I had the opportunity to work at IMATS over the weekend here in NYC with Jordan Liberty, founder of Give Good Face. Jordan is one of my favorite makeup artists so I was so fortunate to be able to work along side him during the weekend. I took some pictures of pretty much everything that was going on during IMATS. Enjoy!
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| Working with Jordan Liberty, founder of Give Good Face at IMATS NYC 2012 |
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| Jordan on set with Ashley (Ford Model) filming his HD YouTube Tutorial for Give Good Face |
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| Give Good Face shirts "It's Not A Magic Wand" sold out within 2 hours! |
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| Student Makeup Competition |
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| Naked Cosmetics |
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| YouTube Guru EnKoreMakeup at the Naked Cosmetics booth |
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| Zombie transformation |
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| YouTube Guru JulieG713 came out with her own nail polishes called "The Julie G" collection by Jessie's Girl |
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| Athena from Face Off Season 2 |
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| Inglot Lipsticks |
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| Had to visit some of my friends at the Stila booth. |
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| Steph from Stila has the fun job. |
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| Mmmm....colors. I love me some Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Lip Tar |
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| My friend Risa working at the Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetic Booth. Check out her YouTube video here. |
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| Eve Pearl |
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| Steve from NYX |
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| Jonny Sorber, photographer for Give Good Face |
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| Ty Vick |
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| Congratulations to my friends Jonny and Gi on their engagement! Who wouldn't jump for joy?!? |
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| YouTube Guru Queenofblending (Lauren) |
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| Our shoes were having a party |
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| Give Good Face booth that I worked at. Say hello to the fabulous team! |
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| Sarah and Amy Doan of Sugar Pill Cosmetics |
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| Brooke transformed into Katy Perry. Makeup by Jordan Liberty |
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| Gi jumping for joy! |
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| Sue from Face Off Season 2 |
I remember when I first made the decision to move to New York, so many people tried to talk me out it. When I quit my corporate job of 8 years, people thought I was crazy. I even had others tell me that I was selfish for leaving. Selfish?!? How so? Because I want to make a better life for myself? I just knew that California wasn't the place for me and I wanted to pursue my love of art elsewhere...and staying in a corporate job behind a desk definitely wasn't the way to go. At least for me it wasn't. So I packed my bags, and made the biggest decision of my life and moved to New York to pursue my love art on a full time basis. Imagine if I actually listened to those negative words that people said to me. All the great things that have been happening to me within such a short span...I would have missed out.
So if you ever have a dream for yourself, don't let those who try to talk you out of it get in your way. If you want to move out of your small comfort zone to accomplish whatever it is in life that's so much bigger...then go for it. The only thing you have full control of in life is the decisions you decide to make for yourself, no one else. And besides, if things don't work out...you always can try again. But you will never know till you go for it and just try. Life is not on repeat. You only live this life once. So live it up, and live it right.
So I leave you with one short sentence of my life...
"I think life started getting exciting for me
when I stopped caring about
what people would say/think about me."
- Queen (Arlene) Leilani
when I stopped caring about
what people would say/think about me."
- Queen (Arlene) Leilani
Yay! It's that time of the year again. The Bubble Battle event will be happening this Saturday June 26, 2010 @6pm in Times Square by the red steps. Click here for the event. I went last year with my girlfriends Liana and Jeanette. If you're in New York, come on down and bring your bubbles. Bring anything that makes bubbles! Here are the pictures from last year. Enjoy! =)
I'm not even sure if I ever shared this with my bloggers....
but this was the "No Pants on the Subway Ride" here in New York City that I did with my friends and the group that I belong to, Improv Everywhere. A group that's known for causing chaos and happiness in public places. And yes, I did take my pants off. What fun with it be if I didn't? People have asked me if I was shy or embarrassed in any way? Well, I wouldn't say I felt any of those things at all. Given that this was done in January...it was still cold. So I think I was just thinking how hella cold it was. lol But after awhile, you just get used to it. Oh by the way, I edited the first video that you're about to watch...
Video Edited by: QueenLeilani (Arlene)
OMG! They're NAKED!!!!!
Sike! No, not really naked. It just looks like they are...with a little help of video editing. lol Check out the second video here. For April Fools....Improv Everywhere posted a continuation video from the "No Pants on the Subway Ride" but in this case....they blurred out the underwear and posted it on YouTube to trick the viewers to actually think us crazy New Yorkers were actually naked on the subway. LOL But if you pay attention....a lot of the footage used here...was from the No Pants on the Subway Ride Prank. This was in April, who's gonna be wearing hats, scarfs, jackets in April? lol Well, I guess I was able to tell right away since I was in it. lol Enjoy!
but this was the "No Pants on the Subway Ride" here in New York City that I did with my friends and the group that I belong to, Improv Everywhere. A group that's known for causing chaos and happiness in public places. And yes, I did take my pants off. What fun with it be if I didn't? People have asked me if I was shy or embarrassed in any way? Well, I wouldn't say I felt any of those things at all. Given that this was done in January...it was still cold. So I think I was just thinking how hella cold it was. lol But after awhile, you just get used to it. Oh by the way, I edited the first video that you're about to watch...
Video Edited by: QueenLeilani (Arlene)
OMG! They're NAKED!!!!!
Sike! No, not really naked. It just looks like they are...with a little help of video editing. lol Check out the second video here. For April Fools....Improv Everywhere posted a continuation video from the "No Pants on the Subway Ride" but in this case....they blurred out the underwear and posted it on YouTube to trick the viewers to actually think us crazy New Yorkers were actually naked on the subway. LOL But if you pay attention....a lot of the footage used here...was from the No Pants on the Subway Ride Prank. This was in April, who's gonna be wearing hats, scarfs, jackets in April? lol Well, I guess I was able to tell right away since I was in it. lol Enjoy!
If you're like me, the thought of working out by running can seem dreadful especially if you're not a fan of running to begin with. I like to incorporate activities in my workout. I would rather attend a dance or aerobics class to get my fitness on.When I lived in California, I was part of a Halau, which is in Hawaiian means Hawaiian Dance School. I loved it! I danced for several years. I practiced 2-3 times a week for 2 hours and even had performances. My Kumu (Hawaiian dance teacher) was very strict in a good way and was set in making sure that every move that his students did was in sync and to perfection. It was so much fun and not to mention I lost a lot of weight in just a matter of weeks due to vigorous dance moves.
So many people have asked me where I got the name "QueenLeilani" from. Well, it was my Kumu who gave me
that name. When you are part of a Halau, you must "earn" your name. He gave me the name "Leilani" which means "God's heavenly flower." But later down the road, my friends started calling me QueenLeilani instead...so that name just stuck around. Well, now that I live in New York, I haven't found a Hawaiian dance group that I want to join yet. I have done a lot of research and just have not found the right group yet. So in the meantime, I found a FREE dance class for West African Dancing. Yes, that's right....African Dancing. It's something that I have never done before. Since
I'm a former dance teacher and have been exposed to all types of dancing, I can honestly say that this is one style of dancing that I have not tackled yet. The thought of the challenge enlightens me. So a friend and I will be going this week.Stay tuned on my results about the class! =) And wish me luck!
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