HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

We hope everyone had a wonderful thanksgiving. My Make-Up Rocks would like to thank all of our client, vendors, friends and family for helping us be were we are today. If not for you all, we wouldn't be here and for that we are truly grateful.

We love helping you all out and doing what we can to make you feel at ease. My Make-Up Rocks hopes you all have a wonderful Holiday season and if there is anything we can do to help you out, please don't hesitate to ask. We are only a phone call or email away =)

We would like to announce our BLACK FRIDAY SPECIAL:

BOOK BY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2010 FOR ANY EVENT OR SERVICE AND RECEIVE 20% OFF!!!

That's a great deal. Make sure to call or email to get this offer and make sure to mention you saw it on our Blog to receive it.

From your Beauty experts,

My Make-Up Rocks

832-689-4858

info@mymakeuprocks.com

Awesome new client review!!!!

I just wanted to take some time and let you know how grateful and appreciative I am of your help during my wedding this past weekend. You responded so swiftly to my email I sent out
when I needed an artist last minute, and you provided me with SUCH talented hair and makeup artists!! Lisa and Mary were both extremely punctual, professional, and willing to work with the styles my sister and I had in mind. I cannot think of anything I would want to change about my hair and makeup on my wedding weekend, and its all thanks to you and your colleagues!! I just want you to know that I am putting you guys on my speed dial for any future events our family may be hosting, and to all the guests who were enquiring about our hair and makeup, I passed along your name!!

Once again thank you and best of luck to you in your future endeavours!!

Cheers
-Sejal

Favorite products of the Month!

My Make-Up Rocks works very hard at finding the best products for our clients and for Houston Weather which can be very difficult. We are happy to share our new favorites we found during the month of September.

MAC Cosmetics came out with a new line of long wear products, we absolutely LOVE them! We've already tried them all out and have used them on several clients and got great feedback. If you haven't already, stop by the nearest MAC counter or store and try their new Pro long wear concealer, Pro long wear foundation and Pro long wear lip creme. They are fabulous!

Is the humidity in Houston making your hair flat? Do you want a little extra volume boost, but don't have time to shampoo & blow-dry all over again? Try Bumble and Bumble's hair powder. This will absorb the oils in the hair and give your roots that extra lift with a quick spritz. It also comes in different shades for different hair colors.

For more tips and tricks, send us an email to subscribe to our newsletter we send out once a month or ask to talk with one of our beauty experts that ROCK!

Warmest Regards,

The team at My Make-Up Rocks

What a BUSy Weekend we had!

It has been a while since My Make-Up Rocks last post. We have been very busy bee's. With the nice weather change, we figured we can start a new change with our blogging and keep it updated with all the goodies we've been up to.

This past week, we started off the week at a photo shoot/video taping with Imaging Studios and a beautiful couple who's been married 22 years and are so in LOVE they wanted to take pictures and video tape their session. It was absolutely amazing getting to know this couple and getting to know how they keep the LOVE strong and alive in their marriage.

On Wednesday we did a clients hair and make-up at the fabulous Butler's Courtyard for her bridal portraits and had another photo shoot at Imaging Studios for Cody's Senior Pictures. This was a lot of fun, we did about 5 look changes, around 8 outfits and many backgrounds/scenery's.

Thursday, we started the day with some tanning clients, then ended it with another photo shoot at Imaging Studios. This time it was for a Halloween Boudoir Svelte Soirees Session. This was too fun. We had 3 models and their costumes ROCKED! Look for the photo's in Change Magazine in October or find it on our Facebook fan page!

Saturday, what a busy day! We were all over Houston. We had Cynthia's Wedding in Pearland at Golfcrest Country Club, Crystal's Wedding in Galveston, Abbie's wedding in Conroe at Bentwater Yacht Club, Amy's Wedding in Sugarland at Signature Manor, a photo shoot at Hotel Zaza with Michelle at Tresor Photography and a client for her High School reunion.

