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    Jim Schweitzer Cowlicks. I have 'em. I hate 'em. They don't even behave in the face of heavy-duty product, instead demanding to stand apart from the crowd and be themselves, in all their nonconformist, sticking-straight-out "glory." I've pretty much given up, unless you have a better idea.

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    Marie LeVoir Ljosenvoor What do you do about very fine very curly hair that is perpetually snarly and breaks when brushed? How do you make 15 year olds' hands look like old lady hands in a theatrical production?

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    Stephanie Whiterabbit I seem to have lost alot of my curl after moving to CA. I think it is due to the non-existant humidity. Any recommendations on what to do?

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    Brett Dorrian Artistry Studios Jim- it depends on your hair length as well as product. Most creams and pomades help tremendously in terms of adding weight and general texture to the cowlick to coax it into place. However, for the really stubborn ones, that is a job for your barber or stylist. They should be able to design a haircut (or growing out) plan that will help camouflage your cowlick into the look. Also, in general, longer hair naturally helps them tame because of the added weight and length- or at least gives the appearance of being more tame.

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    Marie- Curly hair is naturally dry and fine hair is prone to breakage and tangles. There are a few things to help out with this...make sure you're using a mild (sulfate-free if possible) shampoo and moisturizing conditioner. You can also ...add in a moisturizing gel to your wet hair routine. Also look for alcohol free products. Wood combs are better than plastic since the seam in plastic tools can also snag the hair. If you use a brush, use a plastic pin brush, not a bristle brush. Try to also only go through it when wet, not dry. Once in a while you can add some jojoba oil to it as a natural conditioner. If you want to be extra special, you can actually start sleeping on a satin pillowcase as well.See More

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    Marie - part deux- there are a few techniques good for aging. Cheap and easy is a "paint and powder" technique using your standard cream bases (like Ben Nye) and painting the highlights and shadows, blending, and powdering to help with wri...nkles. You can go a step further and get an alcohol palette (like Reel Creations or Temptu has one- activated with alcohol) to play with painting veins, and speckling age spots. If you want to take it one step further, get some old age latex and stipple on some layers over the paint and powder, like 2-3, while you stretch the skin. Let it dry all the way. And when you let it go, it tightens together like leather. Powder over for shine.See More

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    Brett Dorrian Artistry Studios Stephanie- This one is a doozy! :) Hair changing texture can have a bit to do with weather and switching up hair product to lock in the moisture more. However, many studies have shown that it can also be due to genetics and hormones. Also, excessive heat from a blow dryer or flat iron could damage the hair with lasting effects when it's naturally curly.

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Ask the Expert: Brett - New Makeup Show Tip of the Week

This one goes out to the artists out there- great new article posted by the Makeup Show for their tip of the week:

http://www.themakeupshow.com/the-makeup-show-blog/?p=717

Tip of the Week: Applying and Carrying The Right Foundations

Posted on December 1, 2010 by The Makeup Show

One of the most important decisions a makeup artist can make is deciding what foundations to carry in a kit and what foundations to use on a client.  Do not get caught up in the consumer mindset when making the choice of what you will carry with you. Know your clientele and keep them in mind while you build your kit.  Think about these simple tips, and you will save yourself a lot of money and make the right assessment in each situation.  When choosing which colors to carry, do not fall into the consumer trap of thinking you need to match a color straight from the bottle to the complexion. Mixing colors together until you get the perfect match is what separates the makeup artist from the makeup technician. If you have three yellow and three pink tone foundations in light, medium and dark shades in each type of foundation you carry, you will be able to mix and match each color to customize. I also carry primary colors white, brown and black pigment to deepen, darken or lighten any shade I need.  Think about formulation and why and when you would choose them.  Liquid foundations tend to be light to medium coverage.  Cream foundations tend to be the most versatile and can be sheered out or layered on for a range of coverage.  Powder foundations tend to be versatile in coverage depending on application, but traditionally it delivers a matte finish.  Mineral identified makeup lines have come a long way and can be an easy addition to any kit.  Always think about the base ingredients of the product you carry and make sure you have what you need to achieve any look. Oil base foundations can be made more matte by adding powder or dewier by adding moisturizer. Water bases tend to dry down fast but works well for sensitive skin. Silicone base foundations are difficult to make matte since silicon always returns to shine, but they are great for making skin look luminous.

