Custom Lashes From Madonna's MakeupMadonna's makeup artist
Ever wonder how mega music superstars become such icons? The ideals that embody a "superstar-in-the-making" of course include talent, the right team players, and financial backing, but there is more to the success of an act than just those fundamental elements
It also includes elements that make an act a household name, which as a whole is known as branding. Branding is something that contributes to the success of a band or solo artist. Sometimes it happens organically for a few lucky acts, but most of the time it is the result of a carefully crafted marketing plan
An act becomes a brand when just the mention of their name conjures up a certain image or picture in the minds of the masses. Some well-known examples include:• Michael Jackson: white sequin glove, military inspired garments/jackets/costumes
• KISS: ominous makeup, black leather with spikes, platform boots
• Madonna: Marilyn Monroe influences, cone bras, many other reinventionsï'
• Johnny Cash: all black wardrobe
• Pearl Jam: flannel shirts
• Lady Gaga: outrageous head pieces and outfits/costumes
Aspiring acts typically come to their label as creative entrepreneurs with their own ideas of an image that sometimes needs a little work from either an independent stylist or someone on staff at the label who possesses this expertise. According to veteran Hollywood correspondent and author of Interview Tactics: How to Survive the Media Without Getting Clobbered!
The Insider's Guide to Giving a Killer Interview! Gayl Murphy, musical acts may not initially have a clear understanding of how far they can take their image or they may need assistance in expressing themselves through fashion. "These acts want to attract fans that resonate with them and remember them," says Murphy. "It's a business, and this is when it becomes a strategic marketing tactic.
make up artist - photography contests
Graphic artists design lots of things such as flyers, business cards, and websites - pretty much anything that can be designed, is typically created by a graphic artist. But not all designers are necessarily good at what they do. Just because a person went to design school and calls themselves a graphic designer doesn't necessarily make them a very good one
Many graphic designers don't even know they are horrible at design. Most graphic designers who are serious about becoming one of the great designers out there, should seriously consider joining a graphic design forum or group. This is primarily to seek other designers critiques and or approval. I advise having all of your work critiqued, let's just face it, sometimes it's hard to judge your own work
Having an outside source to critique you're work, is what a lot of the professional designers do and I seriously recommend it, if you want to stay on the path to becoming an award winning designer
A great way to get noticed and also start some healthy competition with your fellow graphic artist designing peer's, is to enroll in as many design contests as possible. Getting the word out is key to your success as a designer
Graphic artist design a lot of contest pieces and get paid as well in the process, who knows you could be the next big winner. If you're still attending a design school, there are a lot graphic artist design contest's; that offer free scholarships for graphic designers. Some colleges even offer awards upon graduation, these type of awards are great resume builders for graphic designers. Following all of these tips here will help you become an award winning graphic designer, but the best tip of all that I can give you, is to remember to never be afraid to be unique and always have an outside of the box mentality
Make-Up Artist Beauty Skin Care Consultant
Q: First, thanks for taking time out of your busy schedule to share your insights. I know weekends are a busy time for you
A: The busiest. The beauty industry is not nine-to-five by any means. G&E Kouture spends its weekends at runway events, fashion shows, pageants, weddings, proms, and even backstage at off-Broadway theaters. It all happens on nights and weekends, but everyone knows that how it goes. We live for it
Q: You've built G&E into a successful skin care and beauty consulting business. What can you share about the journey?
A: Students at cosmetology school need to be willing to sacrifice their time to work up a clientele. I've lived in this area for years and rely heavily on my contacts to bring in new business. And I took on every job that came my way, some without pay, just to build my portfolio. If there was a special event in town, I was there to market my talents
A: I started while I was a student at the beauty academy, visiting salons and day spas, asking for freelance work. I picked up a few proms by posting flyers with photos of my work. Then a wedding here and there. I attended, and still do, every trade show, every fashion show, and traveled constantly between Washington D.C. and New York City. I am an active member of the Chamber of Commerce and attend as many of its networking events as possible
A: The challenge of coming up with different techniques and looks. Every person's look is so different that I can't help but get excited about the creativity involved. I get really energized seeing the look on someone's face when they look in the mirror after a makeover
My HELLO KITTY DEBIT CARD and other cute things of the day!
Yes, I just got a HELLO KITTY DEBIT CARD...some banks offer free custom designs for your debit cards....I was flipping through their little book...and after like 5 pages of sports team card options..... I saw HELLO KITTY!!! It was free too!
Now my hello kitty card will rest safely in my Hello Kitty Pursey!!!
I love this bag...it's padded inside and has 2 interior pockets, and velcro straps to hold your computee in place!
I absolutely love this bag...and the little doll face on it!!!
FLUFF makes other cute, funky, and super fun laptop bags too!