We finished off our week on Sunday at Oakwind for Christina's wedding. It was a great end to a great week. We have lots more to come this week, but wont wait to post it at once. We'll keep it staggered for you. Stay tuned for upcoming posts on events, specials, tips and tricks from My Make-Up Rocks!

Have a fabulous ROCKIN week!

WOW! What a great week we had!

My Make-Up Rocks had a Rockin week last week!

We started off our week with a photo shoot with Pam Francis Studios, Pinto Ranch western wear and Cowboys and Indians Magazine. Had a consultation with a bride that booked us 2 hours after meeting with us. Thank you iCatching for the referral and we want to welcome Stephanie to our team. Her wedding will be at The Admiral on Clear Lake.

We had several consults through out the week, tanning sessions, a great meeting with Jennifer from Premier Bride and Bradit Bandits. Another great meeting with Untangled Hair salon in Seabrook. Then we had our first Open House for July on Friday at Tad Aker's in League City.

Friday night we got to do the makeup for one of My Make-Up Rocks clients "Roxxi Jane" for her cd release party at the Drake for the album "Everybody Loves Pink". Check out her website to listen to the album or you can watch some of the video of her getting ready for the show with our own Theresa Rocabado doing her makeup on our video posts. (warning: this video was not made by My Make-Up Rocks, their is adult language content, Please Note: The views and commentary expressed herein are the opinion of those in this video and do not necessarily reflect the views of My Make-Up Rocks)

On Saturday we had the pleasure of doing makeup for a new Lash Extension company coming out that will be Houston based and by far the best. They are putting together all their marketing and national campaign materials so once it goes live, we'll let you know so you can see the work and how great they are.

We finished off our week with two open houses on Sunday. One at Butler's Courtyard in League City and the other at Oakwind Bed & Breakfast in Alvin. We met with so many wonderful brides and already have had several call and email to book appointments.

Thank you so much to all the wonderful vendors we've mentioned above, to all of our clients and friends that send us so many great clients. We couldn't do it with out all of your support. We love you all and will send you updates for weekly faves and upcoming events.

Warmest Regards from your team at My Make-Up Rocks!

We love our Brides!

Here is My Make-Up Rocks most recent testimonial from a bride we just did a wedding for this past Saturday at The Hidden Palms on July 10, 2010

Theresa, thanks so much for putting up with all of us on saturday! Your make-up does ROCK! ALl the girls loved the makeup and I loved my make up too. I felt extremely beautiful and my brother thought I looked like a model out of a magazine! You are definately gifted at this and I couldn't have asked for anything better. It was outstanding!! I have to learn how to apply lashes and eye make up!your the best!

THanks again it was magnificant!

Leanne

We love getting great feedback from our clients and especially 2 days after their wedding. Leanne, it was our pleasure to help you on your wedding day and we wish you all the happiness in the world!

Great, but Crazy day!

My Make-Up Rocks started off the day with some tanning clients and then headed to Butler's Courtyard to do the hair and make-up for our lovely client Kelly's wedding.

Unfortunately, the hairstylists scheduled ended up getting food poisoning so several of us came in to help finish a party of 8 people she was scheduled with. So how much does Candi ROCK? Even though she was sick, she still showed up to take care of the Bride since she did all of her portrait sessions, cut, color and extensions.

My Make-Up Rocks will go above and beyond to make our clients happy, even when we are on our death beds sick! Thanks Candi for being there to take care of the bride, you are a ROCK STAR!

We are finishing the day with a few more tanning sessions and then will start a new day tomorrow with back to back weddings. Our first wedding will be at The Hidden Palms with our Bride Leanne and her bridal party of 6.

Our next wedding will be at Centurion Palace for our Bride Tricia and her bridal party of 6. We will finish the day with a client consult and then we are off until Monday! :D

Stay tuned for next weeks updates and tips!

Warmest Regards,

From Your Beauty experts at My Make-Up Rocks

We have finally launched our first Newsletter!

My Make-Up Rocks has finally put out their first Newsletter (click to view). Every month we will send out a newsletter to announce any upcoming events, updates, specials, promotions, tips, tricks and product favorites from our beauty experts. For all you beauty junkies, make sure to send us your email if you want to be added to the email list.

