The Makeup Show Recap (Very Pic Heavy)

I wanted to share with you my pictures and experience at The Makeup Show Orlando two weeks ago. I went to the show last year, and this year it was even bigger and better than before.

The Makeup Show experience for me is really an informative one. I'm a hobby blogger. I work hard on my blog, but my career and long-term interests are not with the cosmetic industry. I know it may not seem like The Makeup Show is really fit for me, but I get a lot out of it.  The Makeup Show really opens my eyes to very welcoming, creative, passionate, and innovative brands and artists across this country.

This was like a backstage opportunity to see what really goes into a brand. Every booth I passed I encountered people who were so excited and passionate about their products. That is something I highly respect. Even though my dreams in life maybe different, to see others pursuing and sharing their dream with others is highly inspiring and admirable.

Through The Makeup Show I learned and discovered a lot of amazing products that I will be adding to my arsenal! I found better products to replace ones I was unhappy with and totally new products I'm excited to try. Nails also had a bigger role this year. There were a handful of brands who had nail polish lines which was very exciting for me to see!

The show not only features brand booths, but also has incredible seminars with even more incredible speakers. Some of the highlighted speakers were Billy B., Sutan Amrull, Toby Sells, Sharon Gualt, Johnny Lavoy, and Kathy Aragon.

Ready to be blasted with some photos?

The show started off with the blogger preview headed up by James Vincent!

At the preview received some blogger goodies!

 On to the pretties!

Amerikan Body Art pigments & glitters for frankenpolish

Gleam by Melanie Mills Body Radiance

Crown Brush

 Cult Nails

 Gratobian Glitters

 Inglot Nail Stripers

 Mehron glitters

 Body paint by Makeup For Ever Academy

 Nars

 OCC Fall Collection

 OCC Lip Tars

 OCC Nail Polish

 Stila Metals Foil Finish Eyeshadow

I came home with Cult Nails, OCC nail lacquers, Gleam Body Radiance, OCC Lip Tars, and a Frankenpolish kit by Amerikan Body Art

Here is a close up of my Frankenpolish Kit

For me, The Makeup Show is really humbling experience. I am not a pro blogger, makeup artist, or makeup addict, but The Makeup Show brings people together. I saw so many people connecting, relating, and sharing with one another based on a common interest. That is what I love most about blogging myself,connecting with you all. The Makeup Show really brought that full circle for me.

I really enjoyed the show this year and it was a great experience! Many thanks to Melody and James Vincent of The Makeup Show for welcoming bloggers to their amazing event.

Happy Friday!

The Makeup Show Orlando

Two posts in one day? This is what happens when you have a bazillion things on your plate, forget how to manage your blog schedule, and are a terrible multi-tasker!

I wanted to mention I will be attending The Makeup Show Orlando this year. If you remember, I attended last year and had a great time.

The Makeup Show features amazing brands like Dermalogica, OCC, OFRA, Nars, Makeup For Ever, and so forth. The show will have over 50 exhibitors this year!

This show is predominantly makeup, but they had few awesome nail products, like Cult Nails who will be returning this year. These OCC nail lacquers have me drooling too!

What I really enjoyed about this show is how informative it is. I'm not someone who plans to have career in the makeup industry or blog professionally on it, but I learned so much about the passion and dedication people have for this industry. That was one of the highlights for me.. Of course, I love ooohing and ahhing over all the beautiful products, but to see so many people come together to share their love and educate others in this field is very admirable and inspiring. 

I look forward to being able to share my experience from the show with you all this weekend. I will be Instagraming photos, so be on the look out. I'll also being do a write up on the blog afterwards. 

If you're curious about The Makeup Show you can find more information on their website.

The Makeup Show Orlando (Extremely Pic Heavy)

Imperfectly Painted headed to The Makeup Show Orlando this past weekend. I have never been to anything like this before, so it was a very new and eye opening experience. I have to admit prior to going I was very intimidated. I'm just a casual nail blogger, I do not have a background in the beauty industry, and I'm not blogging professionally. I did not want to seem as if I did not belong or feel out of place. Thankfully, as soon as I attended the blogger preview and was surrounded by my blogging friends my fears subsided. This beauty industry is full of amazingly talented, creative, and welcoming people! They were really appreciative of all of us bloggers there, and recognized how we are an asset in this industry.

