Makeovers that don't go as expected or quite frankly, "Why do some Makeup Artists fail?"

Okay so this snafu of sorts totally happened the other day and I eliminated it from my event coverage because, well, it clearly deserved it's own post. 

And to be fair, I fearlessly sat for a makeover at the hands of the same makeup artist (of a renown brand that I don't dare mention) and you know what? My look was equally disastrous!

I'm not talking Sales Associate or Beauty Advisor here, this is a traveling, card-carrying M.A.K.E.U.P. - A.R.T.I.S.T. whose time you BOOK in advance and/or compensate. The appointment setter's exact words to me were, "I'm putting you with the best!"

RECOMMENDED: Laila Ali LADR5603 Salon Ionic Dryer, Purple and Black

Just a quick review here!

After spending a few months looking for a new hooded hairdryer to compliment my FHI Heat handheld (going on 4+ years now of great working condition) I settled on Laila Ali's version, which is distributed by Helen of Troy and I'm more than pleased with it. I had a Gold n Hot prior to this purchase and it died while not in-use. I never liked it anyway so it did us both a favor!

Purchase Price: I paid about $50 bucks + tax @ Walmart for this Ionic Dryer which actually wasn't the cheapest option available. Amazon also carries this product and the price fluctuates daily, getting down to about $43 bucks + Free S/H in some cases. I opted to pay a few extra dollars for it at Walmart in case I wasn't happy with it. So basically preferring the local drive to return the product if necessary as opposed to having the deal with the return shipping cost at Amazon.

Positives: Little to no assembly required, easy to adjust height/multiple levels to choose from, built in tab for chair support, three heat options + ionic button. Simple to put away. Dries hair pretty quickly and doesn't cause frizz.
Negatives: Very loud. No way to sugarcoat that one! Also not as great as it claims about drying hair near the nape of the neck or back of the head in general. I'd say it's no better or worse in that sense as compared to most hooded dryers.

Overall I do like this product and would recommend it to others!

SUBSCRIPTION BOX REVIEW: BarkBox - a monthly box of dog goodies

March's Bark Box

I took advantage of a twitter offer to get my Chihuahua his first BarkBox (March)! The deal was $10 off a new sub, so I ended up paying $19 for our 1st Box. This ends up being about the same I would pay for my own beauty subscription boxes (Allure's Sample Society), but in this case I think my pooch got a better deal!

HAIRCARE REVIEW: CURLS PROFESSIONAL STYLING PRODUCTS

I've been using the CURLS product line for several years to maintain my natural 4A/B hair (plus my extensions) and it's been a fantastic journey. I transition from straight styles to curly locks on a whim and can easily say this product line is positioned in my top 3 Natural Haircare products (Aveda and Moroccan Oil are the other loves) of all time. So I felt the need to share the Amazing, Disappointing and downright confusing details of my experience for any newbies out here.

For starters, I discovered this product line at Target. And it looked and continues to appear to be (packaged) like this:

Bloomingdales "Makeup Date" was all that and a overflowing bag of freebies!

Rising at 6:45am to arrive at an 8am event is no small feat for me, but in the name of beauty, I did it!!
Much to my surprise tons of other ladies had also done the same and the Bloomie's event was super packed! I immediately wished I had arrived sooner and snagged better seats.

Breakfast was provided and included lots of healthy options. +1

We kicked things off with a light Zumba Workout. What a treat!! Guess whose gonna be signing up for classes soon? Yours truly!

Pics + video of the demonstrations, fun, freebies and more!!

THE MAKEUP DATE: ATLANTA BLOOMINGDALE'S EDITION

SIGNS OF SPRING ARE ALL AROUND US!!

I'm currently looking forward to attending THE MAKEUP DATE @ our Atlanta Bloomingdale's this coming Saturday, March 15th.

This will be my first time attending a beauty event at Bloomingdales, as usually it's my local Sephora that has all the festivities & surprises. 

 Nonetheless, I'm glad the Bloomingdale's has decided to follow suit with an event of their own and seemingly in the same thread as the Neiman Marcus event I attended recently. They too incorporated a fashion show with their emerging beauty finds.

I sat a bit with Tom Ford while at Neiman Marcus to experience their eyeshadow quads and this go round, I've signed up with Bloomingdale's to have a makeover with a 

NARS EXPERT Makeup Artist.

I'm very excited about this event and hoping that it will lead to a new look for Spring. Will definitely post pics when I'm all done up and include all runway highlights & treats!!

The Makeup Date

March 15, 2014, 8:30 am - 9:30 am

Join us for THE MAKEUP DATE. Just for our favorite customers, we?re setting aside a morning for an exclusive runway show featuring the latest beauty trends, hosted by Jennifer Duvall, freelance makeup artist and founder of beauty blog JennySueMakeup. Enjoy one-on-ones with expert makeup artists and take home our limited-edition travel bag with some of our favorite samples.* Breakfast bites will be served before the show. Your $25 reservation fee will be credited towards the beauty purchase of your choice, #Lenox, Doors open 7:30 AM. Fashion Show 8:30 AM. Cosmetics on 2. Please respond to 404-495-2872.

Will you plan to attend or have you ever been to a Bloomingdales Beauty event in the past? 

Please share any feedback from your experiences, as I would love to hear it!

Neiman Marcus Project Beauty Event - Atlanta

I recently had the pleasure of attending a project beauty event put on by Neiman Marcus (sponsored by Mastercard) and it was a blast!! The event ticket price of $25 reserved your seat and gave you a $25 NM Gift Card. BONUS: if you paid by Mastercard then you got an additional $25 Gift Card! So ultimately I was shopping with $50 bucks!!

*Talk about an unbeatable promotion*

Check out event pics below.