Prom is almost here! May and June may seem like months and months away, but NOW is the time when everyone is beginning to think about the perfect Prom-posal, and of course finding THE dress! Don’t forget, though - getting dressed up isn’t just about the dress; it’s about the shoes (because let’s dance!), the hair style (because LET’S DANCE!), and, of course, the makeup! The Makeup Curio Beauty can bring your prom style to the next level. Whether you want to go bold or au naturale, we’ve got the perfect look for you. Here are some of the key items in our professional kit that will help make your Prom night magical (and especially Instagrammable): Graftobian HD Glamour Creme Foundation Graftobian is an award-winning professional grade brand used on Broadway, throughout Hollywood, and everywhere in between. Offering 54 shades, this creamy foundation feels barely there, but its high pigment content and matte finish will hold for hours of photos and dancing. It is also parab...

Ahhh, Valentine's Day!  Love is in the air, friends!   But I’m of the opinion that whether or not you have a partner, love should start with yourself every day of the year. Self-love comes in time with learning to be mindful of your needs, and intentionally choosing and protecting those needs day after day. It’s easier said than done, that’s for sure. But there are several things you can do to help yourself along: practice self-care such as a nice relaxing facial and massage or a night out with friends you haven’t seen in a long time, daily affirmations à la The Help (“You is kind. You is smart. You is important.”), and being as forgiving and understanding of yourself as you are of others. This means both mentally and physically. How often do you find yourself complimenting a friend’s beauty, but getting down on your own? There’s a practice to improve this, too - do a boudoir photo shoot! Photos: JRMac Studios Hair/Makeup: The Makeup Curio Beauty Hear me out: Yes...

Have you ever walked out of a movie gushing about the makeup and hair design? Unless some amazing SFX were involved to catch your attention, my guess is probably not. It seems counter-intuitive, but that’s how it should be! The best makeup and hairstyling designs are the ones a viewer never notices. They complement the costuming and the actor without being overbearing or obvious. But still, without hair and makeup the characters are not complete - trust me, you would have something to say if they weren’t there. The Academy finally recognized this with an award category for the first time in 1981, a whopping fifty-two years after the inaugural Academy Award Ceremony. As a matter of fact, Best Makeup (renamed Best Makeup and Hairstyling in 2012) was the last award category to be created, decades after the first Oscars reception (until Best Animated Feature Film in 2001). Recently, in particular, HD technology has made hair and makeup design all the more important (and difficult!)...

Have you ever considered waxing? Before getting into the esthetics game, I never tried waxing. I generally tweezed my brows once a week, shaved my underarms every other day and honestly never even thought about my [thankfully] blonde lip hair. In winter, my shaving frequency could be even less, with maybe a week between razor passes.   It turns out waxing services are the bomb diggity, though! Once I saw behind the curtain, there was no turning back.   There are several benefits to waxing, my favorite being that there is significantly less maintenance. A wax service generally lasts 4-6 weeks. That is to say, you won't even need to shave the area for 2-3 weeks, then you have to allow another 2-3 weeks for it to grow back to the length it needs to be to wax. Meanwhile, you don’t need to think about shaving, or buying those unnecessarily-expensive-yet-dull razors on a regular basis.   With The Makeup Curio’s waxing services, anyone can be brow, lip, chin and underarm hair fr...