The Makeup Show Returns With Holiday Pop-Up Shop | December 7 & 8

Holiday season is quickly approaching, and that means one thing: SHOPPING! What better way to bring in some holiday spirit than shopping at an exclusive sample sale with over 40 top beauty brands including Kevyn Aucoin, MAKEUP FOREVER, Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics, and Stila?

Yes, you read that correctly. The Makeup Show, the largest pro-only event, will be opening its doors to the public at the return of their highly anticipated Holiday Pop-Up Shop on December 7th and 8th. Expect to be submerged in the wonderful world of beauty products in this pop-up show that will be held at the beautiful Metropolitan Pavilion, which has emerged as one of New York’s top event space.

During these two days, consumers and pro makeup artists can snag some sweet beauty products and unbelievably steep discounts AND get some gifts for the fashionistas on their list (two birds, one stone). Some of these discounts will only be offered at this pop-up shop, and you do not want to miss out on the discounts ranging from 20%-40% off!

The Makeup Show Holiday Pop-Up Shop is held on Saturday, December 7, 2013 from 11am to 6pm and on Sunday, December 8, 2013 from 10am to 5pm at Metropolitan Pavilion, 123 West 18th Street, 4th Floor, NYC 10011.  Tickets are $25 each day, and can be purchased here.

Written by Amanda Torres

Save The Date - The Makeup Show Show NYC Returns May 5 & 6

The Makeup Show NYC returns to New York City for the seventh consecutive year and brings together top beauty brands and sponsors on May 5th and 6th. This year you can expect over 75 brands, 6 keynote speakers, 20 seminars, and 14 hands-on workshops. Brands in attendance include MAKE UP FOR EVER, Crown Brush, Temptu Pro, NARS, Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics, Stila, Smashbox, INGLOT Cosmetics, Alcone Company, The Powder Group and On Makeup Magazine. You can also look forward to new and returning brands including Embryolisse USA, Cinema Secrets, Ellis Faas, Face Atelier, MAC Cosmetics, Mario Badescu Skin Care, Mehron, Naked Cosmetics, Senna Cosmetics, T3 Micro, Tweezerman, Youngblood Mineral Cosmetics, Layla Cosmetics, Z Palette, AJ Crimson, and Cattiva Cosmetics.

The Makeup Show NYC will be held on Sunday, May 5, 2013 from 9am to 6pm and on Monday, May 6, 2013 from 9am to 5pm at Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street, New York, NY.

You can visit www.themakeupshow.com to learn more about the show to purchase tickets. Hope to see you all there. Xoxo

The Makeup Show New York May 13 & 14, 2012

The Makeup Show holds a special place in my heart as it's the reason I started Beauty in New York City. My first post was all about my first visit to the makeup show. A little over a year ago I started this site as a way to express my love of beauty. It became something so much more. It's given me the opportunity to meet amazing people, discover a new career path and become a big part of the beauty/fashion community in NYC. Keep reading for my experience this year.

Don't Miss The Makeup Show This Weekend -- May 13th - 14th

This weekend marks the six years of The Makeup Show NYC. It's the largest PRO-ONLY drive beauty event in NY! The Makeup Show is an amazing event filled with great seminars, amazing products and knowledge to be learned. The industry top artists are in attendance for two days filled with inspiration, education and community. It's also an opportunity to learn about the newest lines and product launches. You can network with peers, and develop new relationships with companies. It's my favorite makeup show. It's actually what convinced me to start this blog last year. As a makeup artist in this fantastic city, it's my favorite time. Advanced tickets are sold out, but you can still purchase at the door. Just remember, you must be a beauty professional to attend. Door prices are $65 for one day pass and $85 for two day pass. The Makeup Show takes place at the Metropolitan Pavilion on 18th street.

Top 6 Things Not To Miss:

1. NARS "pop-up shop" debuts with limited edition products and exclusive discounts: This marks NARS first appearance at the show. Get excited for a 413 BLKR pop-up show, which is a nod to the brand's flagship boutique. You can look forward to 200 skus, new products from NARS, their best selling products, and special edition palettes.

2. MAKE UP FOR EVER is launching new products such as Aqua Shadow, new Aqua Cream shades and Eye Prime. Delight in shopping an assortment of 1,400 skus. All attendees will enjoy 40% off purchases, as well as 50% off select product offers. Make Up For Ever also has three amazing seminars to attend that you don't want to miss.

