Marianna Vigliotti

Best Makeup Tips For A Natural Look

Posted on December 21, 2017June 17, 2023 by Marianna Vigliotti

Thanks for reading! Here are my best makeup tips for a natural look. If your wanting to wear a natural makeup look, but never get it to look quite as polished as you wanted it to, keep reading.

Lets face it, most everyone wants to look au natural and that they’re not wearing much makeup, but the key to this is to NOT, not wear makeup!!!! Don’t skimp on the foundation, or the brows. The trick is good product, application and a little bit of technique. Products like True Pheromones can also make you more sexually attractive.

Foundation

The key is to have one- and a really good one! You might even need one for Winter and one for Summer for when you have a bit more color on your skin. While good product is key, the best makeup tips are in the brush and application. Apply with kabouki brush, in a “stenciling” motion, so you get good medium to full coverage for your complexion.

Bronzer or Sculpting Powder

I like to use bronzer to dust on my cheeks and use the same color in my crease on my eyelids just to give a bit of color, so I dont look too washed out. Bronzer will look more of a glow. If you wish to shape your face a bit more and like a little more contouring, opt to use a sculpting powder instead, as sculpting powder tones are a little less orange and more of a grey undertone to shade the face. You NEVER want to accurately contour with bronzer.

Brow Powder

While there are so many brow products out there, like brow henna, opting for a brow powder will give your browns a more natural look, all while still looking polished and shaped. Splurge on a great, and I mean great eyebrow brush, as these are made very thin. This allows you to get exact precision, so that your brow strokes look as close to your brow hair as possible. For more defined hairs, spray your brush with a bit of setting spray and then dip in the powder for more hair definition. You may also try eyebrow microblading, which creates the illusion of fuller eyebrows.

Eyeliner

I know, some of you don’t wear much eyeliner when it comes to sporting a natural look, but here is why I like it. One, it makes my lashes look more full, and two, adding a bit just on the top lid only, gives my face and eyes an instant lift- great for more ladies who are concerned with aging. Gel or cream eyeliner applied with a thin brush is best for a more precise look and long lasting wear.

Mascara

When it comes to best makeup tips, for a natural look, I get asked all the time, what my go to mascara is. Well, here it is ladies and gentleman…..If I am wearing just mascara and no falsies on my eyes, its Chanel Inimitable every time. I NEVER leave my house without mascara. I love this product because it gives me length, fullness, thickness, and is super buildible. I will also use it with the white nourishing primer as a base which gives even more lash. For application technique. Wiggle at the roots and then pull up on the wand. It never disappoints.

Light Lip Color

Last, my go to lipsense combination is 1 coat of First Love and two coats of Bombshell followed by glossy. All which can be purchased through me! 🙂 Lipsense is our kiss proof hydrating lip color, 16 hour wear that DOES NOT COME OFF!

What are some of your go to makeup products when you sport a natural look?

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How To Get Glowing Skin

Posted on December 16, 2017June 17, 2023 by Marianna Vigliotti

Not sure how to get glowing skin? Has Winter got your skin looking rough? With my wedding season over, I have been traveling a bit and find my skin dry, flakey, dull and in desperate need of help and rejuvenation. If your finding, your doing all the normal skin care routine, using up all the skin care advice and products, but still feel dry and dull and in instant need of a facial, you can try this med spa or you can also try some of these at home facial tips to get glowing skin that will help you feel beautiful and new again! If you are also interested with a Lexington facelift, just simply visit this site https://lexingtonps.com/facelift/ to know more.

This one is my absolute favorite!!!! Origins Rose Clay retexturizing mask makes your skin feel as soft as butter. Apply generously and let sit for 10 minutes or until dry, then gently rinse. The main ingredient is Willowherb and not only does it help you get glowing skin, it also help minimize pores. Get it for only $16 here now for a steal on amazon! It always makes me feel I got microderm, don’t get me wrong, I still get spa services at least once a month!

Some other quick and easy tips to get glowing skin is drink green juice and also sleep with a hydrating mask on your face overnight. Yes, if you can stomach kale, green apple and celery all blended up, this helps provide your skin those good vitamin B leafy greens giving that skin its extra boost. If you have access to a clear hydrating mask, I like to sleep with it on overnight. Apply just a thin layer on your skin, let it dry and gently rinse in the morning, leaving your skin with a supple, more plump look.

How to get glowing skin can now be a breeze! What are some of your favorite masks you cant live without? Comment below…..

