Keep On Rockin To It

I've been so busy working that I COMPLETELY missed this red carpet look!

Rihanna looked nu-ravealicious at the Nickelodeon awards! The lip colour, the nail colour, the hair, the heels... I'm dying. My eyes have heart shapes flying out of them like in the cartoons I used to watch. Why is she so awesome?

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Amy

Multi Tasking

Nars Cosmetics has posted a really interesting story about what led to the creation of one of my favorite products, The Multiple.

Read the story here.

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Amy

Best Foot Forward

Check out this cool piece The District did on my friends Claire & Jeremy and Dan Monick.  If you're in the area Saturday, be sure and go to their gallery opening!

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Amy

I am sad to say that this blog is experiencing an unusually high amount of traffic due to a tragedy involving a client/friend of mine.  I do not plan to make any comment whatsoever regarding the situation, so you've come to the wrong place.  I hope everyone will respect the privacy of Corinne and her family during this difficult time. 

With Love,

Amy

Purple Rain

Yesterday I told you about my contribution to In Style's 2008 Best Beauty Buys, and today you can check out In Style's 2008 Best Beauty Buys online!

And don't forget to check out the best part...  ;)

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Amy

Where It's At

In Style magazine's annual Best Beauty Buys issue has hit the stands, and it features a quote from me!

(click to enlarge)

Every year In Style surveys make up artists, hair stylists, manicurists, and dermatolgists about their favorite products.  If you love beauty products as much as I do, I highly recommend picking up this magazine.  Although I've contributed in the past, I think this year's issue is the best yet!

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Amy

Japan Is An Island

The Cobrasnake has an interesting behind the scenes look at a Cory Kennedy fashion shoot in Japan.

I was especially interested to see how the make up artists "set bag" was actually a tray, and for some reason I was surprised that they use the same cosmetic lines in Japan as we use here.   I guess I thought she would have some crazy stuff I hadn't heard of yet.

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Amy

*all photos via The Cobrasnake

But you don't really care for music, do ya?

Does anyone remember the Cheyenne Kimball show on MTV?

Annie and I were totally obsessed with it, and I totally love that "Hanging On" song, guilty pleasure style... (but not as much as I love "So Yesterday" by Hilary Duff, but that's enough embarrassment for now...)

Anyway, if you were like us, and watched that show, then American Idol's Jason Castro might look familiar to you...

My favorite American Idol contestant was (played the role of?) Cheyenne's love interest on the show.  At the time, he was the drummer in a band called Keeping Lions.  

Why isn't anyone talking about this?  Were Annie and I the only ones watching?  Is that why they never made a second season?

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Amy

On The Sunny Side Of The Street

Chanel is opening a store on Robertson in May, and this is how they are going to celebrate...

YES, please!

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Amy

Youth Override

is the new

Just sayin'...

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Amy

Like I Love You

I'm sooo excited because today I shot an amazing editorial for one of my favorite magazines.  To give you a hint, it's towards the top of my "required reading" section.  We went all over Los Angeles to shoot it.  I'm tired and I'm sunburned, but I'm looking forward to getting up tomorrow and doing it all over again!

In other news I'm still totally obsessed with Lykke Li...

Also loving...

Preen Magazine

 Pantene Spray Wax

Custom blended Lilac lip colour

Lula Issue 6

and M.A.C. #7 lashes

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Amy

Mellow Yellow

Here's a sneak peek at a fun shoot I did today...

How do you like my specially blended nail varnish color? It's all about the details!

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Amy

Everybody Here Parties All The Time

So, make up I did is now available on a t shirt!  Isn't that weird/cool? It's a picture of my bff Annie Hardy taken by another one of my bff's Dan Monick.

The Dan Monick t shirts are available for pre order on bloodisthenewblack.com, and will probably be popping up at your local Urban Outfitters soon.

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Amy

Well, it's about time!

China Glaze has just released a creme grey nail varnish called recycle.

What the heck took them so long?! (I still like mine better)

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Amy

Whole Lotta Lip

So here's my delima...  I love the look of a "bee stung" lip but I am sooo over lipgloss right now...  I've been super into a matte lip as of late.  This brought me to the question, are there any matte lip sticks with lip plumping properties?  Thus began a little google sesh that led me to these products...

Vincent Longo Gel-X Lipstick

DuWop Prime Venom

and Lorac Lotsa Lip Plumping Lipstick

The lipsticks don't appear to be matte, so my highest hopes are pinned on the DuWop primer.  Besides, DuWop was one of the first companies making consumer products for lip plumping.  Has anyone tried any of these?  I'm dying to know if they work!

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Amy

Can't Stop The Sun

Is it really any wonder why Kat Dennings is one of my favorite people to put make up on?



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Amy

Skateboard E Presents...

My best baby friend Eli is learning to skate!


Also, his parents are showing their photos in a gallery along with my other friends Dan Monick and Patrick Fraser on March 29.


Should be good times, for sure!

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Amy

Something Like a Phenomena

One of my favorite magazines, NYLON, did an interview with one of my favorite photographers, Alex Prager, about one of my favorite clothing lines, WeSC, and the awesome art show she curated.

Check it out...

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Amy

You Wreck Me, Baby

I found some more pics from my Maxim shoot with Natasha Alam (shot by the amazing Chris Fortuna) floating around the internet.  

Wow!  I want to see them BIGGER!!!  Do you love?

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Amy

Christian is MAJOR!

This might possibly be the best thing I've ever seen...

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Amy

Colors And The Kids

Tonight at Target I found something AMAZING. Rimmel Play Fast quick drying nail varnish.

I got Street Wear

Night Life

and Mouthy

Unfortunately, they were out of Camouflage

I also want to try Chill

and Night Before

Not only are the colors amazing, they really do dry fast!  But the best part is the price...  Just under $4! Yay!!!

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Amy

Fly Like Paper

The WeSC art show on Saturday was an amazing success!  I was surprised to see a shoot I did with Alex Prager there on display.  

Besides doing the make up for this shot, I pitched in to write on a bunch of papers. It's so cool because there's one towards the top that has my writing on it along with some hearts! (You can actually see it better in person.)

I'm sooo in love with this picture.  I want to buy one of the huge prints for my house!  I have the perfect spot to hang it.  It's as if I've been saving the wall space for this picture to come into my life!

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Amy

P.S.  The show is up through the 15th, so there is still time to go check it out!