So i would love to send a huge kiss and a warm thank you to Lori Taylor and the people at SMASHBOX for hooking me up with this box of goodies for the filming of TASTE OF ROMANCE starring TERI POLO.

here's what's inside, wanna take a peek?

Smashbox  High Definition healthy Fx Foundation in, light 1,3 Medium 1 & 2

Photo OP

Photo Finish Lipsticks in, Flawless, Pout & Splendid

Lip Enghanching Gloss in Aura,Candid, starlit and Brooke Burns Signature color Baby Pout.

Jet Set Waterproof Eyeliner in  Dark Brown & Midnight Black

Photo set Finishing Powder(NEW)

Eye Shadows in, Vanilla, Cabernet, Sable , Blackout & Brazilian Bronze

Limitless Eye Liners in Java & Onyx

and a beautiful step by step contour kit!

items marked in red are my personal staples that must be in my kit at all times! 

mykie xoxo

6 IN THE BAG: Products That Live In My Set Bag

 6 IN THE BAG: Products That Live In My Set Bag 

This Is actually alot cleaner than normal!

As a Pro makeup artist working in the biz, you have to carry a set bag while on set. It's filled with everything from , Q-tips, Puffs, Lipstick Palettes, Brushes, Lotion, lip balm, dental floss and yes, even sanitary napkins of some sort. Basically everything, you'll need to be prepared for what ever is needed.
Some on my set bags vary as well, say if i am working as a personal, well, i will have what's need for that particular person, example, I work with The Lovely Brooke Burns,   my set bag for her is much smaller, must haves are, Breathe Strips, Smashbox Baby Pout Lip gloss, MAC C4 compact,  and  hand wipes, oh, and  lavender hand sanitizer, she's easy. but you get the idea.  As a whole there are a few things I MUST Have in my set bag and there's good reasons for them too. So I thought it would be fun to share them you you all and if you can take anything from it, great!  Everyone has what works for them and it's fun to learn and get ideas from other too.

1. YON-KA PARIS  ULTRA PROTECTION SPF 25
I love YON-KA products. I was turned on to them while working with Brooke Burns on  HAIR BATTLE, They hooked us up and It have been a constant in my kit and set bag at all times.  This anti- radical cream  guards against UV damage and premature signs of aging , ugh! who wants that right? Also it protects sensitive skin  and prevents age spots caused with sun damage. That aside, I like it cause it's makeup compatible. it works well with most makeup from what I have  seen and it's easy to re-apply during the day ~not only as a SPF, but to moisturize too. $53.00


Here's a TIP: i have been know to use this cream  to re-boost under they eyes and smooth out the crinkles and lines that sometime appear after long wear.
@nordtroms


what's in it:
Natural sun filters - protection from UVA, UVB and IR - allantoin, sunflower oil, vitamin E, fruit extracts and the 5 Quintessence E.O. (Lavender, cypress, rosemary, thyme and geranium)


2. CLEAN & CLEAR Oil Absorbing Sheets

 Honestly I really didn't like the idea of these types of oil papers, 

i thought them to be kinda unsanitary actually, I mean, i don't want all your grease one me. But While working on FX Channel THE LEAGUE,  makeup artist Erin Good who was using  on the cast of  five men ,who where a oily bunch. So i tried them, and I  liked, very much.  It Instantly soaks up the excess oil and removes shine from your face and will not smudge makeup. and the difference  between other blot papers, these will not leave powder residue like some do. $5.00  @TARGET

3. SKIN MD NATURAL OK, needed a clean, fragrant free moisturizer, ran into CVS and found this, That was 2 years ago and it's one of the first things i  buy while prepping a new show.  So non greasy and absorbs fast. It's a new concept in skin care, Shielding Lotion,  it forms a protective barrier on the skin and keeps out irritants and chemicals. Also allows the natural oils and moisture to remain in the skin,to help heal the  skin better.  with in a few days your skin Will feel the effects of regeneration of skin moisture levels. CVS

4. MAKEUP FOR EVER ~ HIGH DEFINITION POWDER


This Little jar of 100% silica powder is the best thing since Dr.Pepper, really! What this is, is a universal translucent finishing powder  that you dust over foundation or can wear alone.
It softens the appearance of imperfections and  evens out the complexion for a glowing radiant look, Blah Blah! it's great for all skin types, i mean any one's and you need use the littlest bit to achieve what you need. 


I love this powder it was like a whole new world opened up for me in the makeup world. i keep on in every ones bag and one in my pocket just in case I am in a pinch. LOVE LOVE LOVE it! $30.00 comes smaller for $15.00
@Sephora & MAKEUP FOR EVER

5. Aquaphor is a life saver in so many ways, I can thank Teri Polo for turning me on to this, we where shooting in the dry desert during July and wow, was the skin and lips on that set dry, i mean crack city and this healed every chapped lip in days. This is always on me at all times, its come in handy for its other purposes, i mean its for babies right? and whats good for baby skin it great for ours.  I mostly use Aquphor for chapped and dry faces, I can apply some during last looks a hit it with a bit of powder, it may not last that long , but for that scene its awesome. Great for  dry, flaky skin  around the nostrils.$6.00 everywhere! TARGET

6. SMASHBOX LIP PALETTE

It's a must have for me.  A really great lip palette is one that has a wide range of  shades that just in case you need to pop on some color your ready to fill any ones needs, and its come in handy  when other's makeup artist go MIA, i just had that happened and stepped in, and your glad your prepared right? I love My SMASHBOX  Lip Palette,  but any palette that you like will do. I have even  used it to pop cheeks too!

CELEBRITY MAKEUP MISHAPS OH MY!

CELEBRITY MAKEUP MISHAPS

Lately we have been seeing a lot of  photographs of Stars out and about and at Red Carpet Events wearing not only amazing Couture Gowns, but lots of white powder on there faces.  If it was 1982 I'm not sure the mystery substance would be such a mystery at all.  Now,  most of these stars have there very own beauty teams that help them get geared up for special events, and unless  there makeup artist is really pissed off, a complette idiot or holding a grudge , I don't think that it's intentional at all. It seems to me the  powder at hand is Makeup For Ever  HD Micro Finish Powder.   This powder is pure silica and is an amazing one universal shade, white that  transfers to face translucent. I use this on  anyone skin.And infact  it's in every set bag and you don't need that much to get the job done.

Eva Langoria  

working those football stripes right?

Uma Thurman, Nose dive into flour?

From the looks on all these pictures, it's place where one would put powder to highlight and capture fallout from eye shadows. You then would brush it away leaving a smooth , clean surface that pops the eyes. I still use that technique of placing powder under their eyes, to high light check bones and the bridge of the nose. But I don't use Makeup For Ever HD Powder. to do it.  It's to set makeup and prevent shine on HD film & cameras.  So I kinda do find fault with the makeup artists doing these gals and guys faces.
It's a little thing called blending! I have done this once using this products and I used it under the eyes for fallout safety so the shadows wouldn't fall into the foundation. An luckily I caught i right away while taking a continuity picture. So with a sponge or a fan tail brush i simple swept it away.

Oh no! Nicole Kidman!

Tara P. Henson Looks  good inspite the racing stripes

Will Arnett! no blend and a white thumbprint on his head

 I strongly suggest using this product, i use it every day! it's one of my must haves! Well that's what i think right or wrong.

happy makeup!
xoxo mykie

MAKEUP FOR EVER

HIGH DEFINITION POWDER

$30.00

MAKEUP FOR EVER

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