Mischo Beauty: the makeup girl

My fellow beauty blogger, Lianne of The Makeup Girl, tagged me! So here goes with a list of my beauty secrets:

My Foundation: I've grown so use to my freckles over the years that I don't like seeing them covered up, so I prefer a natural look ( I was so excited when I realized that Tamia has freckles and also keeps her look natural!). Right now I'm using MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Medium (alone) or MAC Select Tint SPF 15. If I need more coverage, I use MAC Mineralize Satinfinish SPF 15.

My Mascara: Diorshow- hands down! The runner-up would be L'Oreal Voluminous.

My Blush: Too many to name! But, I just fell in love with MAC's Cream Colour Base in Improper Cooper. I get soooooooo many compliments when I wear it!

My Eye Shadow: Again- way too many to name! Right now I'm loving NARS, Make Up Forever, Givenchy, Chanel, MAC and Dior.

My Day Cream: I use these three for the day: REN's Mayblossom and Konjac Balancing Moisturizer, REN's Lipovector Peptide Anti-Wrinkle Eye Cream and Dermalogica's Super Sensitive Faceblock SPF 30.

My Lipstick: Again, too many to name- but this is what's in the makeup bag I carry everyday (I have a huge purse - LOL!). MAC Slimshine Lipstick in Bare & Funshine, MAC Fafi Lipstick in Not So Innocent, NARS Lipstick in Promiscuous, Chanel Glossimer in Bronze Crystal, MAC Lipstick Lacquer in Poco Pink, MAC Lustreglass in Instant Gold (just to name a few).

My Beauty Product Brand: Not a fair question! LOL! There's something I like from just about every brand and I'm sure there are fabulous brands I haven't tried yet!

My Essential Beauty Product: It's not a product, it's a beauty treament! FACIALS! My skin really loves me for it! :)

My Favorite Makeup Product: My eyebrow pencil (thank you Sam Fine for introducing me to Maybelline's Twin Brow & Eye Pencils) I can't leave home without my eyebrows! LOL!

My Perfume: Right now I'm wearing either Gucci's Rush, Marc Jacobs' Blush or Kate Spade.

My Nails: Rescue Beauty Lounge, OPI, Chanel and MAC

My Feet: Lucky for me I still have a lot of my supplies left over from cosmetology school, so right now I'm using: Creative Nails' Foaming Sea Soak, Sea Rocks Soak, Sea Salt Glow and Marine Masque. I'm also using Rescue Beauty Lounge's Citrus Vert Exfoliationg Body Wash and Aveda's Foot Relief.

My Hands: Kiehl's Ultimate Strength Hand Salve.

Three Products To Bring On A Deserted Island: Sunscreen, Jojoba oil (I can use it on my hair, skin and nails!) and toothpaste/toothbrush.

Woman I Adore For Their Beauty: My mother and grandmother, who both are phenomenal women!

Woman With The Best Sense Of Style: Diana Ross of the "60's/70's".

My Ultimate Dream (but I do not believe in selling my soul to the devil for it): Marriage, children, successful business endeavors, giving back to the community and traveling to see the Seven Wonders of the World!

How Do I Define Womanhood: Love, Respect, Talent, Devotion, Brilliance, Strength and so much more!

My Favorite Fashion Publication: Vogue (US, British, French & Spanish), Elle (US, French & British) and Harper's Bazaar.

The rules are that I have to tag 5 other bloggers (but I'm tagging 6!)- so:

Beauty in Real Life, The Makeup Daily, Yummy 411, Spoiled Pretty, Product Junkie Diva and Virtuous Blue are it!

P.S. Aren't you all loving the photo of Lola Falana above? She was so AMAZING in the 60's!!

As I mentioned earlier, I spent this past Sunday in New York for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week and what a whirlwind of a day I had! I left DC on the 6:20am train and arrived into NYC at 9:45am. I was so excited the night before that I barely slept! Anyway, once I arrived into Penn Station I then walked over to Bryant Park to secure my press credential. I can't begin to tell you about all the beautiful people in the tents! Beautiful hair, makeup, bags, shoes, clothes- amazing... I must admit that I sat brieftly and had an espresso just so I could people watch! From there I walked to 5th Avenue and couldnt' resist stopping in Sephora, Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa and Salon, and then the lengendary Henri Bendel where I almost lost my mind in the beauty department! If you've never been- you must go!

From there I hurried back to Bryant Park, this time in a cab, to meet fellow beauty bloggers Lianne of The Makeup Girl and Julia of All About The Pretty. Wonderful women with great blogs! Check them out!

Later that evening, as you've seen in previous posts, I attended the Angel Sanchez and Tuleh shows. What an experience! The energy was unbelieveable!! Hair and makeup- up close and in person! I'm working on getting backstage access for the Spring '09 shows- so stay tuned! Crawl before you walk... the greater the challenge, the greater the reward.

After the shows I headed back to Penn Station to catch my 11:05pm train back to DC. Can't begin to tell you how tired I was- but it was a beautiful day well spent at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week!