OH THE PLACES AUTHENTIC BEAUTY GOES
LOTS AND LOTS OF AMAZING FANTASTIC  STUFF YOU NEED TO KNOW As I mentioned last week, there are sure a lot of events & things going on this time of year, and Authentic Beauty tries to be at everything! Of course we will do your make-up for all the events you are going to, so keep us on your rolodex. ($50 application special FYI) Beginning with Tuesday, Nov. 10, I was involved with the Environmental Working Group “Enlightenment Luncheon”. The Biltmore was sold out with 250 seats filled. The “official” info on the EWG is to use the power of public information to protect public health an

Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby
Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby About two weeks ago I was asked to be on the Bert Show. As many of you know I am a friend of the Show. I take care of Jenn Hobby’s makeup for her E Buzz, I do Jenn, Jessica Dauler and Stacey Weiss’ eyebrows and makeup whenever they need me. As you can imagine, when you spend time in people’s personal space lots of personal conversation takes place. Well, every now and again I would share with Jenn about some of the conversations I was having with my 14 year old daughter about sex and about the things she was asking me. We both were dumbfounded at the way she was able to talk to me. Neither one of us had the kind of relationship

Jenn Hobby of the...
Jenn Hobby of the Bert Show as Alice It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year We here at Authentic Beauty are so thrilled the holiday season is upon us! That means parties, events and all around fun! Even though the full-on party season hasn’t started right yet, we’ve had a blast at recent events. Q-100’s Bert’s Big Wicked was o

Phenomena Palette
Phenomena Palette As we are starting to shift into the holiday party season, I wanted to focus on how to do the fourth & final Authentic Beauty signature fall look-Phenomena. This is a fun and frisky look that goes great with any party dress. Phenomena is/are (help me out here) also an awesome date night look for anytime of the year. The focus of the look is the mossy green or sage green lid. This bright, but not neon green flatters any eye color, yet especially brown. We rim the lower lashline with purple liner to enhance the shades of green. Remember to use a light hand on the purple because if you apply both colors too heavily, it will overwhelm and look m

Gravity Palette
Gravity Palette The third Authentic Beauty signature look for fall is the Gravity Palette. The look is a very neutral and natural, which really is in line with this fall’s fashion trends. You can wear this look everyday to work & deepen a few of the elements to translate it seamlessly into a date night look. The main color used on the lips, eyes and cheeks is terracotta. The terracotta look is softly blended and has an almost watercolor-like feel. When we say terracotta, we are referring to a color that is the shade of a clay pot. This color really has an earthy feel to it. We suggest putting terracotta eyeshadow on the lid and lining the top & bott