The weekend started with Saturday where us bloggers had a special blogger preview..just for us!

We were welcomed by the lively, funny, and amazing, James Vincent- one of the directors of The Makeup Show and a makeup artist himself.

He explained to us his background, the details of the show, and all of the talented speakers and makeup artists who would be there. My favorite part of this is when James revealed to us what his favorite TV show was. It's the Golden Girls! That is my favorite TV show too! That made me giddy!

The Makeup Show also graciously put together some amazing swag bags for us.

Then we had three surprise pop-in visitors come in--Koren Zander of Enkore Makeup, Elessa Jade of Pursebuzz. I'm just nail blogger here, but I definitely know these two! I was an avid Youtube viewer before I was a blogger, and it's amazing how these people have made a business out of their love for all things beauty.

Elessa showed us some of her makeup brushes.

Koren shared with us some of his upcoming products.

We also had AJ Crimson of Kissable Couture stop in and show us his new foundation line.

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This was a great preview! It really helped me ease into the weekend and was very informative. There is so much passion these people have for this industry and it absolutely shows. I am always impressed and inspired by people doing what they love, and this was a perfect example.

Below is the assortment of goodies we got in our swag bags! We received products from Zuca, Embryolisse, Crown Brush , Stila, Makeup For Ever, Smashbox, and Senna Cosmetics.

The next two days Sunday and Monday were all dedicated to the actual show. The show was crazy! I mean crazy in a good way though. There tons and tons of people and a lot to explore. I admit I was a bit overwhelmed, and I could of done a better job of taking more photos. It was a lot to take in though, so I did the best I could.

Senna Cosmetics

Inglot

Crown Brushes

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics--Woo hoo! Nail polish!

Magnolia Makeup

On Sunday, they also had a blogger panel. This is where some of our Central Florida Beauty Bloggers--Phyrra, Clumps of Mascara, and Let Them Have Polish answered great questions about being a beauty  blogger.

One of the highlights from the show was that Cult Nails had a booth there! I got to help on at the booth on Sunday and Monday. It was a blast. I loved it! Nail polish is my thing (duh), and I have a lot of Cult Nails products so it was fun to share that with so many interested people at the show. It was very much my element, and I found it very rewarding. I'm so thankful Maria let me and the other bloggers help her out, and I hope the experience was very successful for her.

Look at all the Cult Nails polishes!

Here are some of the things I purchased at the show..

Enkore Makeup Brush Roll, OCC nail polishes in Grandma & Chlorophyll, Kissable Couture lip glosses in Johnny, Glamour, and Mysterious, Cult Nails Charlatan, Tied Up, & Nevermore, Makeup For Ever Invisible Cover HD Foundation, Amerikan Body Art  Franken-Polish Suspension Base (so cool!), and I received Cult Nails upcoming Behind Closed Doors collection to review.

Overall, I am so grateful for the experience I had at The Makeup Show. It was really one of the best adventures I've had. I enjoyed seeing people in their element and living their life passion. That is something that is meaningful to me. While, I do not see myself in the beauty industry personally, as a blogger who loves beauty products and just as a human I have so much respect for people who do what they love. It was also so wonderful to be surrounded by so many friends I have made through blogging. They have really changed my life, and made me feel a part of something special. Many thanks to The Makeup Show for allowing bloggers to be a part of their show and for welcoming us with open arms!

Below is a list of the bloggers who attended the show. There are some of them who have posts up about The Makeup Show already, but many of them will be adding their posts soon so please check back!

Pretty Little Bottles
brikasia
Clumps of Mascara
Phyrra
Let Them Have Polish
Cult Nails
Beauty Judy
Beauty by LaRenda
Make Me Up In HD
niftyBa
Judixo
Libby's Pink Vanity
Ivory and Olive
Lipstick Mixtapes
Orlando Fashion Society
Once Bitten
Lit From Within
Mina Slater

Happy Wednesday!