About Sylvia

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Owner/Pro Makeup Artist Studio with 15 years of experience. My resume consist of working on film, magazines,weddings, fashion shows music videos, CD covers and more. Aside from making women feel beautiful, I share my talent in seminars and one on one, step by step makeup lessons. As a Makeup Artist, it is a ministry in itself. I strive to make everyone feel beautiful and better than before. God has blessed me with a gift to allow my profession to be a positive force in my life. Makeup is my love and my passion.... Come enjoy the Pro Makeup Artist Studio experience.

Friday, August 5, 2011

Brow Lifting...

For those of you that are in between getting your brows lifted or needing to soften the appearance of your eye brows... Check out Mac's Girl Boy Brow Gel... It's perfect for the in between time!!!

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Eye Liner!!

I don't claim to know everything when it comes to make up. I say this because I love when my clients come in with there cosmetic bags, it takes me to another world. I love seeing what they have and what they feel is great... I discovered another eyeliner while digging in my clients cosmetic bag lol. Lorac "carried at Ulta" has a great pin liner called Front of the Line in color Pro Black. This is a water proof eye liner with a semi matte finish "recommended for use on the upper lash line." with this, you can achieve a fine precise line without using any tools such as a fine lining brush, angle brush etc... If you decide to stop by Ulta and purchase, let me know what you think.

Sylvia

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Preps for a Bride!!

As a makeup artist sometimes I forget to tell my brides how to prep before their wedding so here are a few tips:

1. Schedule a trial run and try to get a contract
2. Drink plenty of water weeks before your wedding, this helps the skin look fresh and hydrated. If you have a Bachelorette party and alcohol is involved, drink water that night. Alcohol can lead up to you having dry flaky skin the day off. If you notice skin flaking, try to exfoliate.
3. If you wax your brows/face try doing it on that Monday or the week before. Sometimes wax takes off the first layer(dead skin cell) and it could show lines of demarcation
4. Try being on time, you never know what your makeup artist has scheduled... unless you're paying a day rate then she's all yours!

Thank you for reading!!!

Sylvia

Tips for my Brides/Wedding Season!!

Hello All!!

It's been a great season so far... I just want to give a few tips for any future Brides.. I've learned/seen a lot over the past few months and I would love to share some tips that my Brides shared with me on what to do/what not to do. When it comes to hair and makeup, always do a trial run and try to get a contract. This morning, I had a Bride and her hairstylist didn't show up. Second have a time line, Third if your able, try getting your nails and toes done during the week not the day of "one less thing to worry about"  and please get a "Wedding Planner" it's the best decision you could ever make. If you're in the Huntsville area, please check out Calandra Terry contact number 256-858-3883 Next Blog tips for Prepping a Bride.  Thank you for reading!!!


Sylvia

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

More great finds!!!

Hello All!!!

Just thought I would share  some more great finds... the next time you're in Wal-Mart, check out the new Revlon Contour eye shadow brush. It's very soft and it gives a nice blend in the crease area of your eye ALSO, this brush is not past $10.... Check out the new foundation brush from Mary Kay, it's another soft brush that gives a nice blend and no streaking to the foundation also not past $10.... You gotta love that. If your in the surrounding area of Huntsville, Al. you can Contact Faith Mosley for all  your Mary Kay Needs!

Sylvia

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Mascara Anyone!

If your looking for volume, length and curl, try Smokey Lash by Make Up Forever. It also has a lot of pigment which gives the darkest black effect for your lashes, retail $22.00 Thanks for sharing Nanette! You also can find another great mascara from Smash Box, Hyper Lash Mascara. It gives the same effect without the curling action so for those of you that already have curly lashes, this would be great $21.00 Thanks for sharing Victoria!!!

Sylvia

More bang for your buck Part II

I just learned a lot of great products from some of my clients that came to today's eyeshadow blending class... One of my clients showed me her brush cleaner from Ulta (Ulta Professional brush cleaner) it's amazing for only $8.99. You can use it on the spot and it dries in 15 to 20 seconds! This one is going to make you flip!!! I also discovered a Wet-n-Wild mega liquid liner for $2.99. Yes, Wet-n-Wild!!! It's smudge proof and it gives a fine precise line and can be found at CVS or Rite Aid....

Sylvia

Monday, March 14, 2011

More Bang for your buck!

Hello All!!! I just discovered a great brush at Target for $ 6.99. It's a foundation brush on one end and a concealer brush on the other made from synthetic fibers. If you don't know, the majority of foundation brushes in department stores are synthetic and can cost anywhere from$29-$50..... Go figure!!! I'll keep you posted on more items that you can get more bang for your buck!!!

Sylvia

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Smudge Liner

Hey Ladies!!!

Let's soften up that eye liner... One of my favorite tips is after I apply my eye liner to the lower lash line (Engraved by Mac) I use my #219 (Mac) eyeliner smudging brush to smudge the eye liner to give the eye a softer look!!! You can make this as thin/heavy of a line as you want, go ahead and give it a try  :-)

Sylvia