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Why Do Wedding Hair and Makeup Trials Cost?

Posted on September 9, 2017June 17, 2023 by Marianna Vigliotti

How do you find a wedding hair and makeup artist with out spending hundreds of dollars on trial after trial, and why do they cost in the first place, if they are a trial? Does this sound like you? Your not the only bride who is wanting her wedding hair and makeup to be perfect. Here are some tips and guidelines and a bit of education as to why trials cost, and how to find the right artist in order to have a successful trial.

First and foremost, a wedding hair and makeup trial starts with researching your artist. Look for reviews, and images of their work but also, how they conduct business, will say everything in the initial discovery email.

Next, it starts with you. Yes, YOU! As artists we cant read minds and when you tell us you want “natural makeup” that might mean different to the artist versus you, especially, if you arent used to wearing makeup at all! We recommend starting to wear a bit more makeup, if your not used to wearing any at all just so you and your skin can get used to the look and feeling. Also, getting on a good skin care routine is also recommend so your wedding hair and makeup can look prestine and less cakey. Makeup doesnt look good on dry, dehydrated or under nourished skin.

As artists, we base our rates on time, product, and experience.

For the artist, there is a lot of experience that goes into making sure a brides trial is successful! One, knowing how to work and communicate with the bride is critical in being able to pin point the exact wedding hair and makeup look she’s going for and make her happy. Knowing how to work with the right foundation and products and see how they are oxidizing on her and knowing if they are oxidizing the wrong way, to be able to make that change – at the time of the trial. All this comes from the LEVEL of experience the artist or artists have.

If the brides not happy with certain looks, knowing how to communicate with the bride and help her get to the level she’s wanting. Its kind of like “Say Yes to the Dress” if you ever watched that show but its say “yes to the wedding hair and makeup!!” This entire process can take up to 2 hours. and thats why we put a rate on a bridal trial.

Last, Professionalism, professionalism- its such a key factor in creating a gorgeous look for a happy bride!

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Destination Wedding Makeup | Kate and Casey

Posted on August 26, 2017June 17, 2023 by Marianna Vigliotti

When you get asked to fly for a destination wedding to do the brides wedding makeup and hair, you cant help but feel so excited and thrilled! Kate married Casey on 5.18.17 in beautiful St Augustine, Florida at The White Room a gorgeous venue overlooking the Lions Bay Bridge. Casey having some Hawaiian roots, Kate and Casey chose to have Hawaiian styled elements throughout the ceremony and reception with a simple laid back feel. Therefore, when it came to Kate’s makeup, we went for the same approach.

When I get asked for destination wedding makeup and hair, sometimes it can be a little tricky depending on what the climate is, as Vegas has complete opposite weather from Florida’s natural humidity. This is where my skill in chemistry comes in handy. Most people don’t think about the chemistry behind wedding makeup, but there is TONS of chemistry behind application and product to achieve long wear durability.

When determining what type of wedding makeup to apply, we first evaluate the clients skin type and texture, then build from there. I used a very light weight airbrush spray foundation on Kate with an underlying matte primer to help with the humidity a bit. Kate requested a very understated simple, but clean look and I think we nailed it. We contoured her cheeks slightly with Lorac Pro shimmer in Moonlight and Mac Cosmetics sculpting powder in Shadester with a kiss of Nars Orgasm blush. Kate wore our kiss proof lipsense color in Bombshell.

While bride was happy and groom even happier staring into his princesses eyes, we were successful! Kate’s wedding makeup was stunning and Alex did such an amazing job capturing their love for each other!

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Creative Partners:

Venue: The White Room, St. Augustine, Florida

Photographer: Alexander Photography

Hair and Makeup: Yours Truely!

Airbrush Makeup Versus Photo Quality Makeup

Posted on July 24, 2017June 17, 2023 by Marianna Vigliotti

There have been so many questions about airbrush makeup versus photo quality makeup in the last few months, I thought it would be nice to address the questions once in for all and give my professional opinion of both qualities, how they work, how they are different and why airbrush is not for everyone, and why I use BOTH!

Airbrush makeup versus quality makeup is different in the formula and how it is applied, but there are also different formulations. Airbrush formula can be made into a water based or even silicone base. Whereas photo quality makeup can be, also, created into different formulas such as hydrating formulas and more thick formulas for a full coverage look. Knowing how to evaluate your clients skin BEFORE choosing a formula is SUPER important because using the wrong formula could make or break the look you are trying to achieve.

