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Lorraine Smith has been teaching the Beauty 101 course at Make-Up Designory’s New York campus since January 2007. She employs a realistic approach grounded in practical techniques to teach students the fundamentals of beauty make-up. With every class she teaches, she strives to help each student master the craft of creating a flawless make-up application in 30 minutes or less.

Her approach has been honed through decades of professional experience, starting in 1988 and spanning retail, make-up training and education, and location work. After attending the Christine Valmy School of Esthetics in New York City, where she received her certification in beauty, Ms. Smith worked as a freelance make-up artist for Toni & Tina, Urban Decay, and Benefit Cosmetics before accepting a full-time position at MAC Cosmetics. During the ten years she spent at MAC, she was promoted from a Retail Artist to a Trainer, ultimately becoming part of the company’s management team. Ms. Smith has worked with video directors such as Little X, Chris Robinson, Benny Boom, and Jesse Terrero. Her clients also include prominent musicians, politicians, actors, and entertainment personalities, from Senator Hillary Clinton to 50 Cent, G-UNIT, Cee Cee Winan, Lisa Price, Angela Bassett, and Melinda Williams, the founder and owner of Carol’s Daughter.

Ms. Smith cites her husband and son, and the accomplishments of her colleagues as major sources of inspiration and ideas. She also gets inspired by music and trying out new make-up products. Ms. Smith loves sharing her enthusiasm and expertise with her students every day. Her advice to aspiring make-up artists? “Be patient, hone your craft, and have fun!”

You too can recreate the looks we demonstrated using the tips below! Any color or any mood… what mood are you?

First Look:

Products used:
· 4-Hole Eye Color Palette with Bone, Dulce de Leche, Pomegranate, and Vineyard Eye Colors
· #210, #320, #350, #800, and #810 Brushes
· Black Eye Pencil
· Cream Mascara

For a sexy sultry eye, apply a highlight directly under the eye brow with the #320 Brush. For this particular look, mix a matte and shimmer Eye Color together, such as Bone and Dulce de Leche. Choose a medium to dark color for the top and bottom lid – in our demo, we used the Vineyard Eye Color on both. Start on the top outer corner of the lid and work your way to the inner corner with the #350 Brush, making sure to meet the crease of the eye. Use the #810 Brush to smudge the color, working from the outer bottom lid to the inner corner of the eye. In the crease, use the #800 Brush with an Eye Color 2-3 shades lighter, such as Pomegranate, to soften the edges with little circular movements. Use the same brush to soften the hard edge on the lower lash line using a back and forth motion, using your own discretion for how far down you want to blend out your eye color. For definition, apply the Black Eye Pencil to the waterline both top and bottom of the eye. To create a little more drama, use the Black Eye Pencil on the top and bottom lash line and smoke it outward with the #210 Brush. Finish with a coat of Cream Mascara.

Second Look:

Products used:
· Bone or Apricot, Sunset, Firebrick, Pomegranate, and Graphite Eye Colors
· #210 and #320 Brushes
· Black Cake Eyeliner
· Black Eye Pencil
· Volumizing Mascara

For a fun and colorful smoky eye, apply Bone or Apricot Eye Color directly under the eyebrow with the #320 Brush. Next, apply Firebrick Eye Color on the entire lid using the same brush. Build the color on the lid with a layer of Pomegranate Eye Color and blend upward and outward from the crease. Connect the top lid to the lower lash line with Pomegranate; drag the color from the lower outer lash line to the center of the eye. Apply Sunset Eye Color with the #320 Brush in the center of the top lid for dimension and blend over the entire lower lash line. If you like a smokier eye, use the Graphite Eye Color to define the crease of the eye and to build the color on the entire lower lash line. Use your own discretion for how far down you want to blend your eye color. To create drama and definition, apply the Black Cake Eyeliner with the #210 Brush to define the eye. Follow the eyeliner treatment with the Black Eye Pencil in the top and lower waterline of the eye. Complete your look with a couple of coats of Volumizing Mascara.

An immensely popular beauty icon and the only Nigerian actress to ever be profiled on Oprah, Genevieve has been the recipient of many awards throughout her career, including Best Actress of the Year at the City People Awards (2001), and Best Actress in a Leading Role at the African Movie Academy Awards (2005). Her film credits include starring roles in more than 80 Nollywood movies, including the hits Honey 1 and 2, and For Better For Worse 1 and 2.

As one of the most famous faces in Africa, Genevieve was the perfect choice for Bellezza co-Managing Directors Chinny Onwugbenu and Onyiny Onwugbenu for their campaign to promote their MUD business in Nigeria. When we heard about their collaboration, we were excited to pitch in! During a two-day photo shoot in Los Angeles, we assembled a crew that included a MUD school portfolio photographer, MUD make-up artists and hairstylists, and a videographer. Our team worked with Genevieve to capture Bellezza’s vision and create a portfolio of images for the Nigerian advertising campaign.

To learn more about Genevieve, please visit her Ning page: http://genevievennajifanbook.ning.com, or follow her on Twitter: http://twitter.com/GenevieveNnaji1.

This was the first year MUD was able to have both our booths (School and Cosmetics) directly across from one another. Character and special effects artists and MUD instructors KarrieAnne Sillay and Gil Romero showed off their skills with impressive and innovative prosthetic demos, while Sean Conklin and myself featured the newest additions to our product line in live beauty demonstrations.

The student competition awards held in the IMATS Exhibition Hall featured top graduates from make-up schools worldwide. These contestants competed for Best Fantasy Make-up Application inspired by Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, released earlier this year. Our very own MUD graduate, Chun Yen Lee flew in from Taiwan unsure whether or not she was going to be able to compete and found herself on stage winning 3rd place! Congrats, Chun!