This months Newsletter announced our specials:

• 20% off make-up lessons and mixers
• Book a party of 5 or more and get the 6th person FREE!

Your appointment can be set for anytime, you just have to reserve the date during July to receive these HOT deals.

If you'd like to stop by and see us or even see some of Houston's finest Venues and Vendors, we will be at the following events during the month of July:

• Friday, July 16, 2010 from 5:30 P.M.- 6:30 P.M. Tad Aker's Open House
• Sunday, July 18, 2010 from 2:00 P.M.- 5:00 P.M. Butler's Courtyard Open House
• Sunday, July 18, 2010 from 1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. Oakwind B & B Open House
• Sunday, July 25, 2010 from 1:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. The Gallery Open House

Make sure to stop by our table for our drawings, giveaways and to see the specials we'll be offering. We have a lot going on and will be posting all about it in the next few days so come back!

Warmest Regards,

The Team at My Make-Up Rocks!

Bad weather, but good times!

My Make-Up Rocks is having a great week despite the bad weather.

The phone calls and emails from clients are pouring in with the rain, we've booked several clients already and it's only Wednesday. We had another photo shoot with Tracy Hicks Photography for a real estate agent and then did the makeup for model Iveth Lee Diaz for Rod Ryan's July Hottie Posse from 94.5 the Buzz (See pic bellow).

We are still in the process of interviewing for more Hairstylists, Make-Up Artists and Administrative assistants to add to our team. We need to find that perfect fit. If you know of anyone, please have them email us or give us a call.

Today, we did the make-up for a clients bridal portraits at the Paraiso Maravilla. Very beautiful facility if you have not seen it already. Tomorrow we have another day of interviews and portrait sessions, then on Friday we are shooting a commercial shoot with Pam Francis Photography. This shoot is for a new grocery store called Fresh. It's being added to Brookshires grocery store chain. It will be awesome, comparable to Whole foods and Central Market.

We hope everyone has a wonderful 4th of July Holiday weekend! We will post our new specials and updates for July soon, so stay tuned for more.....

What a GREAT Week!

My Make-Up Rocks started of our week with a bridal consult that booked 2 hours after meeting with us. Thank you to Kimberly at iCatching Events for the referral. iCatching Events/ The Admiral on Clear Lake gives us much love and support!

We had an amazing photo shoot with Pam Francis Photography for Pinto Ranch Western Wear for their ad that will be in the Cowboys and Indians Magazine, October issue. It will hit news stands in August, so keep a look out for it.

Yesterday, we had a great meeting with Jennifer from Premier Bride and Brandit Bandits Marketing. Then we finished off the day with some airbrush tanning clients. Today we have more tanning clients and a makeup lesson for a new client.

We have so much more going on for the rest of the week that it's too much to right about, you'll just have to check back with us to see what else we have going on at My Make-Up Rocks!

My Make-Up Rocks Busy Week!

My Make-Up Rocks is having such a busy but great week. We have been doing interviews for new staffing for our administrative side as well as artistry side.

We did a tanning session for one of our own makeup artists who left for Aruba to get married. We LOVE you Kristin! We had a fabulous bridal portrait session with a wonderful bride referred by Personal Stylist Jenny Rizzuto. We also did an amazing photo shoot with photographer Tracy Hicks for a client who's doing fitness modeling.

Today, we are off to do a wedding at The Hotel Galvez in Galveston for our wonderful bride Madeline Wade and her bridal party.

Stay tuned for more updates and for our upcoming specials!

Warmest Regards,

My Make-Up Rocks

Upcoming Events

My Make-Up Rocks will be at the following events:

• June 9, 2010- My Vintage Baby Model call at Imaging studios (we will be doing mini make-overs on the kids for their photo session, to find out more or to book your appointment, call Imaging Studios.)

• June 17, 2010- We will be attending the High School Senior Open House at Imaging Studios from 6-9. Stop by to find out the awesome plans they have for Senior Portrait sessions.

