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Amy

makeup summer camp challenge #2

Challenge two of #makeupsummercamp is here!

I want to see your most creative, sparkly, glittery makeup looks.  Post a photo to Instagram of yourself (or your model) with a makeup look that includes glitter, shimmer, sparkle, or shine, and hashtag #makeupsummercamp by Sunday night.  I will choose my favorite look, and the winning camper will receive a prize package of some of my favorite glittery makeup products.

If you have a private Instagram profile, or you don't use Instagram, you can post your makeup look to my Facebook wall.

Also, big congratulations to Daisy Alvarado for winning last week's eyeliner challenge with her awesome crown-inspired look!

Can't wait to see your glittery looks!

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Amy

#makeupsummercamp

This Summer I want to help other makeup artists and makeup lovers stay creative and feel inspired, so I have launched #makeupsummercamp. Every week I will announce a new challenge, and every week at least one happy camper will win some LEGIT prizes!  I've announced this week's challenge on my facebook page and my Instagram, but I don't want my readers to miss out!

This week your #makeupsummercamp challenge is to create a dramatic eyeliner look, and post a photo on Instagram (or to my facebook wall) with the hashtag #makeupsummercamp.  This week's winner will get a nice little goody bag filled with the products that are essential to me when I'm creating a dramatic eyeliner look!

Keep in mind, you can use a model (friend, mom, dad, boyfriend...), or create the look on yourself. Just be sure to upload your looks by Friday to be considered!

Please don't be shy, I'm not looking for perfection, I'm looking for creativity!

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Amy

ATTN ALL MAKEUP ARTISTS AND MAKEUP LOVERS!

This week I'm launching #makeupsummercamp!  I'm going to liven up your summer with fun challenges and exciting prizes.  Don't miss out! Like me on Facebook and follow me on Instagram

to be one step ahead of the competition.

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Amy

I am having a major drugstore beauty moment right now. Wet n Wild, a brand I loved in high school, has come raging back in to my heart! Their megalast lip colors have an amazing, matte texture. They're highly pigmented, with a great variety of shades to choose from, and they cost $1.99!

This week I spent a few days working with Marina and The Diamonds.  Here she is performing How To Be A Heartbreaker on Jimmy Kimmel.

She's wearing wet n wild megalast lip color in dollhouse pink.

This color seems to be sold out all over Los Angeles, so happy hunting!

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Amy

Vampire Waltz

I did True Blood actress Rutina Wesley's makeup for the Late Late Show.  

Rutina is wearing a combination of short and medium individual lashes by eylure.

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Amy

Call Me Maybe

Check out some of my recommendations in InStyle Magazine's Best Best Beauty Buys 2012.

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Amy

Sephora + NARS = ❤

Last month I was browsing the Sephora website, stocking up on Lancome HYPNÔSE when I ran across this amazing, limited edition NARS Sea of Love Set

The set contains mini sizes of 

NARS Multiple in Orgasm, NARS Blush in Super Orgasm, NARS Lip Gloss in Turkish Delight, and a full size NARS Illuminator in Laguna.

These happen to be some of my favorite products for creating a beachy, bronzy, natural look.  It turns out I like the Multiple even better in this mini size because it's easier to apply.  These products are great for my personal makeup kit because they're small and easy to travel with.  It's a great and affordable way to introduce some classic NARS products into your professional kit as well!

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Amy

Obsession

Another awards season has drawn to a close...  To wrap it all up, I made up Sky Ferreira for the 20th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party

Here are some behind the scenes shots courtesy of Nikko La Mere

Then from the hotel room to the red carpet...

I wanted to keep Sky's look pretty and natural, yet glam enough for Oscar night.  She's not wearing any false lashes, just tons and tons of mascara.  I lightly lined her eyes with Chanel Illusion D'Ombre eyeshadow in Illusoire, highlighted the apples of her cheeks with Chanel powder blush in Imprevu, and finished off the look with Chanel lipstick in Rouge Noir.

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Amy

I Keep Dancing On My Own

Are you an iphone user?  If so, keep up with my behind the scenes (and average everyday) adventures on instagram! Not on iphone?  You can still lurk the pics online!

http://followgram.me/amychance

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Amy

I'm Gonna Be A Supermodel

As you may know, I've been working on expanding this blog and taking it to a new platform that will include more user interaction. Well, to do it right takes time, and I want to do it right, so thanks for your patience!  There's so much I want to tell you in the meantime, so I've decided to keep updating during the transition!

