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La'Bella MAFIA Las Vegas Makeup Artists + Hair Stylists took Body Painting to a new level this week, X-MEN Special effects makeup, body painting and prosthetics.  The talented Vegas Makeup Artists re created four X-MEN characters and executed the look flawlessly. Here are the photos of our Vegas Makeup Artist doing Makeup and Hair and the finished results. 

The Prestigious Las Vegas Makeup Artists + Hair Stylists of La'Bella MAFIA were invited into the intimate Las Vegas Studio of Celebrity Photographer CHE-ZA-RAY know for his work with A-list clientele such as Denise Richards, Pierce Brosnan and Fran Drescher to name a few.  CHE-ZA-RAY creates portraits that capture true essence, he is a photographer that specializes in Wedding, Corporate, Head Shots, Editorial and Up close and personal photo sessions. La'Bella MAFIA Las Vegas Makeup Artists + Hair Stylists recommend CHE-ZA-RAY Photography in Las Vegas for all your photo needs! 

Do you want to look great for a wedding, a New Year's Eve Party, graduation, prom or just that special night out? You may not be stepping on the red carpet today, but why not have the same beautiful tan that your favorite celebrity has? With professional spray tanning, you can. 

Instead of worrying about the potentially damaging effects of the sun, you get an all natural sunless tan that lasts from 7 to 14 days. And you can have a tan as light or as dark as you want.

You can get a fantastic spray tan both at your home. Our mobile spray tanning is a great option for those that have busy lifestyles or just prefer to be in the comfort of their own home.

Prepare to Tan
If you've never spray tanned before, you'll probably want to try it once or twice before your special event. You'll find the optimal level for your skin color and with the help of your MAFIA MIST professional, you can decide how you look your best.

Once you know the date of your special event, book your spray tanning appointment one or two days in advance. You will want to shave or wax at least one day before your spray tan. Waxing will leave your pores open for several hours and may leave remnants of wax on your skin that could lead to an uneven looking tan.

Exfoliate your entire body the day before your spray tan. This removes any dead skin cells and helps extend your tan. Use a loofah or an exfoliating glove or mitt and concentrate on the driest areas of your body, such as knees, elbows, feet and ankles. Don't use an oil-based exfoliate, as these products may leave a residue that blocks the tan application.

The Day of Your Spray Tanning Appointment
Shower shortly before your appointment and don't apply any type of moisturizer to your body or face after showering. You'll also want to avoid any type of beauty product, including deodorant, body spray, perfume or makeup. Anything on your skin may block the tanning solution and prevent optimal absorption.

During Your Spray Tan
You may not want to wear anything at all during your session. Don't be shy, as the less you wear, the better your results. If you prefer to cover up a little, wear an old swimsuit or underwear.

Before beginning, your MAFIA MIST Professional will consult with you briefly about your expected results and choose the right solution for your skin type. Application will take about 10 minutes and the solution will begin to dry immediately.

You'll find that your hands and feet appear lighter than the rest of your body, since those areas will develop more (become much darker) than other parts of your body.

How to Maintain a Long-lasting, Great-looking Tan
Wash only the palms of your hands prior to your first shower. Your MAFIA MIST Professional will let you know how long to wait, based on the custom tanning solution you're using. Usually, you'll want to wait at least 5 to 8 hours after your tanning session before taking a shower.

Keep the water temperature warm to cool, gently wash your body (without scrubbing), and pat yourself dry with a towel. It's normal to see some color run off during the shower, but that's mostly the bronzer used to calibrate the color of your tan.

Don't exercise until after that first post-tan shower. Avoid any activity that causes excessive sweating until the tan has a chance to develop.

Moisturizing your skin is the key to extending your spray tan. Ask your MAFIA MIST Professional about skin hydrating products that can keep your tan from fading. You may also want to try a moisturizing enhancer, designed to prolong the life of your tan.

Any type of exfoliating product will cause the tan to fade more quickly. So you'll want to avoid shaving tanned areas for at least 48 hours following the tan application, taking baths and soaking in hot tubs, saltwater and chlorinated pools will also shorten your tan.

Try these tips during your next spray tan and get ready to walk that red carpet. Your gorgeous, sun-kissed look will make you the envy of all your friends. And you'll look and feel beautiful on your special day.

When we tell people we are makeup artists, almost immediately, they hide their faces or say something along the lines of ‘ Oh my God don't look at my face' .

It seems that the moment they realize a person who applies makeup for a living is in the room, they become ashamed of what they have done with their faces that morning.

The truth is, most of the time, the makeup we see is generally not the complete  disaster they make it out to be… but sometimes it is, and it doesn't take a makeup artist to see it!

