
Its no surprise that I LOVE bright lips. Its my favorite thing to do! If I HAD to choose one piece of makeup to live with for the rest of my life (thank God I don’t really have to do that) but I would definitely have to keep my red lips. See I’m telling you… [...]
Jan 31, 2012 | Categories:Hair/MakeUp, Step By Step | Tags: alana dawn, april, azelle santa ana, beauty blog, diy blog, how to apply red lipstick, lady art, lady danger, ladyart7, learn, mac cosmetics, makeup, makeup artist, makeup blog, makeup tutorial, mom, nail blog, perfect red lip, red lips, red lipstick, step by step, trey songz, youtube | Leave A Comment »

Hey guys, I was watching American Idol the other day and Jennifer Lopez had this amazing smokey eye! Her eyes were super dark and she had this light pale pink lipstick on. I mean… she is gorgeous anyway so I would think that any makeup she had on would look amazing! haha but it inspired [...]
Jan 30, 2012 | Categories:Hair/MakeUp, Step By Step | Tags: alana dawn, azelle santa ana, beauty, beauty blog, celebrity makeup artist, diy, eyebrows, eyes, hair blog, how to, kim kardasian smokey eye, ladyart, ladyart7, ladyartlooks, learn, make up, makeup, makeup artist, makeup blog, makeupartist, smokey eye, smokey eyes, step by step, tutorial, youtube | Leave A Comment »

How to get Red Carpet Ready! So I have now been a makeup artist for officially 10 years! geez I feel old! but I have quite a few Red Carpet experiences under my belt. From big events like the Grammys and Oscars to small store openings! A few things you have to remember about red [...]
Jan 26, 2012 | Categories:Hair/MakeUp, Step By Step | Tags: 2010, alana dawn, azelle santa ana, beauty blog, golden globes, hair blog, how to, kim kardashian, lady art, make up, make up blog, makeup, makeup artist, makeup blog, nail blog, red lips, smokey eye, step by step, tutorial | Leave A Comment »

Base: painterly (mac) Lower lid: coppering (mac) Crease: brownscript (mac) Deep crease: handwritten (mac) Highlight: vanilla (mac) Eyeliner: smolder (mac)
Jan 24, 2012 | Categories:Hair/MakeUp, Step By Step | Leave A Comment »

Lower Lid: Teddy eyeliner (mac) all over your lower lid and blend w/ your finger Lower Lid: greensmoke (mac) on top of Teddy. Crease: Brownscript (mac) Highlight: Vanilla (mac) Waterline: Teddy (mac) Smoke out with pencil brush and add a bit of handwritten. Top off shadow with reflects antique glitter from mac.
Jan 23, 2012 | Categories:Hair/MakeUp, Step By Step | Leave A Comment »

I added a little heart to my nails!
Jan 18, 2012 | Categories:Heart Beats, Step By Step | Tags: beauty blog, black and white nails, hair blog, lady art, lady art looks, makeup blog, nail blog, naila, nailart, nails, stripped nails | Leave A Comment »

1. Paint your nails white. Let sry completely. 2. Cut tape into stripes and lay them evenly onto your nails. 3. Paint over the tape with black polish. 4. Peel tape off. 5. Top coat. Done! xoxo, Alana Dawn
Jan 17, 2012 | Categories:Heart Beats, Step By Step | Tags: alana dawn, azelle santa ana, beauty blog, black and white nails, diy, hair blog, how to, makeup blog, nail tutorial, nails, perfect, stripes, stripped black and white nails, stripped nails | Leave A Comment »

xoxo, Alana Dawn
Jan 09, 2012 | Categories:Hair/MakeUp, Step By Step | Tags: alana dawn, azelle santa ana, beauty, beauty blog, celebrity makeup artist, diy, eyebrows, eyes, hair blog, lady art, lady art looks, ladyart, lips, mac cosmetics, makeup, makeup addict, makeup artist, makeup blog, step by step, tutorial | Leave A Comment »

So as you may know, I have been working on Christmas nails, but one day it was so cold in my house I really wished it was summer haha so instead of doing another winter Christmas look I did fun cute summer nails! I mean they are Christmas colors right?! Here is the video on [...]
Dec 20, 2011 | Categories:Hair/MakeUp, Step By Step | Tags: alana dawn, art, artist, azelle santa ana, beauty blog, designs, diy, easy, fun, how to, ladyart7, learn, makeup, nail, nail blog, nailart, nailsart, quick, stawberry nails, summer nails, youtube | Leave A Comment »

