Veils & Cocktails!

The Madison Event Center in Covington, Kentucky pulled off another "fabulous" year for Veils & Cocktails on 9/8/16!

A fun-filled night of various wedding vendors, brides, good food, music and of course cocktails.  Which makes it a wonderful girls night out.  Followed by an amazing fashion show provided by Donna Salyers ' Fabulous Bridal where I was the the lead makeup artist for the show!

This show is only once a year, so please visit www.veilsandcocktails.com or www.thecovingtonmadison.com for more information.

Tip Of The Day

Buying makeup for yourself can be confusing, whether it's from a department store or drug store.  But wondering how long you keep it can be another.  Well here's a tip... some cosmetics companies will actually illustrate on the back of the packaging how long they're suggestion the products shelf life is. In the photo below Maybelline is saying the shelf life for this mascara is 6 months!  

Here's a list of how long to keep certain beauty products:

• Mascara*: 3-6 months
• Eyeliner* (Liquid & gel):   3 months
• Foundation (Liquid): 6-12 months
• Concealer:  6-12 months
• Lip Gloss:   1 year  
• Eyeliner (Pencils):   2 years
• Powder Products (eyeshadow, blush, foundation):  2 years  
• Lipstick:   2 years
• Nail Polish:  2 years

*If not used everyday, stop continuation of use (and replace) at 6 months!  Extended use of expired products, especially around the eyes can cause irritation and infections. 

Here's a few more examples. Sometimes the icon is small and can be hard to see. Or a bit larger and extremely visible.  

Bronzer in "Laguna" by NARS.  24M = 24 Months

Foaming face cleanser by Caudalie.  18M = 18 Months

Mally Beauty primer. 18M = 18 Months

Radio Interview!

This past Sunday I had to awesome opportunity to be a guest on "Community Focus".  A special segment that airs on ROU 92.1 and HOT 102.9 in Dayton, Ohio (my hometown) with Faith Daniels.

Community Focus highlights a special guest each week from the Dayton, Ohio area to discuss what the individual or business does but to get the community involved by supporting them.

I had the awesome pleasure to discuss my life as a makeup artist.  A little bit on how I got started and so much more.

Below is an audio clip from the show. Enjoy!

Chenese sits down with ROU 92.1 Faith Daniels during a segment called "Community Focus" in her hometown Dayton, Ohio. Re-broadcasted on HOT 102.9