Airbrush Makeup:

Airbrush makeup is known due to its light weight formula, providing medium to full coverage without looking or feeling heavy or cakey. Most airbrush formulas come out a silver gun attached to an airbrushing machine with compressor. Most commonly used wedding makeup formulas are Dinair and Temptu. These formulas applied buy the gun is just that. Its applied by the spray gun and you might be able to use a brush around the eye area for added concealer. It is not suppose to be added to my more product or other brush applications. Airbrush makeup is 16 hour wear and water resistant.

Photo Quality Makeup:

Photo Quality Makeup is much more versatile and versatile with other products and can still have the same 16 hour long lasting wear as the airbrush quality makeup. It comes in many different formulas, however, just keep in mind sometimes it does not chemically derive with all primers. Especially, silicone based primers, can be tricky. This is why you need to leave it up to your professional makeup artist to determine what time of primer you need based on the look, your skin and the type of foundation you are using.

Now What?

It’s important to understand the chemistry of different makeup formulas, makeup application and how it applies to the skin and oxidizes, which is why I dont recommend using airbrush formula on everyone as sometimes this formula can be tricky on more mature skin. Their skin needs to be primed a certain way to accept the formula best. Certain primers can help accommodate airbrush makeup versus photo quality makeup and allow it to lay nicely on the skin.

Which One is Best For Me?

Allowing your makeup artist to make recommendations is best. Photo quality foundation can give a more natural look, versus the airbrush quality. Knowing that it is your wedding day, I always recommend a trial session and using a 16 hour wear foundation formula and, or, applying makeup in a way that is 16 hour wear and water resistant. I always customize the foundation formula to my clients needs and desired looks for best outcome!

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How To Do A Bold Bridal Makeup Look

Posted on July 9, 2017June 17, 2023 by Marianna Vigliotti

Alexis was one of my brides, last Spring, that was not afraid to sport a bold, bridal makeup look!

Most brides are intimidated to sport a bold lip for their wedding day, but I try and educate as much as possible. If you are wanting that fresh, bold bridal makeup look, you have to create a contrast from the skin tone giving you more of that fresh, feminine glow and that can be done by choosing a bold lip color. Meanwhile, others might want to opt for long-lasting solutions like filler labbra savona.

Here are a few bridal makeup tips in sporting a bold lip shade.

How Do Do A Bold Bridal Makeup Look:

1.Match your lip color to one of your wedding accent colors. Do you have red in your bouquet, or a deep plum? Focus on accenting your lip color to match something that is in one of your wedding day elements such as your bouquet or accent flowers.

2. Create a Custom Lip Cocktail. Having a hard time matching a complimentary lip shade to your wedding elements? Try mixing your own shade. We mixed two Lipsense colors Plum and Purple Reign to create the perfect custom color for Alexis.

3. Practice a Trial. You have to get used to seeing yourself in a bold bridal makeup look, so practice wearing the lip color BEFORE the wedding day. Taking selfies in the lip color will also help you in knowing how its going to photograph for the wedding day and make you feel more comfortable seeing yourself in such a dramatic look.

4. Keep Eyeshadow Simple, but Add Lots of Lash. By keeping the shadow simple, and adding lots of lash, helps keep the eyes dramatic enough, but balancing out the dramatic of the lip shade.

How to create a bold, bridal makeup look is THAT easy. It’s as simple as that. This plum color on Alexis was the perfect look for her rich, elegant and romantic wedding theme on the gorgeous Riviera Golf Club in Las Vegas. Most popular with our clients, lipsense is a kiss proof lip color, you dont have to ever worry about your lipstick coming off on your groom when you kiss him at the alter! Lipsense comes in 36 shades and can be found in the Facebook private group Wedding Tales and Cocktails here.

Creative Partners:

Location: Riviera Golf Club Las Vegas

Dress: Bowties Bridal

Photo: M Place Productions

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Vitafusion Gorgeous Hair, Skin and Nails

Posted on June 22, 2017June 17, 2023 by Marianna Vigliotti

Are you looking to get long, beautiful, glamorous hair for your wedding day? Then let me share with you a little secret of an amazing product that I have been using now for the last few months that has helped my beauty routine a lot! Most everyone knows it’s important to take vitamins but most hate to take them due to uncomfortable swallowing or the taste.

When I finally got a hold of the Vitafusion Gorgeous Hair, Skin and Nails, gummy vitamins, I started to appreciate beauty vitamins more and realized they are actually a big help in looking and feeling your best!

