Stage Makeup 101: Primers

After your skin is flawless, eyebrows are well groomed, and your skin is toned and ready to start your makeup, a primer is the first step to the process.

Primers have light diffusers, skin smoothers, and refined silicone and high def ingredients to help maximize the staying power of foundation and smooth out imperfections.

There are different primers I carry in my kit: MAC prep and prime, NARS primer, NARS Pro, Primer, and ARBONNE facial primer.

Each on works differently and have different emollients for different textures and needs.

For the most part stick to MAC prep and prime. It's has a silicone base, moisturizes and has tiny light diffusers that u can actually see or as IFBB Amy Lee Martin and I call it "sparkle-ies" and it's a super high def power.

I carry NARS because is super hydrating and very sheer. It has great high def power

The NARS Pro comes in a one inch by one inch compact. It is a solid cream and designed to reduce the appearance of fine lines. I use this primer on the eye area and fine lines around the mouth.

Arbonne face primer, is my favorite. It's silky smooth (ZOHAN lol!) seriously! It's satin finish and has long wear power and smoothes out imperfections to the max. It's nice and thick with a lightweight feel.

Then the trusty eye primers! Eye primers hold eyeshadows on tight for creaseless long lasting power. I love my mac paint pots. I've also tried the urban decay potion but I really love my paint pots and/or liners.

Apply primer to entire face before starting your makeup application. Use paint pots or eye primer before starting eyes. For those with dry skin use a little oil control mac lotion along with primer blend in palms of hand and apply to entire face.

Stay tuned for my next blog: "Stage Makeup 101: Eyeshadows to use or not to use color, that is the question.

J Zubire The Makeup Artist

Stage Makeup 101: Part 2 how to get clear skin!

So in my last blog I talked about toners. Here is a quick and natural facial mask and toner you can make at home to help you combat acne prone skin, acne scars and dry skin.

The facial mask can be used up to 7-10 days prior to your competition date. The toner can be used daily or every other day throughout your entire contest prep and post!

It's quick easy and you make it at home using the following ingredients: Apple Cider Vinegar, sugar, honey, and green tea!

Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV): those of us in the health and fitness industry love it's amazing benefits. Well when used in this mask and toner, the alpha hydroxy and amino acids help dissolve dead skin cells and fatty deposits in the skin. Its PH balance and helps unclog pores.

Sugar: helps exfoliate

Honey: it's a natural treatment for acne. It reduces redness and swelling!

Green tea: another favorite of our it detoxified the skin and repairs cells

Facial mask
1tsp ACV, 7 tsp sugar, 1tsp honey, 2 tsp green tea
Stir into a cement constancy use about 2 tsps full and store the rest in a jar refrigerate up to 3 weeks. Apply 2 tsp to face with a cotton ball. Using circular motions and fingertips gently massage mask for 3-5 min. Leave on for 10 min then rinse of. Use 1-2 times a week.

Toner
1part ACV 3parts green tea 1tsp olive oil (oil optional)
If it's too strong for sensitive skin use 5 part ratio 1part green tea 4 parts tea

Shake in jar and apply with a cotton ball my don't rub tap! Store in fridge and use daily.

I promise you will have softer smoother skin with less visible acne for those with extreme acne and for those with mild less episodes during competition prep!

Oh FYI use at night because ACV has a real pungent smell and don't use regular vinegar it's distiller and too hard on your skin. We are trying to get rid of acne not make it worse!

Stay tuned to Stage Makeup 101!
Thanks everyone!
J Zubire The Makeup Artist

STAGE MAKEUP 101: Part 1

So I felt the need to start blogging over the last 6 years doing stage makeup in the fitness industry I've seen it all!

If had to color correct or fix all sorts of problems! So my adventures and learning experiances. Here are a couple of must dos to have a good experience with stage makeup whether someone is doing it or it's a do-it-yourself weekend.

Basic PRE rules:

Peels, facials etc.: when it comes to this subject rule of thumb is if your 2 weeks away don't do it prior to 2weeks out from your competition is fine. The reason for this is your body is going thru some extremes and in some cases your ph balance is off and or more vulnerable to getting sick so that means yup... More breakouts!