Now look at your kit and ask yourself, if you have what you need for any situation, or if you are carrying way too much?

Ask the Expert: Stephanie - Favorite Vintage Reds

Stephanie found gold (or rather red)!

Your favorite vintage reds have arrived- Lancome launched a new line- great to find that PERFECT red!

http://media.onsugar.com/files/2010/10/40/5/1020/10207881/a27b0e425cde0a1b_LAbsoluRouge_VintageReds.preview.jpg

Ask the Expert: Doryne - Changing the World with Skincare

(Helpful article found and supported by Doryne)

 By Jane Wurwand - Founde/Owner of Dermalogica

 No thinking person will deny the fact that the world is in need of healing.  But, where to begin?  The question and the task are more than merely daunting.  The skin, far more so than the eyes, is the window to the soul, or certainly, to the being of a person.  Genetics, environment, nutrition, hormonal activity; every aspect of health, every nuance of experience and mood present themselves in the living epidermis.

So my suggestion is that, rather than starting world-healing on the macro level, the micro level needs to be taken care of first.  Begin with the skin.  My experience of the past three decades suggests that professional skin care is a healing force, in more than one sense.

A client's skin tells the spa professional a great deal about her world.  Consider how the relationship between the spa professional and the client begins; they lay their living skin upon the client's naked skin-naked hands upon naked face.  This sort of social touching is essential to civilization, in my opinion.  It is nonsexual and nonthreathening, but today, is virtually illegal in the industrialized world.  For example, any workplace attorney will tell you that casual touch on the job can land you in court.  The most essential component of humanity-touching-has been all but eradicated from a person's daily identity.

When the skin is touched, the brain responds.  Resuming that the touch is favorable, a cascade of feel-good chemicals rush through the neurons. Endorphins, dopamine, and serotonin flood the brain, balancing out cortisol levels-that twitchy, nasty stress hormone.  Most powerful in this outpouring is the soothing, grounding brain chemical called oxytocin, the antithesis of cortisol.

Considering that the spa profession is mainly made up of women - female therapists caring for female clients - triggering oxytocin may be much of the reason that women continue to seek out beauty services, regardless of the economy or other circumstances. This is evident in Afghanistan, Rwanda and other places where salons and beauty schools fearlessly spring up out of the rubble of war.  Women need, want and demand the reassurance of the touch from other women, and this touch is the beginning of the rebuilding of community.

Health and beauty services are some of the few contexts in which touching between strangers is still socially acceptable.  Some in the spa community believe that, for hygienic reasons, skin care treatments should be given wearing disposable latex gloves, as though one were working at a chicken-processing factory.  This would nearly defeat the purpose.

The skin is a person's point of contact with the world.  Given the power of skin, it's no surprise to me that the care of skin is a huge business.  In this way, the spa professional is a healing force in a fiscal- as well as physical -sense, especially to women.

The skin care industry offers women tremendous oppertunities for creating financial independence and personal wealth, especially right now. In the July 2010 article from The Atlantic, "The End of Men," written by contributing editor Hanna Rosinthe, She states that the current economic recession places new emphasis upon social, emotional intelligence, tolerance, compromise, consensus and collarborative communication; working styles that are typically assiciated with women.

This also ties into one of this year's most astonishing books, Half the Sky:Turning Opperssion into Oppertunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. Simply, the authors make an undeniable case for the significance of women-owned business in terms of enriching and preserving human life on Earth. The end of Men? I hope not!  After all, men share our human skin.  But we now bear witness to the tipping point for women in terms of economic world power. And every woman who works with skin is part of this unstoppable shift for the better. We can literally change the world with our bare hands.

- Jane Wurwand is the founder and owner of Dermalogica, Dermalogica Skin Treatment Centers worldwide, and the International Dermal Institute.

