The Makeup Show Part2: Brand and Product Edition

Here are some brands and products that caught my eye this year at The Makeup Show NYC 2010. Read on for another pic heavy post of cosmetic goodness! Check out last year's posts as many of the same brands were present this year at the show. Want to see my Part1: Blogger Edition?

PAPERSELF Lashes! The most adorable thing and so my thing. I bought a pair and can't wait to wear them. Afraid of the durability though ;(

Up close! Cute right?

The three adorable chicas that repped the brand at the show, all wearing the ultra cute, unique lashes!



Linda Mason Elements-- bringing art back to makeup! I'm so enamoured by her whimsical and quirky art sense. It makes me feel artsy fartsy about my makeup tools! Next trip to NY, I have to take a trip to her boutique. This is the ultimate merger between my love of makeup and my first inspiration, my dad's art!
Look at those colorful brushes! (...and the brush belt, t-shirt and cases!)




Toni swatched some of the shadows to check for pigmentation.. bold, water color? Nice!

The Linda Mason team at the show... Yup, that's Linda Mason on the right!

Dinar Airbrush-- look at the cool creations they were making at the show: sparkly, neon leopard hair

Neon airbrush temporary tattoos

Flawless beauty makeup

I wish I would have inquired as to what brand did her FX make up, alas I didn't. Walking through the crowds of people were creations like these.. freaky! Snap a pic! lol!

Again, I don't know what brand created this body art, but look at her face! Just like a painting! Incredible!

MAC Cosmetics was creating this piece..

as well as this one.

Another work of art by Cosmix (thanks to the identifying name tag! lol), walking around amongst the normal. It totally catches you off guard!

Melissa of CoverFX talks to Toni about one their latest product, The Big Cover Up. It's sold out on HSN! It's an awesome little compact, a 5 in 1-- foundation, contour, highlight and setting powder with a handy mirror. Oh such a Go Mommy Go item as well as a great introductory item to CoverFX! Can't wait to get my hands on this! I'm always looking for ways to down size my makeup bag!

Eve Pearl was at the show working her magic. Fans crowded around and filiming took place.. a star was in the building!

Makeup Designory had a mini makeover going on... the artist used a brush and brow pencil to fill brows.. genius! I brush my liner for eye liner, but never thought to use the concept in my brows. I love it!

Cinema Secrets eye shadow palette, lip color palette, concealers and more!

Three Custom Color Specialist's display. They can whip up a custom creation or choose from their expertly blended and ready to purchase products. Their special product of the day was their 5 full coverage lipstick colors.

So many things to choose from and more, stay tuned to find out what products came in on my Top 3 Products list from The Makeup Show!

The Makeup Show NYC Part1: Blogger Edition (Picture Heavy!)

This post will be the Blogger Edition. When I'm at these events, I get super excited to meet other bloggers that have as much passion for this thing called beauty blogging as I do AND those that I talk to often or read their material and have never met!

We hit New York, had a delish brunch at a diner and went to the Blogger Preview, a media event to let us bloggers know what to expect and what to look out for from the brands at the show. Kevin James, a.k.a. "Blendarella" of Make Up For Ever with James Vincent having a comedic moment. They are definitely characters and fun to watch!

Do you guys see what he's holding? Yes! The new HD blushes from MUFE! I think I was most giddy to find out about these blushes and purchase them!

Gorgeous gals at the preview, Amy/The Beauty Chick and Nancy/
The Informed Makeup Maven



After the preview, we moved on to our hotel, a meeting, some Duane Reade browsing (yes, that's an event for me, hahaa) and finally made it to Fly Lounge at the Taj II-- a networking event hosted by Erin/Scandalous Beauty and Warren B./Warren Beautiful. Everything was fab and I met lovely bloggers and Twitter friends!


Me and Amy again...she just glows! ;)


It's Danielle/The Style and Beauty Doc!! I *heart*

I was also introduced to the Indian Summer and nice sweet and spicy drink that rocked my socks! The best spicy drink I've had thus far!






