Pretty Pretty: The LA Makeup Show Products Review #1

My eye palette by Auraline Beauty with some OCC glitter, for my weekly live UNREAL show

I am a lucky girl. I fully realize that, and I am thankful for it every day.

This last Saturday, I was invited to visit The Makeup Show LA by Cal-pal, sweetheart and founder of vegan friendly  Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics,  David Klasfeld. Held at the penthouse of the California Market Center in downtown Los Angeles, it’s a makeup industry showcase where top national brands and innovative up-and-comers can show their wares and share samples with the top makeup professionals in Hollywood. Wow!

David & Katie of OCCosmetics

I was immediately introduced to David’s biz partner, adorable NYC makeup artist  Katie Pellegrino (and her adorable glasses! HOT!)

• “Basic Life” – they would say hi and then I’d wander around scrounging .1oz lip balm samples. This didn’t happen.
• “Calpernia Life” – David puts some of OCC’s top products into a huge bag for me and Katie pops a cup of Champagne into my hand before leading me off to meet all the top makeup reps at the event. OMFG this is really happening!

By the end of the day, I had almost more makeup than I could carry, a panoply of pigments, powders, cremes, colors, sticks, brushes and more. I literally almost cried at one point, people were so generous. In terms of makeup celebrities, I met MUA (make-up-artist) Sharon Gault of the Madonna “Truth or Dare” documentary, famous YouTube MUA “Queen of Blending“, and I saw sweetie-pie MUA from “Transamerican Love Story” Autumn Scruggs, “Transamerican Love Story (Pilot)” MUA Valerie Hernandez and MUA Selena working and shopping as well.

Calpernia and David at Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics booth for Makeup Show LA 2010

I will write up the brands in individual posts coming up shortly, beginning with Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics. But let me just tell you, with the addition of a few simple things like a colorful lipstick, thicker mascara and better concealer I have been getting triple the attention from men this week — no joke! I can’t wait to share these products with you! In the mean time, here is a list of top tips from the Makeup Show LA artists.