After a demo from Temptu I *finally* bought the silicone- based airbrush starter kit of foundations. I’ve been using alcohol/water based airbrush makeup for a couple years now and, while I really wanted to include silicone into my repertoire, I’ve been too CHEAP! The basic difference without going into it is that alcohol/water is dryer and more matte than silicone.

Second I bought an industry cult favorite moisturizer called Lait-Crème Concentrate by Embryolisse. Amazing moisturizer that gives great texture to the skin on it’s own, as a base for makeup, or with a primer over top.

I passed by my friend Liz at Yaby Cosmetics to grab a freestyle palette with magnets. These palettes are an awesome way to customize a kit for both professionals and non-professionals who like to consolidate and streamline their cosmetics. It’s basically an empty palette, not too big, that you can stick any makeup into with adhesive magnets.

After snagging a 40% off lipstick at Stila I cut myself off.

A note to any single straight men who may be reading this blog: TONS of hot young things at this event.

Some silly shots from the event: