Muah Event July 4th

Okay so here are the details, Muah team will be at Dazzling Modern at 291 King st west. We will be giving make overs which include hair. You also have a chance to get your hair done and a photo session with a professional photographer, Come and join us for a great night out.



-Brenda-

Muah Update!!

YES!! finally an update, Many of you have probably been wondering what us mua's have been up to. Well as you know, its bridal season and we have been extremely busy preparing our brides for their big day. This weekend especially, booked for I think 4 weddings and some other small events, it's keeping us on our toes.

We are slowly updating our photo gallery with some of our recent events, so past brides we would love to have you in our album. We also like to post credits for photographers as well. You can email them to info@muahcosmetics.com.

Muah has some up and coming events hosted by Impression Events. Jessie creator if IE presented a great event opportunity for us and I'm so excited for it. July 4th I will tell you more about it in my next blog.
I've tried some new products that I would like to talk about so come back for some new tips, tools, and tricks.....


-Brenda-

Plan Ahead Tip - Trial White Top

When you have set up your trial, try to wear a white top ( or a top close to the shade of your dress ) so when the finished look is done you can see how it compliments the white.

This will also see how the colour of the dress and make-up/hair will compliment the overall look.

-May

Philosophy Skin Care

I am not a huge fan of Skin Care but when I got samples of these products, I absolutly fell in love and hooked. I give these products 10/10 hands down! Not sure of the product, try investing in their trial / travel packages. There are many different packages you can try before commiting to this product. Buying them in sets is ideal as you get a better value for your money.

Price Tag is a little up there, but so worth it. It actually goes a long way! My Two most favourite products!

To a perfect make-up application - needs a perfect canvas - which needs the proper skincare.The Microdelivery Peel

What it is: A two-step, exfoliating, skin makeover.

What it is formulated to do:The Microdelivery Peel Kit not only exfoliates the skin, it delivers vitamin C and peptides to the skin. This completely new approach to skin rejuvenation resurfaces and replenishes the skin at the same time.

What else you need to know:Kit includes a 2 oz The Microdelivery Peel, Lactic/Salicylic Activating Gel and a 2 oz Vitamin C/Peptide Resurfacing Crystals.

Step 1: apply vitamin c crystals to a clean dry face.
Step 2: gently massage using circular motions to buff away dead, dry skin cells for thirty to sixty seconds; and then leave on skin for one to three minutes.
Step 3: apply a thin layer of activator gel over crystals.
Step 4: after applying activator gel, a warming sensation and foam will appear. leave on for one minute and then rinse.

Price: $65.00 USD


Hope in a Jar

What it is: A therapeutic daily facial moisturizer for all skin types.

What it is formulated to do:The original formula of Hope In A Jar was originally created for the medical market and is a world-renowned skin cream. For years, plastic surgeons have been recommending this formula to patients in pursuit of younger, healthier skin. Results can be seen and felt within days - a healthy, rosy glow to the skin that doesn't require makeup or cover up.

Price: 15 USD - 60 USD 0.5 oz - 4 oz

Visit your nearest Sephora or shop online Philosophy

-May

It's been awhile since we updated. May and I have been wrapping up our bridal events and currently conducting trials for next years season. YES I'm talking about 2009 Bridal Season. It seems soo far away to many but for future brides it's not early enough. We book our weddings around six months prior to the day.

Winter for most MUA's are fairly quiet that's why its the best opportunity for us to start shooting again. I recently did my first photoshoot in months a few weeks ago and I can't tell you how much I missed it. It's this rush of excitement to watch as the model that you just made up is strutting her stuff in front of the camera.

Tis the season to shop for cosmetics. This time of year is the best time to stock up on your favorite beauty products. Theres always gift packages with bonus products and sometimes extra discounts. Here are some tried, tested, and true product picks. From Sephora.


Make Up Forever Glossy Full Couleur Collection $35($60 Value)
Amazing pigment. Applies smoothly, bright colours.




Tart Vanity Limited Edition Palette $52($494 Value)
Mays best buy of the season. A whole beauty kit in one compact.



Smashbox Flawless Finish Primer Set $39 ($52 Value)
WE love this product. May and I can't leave home without our Smashbox. Try it and you'll know what we mean.







-Brenda-

Susan and Fred - November 22 2008

4:30 am - November 22 2008 - It was extremely cold mind you but I was up and ready to go! Dao did their beautiful hair and I had the honour to do their makeup. Everyone one 6 Bridal party had to be ready hair and makeup before 9:00 am. How I love my work. I had the honour to do this Wedding Party. This is probably the most loudest and impulsive wedding I have done. The ladies, the Bridal party was organized, but the gentleman decided to wing everything. They did do a very traditional Chinese wedding, so for the ones who are not familiar with it, I`m sure you will have fun reading the following =)

Getting ready...

