My friend Joy of “The Joy of Makeup” and “Makeup Junkie” was kind of enough to book a makeup lesson session with me.
I was excited about doing the lesson but also kind of nervous for some reason. I have always thought of myself as having a love for makeup and as far as “normal” people go I think I have slightly more makeup knowledge than the average person. But…makeup artists are like celebrities to me. They work magic with makeup. The beauty of makeup is that it can transform someone completely or simple enhance ones natural beauty. Makeup artists have this unbelievable talent for being able to see the beauty in all faces and are able to play up features and give women the confidence to feel their best. That is truly a great gift in my opinion.
So, I was also kind of nervous because I have had no formal training in makeup and I was worried that I would suddenly find out I was doing everything WRONG!
Thank goodness for Joy for being so easy going and making it so much fun. What I really loved was that she asked me to have ready all the makeup I use on a regular basis. Obviously as an Avon Rep the majority of my makeup is from Avon! There are some out there that scoff at the quality of Avon but being that I am a normal, everyday person who does not spend her time under bright lights nor in front of the camera I am not in need of buying “high end” or “luxury” make up. Avon makeup works for me. Maybe it doesn’t work for everyone but for me it’s great! I truly stand by the quality of the most of the Avon makeup – ESPECIALLY for the great price point. I find it’s much better quality than a lot of the drugstore brands out there.
For the lesson with Joy she worked with what I already had and made recommendations for other types of products within the Avon line and also some other brands.
First off we did a day look (sorry I have no “before” pictures as I’m self conscious about not wearing any makeup, and I REALLY did not want to scare anyone!)
Avon Ideal Shade Loose Powder in Translucent
Fake eyelashes (cut in half) gifted by http://www.frmheadtotoe.com/
Now, because I loved this look so much I took a bunch more close up shots 
I would HIGHLY recommend getting a makeup lesson done with a pro even to learn how to apply the basics. If you think about it, where did you learn to put on makeup? I learned the basics from my mom as I’m sure most other people have, but my mom doesn’t wear too much makeup so the rest of my knowledge is through experimenting and observation. I found this lesson so useful. Even go to your local Sephora or favorite makeup counter and get a quick lesson, I believe it’s really valuable.
If you want to book with Joy check out her site http://www.joyofmakeup.ca/ for her contact information. I do warn you – Joy is VERY popular and VERY busy – and she will be even busier come Summer and Fall
Thanks Joy!!! Much love to you
I’m hosting a makeup and accessory swap next month and I was wondering if you or anyone you know would be interested in joining me and some make-up gurus and artist with this swap. Some friends and I are hosting this swap and we hope we would like all earnings to going to charity.
What we really want to do is interact with other make-up and beauty enthusiast around the GTA and make amazing networks. We plan to host the event Aug 9 2012 Downtown Toronto.
The event will be hosted by Uniiverse.com
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Hey! I never did thank you for this write-up and review! Thanks so much lady!! It was a pleasure doing your makeup and I’d love to do it again – use your comp!
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You look so pretty! Your eyes look great in the night look too. I love the blue shades. I’m in high school and I play with makeup all of the time but have never really had a lesson. I’m thinking that I should get one.
Great post!
Thanks,
Liz
You look so pretty! Joy is awesome, isn’t she? Glad you got to a lesson with her.
@FunnyFaceBeauty Thanks Alicia! I’m sure you’ll have great tips for me too. Yes I’m so excited about Sunday!!
Wow, what a great experience. You look amazing.
Can’t wait to hangout on Sunday.
xx
Alicia
@Banhannas You are so right Hanna. I always stuck with light coverage because I felt like full or medium was just too heavy for me. It probably was back when I was in high school but the formulations have changed so much and there is such a HUGE improvement! Oh trust me, I have so many blemishes and acne scars (and now age spots – gasp!) that I’d better to really learn how to cover them up quickly
I actually LOVE using blue eyeshadow – purple is another favorite of mine. OMG my makeup collection – it’s quite large even though believe or not it was way bigger when I was younger. When my husband and I bought our first house I decided to start fresh and just dump all of it. It was so hard to let go!
@graceThank you Grace!!! Oh yes do go to a professional, I think it’s COMPLETELY worth it. Actually I remember going to a makeup counter once in a department store and I couldn’t see what the lady was doing to me but I remember a father and his little girl walking by me and she couldn’t hide the horror on her face LOL!!! When I finally looked in the mirror I had clown cheeks as so much blush in the WRONG colour was applied
Do you have monolid? Jen does AMAZING tutorials on application for monolids. I would love to learn how to apply eye makeup on all sorts of eye shapes
Hopefully soon with Joy’s help!
I agree with you on the foundation part, I believe that for every makeup junkie there needs to be a heavy-medium foundation as well as a light foundation. The heavy foundation is just for those days when you don’t feel like applying concealer to every little blemish that is on your face. Seriously, it sometimes gets me all depressed doing that looool.
I really loved how you used blue eyeshadow! That’s pretty amazing being that blue is a notoriously hard to work with. You should show your makeup collection! I show you mine, you show me yours? =0P
Wow Elaine, you look FANTASTIC!! Those lashes and the eyes are so pretty. I’m glad you got some really good tips from it. I think I need to meet up with a professional one day. I’m always unhappy when I leave the makeup counter and they do my makeup. You have really nice double lids though so it really allows more application of the eyeshadow. Mine are so sad
Thanks Jen
I will definitely have to keep practicing 
You look wonderful! The lashes look gorgeous on you and really add something extra to your dramatic look. ^_^ Glad it worked out for you!