IMATS 2010 Recap

We survived! Oh my, was that an experience to never be forgotten. I've been to IMATS before as an attendee, and I've never seen it (or any other makeup show) so dang crowded! The line to get in on Saturday for those who had already bought their tickets in advance was out the door, and from what I understand, it took hours to get through the line and into the show. The staff even had to shut

TotalBeauty Saga Continues

After over 12 hours of promising a response to his TotalBeauty blunder, Emrah finally posted a response on YouTube that is completely lacking. Interestingly, his video has comments disabled. Here's the video:I've watched this video several times. First off, Mr. CEO has yet to apologize to beauty bloggers for being unprofessional, unedukatd uneducated, non-journalists. Kovacoglu states that Total

A Behind the Scenes Look at Moi

Ever wonder what it's like on this side of the computer monitor? Christie Ingram and I "met" over on Twitter (my other home) quite awhile ago, and apparently, she found me interesting enough to do an interview and blog post about me on WHAM Talk Radio. It's weird to see yourself written about. I'm not gonna spill the beans here, but it does make for some good reading, if I do say so myself. Check

The Makeup Show LA (with pics)

Yesterday's Makeup Show in LA was an absolute blast! More importantly, I didn't make a complete fool of myself as a participant in the Blogger's Forum, hosted by Elke Von Freudenberg. The seats were full enough that you'd think they came to hear Billy B speak! It was especially nerve-racking for me, as I was joined on stage by Elke, Felicia of ThisThatBeauty (who was listed in OnMakeup as one of

PR on a Shoestring Budget

I've been working really hard lately on trying to get some visibility for PurelyCosmetics, and can't afford the $3,000+/month fees charged by people who actually know what they're doing. I've joined LinkedIn, and have been getting the most marvelous help from those who either do PR professionally, or Beauty Bloggers themselves. I cannot thank these people enough for all of their help.Check out