Sarah's Senior Shoot

     This past Sunday, I worked with Kendall Turner Photography for one of her babysitter's senior photo sessions. Sarah plays sports, never wears makeup, always has her hair up, and most of all- hates taking pictures. What Kendall and I wanted to do though, was to show her that even the smallest ounce of makeup and putting a few curls in her hair wouldn't change her, but would only enhance her natural beauty for her pictures. And it certainly did. Here are a few of my favorite pictures from that day,...

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Vlogging 101

So I recently posted my first beauty vlog (video-blog) to Youtube, all about drugstore makeup and how to stay beautiful on a budget. It was a super fun video to make, however I went in totally blind to the vlogging process. I started out at nine in the morning, heading out to Walmart to pick up a few products to show off in my video, got home around nine-thirty, and started the recording process. The first video was thirty-five minutes long. Yikes. It was mostly my rambling, forgetting what I was going to say, and then a few dirty words from frustration. I didn't even try to edit that one. The second through sixth tries...

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A Clean Brush is a Happy Brush

For my first real blog post, I've decided to write about the importance of clean brushes and the products I've used to clean them! As a makeup artist, I have a LOT of brushes. These are just a few from my mass collection. (PSA- you can never have too many brushes) I clean my makeup kit brushes every day just because it's important to keep excellent hygiene for my customers. Not only does the makeup mix and get "gunky" on the brush, but it also transfers dead skin cells and oils from person to person. Yuck. Would you honestly want...

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Welcome!

To whomever is reading this,  Hello! Thank you for taking the time to come check out my blog. This is the first time I've ever done something like this- writing a public blog- but I hope you enjoy my rambling.  First, let me start by introducing myself. My name is Allison Isbell (maiden name Shrum), and I am a professionally trained makeup artist! I graduated from the advanced program at the Academy of Make Up Arts in Nashville, Tennessee. I then married my best friend and moved to southern New Mexico to my first Air Force base! It's been a big change, not only location-wise, but also adjusting to this new...

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