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I recently worked with the stunning and so sweet Nicole Murphy for the couples issue of L’uomo Vogue.  I love the image they chose of her and Michael Strahan and thought I’d share.  The makeup was very natural and fresh – a great look for Nicole!

Bria Murphy (pic below) is Nicole’s and Eddie Murphy’s daughter. She’s gorgeous and super sweet too!  I did her makeup for the Grammy’s last month and we went for a subtle look on her as well.

As many of you know, Im a big fan of Josie Maran Cosmetics.  A few days ago, while in LA I went over to glam Josie up for the Global Green USA Pre Oscar Party.  I did her makeup using only Josie Maran products and we even filmed the whole makeup application for you!   Stay tuned for the makeup video/tutorial!  Xo Mario

As a lot of you all know, I flew out to LA to work on Season 4 of Keeping Up With The Kardashians.  It was a season full of drama, excitement, tears and everything in between. I feel fortunate to have been there to witness Khloe’s marriage to Lamar and Kourt’s pregnancy.  I cant forget Kim’s Vegas birthday! (LOL) The Kardashian girls are truly beautiful inside and out and I had an amazing time glamming them up everyday for over two months.  Kourt – thanks for being the best pregnant woman I’ve ever worked on.  Khloe – thanks for the endless laughs and Kim, my muse – thanks for continuing to inspire me everyday.

I hope you all enjoyed watching the season as much as I enjoyed both watching and working it!   Im so excited to watch the finale tonight on E! because I know it’s going to be sooo good!  Im also sad because Sunday nights wont be the same until next season. Let me know what you think of the finale!  XoXo Mario

Hey guys!  Im so excited to be back working and blogging in this new year, 201o!  I took some time off to relax, spend time with family and friends and to be creative.  I worked on some fashion editorials and I also had my apartment painted, organized everything (including makeup closets), got rid of some old things.  I basically re-did my whole place.  I feel like a new person.    I hope that you all had a great holiday as well.

My new year resolutions are to be more consistent with training at the gym,  blog more often, give back as much as I can and to make time for myself to rest and be creative.  What are your resolutions??

Here are a couple of behind the scenes pics from a shoot I recently worked on.  You can see that she has no brows – I covered her eyebrows completely with a technique I learned years ago.  I will post the images of this shoot when they come out.

Xo Mario

Hey guys!  I recently had the chance to meet and work with the gorgeous Toni Ko,  founder and creater of NYX Cosmetics!  We had a great time shooting a few different looks on her.  NYX sent me this amazing makeup kit filled with tons of NYX products.  Check out the pic above of the kit!  If you’re not familiar with the product, you should definitely look into it.  NYX is quality makeup but very affordable.  Aside from their fun colors and amazing eyelashes, I love  the sleek packaging!  I just used the Ultimatum eyeshadow on a shoot and it’s a must-have for sure!  Xo  Mario

The one thing in this shoot that’s not ‘wild’ is the makeup -  and it doesn’t always have to be!  I was excited when I first saw the models, Julia and Michelle (IMG) on set that day.  Their look was perfect for a very natural, matte makeup!

Collaborating on fashion editorials and helping create a look for a story is one of the best and most creative things about being a makeup artist.  This story was photographed by Bell Soto in NYC and  David Widjaja is responsible for the fashion styling.  I’ve worked with David a few times and always love his work.   The hair was done by Davide of the Davide Torchio Salon.  Check out VEGAS magazine here.   Xo Mario

She’s a former mega model turned renowned DJ and  she’s one of my favorite faces to paint!  Sky Nellor is gorgeous.  I met Sky a few years ago through my freind, hairstylist Ricardo Rojas who recommended I do her makeup for a New York Times feature.  After using an image of her today for my TWIP of the day, I figured I’d show you some more images of our work together.

This Vegas Magazine shoot was my first cover with Sky and my first time working with photographer Sante D’Orazio.  Ricardo Rojas styled the hair on all images above.  Stylist was Rebecca Weinberg.  Hope you like it!  Xo Mario

This is my freind Jessica that I used to practice on when I first started in makeup at 17 years old.  I’ll never forget this shoot because it was my first shoot ever!  I remeber she was laying on the kitchen floor as I was holding a lightbulb over her face while my freind Stephan took the pictures.  I think I used a clay mask all over her face to get that texture.  At the time, Sephora used to make these lipsticks that came in every color imaginable and I used them on her eyes and lips, LOL.  Then theres the butterfly.  Then theres the chunk of glitter right on the hairline.  Good times!

Today is Adrienne Bailon’s Birthday!  You all know that I obviously love working with Adrienne – she’s a total makeup girl, sweet, and SO funny.  I was laughing the whole time I was putting these images together remembering the crazy things that we talk about.  Adrienne I love you and have the best birthday ever *minerva*  Xo Mario

To get the sexy nude lip that I gave Kim last night for her birthday, use Ravishing Lipstick by MAC.  Finish it off by adding MAC lip glass in Florabundance.  Xo Mario

Want to get the rest of the face?  Leave a comment to let me know!