Meet Madonna's Makeup Artist Gina Brooke

Madonna’s makeup artist and shu uemura Artistic Director Gina Brooke is making several personal appearances to share her celebrity tips and tricks with women across the country.

Gina has also done makeup for Gwen Stefani ,Cindy Crawford and more as well as being on tour with Madonna

Of course we also know how amazing shu uemura makeup can be. In the next round of appearances, Gina will be nearish to me, and I hope I can make it.

If you get to one of these events, let me know how it went.

Here's the current list of appearances :

Saturday, October 3, 2009 – SEATTLE
Nordstrom Downtown Seattle
500 Pine Street
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 628-2111
9:30am—11am – Meet and greet Gina at the brand new shu uemura counter!
12pm – 5pm – Book an appointment where you will meet Gina and get personalized recommendations for your look.
For a personalized look by Gina Brooke and to reserve your space for this exclusive appearance, simply call (206) 628-2111.
Bonus: With a $250 purchase, receive a portable brush set (while supplies last).

Saturday, October 10, 2009 – GARDEN CITY
Nordstrom Roosevelt Field
630 Old Country RoadGarden City, NY 11530(516) 746-0011
11am – 7pm– Book an appointment where you will meet Gina and get personalized recommendations for your look.
For a personalized look by Gina Brooke and to reserve your space for this exclusive appearance, simply call 516-746-0011 extension 1429.

Saturday, October 17, 2009 – NEW YORK CITY
Bloomingdales 59th Street
1000 Third Avenue
New York, NY‎ 10022
(212) 705-2000‎
11am – 7pm– Book an appointment where you will meet Gina and get personalized recommendations for your look.
For a personalized look by Gina Brooke and to reserve your space for this exclusive appearance, simply call 212-705-2000.

Saturday. November 14, 2009 – HONOLULU
Neiman Marcus Ala Moana
1450 Ala Moana Boulevard Honolulu, HI 96814(808) 951-8887
11am – 7pm – Book an appointment where you will meet Gina and get personalized recommendations for your look.
For a personalized look by Gina Brooke and to reserve your space for this exclusive appearance, simply call 808-951-8887.


Saturday, November 21, 2009 – NEW YORK CITY
Barneys Madison
660 Madison AvenueNew York, NY 10021(212) 833-2007
11am – 7pm – Book an appointment where you will meet Gina and get personalized recommendations for your look.
For a personalized look by Gina Brooke and to reserve your space for this exclusive appearance, simply call212-833-2007.

Coming soon will be personal appearances in San Francisco / Atlanta / Short Hills, New Jersey / King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.

L'Oreal True Match Foundation

L'Oreal True Match has been around for awhile but I only recently got a bottle. I've used Infallible before and liked it, but passed by True Match , thinking it might be too dewy for me.

The True Match turned out to be pretty nice. It is not matte in any way but not too dewy either. A nice, even finish that really does blend right into your skin. It's natural looking but with good coverage.

A good pick if you need to find a foundation at the mass market level. There are a lot of shades and that makes matching when you can't test easier hopefully. Plus the coverage level should suit most.

Clinique Lip Gloss Keychain for BCA Month

It's October already. That means many things, and one is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I plan to highlight just a few items for BCA and especially ones that give a larger donation and hopefully a listed monetary amount. There is uncertainty with some on featuring these items. My feeling is that if you feel more comfortable donating directly and if you want to do it all year, thats fantastic. But you may want to do good while stocking up on some favorite items as well. Thats fine , too.

I lost a beloved grandmother to this disease and anything that can help awareness/a cure is good.

One of the best BCA items is this cute Clinique lipgloss keychain. Called BCA Great Lips, Great Cause,it features 3 Long Last Glosswear SPF 15 lipglosses in Air Kiss, Hissy Fit and Whisper. It retails for $ 18.50 and $ 10.00 of your purchase( during October) goes to the BCRF( Breast Cancer Research Foundation).Thats a good size donation and who wouldn't love this?

Available only at Sephora and Sephora.com

Bobbi Brown Glitter Balm Palette - Holiday

Yes, holiday is rolling into the inbox. An early favorite- the Bobbi Brown Glitter Balm Palette. Last year these were individual balms and I loved them. They were even one of my Best of the Year picks.

They have some pigment, shine, sparkle and moisture. Missing in this palette is my beloved Copper shade, but all are nice. The Crystal Rose is looking really good in this.

One nice thing- it's very lightweight. So you could easily carry this in your bag without weighing it down too much.

All Bobbi Brown holiday is out October and I will have more items featured soon.

Glitter Balm Palette Colors:
Crystal Rose
Crystal Diamond

Pink Crystal
Crystal Gold

$ 40.00