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 Can you say Whirlwind WEEKEND with a BEAUTY twist! As you know I spent this weekend in what you might call, a "beauty time zone"! It was the 3rd annual Carolina International Pageant workshop when women from both North and South Carolina come and spend the day learning more about being a state titleholder. As I was there directing the whole kit and caboodle, I could not help but think of a brilliant idea for my FBJ blog following friends! I whipped OUT a paper and a pen and during workshop, had each of the State Titleholders AND Mrs. International herself, write a favorite beauty tip! I HAD to bring you back something!!! So as the day went on and the paper went around, I could not WAIT to see what they wrote!! As soon as I jumped in the car back to Richmond, I was in my purse pulling out my paper. So SURPRISE, here is something for YOU from my "beauty" TRIP!



BEAUTY TIPS from the Carolina International Pageant Titleholders and Mrs. International


1. Pink Highlighter: just below the brow bone gives you an instant wake up 
2. The perfect bra : finding the perfect fitting bra is ultra important! perk and pull up! take your time to get a GREAT fit by using a specialist provided by a department store, or Victoria's Secret. You will be amazed at the difference it can give to SHAPE your upper torso!
3. Take time to prepare for bed: washing your face, moisturizing day and night-take care of your skin!
4. Have your tried TAN Towels? quick light tan for pick me up color. {i have not.....-thought this one was interesting! I need to find out more about these?}
5. Hollywood Tape: Solve a multitude of beauty problems such as slipping bra straps, gapping shirts, and falling hems. 
6. Take care of your hands! {gosh, I am looking at my nails..did she write this one for me?} whether its a self manicure or a professional manicure, take a moment to make your hands beautiful and feminine. people notice!
7. Replace YOUR laundry detegent for for YOUR body wash. -makes your SKIN SO soft. {interesting?}
8. Try using Vicks Vapor Rub as chap stick- also a fantastic Lip plumper! {really?}
9.Place a dap of white shadow in the inner corners of your eyes *eyes will look brighter!
10. Try a mascara brush to tame hard to handle eyebrows!
 HERE's ME!! Kicking off workshop!


 Here is Me and the "crew!" (me-far right)



For the past 3 years I have enjoyed being the executive state director for the North and South Carolina International Pageant system! Of all the many wonderful things there are about being a pageant director, i can tell you that its like being in beauty bootcamp when ever I am spending a weekend with my pageant ladies! During these pageant weekend excursions that only happen about 2-3 x per year, we spent most of the night up talking and having a girly slumber party {wine} included! The last go round I learned about the "hottest" mascara, the BEST facial wipes, the ultimate FREEZE hair spray and more!! You cant help but share beauty secrets and tips when you are with pageant women! Its the most fun to see what they carry in their "bag of tricks!"
I swear i could write an unbelievable beauty book!  Of course in JULY I spend two weeks in Chicago as the director/hair and makeup artist for my team, as my Mrs, Miss and Teen North and South Carolina complete for the International Titles.
So I am OFF, to Charlotte to meet with my state titleholders and talk to a new group of ladies as they prepare to compete for the state titles of North and South Carolina. I will post a photos of the weekend soon!

So its official! I got my Richmond Weddings magazine yesterday and I dove in!! What a beautiful magazine just to hold, in the first place! I could not help but quickly let my fingers do the walking to the "beauty" section of the magazine...and THERE IT WAS!!!!!!!!  My ad and a FULL page article that I had submitted! First, I am jumping up and down like a crazy woman 'cause I am a "published" author...lol! But, really..... super happy to have been included in such a great publication! So get yourself on down and get one of these magazines, and check out my article on Airbrushing!!!!! Plus you will find TONS of information on other GREAT vendors for your Wedding from A-Z!! Thank you Scott and Amye!
A few short weeks ago, you may have read about the New Years Eve Wedding that we provided hair and makeup for! We had such a wonderful time with the Wedding party! Here are a few of the professional photos for you to see courtesy Scott Everett from Scotts Photo Art!




FREE RIMMEL Mascara and eyeshadow at TARGET!

