To celebrate The Art of Makeup’s 10-year anniversary we decided to have a small meaningful gathering of those who are most important to...

Eleven years ago we jam packed my Honda CR-V with as much as we could fit, including our 5-year-old daughter, and left Los Angeles, my...

Derek & Julianne Hough Have you ever had a déjà vu when you were talking to someone and you realize that you have already met them?...

Penny Marshall 1943-2018 Much of my makeup artistry career was devoted doing makeup for celebrities and important politicians for...

My first experience with Burt Reynolds was a drive by. I was told to sit on the teeter totter while waiting for the Smokey and the Bandit...

When I met Senator John McCain it was one of the most important times of his life. He was selected as the Republican presidential...

Karen McDougal and Celena Rubin Celena Rubin & David Lee Roth Lately, I keep noticing how a career in makeup artistry has connected me to...

Happy Fourth of July Celebrating Makeup Artistry Freedom in Oregon! In just 2 years, with the help of my community and wonderful...

Just when you least expect it, sometimes you are told on a shoot, “By the way, you are going to be on camera today.” Yikes! In this...

I think you need to be a special kind of makeup artist to love doing bridal makeup. It is a high stress day with high expectations! The...

Leonardo DiCaprio Penny Marshall Michael Jackson As I sit in my quaint little house, flipping through home decorating magazines, I...

The other day I had a meeting with a new student. We talked about the program and she filled out an application. And then she said I was...

Last month I was asked by the editor of local senior newspaper, The Messenger, to write an article on makeup tips for seniors. With a...

Growing up in L.A., I had access to the mecca of all the film industry had to offer. I didn’t just grow up in L.A., but I grew up in...

When people ask me what my favorite type of makeup is that I do as a makeup artist, my answer is always the same. It’s not the makeup...

Sometimes makeup artists get pulled in FRONT of the camera.

About a year ago I started working with The Digits, an online educational web series that teaches elementary and middle school age kids...

I am proud to be a working makeup artist in Oregon. Before yesterday, I wasn’t allowed to charge for makeup services in Oregon without...

Having just returned from the International Makeup Artist Tradeshow, I look back at the flurry of crowds, noise, amazing talent, and a...

Believe it or not, these clothes were about 3 sizes too big and we had to bunch and clip them where you can’t see in the shot. I can’t...