Upcoming Bridal Shows & Open Houses

My Make-Up Rocks is so excited to share all the shows and open house we are participating in this 2012 season. If you're planning a Wedding or an event, you can find all the vendors you need at these shows. Otherwise, ask us and we can let you know about some of our favorite peeps we work with :)

1. 1/13/2012- Tad Akers Open House
2. 1/15/12- I Do Bridal Soiree with Weddings in Houston Magazine
3. 1/15/12- Butler's Courtyard Open House
4. 1/22/12- Oakwind B&B Open House
5. 1/22/12- The Admiral Open House
6. 2/26/12- Dream Wedding Bridal Show
7. There are going to be others so stay tuned...

We are now featured in Weddings in Houston Magazine. Click here for our online page with them! We will have an awesome giveaway that is posted on the Weddings In Houston blog and at the I Do Bridal Soireè Show. Our new website will be launching soon, we will keep you posted on that as well. We hope everyone has a safe and prosperous 2012. Thanks for all your help in keeping My Make-Up Rocks one of Houston most sought after beauty companies! If you haven't found that perfect person/team to make you feel and look fabulous on your wedding day or special event you have coming up, make sure to give us a call so we can help you out!!!

Warmest Regards,

Your Team at My Make-Up Rocks

New year specials and Last years Faves

My Make-Up Rocks has some amazing specials going on right now. Book soon to receive our offers!!!

1. All airbrush tanning sessions for the month of January are $25 Monday-Friday at our studio.
2. Book a private Make-Up Lesson for the months of January & February and get $75 off. This is the best we've ever offered on our lessons.
3. Refer a friend who's new to My Make-Up Rocks and you'll receive 20% off your next service.

Now to our "favorite products of 2011":

Let's start with skin care-

1. For cleanser's I've fallen in love with the Yes to line of products. Their Yes to Cucumber daily cleanser ROCKS! I'll follow that up with using their Yes to Tomatoes Pore Scrub 1-2 times a week to help with exfoliation.
2. I also like C.O.Bigelow Vitamin boost cream cleanser. This one's pretty good at removing all my makeup, even mascara :)
3. Now for the late nights when I get too lazy to wash my face, which never happens to me by the way, I love Korres's Milk Proteins makeup removing wipes. These wipe off everything and don't leave any of that cleanser residue feel to the skin.
4. Now for all of you that know me, you have heard me talk about vitamin E oil. I've been using this for years. I lather my face every night, especially my lashes. I get the strongest dose of pure vitamin E that I can find. So far Jason makes one that I get from HEB that has the most Vitamin E (32,000 I.U.)
5. My favorite eye cream is Christian Dior's Hydra Life. This is a miracle cream.
6. There are so many face primers out there, Smashbox, Make Up For Ever, MAC, Korres, Too Faced, etc. Many do a great job. My favorite so far is Benefit's- The Porefessional. I find this one to conceal my pores best and leaves my skin with the smoothest texture.
7. For Face Moisturizer, DDF makes a great Ultra light moisturizer for those prone to oily skin and Korres makes a Quercetin & Oak Anti-Ageing and Anti-Wrinkle day time moisturizer good for combination to dry skin.

Now to the makeup, starting with your skin-

1. Smashbox- Studio Skin 15 hour wear Hydrating Foundation
2. Koress- Wild Rose long lasting/brightening foundation, this is nice and build able. Can be worn alone or set with a powder.
3. Kett- Hydro foundation- this can be used directly through an airbrush gun or with a foundation brush
4. Lancome- Effacernes Waterproof Concealer. This works as an eye primer as well as great under-eye coverage. This has worked for all skin types, young or mature.
5. Smashbox- Halo powder. These will leave your skin looking so smooth and gives you the hydration your skin thirsts for with out giving you any shine!
6. Smashbox- Photo set finishing powder, Make Up For Ever- HD Powder and Kett- setting powder are all great setting powders that don't change the wear or color of your makeup, just smooth out the skin texture and take away the shine.

For the eye's, lips and cheeks-

1. There are too many shadow's to list, but they're all amazing.
2. Make Up For Ever- aqua eye's pencils are fabulous. They're waterproof and glide on like silk.
3. I have 2 favorite mascara's that so far, no one has been able to persuade me from, Christian Dior- DIORSHOW and MAC- Opulash. Both build great volume, add amazing lift/curl and stay put. They do not smudge!!!
4. MAC- pro long lip cremes- these stay on all day and don't dry out the lips.
5. I'm always on the look out for long wearing products since Houston is so hot & humid, but I do Love MAC- Viva Glam V lipstick. It's a lustre so for most it won't stay on long, but it's a gorgeous color and every client I use it on asks me about it. Plus, all the proceeds from Viva Glam sales go to the MAC Aids Foundation.
6. I'm not a big fan of using lip liner's that often but when I do, it's either MAC- creamstick liner, Make Up For Ever- Agua Lips, or Smashbox- Limitless lip stain and color seal
7. For blush, I always contour first. May absolute favorite bronzer is Smashbox- Halo Bronzing powder, there is no shimmer in this so it gives a perfect tan glow and no shimmer causing the skin to look oily. I also really like Estee Lauder- Bronze Goddess Duo Bronzer. For blush color, it's like shadow, they all make great products so you can't really go wrong on the purchase, just on the application :)

We hope you all enjoy this list we've compiled for you. Feel free to contact us with any questions or to set up an appointment so we can show you all these wonderful items and how to use them correctly.

Warmest Regards,

My Make-Up Rocks

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2012 Starts with a bang!

What a great year we had 2011. We are looking forward to what 2012 has in store for us at My Make-Up Rocks. We are so happy to announce we had a 60% increase from 2010!!!! Our staff has doubled and we are looking to build some more.

There are several events we will be a part of this year. If you're in the market to get married or plan a party, we will be at the following shows (click the link to go to the website for show details):

1. I Do Bridal Soiree with Weddings in Houston Magazine
2. Butler's Courtyard Open House
3. Tad Akers Open House
4. Oakwind B&B Open House
5. The Admiral Open House
6. Dream Wedding Bridal Show
7. There are going to be others so stay tuned...

We are now featured in Weddings in Houston Magazine. We have an awesome giveaway they will have on their blog and at their bridal show. Our new website will be launching soon so stay tuned for that as well. We hope everyone has a safe and prosperous 2012. Thanks for all your help in keeping My Make-Up Rocks one of Houston most sought after beauty companies!

Warmest Regards,

Your Team at My Make-Up Rocks

What a great year we are having!!!

There is so much to share. It has been so long since we've posted on our blog. What better to start with than:

My Make-Up Rocks is so proud to announce we were chosen for the "2011 Brides Choice Award" from Wedding Wire.

Our team works very hard to be the best team of Makeup artists, Hairstylists and Airbrush tanning specialists Houston has to offer. We have very high standards and expect nothing but the best from our team and believe that's what we give our clients. Our reviews speak for themselves.

Thank you to all our fellow vendors and clients that give us the great reviews and referrals. We appreciate all of you more than you know. This year has been so amazing for us. We are expanding and growing everyday and it's all because of our wonderful vendors and clients that spread the love :)

Warmest Regards,

The Team at My Make-Up Rocks