Quite awhile ago a lovely makeup artist named Mae was assisting me and gave me some amazing lashes that a friend of hers had brought back from a trip to Asia. They were a brand called MODEL 21 and they were amazing!  I loved the shape, they were really full in the middle instead of the outer corners... Great for a dramatic look! I was OB-sessed.

(photos courtesy of dgsbeauty)

I kept them tucked away in my kit and only used them for very special occasions like this photo shoot with Karmin

and this shoot with Mischa Barton...

 (just some behind the scenes instagrams)

Well, the sad day came that I ran out of the lashes, but little did I realize the entire time I was hoarding them away there was a website address right on the box! www.model21eyelashes.com

I've already placed 2 orders!

The lashes are very reasonably priced and come 10 pairs to a box. Right now they offer free shipping when you buy 3 boxes, if you buy 4 boxes, they throw in a free box of lashes (of their choosing).

Well, now you have your marching orders!  They're a small company, so let's try not to crash their website!

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Amy

UPDATE:  The first order I placed with MODEL 21 arrived today!

Cute new packaging, same great lashes!

Turn Around Bright Eyes

As someone with very sensitive eyes, I am always on the hunt for the perfect eye makeup remover. Last week my search came to an end when I was gifted with Talika Oil Free Lash Conditioning Cleanser.

This innovative product not only removes stubborn eye makeup with ease, it actually conditions your lashes and is great for sensitive eyes like mine! Genius.

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Amy

Rave On

New obsession! Chanel Long Wearing Luminous Eyeshadow

Although it's a cream shadow, the formula and texture is like nothing I've ever seen before.  The colors are beautiful and, unlike other creams, the shadow stays put and does not crease! It can be used as shadow or liner, and it comes with the cutest little Chanel eyeliner brush.  I suggest you try it immediately!  My favorite shades are ILLUSIOIRE and EPATANT.

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Amy

I Think Everybody Should Like Everybody

Come along while I get Hanna Beth ready to interview celebs on the red carpet at the MTV Movie Awards.

Spot some of your favorite products? Good times.

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Amy

Got Her Toes Done Up With Her Fingernails Matchin'

New obsession! Get ready... Sally Hansen Salon Effects Nail Polish Strips!

I never thought in a million years that these would actually work...  I dismissed it as just another gimmick.  Surprisingly, I started hearing really great things about them, and when I actually saw someone wearing them I thought they looked great!  So... when I was at the drugstore the other night, I decided to grab a few.

They weren't hard to apply, and  the file and oragewood stick you need are included in the package. Mine lasted 4 days... I'm sure they last even longer on people who don't use their hands as much as I do.  Anyway, I am totally stoked on these and of course I'm having fun mixing and matching different designs.

In celebration of a long overdue nail post, I bring to you one of my favorite new clients, Kid Sister, and one of the best videos ever made 'Pro Nails'. You're welcome. ;)

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Amy

Pink Love

For all of you astute Hanna Beth fans that have been dying to know how she got those amazing pink lips for our shoot with The Cobrasnake x Irregular Choice, look no further...

That amazing color is NARS Pure Matte Lipstick in Carthage! If you love it, get it NOW!!! It's going to sell out everywhere!

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Amy

You Are The Generation That Bought More Shoes

Check out this fun shoot I did with my friend The Cobrasnake and cutie pie Hanna Beth for a shoe designed in collaboration with Irregular Choice.

The shoes are really freaking major, and super limited so buy them here... once they're gone, they are GONE.

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Amy

Best Days

Hey everyone!  I was really excited to pick up this months InStyle magazine and find that I have once again been quoted in their annual Best Beauty Buys issue.

As always, the Beauty Buys issue is filled with great products selected by a jury of some of my favorite makeup artists.  Pick up a copy and see if your favorite products won!

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Amy

Making Mix Tapes In My Room

I was recently in Barbados working on some music vidoes for Soundgirl... Check out a cool behind the scenes video.




It was definitely surreal to be in such a beautiful place making up such beautiful faces!

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Amy

Ain't About The Cha Ching Cha Ching

I did the makeup for 944 cover star and Victoria's Secret Angel Michelle Alves.  Check it out!

I've also been seeing my work with Audrina Patridge on billboards all over town!

Hope everyone's having a great Friday the 13th!

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Amy