Product Review: Juice Beauty Blemish Clearing Serum (Organic Solution)

Recently I've been using this delicious smelling serum to help clear up my "changing season" skin.   I ALWAYS breakout this time of year but this year I've been determined to not let my skin get out of control.  My skin is easily irritated so acne products can actually "hurt".    This Blemish Clearing Serum from Beautorium is amazing.  It's organic, which I love and has the best combination of citrus/tea tree oil smell.   It helped my pimples heal quickly without irritation.  Also-- you can wear it under makeup and it smells really clean and fresh.

Rave: Smell, Results
On a scale of 1-10, I would rate this product a 10!

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Hair & Makeup by: B.Brill

New Work: A Peace Treaty SS10

A Peace Treaty

Photography: Kristy Leibowitz
Hair & Makeup by: Bethany Brill
Styling: Niki Hall

Time saving, price comparing, online retail therapy gem... Freshdeals.com

I stumbled across this website, Freshdeals.com while searching for new Yves Saint Laurent brushes... 

I'm trying to YSL-ify my entire makeup kit.   

This site actually searches through a ton of websites to find the best deals on specific products.   When I looked,  I found  2,000 YSL products to choose from... I'm in heaven.    After choosing a specific product,  Freshdeals comes up with a list of websites that offer the individual product, each site's price and a link to the product on their website.   You don't even have to search- just add it to your shopping bag and check-out.  

   I love designer cosmetics but have trouble ever finding "deals" on them.   I've always figured there is one price until it's discontinued or from ebay.  Not true.  I've wanted this Yves Saint Laurent product called "Bow Collection Multi Usage Palette" but the $50 price at Sephora is just too high.   I'm a makeup artist so when I purchase makeup,  I plan on going through it pretty quickly.   I notice such a difference when using high quality products though.   It always ends up being a toss up... cheap vs. chic.   Luckily, this site did the leg work for and found the exact same thing for $29.50.

Oo La la  cheap AND chic!
 

Mothy Inspiration...

http://www.papermag.com/

New Brooklyn Industries Holiday Lifestyle Campaign 09-10

Brooklyn Industries
Photography: Lexi Funk
Hair & Makeup: Bethany Brill

Saints & Sinners Article... Shout out to B.Brill!

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 : THE LIVES OF SAINTS AND SINNERS

APT’S FIRST JEWELRY COLLECTION - SHOT, LOCKED, LOADED

We ditched the photo studio for a more cozy apartment shoot. Everybody helped with everything - especially holding the bounce boards to capture the beautiful, natural light. That’s the way we roll.

Jewelry drops soon. Get ready!

photo: devin doyle (gazettalux.com)
makeup: bethany brill (http://bbrill.com/)

model: aleksandra @ q models

that's me on the left!

See the full article here.

B.Brill Product Review, Pro Silk Ceramic Digital Curling Iron 1"

 Pro Silk Ceramic Digital Curling Iron

I really love this curling iron!  It heats up SUPER quickly, has a professional length cord (9 FEET!) and doesn't leave any signs of damage or ugly creases on the hair.  My favorite part is watching it heat up- it gives a digital temperature reading and you wouldn't believe how quickly it goes from off to 220º degrees!

My only wish is that it came in more colors.  I would prefer black. 

Rave: Cord Length, heat, results
Rant: Color options?
On a scale of 1-10, I would rate this product a very high 9.5

Snapshots from new work with Yossi Michaeli

Julia from Holland & Sylvana from Australia both with Trump Model Management.

Just got... YSL

#28 Hot Fuschia...DYING to use it!!!

Chelsea Flower Lookbook

Photographer: Facundo Gabba
Hair & makeup: B.Brill
Stylist/Designer: Kristina Aquino
Model: Lauren Gatlin – MC2
Chelsea Flower

A PEACE TREATY Shoot on Friday

I'm really excited about my upcoming shoot with A PEACE TREATY. They have a jewelry line now so we'll be shooting it on Friday.

Wish me luck!

Here's the makeup inspiration...

Brooklyn Industries FW 09-10

Shot by Brooklyn Industries CEO, Lexie Funk
Hair & Makeup by: B.Brill
Styling: Eugene

Brooklyn Industries: snapshots from the shoot!

See the photos from this photoshoot, shot by the company's CEO Lexy Funk, in Brooklyn Industries stores October 1, 1009.

Yves Saint Laurent Multi-Action Concealer- Review

I'm in love with this YSL (# 1 Ivory Beige) concealer! It is a super creamy, opaque formula with a ton of pigment, yet dries with a powder-like finish.

With other products, my under-eye circles seemed to reappear before I got to my desk! With one midday touch-up, a dab of this YSL concealer made my sleepy eyes look bright and rested.

At $34, this product is well worth the investment and the bright gold will look SUPER cute on your vanity!

To Purchase: Yves Saint Laurent ANTI-CERNES Multi-Action Concealer

Lisa Hancock Photography Endorses B.Brill MUA

Here are a few words from one of my favorite photographers to work with!

“Bethany is the best make-up artist I’ve ever worked with. She’s super talented, bursting with energy, and always a joy to have on set. My clients all rave about her. She’s my number one call for make-up.”
-Lisa Hancock Photography


Lisa Hancock is a mega-talented and very thoughtful photographer. Her ability to put clients at ease, allows even the shy to translate beautifully in their photos. If you are looking for new headshots, check out her website.

Brooklyn Industries Winter 1 2009/2010 Lifestyle Campaign

I'm so excited about the Brooklyn Industries Winter 2009/2010 Lifestyle Campaign coming up this Wednesday! I did a similar shoot with them last year-- remember the "Young Lords" dancing around with models and champagne?? Luckily, they called me again this year for the new campaign.


Winter 2008/2009 Winter LIfestyle Campaign with "Young Lords"


The models will be, Sarah Ward from APM Model Management and Nic Padron from Red Model Management

We will be shooting in Jacob Riis Park in Queens all day. Wish me luck...

2009 New York Fashion Week Calendar- enjoy.

Beauty Story: Sam Norval, B.Brill for One Small Seed Magazine

I started very natural for the first look- the models still looked like they had "bare faces" when I was finished. I basically concealed spots and blemishes, evened out the skin tone by covering any redness, added a little color to the brows, and added a light pink highlighter to the brow bone & inside corners of the eyes. I finished the look off with a little vascaline on the lips and at the highest points of the cheeks.

For the second look, we took one element of the girl's faces (lips, cheeks, eyes) and played it up with intense bright purples, burgundies & red/oranges thanks to Nars Blush- Exhibit A which is my FAVORITE right now!



I'm really excited to see the photos- can't wait to show you!

New: David Paul Larson, Indasho, B.Brill & new face Lindsey Wixson

Shot in NYC by photographer David Paul Larson, styling by VH1's "Glam God" winner, Indasho, hair & makeup by B.Brill, with Model of the Moment, Lindsey Wixson of Vision LA & Marilyn Agency