I finally met Reina/A Hidden Gem and Azia/Faces by Aziajs!!

Warren B. and Nikkia/Silverlips

We had to leave our blogging buddies to make it to dinner in Little Italy. We hopped in a cab and made it happen.


In the backseat of rollercoaster, I mean taxi.

Toni/Sis/DarbyGirl, Tia/Artiastry, and moi

The next day was our only day at the two day event, The Makeup Show NYC. Once we got there, we made plans to be there all day.

Me and K./Pumps and Gloss-- we go back! She had on her glam face the day before, but it's all good. Glowing skin is always glamorous.

Myself, Karen/Karen's World of Beauty and Nikkia/Silverlips.

B. Rose/@NYCB_, not a blogger, but a fellow MUA and reader ;) I love meeting Yummy411 readers!

Whew! A few of us broke away from The Show to grab some fuel. Like last year, we broke bread with pizza. After we all ate, I whipped out the camera for a pic. Like true beauty mavens, a picture could not be snapped before freshening up the gloss. All the makeup bags surfaced as they fished through for their lippies of choice; I snuck a pic anyway!

Outside, an innocent bystander became a photographer (with an arm full of cameras)!

l-r: Erin/Makeup Fiend, Brittany/Clumps of Mascara (dipped down front), Sheryl/beauty blog reader, Nikkia/Silverlips, Naratu (sp?)/beauty blog reader, Krystal/Clumps of Mascara rep (dipped down front), Santara/The Gorgeous Ingredient, moi and Toni

Back inside the building, we met up with one of my fave beauty bloggers. Seriously. From day 1, Michelle/All Lacquered Up has been so cool and down to earth. She's awesome and she deserves all the success and nail polish that comes her way, hahaa. She has gorgeous hair too. Always.

B and I took pics with our new friends, blog readers and show attendees: Naratu and Sheryl. Heyyy ladies! ;)

B and I are pictured here with one of the hottest bloggers around, Gangstarr Girl. She's awesome. I love that she can write, flip and spit hip hop theory with the best of them. Think you know hip hop? Check out her blog ;)
(Man, they make me look so pastey!)

Adina/Krasey Beauty and Melissa of CoverFX makeup!

Amina/Coup de Couer and Toni... omg it was such a pleasure to finally meet the sweetest blogger ever! I need that necklace in my life right?

Nerissa/Noire Tropical Beauty, Toni, moi and Erin/Makeup Fiend-- she had on the most fab red lippie, MAC's Brave Red and awesome matching accessories!

I'm pictured with fab Victoria Styles, blogger and DMV MUA that was also a presenter this year at The Makeup Show, giving advice on online presence!

Yannize/Ammo Mag and Toni got a picture in blogger style.

Ladies! I got to meet Tysh/Addicted2Makeup! Trust me, this pic doesn't do her any justice. I was in awe!

Yay! I got a picture with Lori from Smashbox. She says she remembers me from last year, but I don't believe her ;) LOL! She looked gorgeous!

B and I are pictured with none other than the fab Vex in the City/Yinka!!! The UK beauty blogger star ;) So glad we caught up. Next time we meet and either are so far across the waters, we must make more time to sit down, break bread and chit chat... not in the midst of the beautiful chaos. ;)

I'm pictured here with Risa. She's probably unaware, but we've been Specktralites for a while and then I've been a fan of her Youtube since she came back online! I had to get a picture with her. I hope she doesn't think I'm some crazy internet person! lol

Felicia/This That Beauty! She didn't have on her fab statement red lippie (Lipstick Queen?) but it's okay. She's so beautiful inside it radiates outward. Gorg with a lippie or not! Love ya girl!



Whew! I'm going to suffer for this one, but I had to do all of these pictures justice!


Coming up:

-The Makeup Show NYC Part 2: Brand and Product Edition

-My top 3 Products from The Makeup Show