how I got into the eye & lip business is an out growth of my artisan jewelry making, hawked on line, but never to see much money. why? well, everyone has an artisan necklace for sale, and it's a bit behind the fashion anyway (but I continue with my gemstones). anyhow, I found listing designer makeup on one site is much more lucritive than any jewelry, anywhere. why is that? what could be the problem here, when women always loved jewelry? because people still want designer names. young woman without a lot of money going to college want to open... Continue reading

had a photo shoot. it was an informal one with a tripod and a timed camera. but it required me to get up and put on a face full of make up, which I did not want to do. I have had a chalk white complexion for weeks now because of problems, you know, problems, but then it hit me: since I'm a purveyor of designer cosmetics, I had stuff to make me a beauty again. I wasn't my real beautiful self, but the make up helped. I smiled for the camera, and we do it the old fashion way:... Continue reading