Exclusive: Zoe Saldana SAG Awards 2012 Makeup Details and Beauty

Did you see Zoe Saldana at the SAG 2012 awards last night? Wasn't she a vision? We got the deets from her makeup artist and friend to the blog Vera Steinberg on what she used on Zoe to create her flawless look. Vera said she was inspired by Zoe's dress and she wanted to do a smokey eye with soft browns rather than blacks to make it more elegant. Here are the full deets:

I started with Josie Maran Argan Primer Mist all over the face.
After that, I used Giorgio Armani 10 Fluid Sheer on Zoe's face.
Then on her cheeks I used  Tarte True Love Cheek Stain and Jouer Peach Bouquet Blush over it.
On Zoe's lids, I applied Benefit Busy Signal Cream Shadow with my fingers mixed with Jemma Kidd Stardust Creme Shadow.
To create a glossy look on the lids, I applied Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream Shadow.
I applied individual lashes, and then used Elizabeth Arden Black Mascara. Then I created a very fine line using Bobbi Brown Gel Eye Liner.
I then tightlined with Chanel Eyeliner in black.
We finished the look off with a pink natural gloss from MAC.



Well Vera, Zoe looked beautiful as usual. Great job.


Zoe's  hair stylist Mara Roszak says that Zoe’s dress was so inspiring. I wanted to create a "not too perfect" up-do by adding texture and movement to the hair, while keeping it modern and fresh.”

 

Step-by-Step Styling

1.       Apply Wella Professionals Extra Volume Mousse to wet hair and rough dry

2.       Then, using a 3/4" barrel curling iron, add waves to the hair by rotating the direction of the curl

3.       Once the whole head was waved, spray Wella Professionals Ocean Spritz on the hair to break up the wave and add texture

4.       Loosely pull the hair back into a low pony  and secured it with an elastic

5.       Then split the pony into two sections and braid them both, then wrap the braids into a bun and secure with bobby pins

6.       Once the hair is up, apply a dab of  Wella Professionals Bold Move styling paste to fingertips and define a few pieces around the face

7.       Spray all over with Wella Professionals Stay Firm finishing spray

 

I think Zoe looked beautiful for the Sag Awards. Can't wait to see her makeup and hair for the Oscars. you know we'll have it here. 

Hugs, 

Milly

Therapy Thursday: So You Want to Blog

So I get a lot of questions from you girls about blogging etc, so today I'm going to try to answer them. 
FYI: My blog was having big problems this morning and published this three times before I was done editing it.


1) How did you start blogging? 
I started blogging almost five years ago. July 8 will be my 5 year anniversary and also my birthday. I plan to have a nice bash for that so if you can go, let me know. We'll have great gift bags, drinks, hair done, nails, and girl talk, at maybe a spa in Manhattan. I'm already working on it. I started blogging for a few reasons 1) I was addicted to blogs, specifically shake your beauty and afrobella, and would crave for them every day 2) I loved blogs with personal stories 3) I loved writing 4) I noticed there weren't too many Latina blogs. 5) Mr. Milly and I had a huge fight on my bday five years ago, and I needed something to keep my mind busy, so BeautyLogic was born.

2) How do I interview fun people  if I don't live in NYC? 
You can interview people no matter where you live. Most of my interviews have been done by phone or email. My first big interviews were Mally Roncal and June Ambrose. I contacted Mally through her PR, and funny enough, I contacted June through Myspace and she got right back to me. Don't ever be afraid to email or ask someone to cover them. Remember that the worst thing they can say is NO, which I've heard many times.

3) How do I build traffic?
A lot of ways. Leave comments on big blogs. That's important. 2) Don't be like me, create a facebook immediately after starting your blog. Believe it or not getting traffic wasn't the most important thing to me  so I never thought to create a page, but then everyone kept asking me about my facebook, so I finally created one the end of last year. The power of Facebook is amazing. 3) Create a twitter right away. Twitter is so important 4) Befriend other bloggers. Instead of looking as bloggers as competition, look at them as your allies and make friends with as many of them as possible and then join sharing sites like Triberr so you can share their content and they can share yours. 5) Photography-up until last year, my camera sucked, what a mistake. If you're going to blog, get a good camera, good camera's don't have to be expensive and learn how to use it.  6) Try to blog everyday. (I need to take my own advice.)