To avoid becoming the person people take a second look at on the street ( in the wrong kind of way ) make sure you are not an offender of one of the following crimes;

1.  The foundation line
We all know someone  (or have perhaps been that someone ) who has worn foundation that is a few shades too dark for them! Girls… let's get one thing straight here…. no one…, NO ONE, looks good with an orange line that separates their face from their neck!

Why do people do this?
Either they  want to look more tanned than they really are or they believe that using a darker colored foundation will help disguise bad skin or scars. makeup artists las vegas
What can you do if you have identified this as yourself?
Firstly, if you are using your wrong colour foundation to give yourself a bit more ‘color' try this instead; Match your foundation perfectly to your skin colour, once you have your flawless base you can then choose a powder that is slightly darker than your skin colour. Powder is a lot easier to blend down your neck and décolletage than it is to smear foundation all over ! If you a still feeling like you need a bit more of a tan, then you can take out your bronzer and apply in the appropriate area.

Secondly, if you are committing this crime because you believe it will help you cover bad skin or scaring, think again! The best way to cover flaws on the skin is to not draw any extra attention to it! Once again, match your foundation perfectly to your skin, however this time try using a different formula.  If you are finding that your usual liquid foundation isn't giving you the coverage you want, then try switching to a stick foundation. las vegas makeup artists

2. Clumpy eyelashes
Never a good look! It's actually quite scary to bump into someone who has overloaded their eye lashes with mascara making them chunky and clumped together.

Why do people do this? 
Either they believe that this is creating more ‘Volume' or they haven't changed their mascara is a few years!

What you can do if you have identified this as yourself? 
If you believe that this technique of layering your mascara is giving you more volume… in a way you are right because your lashes will be a lot thicker… however there are many other ways to create beautiful thick lashes than to cake on mascara making your eyelashes look like spider webs! Try using a volumizing mascara… two coats are more than enough.. or if you just can't get enough then false lashes might be for you! They may be fake but they will look a whole lot better than makeup crime number 2!

If you are still using the same mascara that aunt Judy gave you for Christmas the same year you got your braces taken off you might like to think about replacing it! Mascara needs to be replaced every two months! Even if it hasn't run out. Mascara breeds bacteria because it is being used on your eyes every day so if you are not regularly replacing your mascara you may be doing more damage to your eyes than good!

3. Dark lip liner light lips
Girls, let's just remember which decade we are in, shall we? Until the 80's/90's come back into fashion we don't need to worry about embracing this technique of using dark lip liner with a pale lipstick!  The only people who can ignore this rule are drag queens. Not a drag queen? Then read on!

Why do people do this?
There is only one reason why people would commit such a crime, and that is, they are stuck in the early 90's ! vegas makeup 

What can you do if you have identified this as yourself? 
You may think it looks good because that's the way you have been doing it for as long as you can remember but let me just help you by making it clear... it does NOT look good... there we said it... and we are all thinking it, so embrace change and go and find yourself a lip liner and lipstick that work together in harmony (and we don't mean like ebony and ivory)! makeup vegas

4. Cat flicks
What are cat flicks? You may be committing this crime without even knowing the name of it ! Cat flicks are the over extension of your upper eyeliner. Think Amy Winehouse ! A small extension is often acceptable, depending on the eye shape, but let's not go overboard girls, it's not cool.

Why Do people do this?
Many people who attempt cat flicks do so because they are under the illusion that it will make them look like they have cat shaped eyes... which is what many of us want ! Another reason could be that they are trying to follow the 'come and go' trends of the catwalk. Let me just put it out there in case you haven't noticed... what goes on on the catwalk stays on the catwalk! Catwalk trends are not to be taken too seriously, you don't see people walking down the street dressed in aluminium foil with fish bowls on their heads! The same goes for catwalk trends of fashion and makeup artistry, they are always adapted into a "ready to wear" collection for everyday life and you are not expected to wear what you see on the catwalk! Other reasons could also include; trying to be like Audrey Hepburn, trying to be like Amy Winehouse, watching too much bewitched,  being a drag queen or being  a geisha.

What can you do if you have identified this as yourself?
Take it back a notch... or two. As stated previously, a small extension is acceptable but note the word 'small' in this sentence. It is also important if you wish to stick with this look that you don't use liquid eyeliner. Use only a charcoal pencil and blend into a smoky line so that it's not an overly obvious line that looks like it's been drawn on your eyes by your 6yr old daughter with a sharpie! vegas makeup artist

5. Drawn-On Eye Brows
This could really come under its own segment of eyebrow disasters.  Drawn on eyebrows, including tattooed eyebrows and also sparse eyebrows that have not been pencilled in are all NO GO zones. Let me explain a little further for you in case you are wondering how to judge yourself right now. Drawn on eyebrows are not ok. These are the kind of eyebrows that are drawn on with an eyebrow or eyeliner pencil, just drawn on, just like drawing a line on a piece of paper with a pencil. The problem here is that they don't look like eyebrows they look like drawn on lines and almost all of the time they are completely the wrong color ( for some reason the older ladies like to draw theirs on dark blue... perhaps the same reason ladies like to dye their hair absurd colours when they get older?) secondly tattooed eyebrows are just the same as these drawn on eyebrows only they are there forever and thirdly if your eyebrows are sparse and un shapely and you don't fill them in (the right way) then there is also a problem.

