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Highlights and Pictures from The Makeup Show Chicago

June 14, 2011

Over the weekend, I attended The Makeup Show Chicago, the first ever in the Midwest. I had been looking foward to it for MONTHS and I am so glad I was not disappointed ☺ Read on to see some of my highlights!


Day 1 started with the Blogger Preview Event. I got to catch up with some of my fellow beauty bloggers and finally met the beautiful Elessa from PurseBuzz and Koren from EnKoreMakeup.


Makeup guru/Director of Artistry for the Makeup Show James Vincent giving us an intro


Me with Koren from EnKoreMakeup and Elessa from PurseBuzz


On Day 2, I finally got to check out the 50+ exhibits by all the top-notch makeup lines. I went TOTALLY crazy at Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics and ended up with their famous Lip Tars, Glitters, Nail Polish and the new Tint.


OCC display at The Makeup Show Chicago


I also checked out some new brands, including Nurturing Force, whose Blot Out Offensive™ shine + oil control cream has won the hearts of many artists, along with Ruby Kisses, an uber cute line by Kiss Cosmetics and celebrity makeup artist Danessa Myricks (she’s such a doll!) In addition, I caught up with Liz from Yaby Cosmetics and was told to expect new palettes and a new eyeshadow formula based off my favorite pearl paints – can’t wait!

And of course there were lots and lots of makeup demos through out the day, including the awesome body painting by Make Up For Ever.

Body painting demonstration by Make Up For Ever

Body painting at the Make Up For Ever booth


Finally, I wrapped up my day with a presentation by the awesome Sam Fine, whom I had interviewed in 2009. Sam was phenomenal and *so* inspiring! Not only did he give great, insightful answers to questions from the audience, he showed us how to nail his signature flawless complexion using cream products and a sponge. I also met the guru upclose afterwards and got my copy of his “The Basics of Beauty” DVD signed. Yay!


Sam Fine doing a makeup demonstration at The Makeup Show Chicago
Sam Fine doing a makeup demonstration at The Makeup Show Chicago

Meeting Sam Fine
Me with Sam Fine


Below are some of the goodies I got:



Stay tuned for pictures and reviews!

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6 Comments

  • Reply Makeup Morsels June 14, 2011 at 11:15 pm

    omg so much makeup! Looks like you had a great time, and I’m really curious about the drugstore primer that looks a lot like UDPP.

    • Reply Phyllis June 15, 2011 at 11:58 pm

      I sure did! I’ll post a review once I tried out the primer =)

  • Reply Yvette June 15, 2011 at 3:11 pm

    OMG that looks like so much fun! And I adore Sam Fine. He’s so cool.

    • Reply Phyllis June 15, 2011 at 11:59 pm

      Yes he really is and he’s so nice in person too! Did you pick up his DVD? There are some really good tips in there.

  • Reply SUSAN June 16, 2011 at 7:34 am

    Fun fun!

  • Reply Dovey June 16, 2011 at 6:19 pm

    It looks like you had an amazing time!!

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