I am excited to pass this along to you! I am going to go to Target today to get mine, but according to two web sites that I follow the Krazy Coupon Lady and via Totally Target web site you can get Free (or almost free .29c) Rimmel Mascara or eyeshadow at Target. You will need to visit Target.com print off your Rimmel coupon and then according to them you will need to also visit Rimmel facbook fan page where when you become a fan, you will get another coupon!
At Target you are allowed to "stack" meaning use both the target coupon AND the manufacture coupon! enjoy!
So I am super duper excited that my new blog is just around the corner! I am getting a bit of a "beauty" blog face lift! So I can bring you MORE faces, hair, and beauty all together! FOLLOW me as I bring you WEDDINGS and all things beauty! LOTS of favorite places, consultations AND beauty savings to talk about. Lots of beautiful brides and weddings to attend!

*This weeks beauty update is L'Oreal! Did you know that Kroger is offering a digital $2.00 coupon (kroger.com) AND L'Oreal is offering a 2.00 coupon is today's circular? I am off to Kroger to get my brides WATERPROOF mascara for 4 bucks off! Really you could get just about anything and save 4 bucks!  Happy beauty SAVINGS!

PLUS just in... Ulta has a 20% off coupon starting today PLUS if you order online you get to pick 3 free sample sizes!
Sign up for FREE and earn beauty points at Ulta as well plus get your 20% off notifications. I am up to 4 bucks off my next purchase! Here..made it easy for you.....Click here for your ULTA coupon!
A HAIR WAND! Yep that's right! So I was watching a tutorial on "hair" and I ran across a term that the woman used called a hair wand! I was totally intrigued and had to find out more! After googling and researching I came across something I could purchase at Ulta pretty quick to give it a try on a client that I had coming in the same day last week!
What I found was that our friends at Conair make this wonderful new styling iron that creates fantastic curls or waves! I was pretty amazed. It came with a heat glove, and I still managed to burn my fingers once or twice, but once I got the hang of it, I was REALLY on my way! NOW, what I loved best, was taking the hair wand and combining it with curls from a regular curing iron. WOW! Super cool, volume with lots of dimension! You have curls and waves and ultra dimensions! The perfect must have for your upcoming wedding! I am looking at a few others for larger type curls and waves, but for now, I am lovin this new product! Enjoy!
As inquiries are coming in to my email box about dates for the 2011 Wedding season,  I am getting more and more questions about Bridal Consultations in addition! In fact, many of the brides that are booking their Weddings are taking advantage of a FBJ Pre-Wedding Consultation. A Bridal Consultation consists of a small sit down meeting in which we talk about looks for your Wedding. We might look at photos you have sent ahead of time or clippings that you bring. During the 2-2.5 hour session we complete bridal makeup, and hair and take photos so that you can view how your makeup would potentially photograph. I take makeup and hair notes so that I can look back at colors you have chosen during your consultation when I am on location on your Wedding day.
All of this preparation gives you a great idea of what you can expect your look to be on your big day! We discuss what time you would like me to be at your Wedding and how long it will take to complete the bridal party. All in all its a great time to be had! I encourage all of my brides to take advantage of a Wedding Consultation. Not only is it lots of fun, but you will feel at "beauty" ease of your big day! As you can see from photos of a recent consult that we completed a great Wedding look including Bridal hair and makeup. I look forward to seeing you in the GLAM Studio next for your Wedding Day Consult!!


Joy
I have to rewind in this post since I am SOO very thrilled that my December Bride, Kimmi, got her professional photos back this past weekend! I wanted to share some of them with you! She, her Mother, and all of her Bridesmaids had their makeup done by me. Its was a splendid day and you can read a little more about her Wedding in a previous post, but I had to show off some more of her beautiful photos! All photo were taken by Norm @Wendell Powell Photography










What a DAY! and NIGHT! Joyce, (our new hair artist) and I spent a SPLENDID day with Kiki and her Bridesmaid's and a (bit with her beau Rob!) on New Years Eve day and part of the evening at the beautiful Kenmore Inn bed and breakfast in historic Fredricksburg! Such a TREAT on the last day of 2010!

We had the best time working with a the ladies and giving Kiki a very special vintage type hair style, in which she was stunning, and the ladies a bit of special curls and (rob) even jumped in for a FUN photo! It was a GREAT day and evening and we wish Kiki and Rob all the best!

here is Joyce as we arrive for our day!



Rob jumps in for some fun!