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How to Find Your Perfect Medium Eyeshadow Shade

Blog by Dawn Maloney One of the most frequent questions I get from both makeup artists and clients is: “How do I know what my medium color is?” When you’re working with the classic three-eyeshadow method — light, medium, and dark — the medium shade is often the trickiest to figure out. It’s easy to identify your light and dark shades: Light is lighter than your skin tone — think of your highlight shade that brightens and opens up the eye. Dark is deeper than your skin

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Oct 31, 20252 min read

Shop Autumn Bridal Makeup

Blog by Danielle Vocaturo Autumn is my favorite season, and it’s a huge season for weddings! The makeup color palette for a bride pretty much stays the same throughout the year for makeup artists. We love our muted pinks, our soft browns, and some deep purple for dimension. They are tried and true, and always look amazing under your typical incandescent lighting at an indoor wedding venue. But what happens when your bride tells you she’s having a completely outdoor wedding on

Erin

Oct 26, 20252 min read

Photoshoot Prep 101

Blog by Danielle Vocaturo One of my most cherished events we host here at The Makeup Studio are our photoshoots! These typically happen once a month, or every other month. They cost 300 dollars, or are completely free for students that have taken our 20 hour or 40 hour Makeup Course. Our amazingly talented photographer comes in to take photos for you to take home on a flashdrive. This is an amazing way to spruce up your portfolio or social media accounts as a makeup artist! M

Erin

Oct 21, 20252 min read

Special FX Makeup Looks Using Beauty Makeup

Blog by Danielle Vocaturo When we think of “Halloween Makeup”, I think most of our minds automatically go to “scary” and “gory”, or something that requires a lot of time and effort. Think Cady Heron when she showed up to that Halloween party, ya know? However, Halloween makeup doesn’t always have to require a lot of effort! Of course it could if you want it to, but for basic level makeup artists or enthusiasts, we can almost always utilize makeup in our personal collection to

Erin

Oct 16, 20252 min read

“I Want to Celebrate Halloween But Don’t Feel Like Dressing Up”

Blog by Danielle Vocaturo This is something I hear often during the Halloween season, and understood! While being in a costume all day or night could be uncomfortable, expensive, or just not your thing, you don’t have to dress up or go all out to still have fun celebrating Halloween! It also doesn’t have to be so complicated. You’d be surprised how many pieces we already own to put together a simple costume, just in our closets alone! You have a little black dress and red lip

Erin

Oct 13, 20252 min read