What It Is: A vitamin in a chewy, gummy berry flavor form whereas, one serving provides 2x the biotin, 4 times the antioxidents C and E, 6000 mg of Vitamin A and 12 additional essential nutrients.

What It Claims To Do: Provides support in obtaining beautiful hair and it is a sensitive solutions for hair loss, skin and nails. These Womens Supplements for Hair Loss are proven effective and safe. They have recently been partnering with a supplement marketing agency, and they have become quite well known. As more people have come to know the product more and more have tried it, and the positive word of mouth has been spreading.

How It Works: Containing 5000 mcg worth of Biotin, take one small serving per day ( about 3 pieces) for optimal results.

My Results: First and foremost, they taste good! It is kind of like eating candy which makes it SOOOO much easier to ingest. I noticed more results with my hair than anything else. Using a flat iron almost every day on my locks, since using the Gorgeous Hair, Skin and Nails vitamins, my hair is less dry and brittle. It certainly is growing faster, too, as I am finding now I have to attend my hairstylist every 4 weeks for color versus the 5 or 6 I sued to be able to do. i also loved using another product that helped me a lot. You can find a good Procerin review here on this site.

Left Image: Before my hair was dry and brittle
Right Image: My hair after using the vitamins much more healthy!

Nails are certainly more strong, and breaking less, which I could never grow my nails out before so its nice now to have longer nails without them breaking all the time.

I use a pretty advanced skin care routine already so I didn’t notice too much change in my skin, but hair and nails are certainly a great change for the better to keep my purchasing these amazing little candy bites.

If you hate to swallow vitamins and are looking to get some good health going and or maybe reaching to grown out your hair for a special occasion, wedding or event, I would for sure add these to your beauty routine. They are a easy and less expensive way to a gorgeous glamorous look! I am excited to try out some of their other products: Beauty Sleep and Relaxed Mood. I also recommend you to check out hair loss prevention sterling if you want in-depth knowledge on how to take good care of your hair.

Vitafusion Gorgeous Hair, Skin and Nails are, also, gluten free and can be purchased online at www.gummyvites.com and most retail stores such as Walmart and Target.

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Las Vegas Weddings- Riley and Kevin

Posted on June 16, 2017June 17, 2023 by Marianna Vigliotti

Las Vegas has many wedding venues that don’t pose to the typical Elvis Chapel, such as the JW Marriott in Summerlin. Riley and Kevin chose one of my favorite all time wedding locations for the perfect backdrop to say their “I do’s.”

las vegas weddings — Las Vegas Weddings- JW Marriott

When Riley and I first had a chance to meet at her trial session, I knew it was an instant hit! Sweet, bubbly and full of life, I couldnt wait to create the perfect hair and makeup look for her wedding day! In addition, Riley and Kevin have know each other since preschool, so this look needed some extra getting to know that personalized all the history these two had!

Knowing the backdrop of her venue, and her gorgeous wedding bouquet, I was able to customize Riley’s makeup look to match her bouquet, along with the sophistication of her gown.

Any makeup look for your wedding always initially starts with the eyes, so we went for something more natural and chose color tones that allowed the flecks of green in her hazel/brown eyes to pop a bit. Soft, and lightly smokey, we needed a little bit of smoke to balance out her sleek and sexy Katie May wedding gown!

Lips, which sometimes tend to get pushed aside a bit, are always one of the most important elements because they frame the smile, so we went with a more sophisticated natural lip color, our kiss proof Lipsense in Bella, that matched the flecks in her floral bouquet.

The final product was WHOA!!!! Can we say what a great “come to together!”

Bridesmaids in different colored rose gold and blush inspired gowns, along with Riley’s sleek, sophisticated, yet classic, sexy style dress made everyone stop in their tracks when everyone walked down the aisle. It was a picture perfect moment for these two with I’am sure many more memories to come!

Additional Creative Partners:

Planning and Coordination: Green Orchid Events

Floral: Roxi Floral

Dress: Katie May Collection

Photographer: Marilyn Days

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Botox In A Bottle? My Experience With Nerium

Posted on March 17, 2017June 17, 2023 by Marianna Vigliotti

Hi my beauties and beautiful brides!
I am super excited to share another great product with you all today! This one might be familiar to some, its called Nerium. Yep, the product where the lady approaches you tells you about this amazing product, demo’s it and asks her to join your team? Well, let me tell you ladies that this product is the miracle worker!!! I can see why all their distributors are so in love with with the new botox treatment!