I had One of those ‘Aha!’ moments with nails…. I saw this design by Chloe’s Nails and wanted to try it for myself XOXO Azelle
Dec 20, 2011 | Categories:Step By Step | Tags: alana dawn, azelle santa ana, beauty blog, diy, hair blog, los angeles hair stylist, los angeles make up artist, makeup blog, nail designs, pasadena hair stylist, pasadena make up artist | Leave A Comment »

Here is a Holiday look that will look good on anyone. I originally created this look for Halloween but its also a look that would be gorgeous to wear out to your work Holiday Parties this year. I love old Hollywood, the makeup, fashion, Marilyn Monroe etc… Who wouldn’t want their hair and makeup to [...]
Dec 19, 2011 | Categories:Step By Step | Tags: alanadawn, beauty, beauty blog, betty paige, cat eyeliner, celebrity, celebrity makeup, eyebrow, eyebrows, eyeliner, hair, hair blog, how to, ladyart, liner, make up, makeup, makeup blog, marilyn monroe, old hollywood, pinup, step by step, tutorials, youtube | Leave A Comment »

With my love for Hello Kitty, like most of you! I wanted to create a fun Hello Kitty Christmas inspired nail art tutorial, so this is what I came up with. Red bows for your tips and a Hello Kitty wearing a Santa Claus hat. This is nne of my favorite nail designs I have [...]
Dec 13, 2011 | Categories:beauty tips, Step By Step | Tags: alana dawn, alanadawn, beauty blog, christmas nails, christmas tree, easy, easy quick, elfs, fast, hair blog, hello kitty, hello kitty nails, holiday nails, how to, lady art, ladyart7, learn, light, lights, makeup blog, merry christmas, nails, nails art, quick, reindeer, rudolf, santa, santa claus, santa hat, step by step, steps, tutorial, youtube | Leave A Comment »

Its that time of year again! I love the Holidays!!! I was in the mood to make some Christmas videos and have really been into doing fun little designs on my nails so i went to the closest drug store around my moms house and bought a bunch of nail polishes to make some nail [...]
Dec 05, 2011 | Categories:beauty tips, Step By Step | Tags: alana dawn, beauty blog, bells, brand, candy cane, cheap, christmas, diy, do it yourself, drug store, easy, hair blog, how to, ladyart, ladyartlooks, makeup blog, mistletoe, nail art, nail polish, step by step, stripes, tutorial, x-mas, xmas | 1 Comment »

Try this simple nail design for you to do on your own… Step 1: Apply lighter color first and let dry. Step 2: From the middle to one side of the nail bed, apply the darker color. Let dry Step 3. Apply a thin strip of any bright color in between your two main colors. [...]
Nov 30, 2011 | Categories:Step By Step | Tags: alana dawn, azelle santa ana, beauty blog, essie nail polish, hair blog, los angeles hair stylist, los angeles make up artist, makeup blog, nail designs, opi nail polish, pasadena hair stylist, pasadena make up artist | Leave A Comment »

This project couldn’t have been easier! Check your kitchen for Sugar, oil, and Vanilla Sugar- brown, white, raw-depending on the size of the grain you want as a scrub Oil- I chose grape seed oil for it’s great benefits! An antioxidant, locks in moisture, great for all skin types, easily absorbs in skin, helping fight [...]
Nov 28, 2011 | Categories:beauty tips, Step By Step | Tags: alana dawn, azelle santa ana, beauty blog, diy, grapeseed oil, hair blog, los angeles hair stylist, los angeles make up artist, makeup blog, pasadena hair stylist, pasadena make up artist, sugar body scrub, tutorial | Leave A Comment »

Some of my favorite things… 1.Having my nails done- I did them myself, they were super simple. (I have a tutorial coming soon but for now) first I painted my entire nail with gold glitter second I stuck on hole protectors on the bottom half to get the half moon look. third I painted black [...]
Nov 21, 2011 | Categories:Hair/MakeUp, Step By Step | Tags: beauty blog, black and gold, favorites, hair blog, half moon, im fly ring, makeup blog, melody ehsani, nail art, nailsart, step by step, step by step tutorial, tutorial | Leave A Comment »