Don't be fooled though and think you have gotten away with it because you have the most perfect eyebrows! Everybody needs some kind of eyebrow maintenance. Most people need to feather a tiny bit of eyebrow pencil through theirs.
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Why Do People Do This?
This crime come from being un-educated or from the long generational  history behind us that unfortunately for some families/ cultures has not been broken!

What Can you do if you have identified this as yourself?
If you have already had your eyebrows tattooed, sorry to say... there is not too much you can do about it now! If you are reading this blog on your iphone in the waiting room of the tattoo parlour stand up, walk out and never return!  If you have a serious habit of drawing your eyebrows on with a pencil, know this... eyebrow pencils are never really made to be applied straight to the skin! Maybe you could get away with lightly feathering in a few strokes with a very, very thin pencil  directly onto the skin so long as the pencil matches the colour of the rest of your hairs exactly, however, the best way to apply pencil to your brows is by using an angle brush. Angle brushes are sold everywhere. It doesn't have to be the best most expensive brush to do the job (although you will never have to replace a good quality brush).  Brush the angle brush against the pencil to grab the colour and feather the brush through the brows to give you the most natural looking perfect brows. Same goes for those who have sparse or uneven or over tweezed brows. Did you know that 90% of expression is read from your eyebrows? With unfinished eyebrows the whole face is unfinished so pick up an angle brush and an eyebrow pencil and start feathering girls!

Usually when we think of natural beauty we think of someone without makeup. Did you know that your natural beauty can be enhanced by using natural beauty products? That is: makeup and cosmetic products that are 100% natural and organic. Unfortunately most of the makeup that women wear is full of harmful toxins and chemicals. Makeup products and skincare products containing these actually can do more to harm the skin than enhance natural beauty.

You have probably heard it said that "...if looks could kill...". For many years women have been led to believe that in order to look beautiful they have to wear makeup. Most large cosmetic companies market their products so that you feel that you can't live without them. Who of us hasn't seen a commercial and thought: "I would like to look like that". This leads many women to put beauty first rather than health. Of course we all want to fit in and be accepted - but at what cost. Just think how much the makeup industry affects our thinking: How many films have you seen when the actress awakes in the morning without any makeup on? Probably not very many. So women start thinking that they have to look like this. Then their partners also start thinking the same. Then there is the other extreme. The terms 'natural' and 'organic' still have a stigma attached to them, and so many think that buying natural organic makeup products is only something for hippies.

Beauty though is all relative. You could say that it is skin-deep. Fashions also change. For example, what was fashionable in the 80's would look pretty ridiculous in today. It used to be the fashion that women would have white skin - this showed that they were rich and didn't have to spend a lot of time outdoors. Now the fashion is to have a tanned skin, which is to show the same - we've got a lot of money for recreation and exotic holidays. We have been led to believe that a tanned skin is a healthy skin. Actually that could not be further from the truth. A tanned skin is actually a damaged skin.

Culture also plays a part in what is acceptable and what is not. Coco Channel is quoted as saying: "Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening." For example in Burma is desirable for women to wear neck rings to elongate their necks. It is also reported that tourism is to blame for this because they are a popular attraction for tourists. In China feet biding used to be popular. (This is a practice whereby children's feet are bound to prevent further growth). The results were deformed feet. So we have to ask ourselves - how much of our thinking is being dictated by the media, culture and our peers? If you lived in China in the late 1800's would you have had your children feet bound? Even if it meant you being different and being rejected as a 'poor person' or someone of a 'lower social class'?

During the last few years many studies have been carried out which show that most of the commercially available makeup products on the market contain dangerous levels of toxic chemicals and other irritants. Just take a look at the ingredients of any makeup or skincare product. How much of is sounds natural and how much of sound like you need a degree in chemistry to understand it? Even if you could understand everything that is listed under ingredients the cosmetic industry still hide toxic ingredients behind innocent sounding labels. For example: 'scent'. Seems harmless enough, but the 'scent' could contain hundreds of different chemical combinations. Sometimes you have to wonder if the makeup products have been produced for putting on your skin or cleaning your car engine.

It's also worth noting that many of the commercially available makeup products actually cause skin irritations and allergies. Even some of the so-called cures for eczema or acne actually aggravate the skin and can make it worse.