All in all, this was one of the best industry shows I’ve attended. The talent, demonstrations, speakers, contests and featured products were all inspiring and impressive. It was a huge success and I can’t wait to see what next year brings!

The event took place on May 7th, and MUD donated make-up and make-up services. Our make-up artists greeted the attendees and helped the ladies choose their favorite Lip Glaze to take home and then pampered them by applying make-up and glitter. The ladies looked fabulous after going through hair and make-up and receiving a corsage, while the gentlemen looked their best after having their shoes shined and boutonnières pinned to their jackets. Each attendee also received a tiara.

To learn more about Joy Prom, please visit: www.joypromlasvegas.com. To learn about other causes supported by MUD Cares, please visit www.mudshop.com.

Get This Look:

Face: Our model Jayson has an olive undertone, which led me to choose a foundation in the same family. To pale Jayson out and to create a statuesque appearance, I used a blend of Highlight Yellow Light and Cream Foundation YG1. Our cream products will give you full coverage but for areas requiring less coverage, try dipping a Professional Make-up Sponge into our Face Primer and then into the product – this will create more slip and a much more sheer application. Buff the make-up into the skin using a back and forth motion with light pressure. For areas that need more coverage, use without mixing the Face Primer and with a stippling technique – lightly dab the loaded sponge until the desired coverage is achieved. If you apply too much base, the Sponge makes for a great eraser – turn the Sponge around onto an unused surface and simply buff the excess make-up away. This type of make-up application must be carried onto all areas of the skin that the camera sees: ears, neck, chest, and hands. Depending on your comfort, you could use the #940 Foundation Brush or a Professional Make-up Sponge for shadow in the forehead and temples, and to contour the cheeks and the jaw. To change it up for our viewers, I used a torn Sponge and a stippling technique to apply the shadows with Shading 3 from our Hightlight/Shadow Palette. I started by pronouncing the forehead bone and temples, following the natural shadow of the face. If you need to, try moving the face slightly to the left and to the right – usually the light catches the natural shadows. To give Jayson a more sinister look and to give the illusion of higher cheek bones, I stippled the shading starting near the top of his ear, following his natural cheek bone. I stopped below the outer corner of the iris and stippled downward in a slight angle. The shadow should be about ¾ of an inch away from the outer corner of the lip. Don’t forget to go back and soften your edges for a more subtle appearance. After all your cream make-up is applied, set by loading a powder puff with Zero Loose Powder.

Eyes: To achieve a tired, blood-hungry look use Taupe Eye Color with the #800 Crease Brush. Start at the inner corner of the eye and carry the color to the inner brow base. Then, cover the entire eyelid and blend upward into the brow. Make sure to reinforce the Taupe Eye Color – the darkest area should be at the outer corner of the eye and the lash line. Using the #810 Smudger Brush, add Taupe Eye Color under the eyes, connecting both eye shadow and drop shadow. Remember, this isn’t a corrective make-up so drag your brush downward to create a smoky eye – it’s okay if the eye shadow slightly droops down.

Lips: To recreate Edward’s dramatic lip color, use Eggplant Sheer Lipstick applied with the #310 Lip Brush. For a fast and easy application, load both sides of the brush. Lay the brush flat against the outer corner of the top lip and drag to the cupid’s bow, and then downward. Flip the brush and repeat on the other side of the top lip. Reload the brush, lay it on the outer corner of the bottom lip, and drag to the center. Flip the brush and repeat on the other side.

The red carpet was studded with classic elegance and radiant charm. Bernadette Peters and Angela Lansbury, certainly no strangers to Broadway, looked absolutely stunning in dazzling gold and vibrant red. Newer additions to the theatre community like Kate Baldwin, Lea Michele, and Scarlett Johansson, stole the show with their fresh talent and inspiring beauty. And Kristin Chenoweth, one of my favorite comical Broadway actresses, just looked fabulous!

This is now the second time a client of mine has been nominated for a TONY Award. On the night of the show, I head on over to her home to get her red-carpet-ready for her big night! Even though I was able to do the TONYs last year, the level of excitement and nervous anticipation are at an all-time high as if it were my first time all over again. That part never fades.

I arrive. She opens the door and breathes a sigh of relief. We get started right away by prepping her face with a moisturizer and Face Primer. I listen to her chat on about the famous and talented individuals she is up against in her category and I cannot help but to imagine what an extraordinary accomplishment this must feel like for her. We match her skin tone with Cream Foundation and set it with Loose Powder in Desert.

Her gown being classic black, we are able to play up her eyes with a beautiful base color on the lid in Dulce De Leche. Then I use Graphite in her crease, blending my little heart out for a very diffused smoked-out look. To warm it up, I apply a small amount of Sienna directly over the Graphite creating a softened yet still strikingly smoldering eye. Cake Eye Liner in Black gives her perfect definition to photograph beautifully while on the red carpet. To complete her eye treatment I finish off with two generous coats of Volumnizing Mascara!

For Cheeks and Lips we go bright and bold… after all, it is the Theater! She loves Poppy so we go with that cheek color applied only on the apples of her cheeks and finish her award-winning look with our NEW Lip Glaze in Cupid. At her request, I put a tube in her clutch for any needed touch-ups between the red carpet and the show.

With her hair, makeup, and gown all looking as perfect as can be, she looks brilliant. She IS brilliant!

I only hope I am lucky enough to have such gifted clients nominated next year so I am able to do it all over again!