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Makeup Artist Kimara Ahnert Adding Pizzazz To Your Makeup

Hey girls today, makeup artist  Kimara Ahnert lets us know how we can go for the gusto when it comes to our makeup routine.  Click below to read more:

Lancome Rose Romance Palette Spring 2012 Review & Swatches

For Spring 2012 Lancome has released their Rose Romance palette. This palette is a very pretty  mix of peach, pinks and even a plum. It contains a highlighter, all over lid palette, base color, contour color, and a liner. I don't wear too much pink around my eyes, just because I'm all about browns, and coppers, and purples, but when I applied these shadows, and saw how much brighter my face looked, it really made me want to explore pinks more especially for the spring.

Click below to read my review, see swatches,  and see a look I did using Lancome's instructions:

Laura Mercier Oh La La Nail Lacquer Spring 2012

The release of Laura Mercier's new spring nail lacquer collection is super exciting because she hasn't released a collection in a long time. It  contains 5 colors, Sizzle, Cabana, Oh La La, Flamingo, Luscious. We were sent Oh La La to review and swatch

Oh LaLa is a very work friendly mid pink cream finished polish. It applied evenly, no streaks. I like it. This is two coats.


What are your fave colors for your nails for the spring? I'd love to know.

Just like lip glosses, you can never have enough nail polishes.

Hugs,

Milly

Product provided for review

Tarte Glisten Maracuja Divine Shine Lip gloss

 For the spring Tarte has released their Tarte Maracuja Divine Shine Lip gloss collection. My review today is for  Glisten but there are 10 lip glosses in total.  As I've said before I first got really into Tarte when I was pregnant and searching for makeup that was still high quality but didn't contain certain chemicals. I found that with Tarte and although I'm no longer pregnant, they have remained one of my fave brands. Click below to read my review and see my swatch of the Tarte Glisten Maracuja Divine Shine Lip gloss. 

Butter Spring/Summer 2012 Collection Review and Swatches

It snowed this weekend. I wasn't too thrilled about that. I'm so not a snow lover. In fact, I really just dislike the cold in general. Spring weather makes me so happy,  and spring nail polish makes me even happier. Butter's new spring collection is making me super happy. The collection contains all types of colors from  cantaloupe, pistachio, turquoise, and a tropical hot pink. Anyway, Butter sent over two of the shades. Click Below to see swatches and see my review:

Mychelle Dermaceuticals Detox Cranberry Mud Mask

How was your weekend loves? Snow came and went in NYC.  Sunday I took it easy, and had a great day of pampering ME. I gave myself a facial, pedicure, mani, and did my hair. I hope you girls make time for yourselves. It's so important. Anyway, one of my fave masks to detoxify my face from a stressful week is Mychelle Dermacueticals Detox Cranberry Mud Mask. Click below to read my full review:

Rembrandt Deeply White 2 Hour Whitening Kit Review

Rembrandt recently sent over their Deeply White 2 Hour Whitening Kit for me to review.  I ran out of my go-to whitener about a month ago and just haven't gotten around to ordering it. But when I recently saw the commercial I did with CVS at the Peoples Choice Awards, I was kind of mortified. We had filmed that little commercial all day and because I was tired, while we were filming, I drank about six cups of coffee.When I saw the commercial I noticed my teeth weren't as gleaming white as I like them. ( I like them to be the color of chiclets, lol ) Anyway, when I came back I decided to give the Rembrandt Deeply White Two Hour Whitening Kit a try. Click Below to read my review and to see my before/after:

Viviscal Giveaway & Winner of Michelle Phan Lancome Giveaway

I've heard a lot about this product Viviscal.  So many people have claimed that this made their hair insanely long and thick. Many famed hair dressers including Marc Townsend and Orlando Pita recommend it, as well as big dermatologist like Dr. Doris Day.  It was also recently featured on the Dr. OZ show. The reviews of it on drugstore.com are pretty great too. And apparently it's Mila Kunis, Reese Witherspoon, and Liv Tyler's must have for amazing hair. After reading the ingredients,  I can see it's a  blend of fish proteins, horsetail extract, and Vitamin C.  Click below to read how to enter the giveaway.