• July 8, 2010- My Vintage Baby Model call part 2 at Imaging Studios (again, we will be doing mini make-overs on the kids for their photo session, to find out more or to book your appointment, call Imaging Studios.)

• July 18, 2010- We will be at both Butlers Courtyard from 2-5 and Oakwind Bed and Breakfast from 1-4 for their Bridal Open Houses. Stop by to visit the facilities, vendors and enter our drawing for giveaways.

• July 25, 2010- The Gallery Bridal Open House with iCatching Events from 1-6. Come by and visit with multiple vendors, visit the beautiful facility and stop by our booth.

We hope to see you there!

Specials and Weekly Faves!

JUNE SPECIAL-

• Book a Wedding of 5 or more and mother of the Bride or Groom is Complimentary!
• Book a Tanning Party and get a complimentary tanning session.

Favorite Product(s) & Tip(s) of the week:

• For Color treated hair, try Yes To Cucumber shampoo & conditioner. This adds great shine and repairs the hair back to great condition. Tip- Leave the conditioner in for 5+ minutes.
• For a great do-it-yourself tan, but don't have time to go to the tanning salon or airbrush specialist, try Sally Hansen's Airbrush Legs. It's water resistant and comes in different shades. Tip- Use a large buffer brush for an even spread.

Favorite Product and tip of the week!

So, we've all been on the prowl for that perfect bronzer, and I finally found it. Smashbox has a bronzer from their Halo collection. It's the Halo Hydrating Perfecting Bronzer. It's absolutely fabulous. It's matte, so no shimmer and it has a perfect brown tone, not orange or red. I absolutely love it, you have to try it.

Tip: When using bronzer, it is meant to give the skin a sun kissed look, so it is not to be applied all over. You are only suppose to apply it on the cheeks (to accentuate the cheekbones apply it just bellow the bone and slightly on the lower bone structure), through the hair line of the forehead and you can contour the nose and jaw as well.

To contour the nose, if you want to make it look thinner, then you would apply it to the sides of the bridge of your nose. To contour your jaw, you apply it from the bottom of the ear lobe, down the under side of the jaw line and at the chin, you apply it just bellow.

Try using a contour blush brush. These will have a good angle to them and aren't too fluffy. MAC has one, the #168, and it works awesome.

Tans ROCK!

We have been getting very busy with our airbrush tanning sessions. Summer is approaching and everyone is in the mood to be a BRONZE GODDESS!

With our tanning solutions, your tan can last you anywhere from 7-14 days, it all depends on how well you take care of it. We researched products for 2 years before making our decision on what to use and we are so happy we waited for the best. Fantasy tan offers the best color variety, has the longest wear and has the fastest drying time. You can see the results on Dancing with the Stars, Real Housewives and many other magazines and T.V. shows.

We can tan at our location, come to you or we also do tanning parties. It is 100% safe for the skin and body, and is extremely cost effective. Give us a call to find out to have beautiful bronzed skin and schedule your appointment.

Autism Awareness!

April is now the National Autism awareness Month. We want to help fight for a cure for Autism. For the month of April, 10% of all proceeds will go to Autism Speaks! The CDC has new statistics that show 1 in 110 children have autistic symptoms, 1 in 70 of those are boys. To find out more on Autism visit Autism Speaks website. You can also make donations directly to them here.

Check out our Interview for Houston's 2010 Fashion week launch party

Check out our new video. We were interviewed at the Houston 2010 Fashion Week Launch party at the Downtown Aquarium by Carlos Obando on AllAccessReview.com. We are part of Houston Fashion Group and are trying to raise awareness for Houston Fashion Week 2010. It's about time Houston has it's own Fashion Week and we want it to be focused on all the amazing local talent we have. Stay tuned for more info that we will post regarding Houston Fashion Week and support Houston and it's amazing Talent.

