Friday, February 24, 2012

Modern Day Belle

I can't think of a better way to conclude Black History Month in pictures except to introducing you to newlywed Paulette Ivory. Every time I look at her pictures, she reminds me of beautiful princess in a classic Disney movie.





Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Chap is Back!

Chapped lips that is. No, it's not in style... just in season. Winter season.

There are many reasons why lips begin to chafe. The obvious would be seasonal, but it could also be the result of current medical treatment, dehydration, environmental, or can even be caused by using dry longwear lip colors.

I happen to suffer from the latter this season but I rescue my lips with Bioelements Lip Buff and Instant Emollient. I use the Lip Buff because it's simply not enough to smooth over dry lips with shine. I have to first remove those embarassing dry skin flakes with an exfoliant made specifically for dry lips. The Lip Buff scrubs away dry, peeling lip skin and the Instant Emolliant is a conditioning lip treatment that prevents chapping.

For those of you that like multi-tasking beauty products, the Instant Emollient also works great as an undereye treatment as well.

Friday, February 17, 2012

Go Team!

As you know, I do makeup for all nationalities. But for this Black History month, I'd like to continue to showcase my most recent African American Brides.

This is Naomi Bandison and she had a fabulous wedding extravaganza! She began the day in a posh two-story suite at the Roosevelt Hotel and her wedding celebration was at the Ebel Theatre. Her wedding coordinator Deanna Tat of Chic Ambiance Events executed Naomi's vision; my beauty team members Chelsea Harris, Natasha Marcelina and I did the makeup; and photography was by Kim Fox.






Click here to see the rest of Deanna's work and our work captured by Kim Fox.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Say My Name, Say My Name

I'm thankful to God to receive many referrals for work. Most of the time the client will say, "My friend referred me..." or "You did my friend's wedding..." and they fail to mention the person's name. As a result I don't get the chance to say "Thank You" for the referral.

In the spirit of Valentine's Day I'm going to show some REAL LOVE by implementing a generous Referral Incentive Program wherein you will receive either 10% in cash, products or services... your choice. For example, when your referral chooses my $2100 Bridal Package, you will receive either $210 in cash, products or services.

So continue to say my name and make sure your referral says your name too (very important) when they call me so eventually you can say "Ching, Ching!"

Call me at 323-356-0125 if you have any questions or visit www.moniquepowers.com to review my services.

Gotta go, my phone is ringing!

Friday, February 10, 2012

Now THAT'S What Friends Are For

This is the beautiful Jessica Lewis. Her good friend Heide Haren found me on Google and referred her to me. Let me tell you, Heide is the kind of BFF we all need or wish we had on our wedding day! Even though she lives in Houston, she was intimately involved with the whole wedding planning process. And what can I say about Jessica? She was sooooo easy to work with making it such a pleasure to do her makeup. Also there was so much love and admiration for her in the room... I didn't want to leave! She is truly a SPECIAL gem!

Thanks again Heide for the referral! :-)


That's Heide in the middle:


Friday, February 3, 2012

It IS okay to purge!

Kerafole by Bioelements is my absolute favorite, favorite, favorite skin care product and I have the skin to prove it and the excited text messages from my clients to back me up!

Kerafole is a deep pore-purging facial mask that uncovers fresh, clear, glowing skin.

- Purges skin's impurities
- Smoothes and brightens
- Uncovers fresh, revitalized skin

It's always beneficial to use a facial mask 1-2 times a week, but with Kerafole, I always recommend that my clients initially do a power purge by using the product 7 days straight for immediate incredible results and then continue using it 1-2 times a week. When used regularly it will last for 6 months and it's great for Dry, Oily or Combination skin types.

Click here to order Kerafole or visit www.moniquepowers.com to review all my favorite products. Receive FREE SHIPPING when you phone in your order before February 15th. Call 323-356-0125 to place your order today.