Seminar Schedule :

Sunday, May 13th                                    12:30-1:15pm                  HD For All with Jen Evans 

Sunday, March 13th                                 2:00-3:30pm                    Frances Hathaway 

Keynote: Monday, May 14th                    12:15-1:00pm                 The Artistic Advantage with Talia Cich  

3. More than 60 top pro-focused brands, including: Crown Brush and Temptu Pro, Silver Sponsor Stila, Supporting Sponsors Make-Up Designory, Smashbox, Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics, and INGLOT Cosmetics. Other Sponsors include The Powder Group, On Makeup Magazine, and HauteLook. In addition, MAC, Alcone, Senna, Kett Cosmetics, Embryolisse USA, Youngblood Mineral Cosmetics, KevynAucoin, Armour Beauty, Cinema Secrets, and more.

4. Enjoy panels, feature presentations and exhibitor seminars by the industries best. From bridal to airbrush, these seminars provide a great selection of events designed to inspire and inform. These complimentary events are seated on a first-come first-served basis.

5. The Makeup Show Artist's Limited Edition Brush Line: The Limited Edition Brush Line is personalized with each individual The Makeup Show Artist’s signature to mark their essential tools, technique and style. The full set of 13 will undoubtedly enable aspiring and working artists to master the artistry that makes James Vincent, Jon Hennessey, Orlando Santiago, Esterique Aidan, and Danessa Myricks internationally renowned artists and educators.

6. The first ever The Makeup Show Career Fair: Monday, May 14, 4pm-6pm!

I hope to meet a few of you this weekend! Follow me on Twitter @Beautynyc to see my updates. Xoxo.

The Makeup Show Announces Finalized Dates For 2012

THE MAKEUP SHOW begins again in March and doesn't end till November. Throughout 2012, the show will hit 5 locations. The Makeup Show is beauty show that features the latest and hottest beauty products in the industry. It's all about education and inspiration. The Makeup Show travels internationally and stops throughout the US and Europe. Each new destination gives a chance for beauty professionals to mingle. Each shows has pro workshops and special discounts on some of your favorite brands. 

The Makeup Show LA -- Saturday, March 17, 2012 & Sunday March 18, 2012

California Market Center 

The Makeup Show NYC -- Sunday, May 13, 2012 & Monday, May 14, 2012

Metropolitan Pavilion               

The Makeup Show Chicago -- Sunday, June 17, 2012 & Monday, June 18, 2012

Venue One 

The Makeup Show Europe (Berlin, Germany) -- Saturday, September 22, 2012 and Sunday, September 23, 2012

STATION-BERLIN 

The Makeup Show Orlando -- Sunday, November 4, 2012 and Monday, November 5, 2012

The Peabody Hotel

You can purchase tickets here and advance tickets are available 

Will you be attending The Makeup Show?

The Makeup Show Holiday Pop-Up Shop: December 2-3, 2011

Ahhh. The holidays are upon us and what better way to start your shopping then with a makeup show holiday pop-up shop. The previous makeup show this past summer is what fueled my desire to start this little blog and I couldn't be more thrilled. The Makeup Show is a pro-driven beauty event that features your favorite brands at discount prices from 20% to 40% off. The makeup show will open it doors to consumers and pro's at the debut of their holiday pop-up shop in NYC, December 2nd and 3rd.

This pop-up shop will feature over 40 top beauty brands and give attendees and opportunity to meet celebrity makeup artists and top beauty bloggers as they share the season's hottest tips. Participating brands include Kevyn Aucoin, Stila Cosmetics, Crown Brush, Mario Badescu, Youngblood Mineral Cosmetics, Dermalogica, Embryolisse USA, Temptu Pro, Armour Beauty, KnockOut Cosmetics, Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics, and many others.

The Makeup Show Holiday Pop-Up Shop will be held on Friday, December 2, 2011 from 5pm to 10pm and on December 3, 2011 from 10am to 6pm at Metropolitan Pavilion, 123 West 18th Street, 4th Floor, NYC 10011.  Tickets are $20 each day, and can be purchased here.

Will you be attending the pop-up shop?

The Makeup Show NYC Haul

My first time at The Makeup Show proved to be a success. I was able to pick up a few things that I been wanting for a while. Here's what I ended up coming home with:

Woo hoo. I was super excited about my new inglot palette. I like LOVE their shadows. I've been wanting one of their palettes for a long time, so I was ecstatic to finally get home. I love the freedom system and how it allows you to make your own palette.