Houston 2010 Fall Fashion Week Launch Party

Everyone mark your calendars for the Houston Fashion Week Fall Launch Party. It will be on Thursday, March 18, 2010 at Houston's Downtown Aquarium from 5P.M.- 9P.M. Enjoy hors d'ouevres, refreshments and a cash bar while seeing some designs of Houston's amazing designer Shawn Kingsley of One Duey Kingsley Design. There will be slide shows from our photo shoot large prints and many of Houston's top photographers, make-up artists, hairstylists models and many more to meet. There will also be many of Houston's finest along with lots of press so dress your best. Parking will be validated. Hope to see everyone there. Support Houston Fashion Week!

Just got a You Tube video from our fashion shoot with Shawn Kingsley, designer for One Duey Kingsley, Model Barbie Skye, Photographer Brian Anderson from Beauty in Art and hair and Make-up by My Make-Up Rocks! Check it out.

Houston Fashion Week Photo shoot

ROCKIN Week!

What a busy week and Month! We Had an awesome photo shoot with Shawn Kingsley of ONE Duey Kingsley Designs on Monday, February 1, 2010. He has a beautiful shop downtown called Ricks Bridal Couture. If you are in need of an outfit that says wow, then you need to give him a call. He can ROCK any design whether it's for a wedding, party or just because.

On Thursday, we had an awesome Girls Night Out with Imaging Studios Photography and Unzipped Denim Bar. The ladies had a lot of fun learning how to get the perfect daytime look and how to simply turn it into a night time date look for that special someone, they got to dress up in the beautiful wardrobe designs from Unzipped and then got their pictures taken by Imaging Studios. If you didn't make it out this time, don't miss the next one.

On Sunday we were at The Admiral On Clear Lake for their Bridal Soiree. If you are getting married, you have to go by and see their facility. It's beautiful and they do such a great job. We met with many brides and also met some amazing vendors. For our referral list visit our website at My Make-Up Rocks and go to our links page.

We will have many updates to come. If you want to sign up for our e-newsletter for more specials and events then send us an email and we'll add you to the list.

What a great weekend!

We had a great time Friday at Tad Aker's Bridal Open House, then Sunday at Butler's Courtyard's Open House. We met with several brides and got quite a few that have already booked or contacted us. If you're getting married, now is the time to book. We are already getting bookings up to a year away.

If you haven't already booked a facility for your wedding, visit us this Sunday 1/24/10 at Oakwind Bed & Breakfast for their Bridal Open House. You can also visit us Sunday February 7, 2010 at The Admiral on Clear Lakes for their Bridal Soiree or Sunday February 14, 2010 at Agave Roads Open House. We will be having a special drawing along with many of the other vendors.

We are offering a 10% discount to our brides that book their weddings on Fridays and we are also running a 20% discount on our lessons or Make-up Party Mixers. Call us or email us to book your session. We look forward to working with you!

Now You Can Say "My Tan Rocks"!

My Make-Up Rocks is proud to announce that we now offer airbrush tanning with the creators of spray tanning "Fantasy Tan"! We have spent the past year researching all of the airbrush products out there and testing them all and Fantasy Tan by far outshines them all.

Tanning beds are becoming more known to have harmful effects on the skin and body. We strongly believe and encourage our clients in taking care of their skin and body, the best that they can. If you are like us and love to be a "Bronze Goddess", well now we can offer that to you with out any of the harmful side effects.

We are offering specials right now on our Tanning Parties. Gather your friends for a fun time and get an Airbrush Tan. It only takes as little as 10 minutes a person, it's fast drying and who doesn't like to be a little darker?

Right now, if you book a party, we are offering a complimentary tanning session for the hostess. Gather at least 4 friends and we will come to you. It's only $35 each and remember, the hostess is FREE!

To book your party send us and email to theresa@mymakeuprocks.com or give us a call at

832-689-4858.

New Year with a Monthly e-newsletter

What a year we've had for 2009. We have grown so much thanks to all the support from our clients, fans and fellow vendors. We are going to start an e-newsletter for 2010 that will have our monthly specials, tips, tricks and events we are involved in. If you would like to be added to our distribution list please send us your email to:

theresa@mymakeuprocks.com

We have so much new stuff going on and are so excited to share everything we will be doing this upcoming year. Don't wait too long, we have specials starting now!