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Kevin James Bennett: Simply Smokin’: Achieving a Perfect Smoky Eye
Kevin James Bennett: Simply Smokin’: Achieving a Perfect Smoky Eye
Emmy Award winner and industry expert Kevin James Bennett gives a detailed lesson on how to achieve the perfect smoky eye, along with tips on how to balance the look and add some unexpected color.
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Troy Kendal: The Secret to Beautiful, Modern Make-up
Troy Kendal: The Secret to Beautiful, Modern Make-up
Basic Beauty, Step by Step
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My hope is that the following detailed information will help millions of women and artists with their make-up techniques, and help them to realize the value and importance that taking an interest in their own, creative ways of self -expression, can be quite empowering:
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billy b: A Career in Make-up Artistry
billy b: A Career in Make-up Artistry
billy b Offers Some Insight on a Career in Make-up Artistry and Staying Diversified

I moved to New York City from Mississippi in 1985, having no idea what I was going to do with my life. I got a job at Macy’s on 34th Street at a cosmetics counter doing make-up on real people. I had no experience, and yes, I lied to get the job. I was lucky—I found my talent and my reason. I had no idea what was in store for me. I worked as a Macy's employee for a while then moved freelance working for different vendors within the store. A customer said to me once, "You are too talented to be working here." At that time I had no idea what my options were. It turned out that she was an assistant editor at Vogue, and she helped me connect with modeling agencies to start "testing" to build a portfolio.
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Leonard Engelman: Make-up Tips
Leonard Engelman: Make-up Tips
Hollywood make-up artist Leonard Engelman shares beauty and make-up tips in an extensive advice section. Topics include color, foundation, concealer, shading, contouring, lips and blush. He answers questions about color selection, make-up application and product purposes.
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