There was a little style snack for the day from your bestie, Kandee!
laptops and hello kitty....kandee
Fashionista: maternity style
Fashion through the Trimesters! ha ha ha
First Trimester....and not one of these items is a maternity piece of clothing!
(everything was from H &M, Charlotte Russe, Old Navy, or Forever 21!)...
as I searched through my closet today to find a shirt to wear...
my big belly...has grown even bigger....
I had about 4 shirts to choose from...
ha ha ha ha...
that is the true sense of creativity...
when you've got nothing to wear and make some outfit, out of that "nothingness"....
ha ha ha ha
My favorite pregnancy and ANY time items of clothing:
legging
long shirts over the leggings
boots
hats
and any shirts from American Apparel
and all the stores I mentioned above! hee hee
I'm thinking of doing a maternity fashion haul video...would that be interesting!?! Let me know what you think?
huge love from kandee and her getting even bigger belly....
They said WHAT!?!
My precious Jordan is a melting pot of nationalities...from me he gets a mixture of:
Danish, Spanish, Mexican, Native American, Swedish, Irish and a dash of English...
from his dad he gets:
Native American (Cherokee & Choctaw), Japanese, African American, English and Jewish...
I think he is so handsome...with all his many different pieces of nationalities...just like a beautiful mosiac...the more differences their are...the more beautiful it becomes!
and so much more interesting with all his combinations...
Once Jordan came home from school during Black History Month...
and told me what some unkind kids had told him at school:
"if this was back then, you'd have to ride in the back of the bus!"
My reaction was: "what!?!?"
Jordan said:
"you want to know what I told them?.....
I said, I'm kinda light skinned...so I'd actually sit in the middle of the bus!"
Me and Jordan both started laughing so hard!!!!
He is so smart and witty...I couldn't have thought up a better response!
It's a little ironic that people would leave all kinds of racist comments about my Jordan on youtube, the day before Martin Luther King Day...
Martin Luther King was an incredible man, with remarkable wisdom, and he showed God's love and wisdom to so many people filled with hate and anger...and so many people who were hurt and crushed...
here's a beautiful part from his famous, "I have a Dream" speech, that I love:
But there is something that I must say to my people, who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palace of justice: In the process of gaining our rightful place, we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again, we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force.
One of my Grandma,
Barbara Johnson's, favorite saying was about having boomerang joy...
you throw out a boomerang of joy and love, and it will always come back and fill you up with more love and joy....
some sad people throw out their boomerangs of hate and anger...and the sad thing is...it will always come back and hit them with a huge dose of hate and anger!
Let's start throwing out those boomerangs of love and joy!
love and boomerangs....kandee
No power to the Haters!
"is this hater worth giving away my happiness to them?"....
NO WAY!
On Youtube, yesterday one of my "due date" videos got featured on the homepage....which means that thousands of people that normally wouldn't ever see my videos, will.
It means I will read some of the most discusting, evil, cruel and horrible things below my video....
Some people wrote things calling me all kinds of awful names...saying horrible things like they hope I die in labor and I can't even say the disgusting and cruel things they said about this precious baby that is still growing in love in my belly.
It went on to my other videos where people were saying disgusting and racist things about my Jordan...who is part African American, Japanese, Native American and English and that's not inlcuding all the nationalities that I donated to him.
Sometimes you need to take a break from something that is just spewing out badness....
as I read all these awful comments....
the ones about me are not nice...but when you insult one of my precious babies, or anyone that I love...it bothers me because I don't EVER want any of my loved ones to read that!
WE HAVE THE POWER TO LET THINGS OFFEND US....
I will not give my joy and happiness away to someone who is writing cruel things from behind the safety of their silly username and computer, or someone that cuts me off in traffic, or like all the grumpy people we come in contact with everyday!
The DO NOT GET the power to take my joy away!
I will not give it to them.
My HAPPINESS is here to stay.
Instead of praying for people to be nicer to me....
I'm going to pray that no matter how mean people are to me...that I won't allow them the power to take an ounce of my happiness or peace!
No one knows us truly...people can hurl all kinds of assumptions, opinions, and cruel things at us...
but I will not give them the honor of having the power to let it effect me!
Since I am ready to have baby any day know, and wisdom speaks to our hearts that we need to surround ourselves with positivity, love and happiness...
not cruel and evil things (like the comments were...which I finally went on youtube and disabled)...
it was time to recharge and take a break from reading that!
I want to thank all my precious Kandee Family for leaving each one of your kind words and comments...
you have no idea how much I treasure the love in everything you take time to type!
I feel like my heart is this big treasure chest filled with sparkly jewels of love that each one of you have placed there....
thank you so much!!!!
I love you all so dearly...and I thank you so much for letting me into your hearts!
Let's stand strong....and say, "sure you are entitled to you opinion, however wrong, ridiculous, or mean it might be.....but I am entitled to not let anything you say be powerful enough for me to hand you over my happiness!"
huge love...and hugs...your kandee
Peek in My Closet & today's make-up!