Something real simple! Just 2 different types of polish. To show the best contrast, a darker color for the base, and a lighter glitter color for the tips. For my base I used LA addict: Destroyed (dark gray with gold sparkles) For my tips I double coated OPI: Rally Pretty Pink Step 1: Prep nails, [...]
Nov 16, 2011 | Categories:Step By Step | Tags: alana dawn, azelle santa ana, beauty blog, fashion nails, hair blog, los angeles hair stylist, los angeles make up artist, makeup blog, nail designs, opi nail polish, pasadena hair stylist, pasadena make up artist, step by step tutorial | Leave A Comment »

My new obsession are these nail stickers. Sally Hansen has a bunch out at local grocery stores. I got mine at CosmoProf, by Dashing Diva. Instant nail designs! They’re pretty easy to apply too! Utensils you need: rubbing alcohol, nail file, buffer Step 1: Prep your nails. Remove polish, buff and file, cleanse with alcohol [...]
Nov 10, 2011 | Categories:Step By Step | Tags: alana dawn, azelle santa ana, beauty blog, dashing diva, hair blog, los angeles hair stylist, los angeles make up artist, makeup blog, nail art, nails, pasadena hair stylist, pasadena make up artist | Leave A Comment »

Look #1 Look#2 In this How to Video Tutorial I am going to show you how to 2 looks, the first look is very pretty, sexy, smokey eye look that most people like to do on Halloween and the 2nd look is for those that want to be a little more daring and not so [...]
Oct 19, 2011 | Categories:Hair/MakeUp, Step By Step | Tags: beauty blog, bella swan, breaking dawn, bruising, costume, dark lips, eclipse, edward cullen, hair blog, halloween, halloween ideas, halloween makeup, makeup blog, new moon, sexy vampire makeup, smokey eyes, twilight, twilight saga, twilight wedding, vampire makeup | 1 Comment »

Get ready to sweep Edward Cullen off his feet. Sexy Vampire make up tutorial SOON! www.youtube.com/ladyart7
Oct 16, 2011 | Categories:Hair/MakeUp, Step By Step | Tags: alana dawn, ardell lashes, azelle santa ana, beauty blog, hair blog, halloween ideas, halloween makeup, los angeles hairstylist, los angeles make up artist, mac cosmetics, makeup blog, pasadena hair stylist, pasadena make up artist, sexy vampire, vampire look, vampire makeup | Leave A Comment »

So here it is…. the newest halloween makeup tutorial of lady gaga as Hello Kitty. Thought this would be a fun idea for Halloween this year! Have Fun with it! Me and my better half! xoxo, Alana Dawn
Oct 07, 2011 | Categories:Hair/MakeUp, Step By Step | Tags: alana dawn, animation, anime, beautiful, beauty blog, big eyes, blonde pink hair, cosmetics, eye, eyes, fairy, hair blog, halloween, halloween costumes, halloween ideas, halloween store, halloween wigs, hello kitty, huge eyes, japanimation, lady art look, lady gaga, ladyart7, ladyartlooks, mac, mac cosmetics, make up, makeup, makeup blog, pretty, red bow, sexy, step by step, tutorial, youtube | Leave A Comment »

The video is finally done, Here is the Halloween tutorial for the White Queen. Sorry I didn’t get it up last night like I promised youtube was doing routine maintenance and I couldn’t upload anything til this morning. Have fun with it. Share my Chanel (youtube.com/ladyart7) with your family and friend. xoxo xoxo, Alana Dawn
Oct 05, 2011 | Categories:Hair/MakeUp, Step By Step | Tags: beauty blog, hair blog, makeup blog | Leave A Comment »

Up next is the White Queen from Tim Burtons Alice in Wonderland. I will Post the Video Later today. Check into www.YouTube.com/LadyArt7 for Halloween Makeup Tutorial.
Oct 04, 2011 | Categories:Hair/MakeUp, Step By Step | Tags: alice in wonderland, beautiful, beauty, beauty blog, hair blog, halloween, halloween makeup, how to, ideas, ladyart7, looks, make up, makeup, makeup blog, makeup tutorials, pretty, queen of hearts, tim burton, tutorials, white queen, youtube | Leave A Comment »