I also picked up their concealer. It's extremely creamy and has great wear.You can purchase all inglot cosmetics at: http://www.inglotusa.com/

Here's a close up of the other items I picked up:

A few Crown Brushes!! You can buy these at http://www.crownbrush.com/.

I picked up the face 955, face 953, and eyes 780 from bdellium tools. I had never heard of this brand prior to the makeup show. I love these brushes. These brushes are professional antibacterial brushes. I been using them for about a month and they're really great. Easy to wash and no fall out so far. You can purchase them at http://bdelliumtools.com/ or www.amazon.com

I thought this was super adorable for blending purposes.

I love this eyeliner from Stila. I've used it in the past and it's been my favorite black eyeliner forever. This color is called carbon black and you can purchase it at www.sephora.com or http://www.stilacosmetics.com/.

I love this Make Up Forever Uplight for the warmer months. This is #12 and gives the perfect highlight. Purchase at www..sephora.com.

I adore this eyelashes. I can't wait to use them!

I got this orgasm multiple for free for the Nars booth when I signed up for the pro card. Woo hoo. Who doesn't love free? You can purchase this at www.sephora.com.

On the left is twirl and on the right is clove. Twirl is described as pale pink shimmer and clove is a pale champagne shimmer. I love shimmer and these are definitely my new favorites. You can purchase at http://www.occmakeup.com/lcc.html.

Thanks for looking :-)

The Makeup Show NYC May 15, 2011

After attending The Makeup Show at the Metropolitan Pavilion this May, I was inspired to start my own beauty blog. Over the past few years I've become beauty obsessed and needed a place to share my beauty rants and raves. What's a better way to start a blog then with an event? That brings me to the makeup show.

This was my first time attending the makeup show and I was super excited. The Makeup Show is a pro-only event that features two fun filled days of anything and everything makeup. It also features education seminars, new product launches, and special two day only discounts (Who doesn't love discounts?!) It's a definite must to attend if you love beauty.

If you like more info visit http://www.themakeupshow.com/.

As of right now, the makeup show takes place once a year and goes to L.A., NYC, Chicago, and Europe. The Chicago event is this upcoming weekend and the one in Europe is in September.

This year was packed with over 3,000 people by lunch time.

I caught this workshop as I was walking in:

I was excited to see what the MAC Pro booth would have:

The Temptu Pro booth was amazing. I was excited to see what they had to offer since I already have their Temptu airbrush machine.

I was thrilled when I heard NARS was going to attend. Unfortunately since it was their first year attending, they had nothing for sale. They were, however, previewing their Fall 2012 collection and signing up attendees for their pro card. Their pro card is still in the process of being created, and they weren't sure when it would be finished. I can't wait to receive that one.

I LOVE Make Up Forever and obviously I am not alone. The MUFE booth was PACKED. At 40%, I could definitely understand why. I wanted to pick up a few items, but I could barely get in. I think maybe next year their area should be much bigger.

A makeup artist from MUFE was doing some amazing artistry on this model:

Found another model along the way...

Who doesn't love Crown brushes?

I was happy to get to play with makeup from Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics. I initially wanted to pick up a few lip tars, but got easily distracted by their gorgeous loose colors.

Anastasia in action:

Inglot & Youngblood:

On the second floor of the makeup show, I found a brand I'd never heard of Xotic Eyes. I was intrigued by all the glitter (sparkles are so pretty) and I had to check it out.

I wanted #2 and #7:

If you love glitter and body art, this is definitely for you.

After hours of shopping, I was super tired.

Here's what I came home with. Not bad for my first makeup show.

Tips if you're heading off to a makeup show:

1. Save up some $$$! Most booths are extremely discounted and this the perfect opportunity to pick up all your beauty supplies. If you are working on a kit or just looking for some makeup for yourself, make sure to bring enough cash. Many brands do take credit credits :-)

2. Dress Light: It was extremely crowded and hot, so be prepared to get overheated and wait on long lines. Get your game face on.

3. Bring a snack: There wasn't much food choices and I got hungry half way through the day. Bring a few snacks, water, and even a sandwich for when you feel hungry.

4. Print out a map: It's important to know where everything is and who you don't wanna miss.

5. Make a shopping list: I made a list before I got there, so I'd know ahead of time what I needed.

6. Have fun: This is a great time to meet people and network with others in the beauty world. If you are a makeup artist, bring extra business cards.