Ever wonder why your makeup is patchy some areas are darker than others? Well, there are 3 reasons but the first one is usually the culprit. The use of glycolic peels even the at home kinds strips layers of dead skin and one can't visually see where the peel worked better than in other areas of your face. Normally around the forehead area it peels of more dead skin because the skin is firmer and you probably rubbed over it a few times more than checks or jaw.

The next reason is your TAN! Yup "but J I didn't spray tan my face like you told me too!" I know it is called overspray. There is often a lot of overspray in the air in a tanning room or when the tech is tanning you they taper up through your neck and they don't release the trigger until it's at your jawbone so the residue in the gun gets blown on your face. Ah-ha! (I used to work for PROTAN, this is how I know the in's and out's of tanning & I know why people turn green!)

Solution, if u can cover your face while u tan, do it! If not wash your face immediately or use a cold cream to wipe the overspray off your face!

The third reason is actually one you dont ever think about.  When you use foundation and have been wearing it all day long you can't tell that its patchy because its in the same color of your natural skin color.  When you wear a color to match your tan that;s not your natural color so if it starts wearing off you can definatley tell and you will see patchyness all over.  Some women with good skin hold product better than others.  So please ladies if you look at some one elses makeup I did and its still flawless don't blame me blame thier great skin!

Next step very important! After washing your face use a TONER! This restores the natural ph of your skin. The week of the show and after you wash your face and before your makeup application apply a facial toner. This will help from your skin going patchy!

I recommend NARS toner, MAC toner or Keihls. Also stay tunned to my blog I will give you a HOW-TO on a at home mask and toner treatment that will leave your face flawless for your competition.

Eyebrows!

Yes eyebrow is a must topic for stage makeup.  Please follow my blog/twitter for grooming detail.

So there's nothing like working on a client only to discover wax lines! Ugh! Flawless makeup application then those nasty little lines comes out! Which leads me to ask when u got your eyebrows done "oh like 2 days ago" and the look on my faces causes them to reply with am alarmed "WHY?!" well hunny u have wax lines...

So ladies if you must get your eyebrows done please get them done also 1 1/2 wks to 2 wks out and pluck any strays.  If you are down to the week of the show then get them threaded! Threading is also the best way to groom you eyebrows since you dont over pull the sensitive skin around the eye area.

So here is part 1, I will wrap up the pre prep must do's and dont's tomorrow ...stay tuned!

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About J Zubire The Makeup Artist

Hi Everyone I would like to invite everyone to follow my blog!

I felt the need to start a blog after numerous clients asked me to. This blog will be dedicated to my adventures as a Makeup Artist, my trips cross country, where I will be next, HOW TO’s on makeup, My opinion, makeup reviews, product reviews and everything else related to makeup and my life as a makeup artist.

I started as a makeup artist back in 2003 when I worked as a manager at the Victoria Secret Beauty counter. Yes, before there was a PINK store there was VS Beauty.
I have done numerous weddings in the Houston area, and all kinds of gigs as a makeup artist.  I have had some great adventures and many more to come I’m sure.

I got into the Fitness Industry around 2004.  I got thrown into it and I tried leaving but it sucks me back in.  I actually competed in 2000, in my very first figure show yeah weird it was more like what bikini is now and I did not like it.  Although, I love everything about the industry I cannot seem to get on stage since then.  So I just make everyone beautiful.  In 2004, I met Adela Garcia which I looked up to and not only do I have the privilege to be her personal makeup artist I am blessed to have her as my best friend and a big fan of my work.  Along the way I have served over 50+ IFBB Pros (I stopped counting after 50 lol).  I consider myself an industry leader in stage makeup.  I don’t think I’m better than anyone out there but I am truly knowledgeable about product.  The reason I feel I’m a leader is because everything changes and evolves and in order to not become obsolete one must change and therefore I pride myself to be a MAC Makeup Artist and take pride in all the other trips I make across the country to take workshops, classes, etc.

I love what I do that’s why I think there is an immense room for me to still keep growing the last 8 years is not enough……

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