Natural organic products are manufactured in such a way that they do not cause harm to humans or animals. They are biodegradable these organic and natural products are great for the environment as well.

By using natural organic makeup you will enhance your appearance and at the same time actually care for the health of your body and skin. In the long term, using natural organic makeup and skin care products will maintain a healthy balance in your body thereby improving your natural beauty and reducing the need for using too much cosmetics.

How is this so? Let's examine one example. Did you know that drinking enough water moisturizes your skin? It also has many other 'side-effects', it keeps us healthier, improves metabolism, reduces headaches, and if we talk about makeup products, reduces the need to use so much moisturizer. All from something that comes free out the faucet. Think about this: whatever we put on our skin is absorbed by our body. Did you ever wonder where the skin cream went after you applied it? Yes, into our body and some of it is even metabolizes by the internal organs. If you use only products that are organic and contain natural ingredients you will help to keep your skin healthy.

Natural beauty will help you look beautiful naturally. Don't risk your health for the sake of fashion. It's been done in the past and many women are still paying the price. What will be the cost of using makeup products that are full of toxic chemicals? Already studies are showing that some of these chemicals are turning up in different cancers. 

La'Bella MAFIA prides itself as being the premiere Las Vegas Makeup Artists and we respect all choices made by our clients, so if you prefer to have only organic natural makeup used on your skin we will respectively honor your request.  Our talented diverse team of Makeup Artists in Las Vegas can customize any look using the products of your choice.

As warmer weather heads our way, new makeup trends have arrived! Some winter trends we are sorry to see go (coral lips) and others not so much (crazazy nail art). But this season has makeup trends to get excited about, especially for brides!

Dewy skin is all the rage. So break out your BB creams, luminous foundations, and highlighters.

Pink is the new pink.  Soft pink lips, pale pink blush–spring 2013 is all about a natural blush.

Slightly “undone” hair is perfect for more casual bridal looks. And we all know this “undone” look actually takes more effort than a chignon, but it looks effortless and that’s the point.

Winged liner and red lips for the retro bride. A dramatic gel-lined eye and deep red lips are both very stylish right now. But if wearing both, don’t go overboard on either, and keep your blush nude.

Pops of green are showing up on eyes and nails. Because emerald is the color of the year, expect to see loads of green eyeshadow in magazines. While your wedding day may not be the place to rock this look, your bachelorette party certainly is!

Spring is on the way! The weather outside might tell a different story, but hey, why not get a head start brightening up your makeup bag? It’s finally time to start phasing out those winter colors – Bordeaux, berry, plum, etc. – and start moving toward some more warm-weather appropriate shades. What better to brighten your spirits and get you through the last few days of winter than these fun spring colors? Here are some great brands and color suggestions!

1. Rouge in Love from Lancôme
Color Favorite: 170N Sequence of Love
Yes, there is such a thing as “risk-free red.” The featherlight formula of this line from Lancôme gives gorgeous “high potency” lip color for up to six hours. This stellar shade in particular hits the nail on the head with its balance of cool and warm tones, and looks great on everyone.

2. Crème Smooth Lip Color from Laura Mercier
Color Favorite: Palm Beach
These new Crème Smooth lipsticks from Laura Mercier have a smooth and creamy texture and a fantastic finish. These hydrating lipsticks are also rich in color, and Palm Beach is the ideal warm-weather shade. It’s fun and bright, not exactly pink and not exactly coral, but definitely a perfect match for sunshine and sand. 

3. Lip Maestro Matter Lacquer from Giorgio Armani
Color Favorite: #504
It’s hard to find a long-lasting liquid lipstick that stays on, looks great, and doesn’t suck all the moisture out of your lips. But Armani has worked his magic, and this lipstick has a fantastic velvet matte formula is the fabulous end result. #504 is an ideal shade, a bold and bright creamy fuchsia that is still universally flattering.

4. Tinted Lip Conditioner from ILIA
Color Favorite: Crimson and Clover
These tinted lip conditioners are a keeper all year round, just switch up the seasonal shade. These lip conditioners use organic ingredients, and really soothe and nourish your lips. Each shade goes on sheer, allowing you to layer and give the shade the intensity you want. We especially love this vibrant red, for warm-weather appropriate crimson. 

5. Rouge Unlimited Supreme Matte Blossom from Shu Uemura
Color Favorite: Bright Pink
This one is a limited-edition just for spring, so act fast! This fun pink connects the dots between pastels and brights, and looks particularly stunning on darker skin tones. ShuUemura products are only available online, but they are well worth it.

6. Nourish-Mint Smoothing Lip Color from AVEDA
Color Favorite: N913 Cana
A favorite from their “Spices” color group, this lip color has a creamy and smooth formula but gives a more matte finish. This intense red-orange color is fabulous for spring.

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