I know that IMATS LA was in January folks…. and it's now September. I know.
You know how time is depicted flying casually out of the window with its big fluffy wings all cute and such? Those days are gone I tell you! Time has now upgraded to a Leer jet, IPhone, and with a New York patience. Sometimes being a freelance artist I get caught up in the day to day and forget to share all of the goodness that happens along the way. A very bad habit of mine I plan on breaking with this blog hopefully.
That being said, IMATS LA 2015 was a new experience for me this year. On Friday and Sunday I worked with my regular LA trade show crew from Frends Beauty. It is always a great time with them! Plenty of awesome products at a show price, learning, reconnecting with friends, and always meeting new ones!
But on Saturday…. I got to be the model for Debbie Muller who was doing a Great Gatsby demo for London Brush Company at the Alcone booth using Ben Nye products. Debbie has worked on some heavy hitting movies like The Wolverine and The Great Gatsby and currently working on the Australian hit TV series Open Slather… and just an all around AMAZING WOMAN!! She has been an ideal Makeup Mama for me over the years and I'm blessed to have her in my life.
Debbie and her assistants Selena Pertzel (@selpertzel) and Liv Zak (@livzakfx) somehow managed to persuade my waist length twists under a full weave that was brought in by Sian Richards (of LBC) herself. The night before they stayed up gelling part of the hair into s-patterns so it would be formed and dry by Saturday morning. The rest of the hair was shaped on the spot so it would lay correctly over my hair. Deb almost lost it when I told her I currently had braids, but like a pro she problem solved and figured out a solution. They pinned, prodded, and gelled the shit out of my head until she saw the desired result. Once dressed we were off to makeup!
The makeup was so beautiful and the process was quite lovely! London Brush Company makes some of the most divine brushes!! They felt like pure butter on my face. So dreamy. I never felt a poke, scratch or any discomfort. In fact I could have sat there longer and let her work. I sat there daydreaming and starring at Sam Fine from across the isle while Debbie transformed me into a blast from the past! I felt like a glamorous performer ready for her show!
Not so glamorous that night as I sat for 30 minutes fishing out all of the anchor pins in my hair watching the wefts fall to the floor. Don't think for one minute that I didn't wash all of that fabulous hair and store it away!! Good as new people… Good. As. New.
It ended up being a whirlwind of creativity and get 'er done. The best shit happens that way, right?
I don't have a list of all the products used but this I do know…
-London Brush Company Brushes
http://www.londonbrushcompany.com/
-Ben Nye Media Pro Select Palette / Olive-Brown
-Ben Nye Star Luxe Foundation / Special Bronze
-Ben Nye Star Luxe Foundation / Contour
-Ben Nye Luxury Powder / Olive Sand
-Ben Nye Lip Colour Pencils / Rosewood and Beet Red
-Ben Nye Lip Gloss Wheel
http://www.frendsbeauty.com/
Looking forward to IMATS LA 2016. See you there!!
Samee Tatu
http://sameetatu.com/
Photo cred: http://snakebitecortez.com/