Employment Opportunities

The studio is getting busier and busier everyday!

The following positions are open to apply to at anytime:

Makeup Artist
Hair Stylist
Marketing/PR
Administration

If you think you have a talent to share and can illustrate why you're a good fit, by all means, shoot over a resume

You never know when the right place and right time will be, and there are always opportunities to filter new folks into our team.  I will be honest, you need to have talent, a lot of heart, and thrive in a group atmosphere to fit with the caliber of hand-selected artists we consist of.

For artists, we can consider custom advanced training through the studio to get you up to par on skill areas you may be lacking that may be preventing you from applying.  New artists will automatically have to go through assisting for senior artists for a period of time before moving up.  And if you're really, really new, you can inquire about shadowing opportunities to get your feet wet.  Please contact me directly to inquire about those options.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Cheers,

Brett

Owner/Lead Artist
brett@brettdorrianartistrystudios.com

p.s.  I have seriously considered jackets for us...or at least really, really cool buttons.  We're kind of a club.  :)

White Saturday Sale!

Forget Black Friday- we’re having a White Saturday Sale!

Stop by the Semple Mansion tomorrow 11/27 from 10am-3pm for AMAZING sales from all of the wedding/event vendors for our White Saturday Sale!

Check out www.whitesaturdaysale.com for more details!

10-40% off of various items around the mansion.  No tickets or entrance fees required- just come to shop, enjoy music, snacks, and drinks on us.  Check out our site for the sale at www.whitesaturdaysale.com to get the specifics on the sales for your wedding or event (everything from makeup/hair, flowers, stationary, planning, to couture sample dresses starting at under $300).

Brett Dorrian Artistry Studios is offering 10% off of holiday gift certificates (personal/group lessons, custom organic airbrush tanning sessions, skincare consultations, event/portrait/engagement/boudoir... styling, and more!) and 10% off of new bridal contracts for the entire bridal party!

Cheers!

Press Release

Press Release
For Immediate Release:
Contact: Robb Leer 612.701.0608
MEDIA ALERT

What: Grand Opening Gala for Brett Dorrian Artistry Studios, located within Minneapolis’ Historic Semple Mansion, one of Minneapolis’ premiere bridal venues. The Gala offers the public an inside look at the studio’s services which include beauty makeup and hair for weddings, special events, fashion and print media.

When: Wednesday, November 3, 2010, 7:00pm to 9:00p.m.
Media welcome anytime!

Where: The Historic Semple Mansion, 100 W. Franklin Ave., Suite 104, Minneapolis, MN 55404

Who: Owner/Artist Brett Dorrian is a Minnesota native who has more than 10 years of professional experience as a multi-media makeup artist- with credits in film, television, commercial, print, fashion, runway, theater, special effects, design, instruction, and more.

About Dorrian Artistry Studios
Brett Dorrian Artistry Studios is located within the Historic Semple Mansion in Minneapolis. The first-of-its-kind studio specializes in beauty makeup and hair for bridal, event, fashion, and print; however, it offers various services to the production world and to private clients, depending on the artist. Owner Brett Dorrian says that the aim of her business to welcome everyday women
to her studio and let them take part in makeup and hair services that haven’t been available locally until now. “We want to show clients that as media makeup artists we have the skill-set to go beyond the basics. We have the ability to make each client’s experience unique and memorable,” she said.

Dorrian and her staff of professional media makeup artists have more than 25 years of combined training including, makeup, hair, pre and post-production, lighting and special effects. The studio also offers pre-wedding beauty services, such as: spray tanning, skin care consultations and plans, bachelorette party packages, boudoir and engagement session styling, and individual or group lessons.

Schedule a Dorrian Demo
Media Editors and Producers; Brett and her team of top models are available to all local media outlets to provide demonstrations of her artistry and the very latest in makeup trends and hair styles to your audiences. The change of any new season presents an opportunity to showcase what’s hip and what’s not. For more details click on www.brettdorrianartistry.com or send an email to brett@brettdorrianartistry.com or call 651.253.3559.