Makeup and Appearance

Does your mascara miss you? Spring Makeup Challenge 2020

April 23, 2020

If you are like me, you probably aren’t putting on as much makeup as you ordinarily would if our lives were more routine and typical. But in this era of closed restaurants and canceled shows, dancers have been hastily moving their classes and performances onto the digital world. I simply spend most days without makeup. […]

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January 2019 – 30 Day Makeup Challenge

January 6, 2019

Over the past three years I’ve been having fun participating in an annual 30-day makeup challenge. This year, I’m tackling a 30-day Makeup Challenge during the month of January. I spotted a fantastic prompt list over on Instagram created by Florida based dancer, Amani Maharet. I love following her Instagram feed and though I wasn’t […]

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Makeup 2018: Inventory – Purge – Restock

January 3, 2018

I love makeup! But the truth is, I simply have too much! Each year in January I take the time to conduct an annual inventory of my entire makeup collection. I began this tradition back when I was a pro-dancer. The first two weeks of January have traditionally been a slow season after the whirlwind […]

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Turning Minutes into Makeup

November 26, 2017

I’d like to take a moment to share with you a trick that I use for several years to turn free time minutes into makeup. Every performing dancer knows that makeup plays a very important roll in their overall look. Cosmetics make the features more visible from a distance, creates an enhanced illusion of beauty […]

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Troupe Costuming: The Design Brief

October 30, 2017

In my last post, I talked about an assemblage hamsa pendant I made for a recent performance by my dance ensemble Swirl. I received an interesting question regarding our costuming. “How did you decide on these costumes and how much did they cost?” So I thought I would take a moment to share how I […]