How to Navigate Sand, Buff, and Beige Make-up Designory’s (MUD) Trick of the Trade

August 8, 2013

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I cannot choose a foundation to save my life.  

So, yay!  The industry-experienced makeup artists at Make-up Designory (MUD) are here to safely navigate us to the perfect shade:

Survey: Study your skin’s shade and undertone. The shade is the color that you can see on the surface of your skin, often described as light, medium, tan, or dark. The undertone is the color underneath the surface tones generally categorized as cool (pink, red, or bluish undertones), warm (yellow or golden undertones) or neutral (a mix of warm and cool undertones).

Eliminate: Too light, too dark, too olive, or too pink? Take out the obvious and narrow down the playing field.

Test: As you get down to a few shades blend a small amount in to your jaw-line. Look into the mirror. If you can still see the foundation, it’s not the right color. If the shade blends fully with your skin, you have the right shade and undertone.

Insiders Tip:

A common mistake is trying the product on your arm or hand. If you aren’t wearing it there, why match that part of the body? Hold your hand or arm up to your face, do the two skin tones match.

Didn’t think so.

MUD’s line of foundations are unique in the sense that each shade is named for what it is. The line is broken down into an easy to navigate series with each part of the name representing undertone and shade, making it simple to navigate your way to the perfect shade.

MUD foundations retail from $17- $28 and are available on www.mudshop.com.

About Make-Up Designory (MUD):

Founded in 1997, Make-Up Designory (MUD) is a private, post-secondary institution that provides rigorous training in the field of make-up artistry for film, television, fashion and retail. At their two thriving campuses in Los Angeles and New York, students from around the world gain expertise in beauty make-up artistry, hairstyling, character make-up, special make-up effects, portfolio development and more. In addition, MUD develops and markets a line of professional-quality make-up products and precision tools, which are supported by expert tips and tested in challenging, real-life situations. MUD products are available through select retailers in the United States, Asia and Europe, as well as online. For more information about MUD products, please visit: www.mudshop.com, or to learn more about the school, please visit: www.mud.edu. 

 

Wanderlust Festival – new video!

 

Check out this new video from Wanderlust Festival, the world's largest and fastest growing yoga and music festival series. The festival, which just made stops in Vermont, Colorado, California and Whistler, released a new video today that captures the festival's interconnectedness as yogis entitled, "Out of Many, One: Universal Sun Salute".

If there is one thing they know at Wanderlust, it's that while we all practice on our mats alone, we are also part of something much larger than ourselves.  

Bringing together thousands of people from myriad backgrounds, Wanderlust provides the opportunity to enjoy the freedom of live music and the spirit of adventure in a spectacular outdoor setting, all the while cultivating a vibrant community of like-minded seekers. Attendees enjoy yoga, music by top performers, organic food and wine, an inspirational speaker program, meditation, and outdoor activities like paddle boarding, hiking, biking, and running. 


SHAPE HOUSE ON ITS WAY TO BECOMING LA’S NUMBER ONE HEALTHY ADDICTION (IT’S ALREADY MINE)

August 6, 2013

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Juice cleanse? Check

Kundalini Yoga? Check.

Cross fit? Check.

Paleta Home delivery meals? Check.

Lunch at the latest vegan Raw Foodie restaurant? Check.

Personal Guru, Psychic, Astrologer? Check.

We Angeleno's have cornered the market on our quest to be 100% toxin, stress and excess-weight free.  We juice, cleanse, meditate, exercise, seek spiritual counsel or hit AA meetings around the clock.

So what's left to get excited about? What's left to tap into?

I was doing Raw Foods when people were just getting hip to Vegetarianism. VEGETARIANISM! At one point in the 90's, I ate nothing but fruit.  (Wish I was joking).

In my now highly normalized, balanced mid-life as a mom of two nothing is off limits. I don't drink, smoke or do drugs and my biggest addiction is Splenda. Still, I find myself missing out on the benefits of my younger, more die-hard days of rigorous health consciousness.

