Photo Ready Look for the New Year-

Are you ready to take on 2011?  Expert makeup artist, Tracie Rosales shares more about her beautiful business with us.  http://www.tracierosales.com
Have you ever gone to an event, had photos taken, then see the photos later and wonder why you look so washed out or what happened to your makeup?  These are the two most common comments that I get asked about.  Don’t worry there are ways to battle the ghost look and ways to make your makeup last so that at the end of the night you are still just as glamorous as the beginning of the day.
As a makeup artist, there are tricks of the trade that we have in our bags, along with the knowledge of how to make it work.  Which is why we get hired for people’s most important moments or when there are going to be a ton of pictures taken and you would like to look your best.
Here are a couple of tips that can help you with looking great in photos:
First, use a Foundation Primer, after your moisturizer, and before your foundation.  There are many companies that make them and it will help with keeping your foundation to stay on.  I keep the Smashbox brand in my kit as it has several varieties based on your skin type: photo finish, color correcting primer and anti-shine.
As anyone with a hectic lifestyle, a new baby or just genetically challenged, the dark eye circles can be a killer. A great tool is a highlighting pen or just a highlighting cream.  The product helps diffuse light and makes you look bright and refreshed.  The other awesome piece about a good highlighting product is that you can also use it to contour cheekbones.  Just watch out for the coloring of the product and depending on what you are using it for glitter in the product may not be the best choice.  One that I have found to be an amazing product is Arbonne’s Sheer Glow Highlighter.
MAC Cosmetics makes a product Fix + which is an aqua spritz that finishes makeup.  I refer to it as Face Hairspray because you use it at the very end and it keeps your makeup fresh and last.  It is a go to product that you will be happy with and it does last a long time.
I hope that these help you achieve your look!!
Makeup Artistry by Tracie is a mobile makeup artist that is about helping you bring out your natural beauty and feel great about yourself.  We are proud to be the 2008 Loudoun County Home Based Business of the Year and the 2009 Northern Virginia Magazine Winner of Best Makeup Application.  Tracie Rosales has been honored with going to the White House, working with the Washington Mystics and being a part of her clients big moments in life.  Tracie and her husband welcomed there first child Christian Nikolas Rosales on August 17,2010.