DAILY QUOTE:
FASHIONS FADE, STYLE IS ETERNAL - Yves Saint Laurent
And here's a special treat for my "blog family"...it's just a fun "non-tutorial-ish", peek into my daily make-up routine...and some hair teasing...and Blaker running around in the background! ha ha
Let me know if you like this little bonus video...this will not be on youtube either....I want to do some special stuff for all my "kandee blog family"....I heart you guys and all your comments that make my heart so happy!!!
HAVE FUN AND COME WITH ME AS I GET READY!!
dancing while putting make-up on.....your kandee
It's My DUE DATE!!!!
So this is the day for baby to show up...or so the calender says! ha ha ha
This is also the only "pregnancy portrait" I have available to show you! (which I took myself...as most of my photos are...ha ha ha) I see other people with blogs...and it looks like they have a photographer with them at all times to take pictures of them....all I have is me, maybe my mom or my kids to take a picture of me! ha ha ha
My mom (who used to have a photography business) took some really awesome, kinda rock n' roll -ish, pregnancy portraits of me when we were in NYC...but she can't find the memory card anywhere!
(maybe it will pop up! ha ha ha)
don't forget to check my www.kandeeland.com blog for all things baby-ness!
don't forget to check my www.kandeeland.com blog for all things baby-ness!
I have a big day today...especially if baby "Princess & the White Stick" shows up today!
This is my new all-time favorite video....
due date lady.....your kandee
Don't know how I forgot to BLOG about this!!!!
Look at the EXCITEMENT on my face!
I was so excited when I won The Cover Girl Beauty Guru Challenge....
I felt like I won the lottery or something amazing.....
but there was even something more amazing....
that I forgot to post!
How could I forget to share this!?!
oh my golly!
this was one of my first "Congratulation" cards that came from ELLE MAGAZINE to lil' ol me!!!!
This is the moment I felt like the kid that won the, "shopping spree in Toys R'Us"!!!!
Me with Emily in the beauty closet!!! I wish I had a beauty closet at my house! ha ha ha
There was every brand of anything...and things I'd never heard of! Beauty Heaven!
She told me because I won, I could pick out a box full of treasure!
I wanted to scream with excitement! I had never owned a DIOR eyeshadow palette before...and was so excited....I still have it, and only use it on rare, special occasions! ha ha ha
Just wanted to bring you with me into "real" beauty closet at a magazine!!! ELLE Magazine! I can't believe that was a real day in my life!!!! I will treasure it always!!!
beauty closets!!!!! your KANDEE
2 DAYS TIL DUE DATE!!!!
(And remember if you wanna see my baby blog and a special video that is not on youtube..click here: www.kandeeland.com )
Here's my earlier today!!!! Coming up with baby names...and showing how I put my car seat cover together...well after a minute I figured it out! ha ha ha)
2 days...til baby-ness (maybe)...kandee
3 Days Til Due Date!
The Countdown has begun!
3 DAYS UNTIL MY DUE DATE!!!
Here's my PREGNANCY UPDATE VIDEO....check out all my other pregnancy videos on my "newer" and "incredibly un-popular" (ha ha ha) other channel on youtube, for all things non-make-up-y:
You can read my personal bloggeroonie, KANDEELAND, where I talk about my daily life, my babies, being preggy, and all kinds of other random things...
and on with show...
bring on the Love Belly!!!
Come one, come all! Get your tutu's, corsets, and hats here!
ME and Cosmo
from the store SPEED on Melrose Ave...he is so hilarious...and fab-U-lous at putting together fun outfits!
(He is the one I met in my Shopping on Melrose video...and I think he is just wonderful...since then we've become friends..had dinner, he has come help style a photo shoot for me...he styled this shoot from the picture below...that was his amazing GOLD Luis Vuitton Bag! Cosmo made the corset...and Stephen made the hat!)
I got a bunch of people asking where I got this hat and feather jacket!
Well, Cosmo's friend Stephen...made the hats and these amazing jackets at SPEED! HE had a sewing machine right in the store and would work away at his creations!
Me and Stephen
(who is from the UK...love his accent!....he is like the John Galliano of Hollywood!
Do you love his pink-ness or what? HE made the jacket and hat he is wearing...I tried to get him to sell me the pink hat!
ME & Stephen
on another day....(this was after my window-leg accident)...I love the hat he has on in this one too!
If you want to know where to get the tutu's, hats, jackets or corsets....CALL SPEED (the store on Melrose) and ask for COSMO (make sure to tell him that Kandee sent you...he will be extra nice! ha ha ha):
(323) 655-8498
you can ask for Cosmo and he can tell you where to get the hats from Stephen...
here you come and watch as I take you shopping with me...and I first meet Cosmo...
Brightly colored TUTU's.....KANDEE
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