Kristi was so kind to send me a bottle of the Age Defying Night Cream, ($120) and a few samples of the eye. From the moment I applied it to my face, it felt as if I had instant botox. I felt my skin tightening and a slight tingle and it felt nice and refreshing.

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What It Does: Claims to minimize fine lines and wrinkles all while tightening the skin and providing a more youthful appearance.

From the Company’s Website:

The Night Cream powered by our proprietary NAE-8 extract helps:
- Address both the signs of aging as well as the causes.
- Acts as a powerful antioxidant and works to inhibit free radical damage.
- Boosts the cell renewal process to reveal younger-looking skin.
- Targets the causes of skin-damaging inflammation.
The unique, mask-like product form allows the product to gently adhere to skin for maximum delivery of the key ingredients.
The advanced formula targets both the existing and future signs of aging resulting in younger-looking skin.
Fights the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, discoloration, uneven skin texture, enlarged pores, sagging skin.
Perfect for use on face, neck, décolletage, hands.
Ideal for all skin types:
- Non-comedogenic
- Dermatologist tested

How It Works: After cleansing the face, apply 4 pumps to the palm of your hand and then apply it to the face on damp skin. You want the product to mesh with the water on your face, thus allowing it to feel like lotion. So what is the actual ingredient that makes the wrinkles go away? It’s a patent product called NAE-8 that is a derived antioxident and plant extract from nerium oleander and aloe vera.

My Results: While I use really great skin care on a daily basis, I could see my skin tightening when I used the product, however, since I didnt have a lot of wrinkles, results might have been more noticeable on someone with more mature skin. While must be used daily, for continuous results, this is a fabulous alternative to botox while doing something less harmful to your body.

4 Weeks Of Using The Product

PUR Minerals Bare It All Foundation Review

Posted on March 11, 2017June 17, 2023 by Marianna Vigliotti

Hold the phone! PUR minerals has a new foundation out that gives my 16 hour wear airbrush foundation a run for it’s money! This could give brides the an affordable foundation alternative versus airbrush for the DIY beauty bride.

One of the second best things about being a makeup artist, besides making others feel good, is getting sent fabulous makeup products to review and test out. My latest foundation to review is this new one called Bare It All by PUR Minerals. Perhaps you have seen it at Ulta or Kohls?

Full Face with Pur Minerals Bare It All Foundation
Wearing Lipsense Lip Color: Hazelnut

Lets not mistake this foundation as Bare Minerals. This is PUR Minerals- just wanted to clarify! Sent with two unique and new on the market foundation brushes, this product surprised me! I expected it to be light in coverage but I was way wrong! It’s super thick, full coverage, yet doesnt feel heavy or itchy.

This demi-matte foundation is a 4 in 1 product claiming it has 12 hour wear. I wasnt sure what all the 4 in 1 specifics were, but it does perfect and correct, containing skin care properties to be good to the skin. Another plus is that you can use it on the body as well! Tattoo cover-ups here I come, if you need to get a tattoo removed, check the A&E and SNY Center tattoo removal treatment in New York.

I had a little bit difficulty using the brushes, they sent me, with the product as the formula is so thick a more thinner brush bristle seemed to work better for me, but the brushes are super nice and I am eager to try them out with a more sheer formula. Still sheering out the product, it does remove all redness, blemishes to skins perfection.

I tried the PUR Minerals foundation without a primer and using the Make Up For Ever Equalizer primer and couldnt tell that much of a difference (above picture). My skin is very smooth so perhaps someone with more acne or poress skin would be able to tell the difference with primer.

Before and After Using Pur Minerals Bare It All
Wearing Lipsense Lip Color: Blu-Red

I will say that if you havent tried a full coverage foundation before, this might be a little tough to work as you do have to blend it as its thick and full coverage. For mature skin, add a little bit of moisturizer into the foundation to sheer it out a bit for a smoother application.

It certainly lasted more than 12 hours and with the Vegas dry climate! I am excited to start using this on my brides. I would also highly recommend this for oily skin due to the texture and the matte formula!!! Love it!

Overall, I give this a 5 Star rating out of 5 stars for a full coverage foundation!!! For $39 (1.5 oz size) you cant beat it giving it’s a 12 hour wear and is a 4 in one product! In comparison, I would say this competes with MAC Studio Fix and Kat Von D.

You can purchase the Pur Bare It All Foundation at Ulta, Kohls or on their website.