Almost ready...

Complete!

Now it's time for Make-Up

Last finishing touches.

Meet the Bridal Party.

Below is Fred ( Groom ) with his Groomsmen waiting outside in the cold because they arrived 15 minutes early and the Bridal Party refuses them to enter in early! Poor Guys. What happens at most Chinese weddings is that the Bridal Party normally gives the Groomsmen a hard time to get to the Bride. In order to get the Groom to see his Bride, they have to do some simple or hard tasks. In this case, this Bridal Party went quite extreme and made Fred really
earn it!

One of the task was passing the seaweed paper, mouth to mouth to the other 4 Groomsmen. Let`s just say the sheet gets shorter as it goes down the line and eyewitness say one couple did receive a kiss.

Second task was to..... I`m still gagging from this - is having the Groomsmen brush their teeth with WASABI. I`ve been told that this is a very popular task a lot of weddings play - I can see why! This gentleman is not enjoying this at all, out of the 5 of them the ladies let just 2 groomsmen do this task. How nice. This is basically to show what the Groom would do for his Bride.

Maybe its a candid moment, or is this Groomsmen enjoying this...

This is probably one of their more simpler task - a math question.

The Groomsmen are forced to wear diapers.

and sit on the Grooms lap and be fed baby food... strawberry jam mixed with sour cream...

This was to show that the Groom was prepare for parenthood.

These ladies are still torturing this group and insisted that these men have their legs waxed to understand what women do in general to maintain our looks. Each young men now has a hairless patch´or strip on their legs.

This task was intentionally for the Groom, but he told them that he was allergic to everything they offered to him. Lucky for him, one of his Groomsmen stepped to the plate and took this task on his behalf. This brave Groomsmen had to - get ready for this - to eat something hot (a pepper), bitter (ginger), sour and sweet (maple syrup) to prove he was willing to endure the hot, bitter, sour and sweet times of their marriage.

A very lucky number is 999, here we witness the Bridal Party requesting $999.99 which they convinced them that they do not have. After a while the Bridal Party excepted $99.00

They just paid themselves to walk up the stairs - as they were getting closer they had to serenade to her. They all tried to harmonized to `I`ll make love to you `by Boyz II Men.

And finally, the Bride is ready and missed everything that was going on outside of her room.

Susan - the Bride - decided to have soft romantic curls pinned to one side with slight volume on top. She uses a flat rhinestone accessory on one side and pinned small accessories throughout her hair. Her make-up was very natural with nude lips and a soft smokey with dark grey and purple.

After he picks her up, they go downstairs and have a traditional tea ceremony on the Bridal side and then drives to the Grooms house and have another Tea Ceremony for the Grooms side.

Game Time - Questionnaire.

I put her hair up and in a rhinestone headband to accomandate her wardrobe change. Darken her Smokey eye to a more dramatic eye, this time using black and gray. I touched her and her entire Bridal Party and changed the Bridal Party into a more evening look than the natural look they had in the morning.

Photo Credit: William Nguyen

-May-

Makeup Forever Cosmetics

So here it is, the reveal of my all time favourite product line. My partner better know as May Nguyen, the make up junkie is addicted to trying EVERYTHING! I've seen MUF in Sephora all the time and tired it here and there but after I tried their Aqua Eyes Liner I was instantly hooked. I love the versatility of the packaging and the size of the eye shadows. Not to mention the high pigment and bright colour pallets.

Many women have been searching for years for a pencil eye line that will not smudge. If you have watery eyes like me, i bet its impossible for you to apply black pencil and not have it on the bottom of your eyes by the end of the day.


Well ladies look no more, Aqua Eyes Water Proof Eyeliner is your solution. Its amazingly soft on your eyes with high pigment that can be used to line your inner or outer eye area. Exits in 20 Colours.
High Definition Foundation

With technology enhancing rapidly this HD foundation was created to meet the needs of television and high mega pixel cameras. This oil free formula is designed to not only give you a flawless finish, but also to moisturize the skin as well.

If I am not air brushing my foundation on, HD is what I use personally on a daily basis. It applies on soo smoothly I am able to wear it all day. It's great for mature skin because it is matted with the HD translucent powder and the bottle is air proof which I love for hygienic reasons.



I will forever be a MAKE UP FOREVER artist until I retire my blending brush!

-Brenda-