Breakfast for this mom on the go is a Think Thin Bar and dinner is finishing what's left on my kids' plates.  I need a boost but have no patience, time or tolerance for restricting or depriving.  My body is not exactly a wonderland, my brain is on overdrive and there is no luxury of time for an hour and a half yoga class.

The gods of my mid-life, been there, done that existence hath spoken to me.

The ultimate detox, relax, recharge, lose weight, improve overall, well, overall everything is here. And holy shit, it's right on Larchmont!  My happy place!!

ENTER: Shape House an Urban Sweat Lodge.


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Get ready to let go, lose weight, clear your skin, get a better night's rest and sweat your ass off, all of this, inside an Infrared blanket.

Sohpie Chiche owner and founder,  but if you ask me, the most amazing, inspired guru among us (check out her TED talks and her amazing website LIFE BY ME) explains:

"We take the body to 158 degrees if you can handle it we push a little harder..if it’s too much we back off.” 

The 55 minute session goes like this: You put on cozy sweats and socks, are led to a private curtained off room, get snuggled on a massage-like table in the super womb blanket, given Alkaline water, a remote control to choose from the best stuff ever to watch or listen to (HBO, TED Talks, Netflix, Hulu, Music, etc) or simply close your eyes as the toxins, water and shitty karma drips out of every single pore.  Keep 'em open and watch the amazing changing light (color therapy?!) play against the walls as you heat, heat, heat up.

The machine heats up your body while your body is trying to cool you down and that effort alone can burn anywhere from 800-1200 calories.

What comes out of your body is 96 % water the rest is toxins and a bunch of psychic bullshit you've been holding onto in my unscientific opinion.

What is Infrared Heat?

​Far Infrared, aka FIR or Infrared, is similar to the heat that comes from the sun. You can’t see it, but you can feel its heat. But Infrared light/heat is very different than ultraviolet light (UV) which causes sunburn and damage to your skin. Infrared heat is within the same frequency as your own body heat.  It is healthy, natural and a safe therapy. Infrared light allows uniform deep heat penetration that is highly effective as a source of healing.

 GOT MORE QUESTIONS?  

Far Infrared is a part of the natural light spectrum just beyond visible light.  You can’t see this band of light, but you can feel it in the form of radiant heat. The heat you feel from the sun, for example, is infrared energy. Don’t confuse it, however, with ultraviolet light (UV), which causes sunburn and damage to your skin. Infrared heat is healthy, natural and a safe therapy for all living things.

Infrared energy produces a uniform deep heat penetration without the usual sensation of feeling hot. This is achieved by using a specific Infrared band of energy peaking at around 9.4 micons; a level designed to penetrate beyond the skin (where heat is most acutely felt) to a depth where fat resides. As this subcutaneous fat begins to heat, your body begins to thermo-regulate itself by producing sweat.

​And in the process of sweating, the multiple benefits are achieved… detoxing, skin conditioning, cardio fitness, relaxation, weight loss, and emotional health.

more about the sciences of:     

weight loss     detoxing     skin     fitness     life and wellbeing     stress reduction

 

Shape House, 434 North Larchmont Boulevard, at Rosewood Avenue, Larchmont (323-467-3000 orshapehousela.com), $45 per session.

http://www.shapehousela.com
Twitter: @shapehousela
Facebook: ShapeHouse

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REFORMATION’S SUMMER SALE IS ON!

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Reformation Summer Sample Sale

 

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JUMP ON THIS SALE!

Reformation's Summer Sale starts this Thursday, August 8th with discounts of up to 70% off!

The sale will be held at Reformation's NY and LA stores and online at www.TheReformation.com.

 

 

Reformation Melrose

8253 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90046
323.852.0005

Mon – Sat 11am – 7pm
Sun 11am – 6pm

 

 

About Reformation: Reformation is the environmentally sustainable fashion brand that repurposes vintage and surplus materials to create a chic, limited edition collection. Led by Creative Director Yael Aflalo, the brand is changing the way people think about fashion by showing that fashion can be green without sacrificing any element of design. Celebrity fans include Rihanna, Karlie Kloss Michelle Williams and Rosie Huntington-Whitely to name but a few.  For further information please visit www.TheReformation.com 

 

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