As I walked up the stairs of the old Manhattan building I could feel the excitement growing. We were greeted and shuffled into the crowds of people anxiously waiting to see the tables of products. I stopped to take in the whole scene of beautiful brushes on display, eye shadows galore, lipsticks in a line, boxes of lashes, and so on. It was my first Pop up makeup show in NYC!
I was eager to add top brands at such an amazing discount to my makeup kit. From the Alcone table I purchased banana powder, cinema secrets brush cleaner, and a cuff palette (which is perfect since I normally mix my foundation on my wrist). The following table was covered in brushes, I managed to grab a black patent brush holder. Next I was attracted to the naked pigments which came in rows of 6, so I went with both natural colors and more bold ones. Since I already had the Kett airbrush foundations I wanted the airbrush blush and bronzer. I Couldn’t resist the discontinued Marilyn Monroe line by Mac so I took the eye palette and mascara. At the O.C.C. table I fell in love with a blending brush, an extra bonus it is a cruelty free/vegan company. My biggest and best purchase of the day was my Zuca pro artist bag, with stackable clear shelves that make it easy to be organized & find what I need quickly. Besides the fact that it’s super sturdy and great for traveling to on site makeup jobs.
Wrapped up the day by watching a demo by an artist representing makeup forever. The first look had a deep red lip, charcoal smokey eye. For the next look she continued to add onto this with a glitter lid, and thick chunky glitter all along the temple to right above the cheekbone, and swapped the lip out for a pink one. It was interesting to see how different artists approach the face. As you can see from my purchases, I personally would not want to be limited to using one brand of makeup though.
Brianna Lynn 