My 1st IMATS was great. It took about 4 hours to get to Mississauga, ON Canada(suburb of Toronto). I arrived Friday evening and checked into my hotel. My mom and I decided to drive around and check the area out. I decided to checkout the MAC Pro in the area. The MAC Pro in Chicago is the closest one to me besides the one on Queen Street. I finally got a chance to see The Bay store also. It is very nice. The whole mall was gorgeous. I love the way it is designed. I also love the food court being on the upper level.
MAC Pro store is very nice even thougt I didn't get a chance to see the area where the pro products are located. I will have to do that next time. I noticed that one of the MUAs in the store had on some fabulous looking makeup. We were walking thru and I didn't a chance to find out what colors she had on.
The next day I work up early and arrived at the show around 8:30 am. The parking lot had at least 30-40 cars on the side that I entered. Lines were already formed to pick up tickets. As soon I walked in, I saw the fabulous Deepa Berar. She has a great blog and Youtube channel. She looks just as fab in person as she does in her videos and is so nice. I entered into the show and headed straight for MUFE. I had to see what deals they had. The booth was already crowded and it wasn't even 9:00am yet, lol. I didn't purchase anything from MUFE. I have enough for now, but I should have bought the flash palette. It was only $62 and I may never find it again unless on ebay way over priced.
I checked out all the other booths, and tested some products at Temptu while watching Dani Fonseca do a demo on a potential customer. Dani looked like she had no foundation on(She had on Temptu of course) and her skin looked flawless. MAC Pro was not selling any products, but they were signing up people for the Pro discount card on site and talking about the student kits. You could actually go to the local Pro store and purchase products the same day with the discount! The MUA I saw the previous day was there. I headed over to Crown brush booth and purchased a few brushes for my kit before heading to hear my 1st speaker. I didn't plan to see Kandee Johnson speak because she was having a Youtube Guru Q&A. I was at the show mainly for skills and technique workshops. I decided to get in the long line to hear her speak because I do like her channel and personality. I am glad I did.
Kandee mentioned she condensed her kit down to her Zuca and normally carries 5 foundations and concealer to get rid of redness. She was asked who was her favorite MUAs and of course Kevyn Aucoin, Scott Barnes, and Topolino was named. She likes artist who think outside the box. Makeup is an art form, fun and has no rules to her. I agree with her view on makeup and her favorite MUAs. She gave an inspiring speech and then had a meet and greet at Makeup Artist Magazine booth where she was giving away Cover FX, Dinar Airbrush and many other items.
I had to look up Topolino.
"He is a self-taught, conceptual, make up artist who hailed from the late 80s. He has produced influential, visionary work for Alexander McQueen and Philip Treacy. He’s inspired by everything, from trash to insects."
KJ Bennett as some call him is amazing, down to earth, and loves what he does. He talked about using quality tools regardless of price(you can find great tools from low to high prices). He also talked about durable makeup, creating makeup looks that last. He stated even if the model/client states they have moisturized, etc., it is still best to start with a clean face so that the makeup will be durable/lasting. He also talked about using the right makeup cleaner to clean up the eye area, etc. so that when applying concealer and foundation later they will not crease. He used extra primer(Cover FX primer) to remove any fallout, etc. Even though he his serious about his career in makeup, he stated makeup is fun and we should have fun doing makeup. He explained so much to us while creating a flawless look on the model.
Before the Student Competition Award Show, I headed over to Royal & Langnickel Brush Mfg. booth to purchase some the brushes he mentioned and were using. The booth was busy and at first I could not find the brushes I was looking for. Much to my surprise who walks over to assist me, while he is already assisting others... none other than the man himself, KJ Bennett. I mention that I was in his workshop and that I was looking for some of the brushes he was using. He finds all of them for me and even converses for a minute. It was a great pleasure finally meeting him and being able to sit in not one but two of his workshops. I hope I get a chance to sit in on a master class that he teaches for the Makeup Show or another IMATS.
Stay tuned for part 5... continuation of Day 1 of IMATS.....
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