IMATS 2011

So i got to go to the IMATS this summer and just an fyi IMATS stands for International Makeup Artist Trade show.

Its a huge trade show that takes place at the pasadena convention center once a year where makeup artists come from all over the world to be apart of the show.

But first i met up with these little angels to cause some trouble

We stayed at Jasmins Aunt house in Santa Monica... literally right on the water .

This was a house in the neighborhood that i called dibs on.

This was the street view to die for right?

So we spent all day saturday at the show. What an amazing experience

Reppin for MAC all day ;)

These were some of the contestants for the beauty fantasy contest. Some of the work was unbelievable

He was covered head to toe in MAC pigments

Then inbetween walking around the show and the contest there were hourly classes taught by some of the top makeup artists in the business. I got to take a class by a top mac artist , tyra banks personal makeup artist who literally just got in from filming the next season of americas next top model, and a bunch of others

It was such a crazy cool experience to be apart of im so glad i go to be apart of it! i will for sure be back for it next year!

xo

21 betchesss!!!

Wooohooo wohoooo guess whos 21!

This girl right here.

Actually i wasnt all that excited to be turning 21. Any one who knows me knows that im just such the partier that this birthday really wasnt relivant to me what so ever. Also for the past like 3 years i have not had the best birthday luck. 18...sick as a dog. 19... grandma in the hospital. 20..it rained all day..im talking frickin monsoon rain. So i wasnt expecting this year to be all that much different.

But i was pleasantly surprised.

I didnt do anything crazy. I didnt have a party. I didnt go out and party. I didnt get completely smashed. Nope i had a very quite relaxing day at the spa with my Mama.

For my bday my Mom took me to the PGA national spa for the day. We got to sit by the pool all day and take advantage of all the wonderful mineral pools they have there.

We got lunch and then as a right of passage i ordered a drink.

Too bad i had like 2 sips and didnt like it ...oh well.

Then we each got a spa service. I got a facial while mom got a massage.

I didnt really want a cake or anything all i wanted was to go to Bone Fish Grill for dinner so i could get the bowl of mussels ...to die for!

And then this was my great gift from Blam. Its the professional pics i had taken at the hair show i did. I loved them!

This was by far the best bday so far . Simple and Perfect just the way i like it.

x0 K

Officially the worst blogger ever

I know i know i know ....you don't need to tell me. Im the worse blogger like ever. I've been so slacking on my blogging lately.

Let's see if i can give you a speedy update on whats been going on the past couple months.

Well...

1) I got to go back to LA in jan. Alex got asked to be apart of NAMM for Samick. He was the youngest endorsed artist there.

He even got to met Randi Jackson from American Idol...Randi said " I like your hat dawg"

And of course i got to go see my little angels back in burbank. It was great seeing them i had missed them so much.

2) When i got back from LA i was asked to be apart of a hair show. It was such a blast. The hair and makeup team were amazing and i got to wear a $2,000 gown.

3) Alex once again was asked to be apart of the Rock out kids cancer benefit. First there was a gala dinner where he performed with Vince and the Phat Cats. He did amazing. It was a fun night of dancing...singing..laughing and fun.

Our Friend Cody Linley even showed up for the gala.

Then a couple days later Alex performed with at the HUGE benefit concert. He played infront of over 2,000 people and he played along side Clarence Clemmions. It was an indiscribible night and sadly once of the last performances Clarence did before passing away a few weeks later. RIP

4) And Lastly ....i got a new job. I am officially a MAC artist.

These past few months have been crazy with all thats been happening in my life but i will for sure make more of an effort to keep up with my blogging from now on.

x0x0 K

Ho Ho Ho

First off i have to dedicate this entry to Schnitzel. Our loyal and loving dog for 14 years. She passed away 2 days after christmas. We miss her so much and its not the same with out her.

Love you Schnitzy old girl.

Again the holidays came rollin around way to fast and again i was no where near ready for them. Im not one for malls and crowds in the first place so malls around christmas time is as painful for me as having my finger nails ripped off. Okay maybe thats a little extreme but i really do hate it. There is supposed to be holiday spirit in the air yet i think that it might be the peak of people rudeness.

Any way either way Christmas was coming and i had to get ready. We ended up having a great holiday and had alot of fun.

Once again Alex was in the church nativity play. This time he was Gabriel the angel with the largest speaking role in the whole show. Plus he played guitar while the angels "sang" away in the manger.

Then at christmas eve mass he was asked to be Joseph. He didnt have to do anything but look cute and place baby jesus in the manger but he did a great job.

So this is one of the gifts Alex got...... personally i think Santa is losing it if he honestly thought this was a good idea. Because the endless guitar playing, the singing and the barking of 3 dogs isnt enough why not add drums into the mix. Sure why not...great idea Santa.

Unforunitly this drum set did not come with ear plugs for the rest of the family...again props to Santa.

We also celebrated Blams 83rd birhday...thats right 83 its crazy but shes still going strong. It was nice because not only was Katie home for christmas break but Kevin and his gf Kate were home as well so everyone came over to celebrate Blams birthday all together.

We had a blast eating, drinking , talking and of course with my family playing lots and lots of music.

And it wouldnt have been winter break with out Louis coming over to see me and then getting completely distracted in jammin with my brother. Hmph. Its always so fun when hes over and they can rock out together... Alex looks up to him so much he has it in his mind that Lou will one day be his brother. Hmm? :)

Being home for the holidays makes me appreciate my family and friends and reminds me how much i love them and they mean to me.

x0 Krista Nicole

Saddle up cowboy

Grab a partner boys and girls we are hitting the dirty south

For the night at least....

We decided to take a roomie night out on the town and went to the famous Saddle Ranch resturant. What a blast! The place is adorable and decked out in an awesome western theme.

The place was so packed because of the reputation the place holds and i can see why the atmosphere was great the food was great entertainment was great! Everything

This was my ridiculous meal. By far the biggest burger and the largest order of fries iv ever had.

And this is what you get after dinner. A 4ft high mound of cotton candy.

That and s'mores roasting!

And heres a little video of the guys who come around and sing to you during dinner!

I loved this place it was so much fun and being that both Abbey and Alyssa are from Texas they felt right at home. Plus gave us tips on which "southern" meal was best to order.

Definitly a night ill never forget

x0 Krista

Venice Beach...where the freaks come out to play.

The main sign at Venice should really say.... Venice the worlds weirdest hobo's live here.. caution.

So on a random Wednesday we had off from school. And we decided to spend that day venturing around Venice Beach.

We were kinda excited to be there.

Of course we werent there 2 mins before we were hit on, insulted , grabbed and sang to.

The song was quite nice too...it went a little something like this.

" I wanna play with some of that tourist booty"

He did a nice grinding sort of dance too.

Charming.

I loved the little shops along the boardwalk. They had the most interesting things and for so cheap. Hats, shirts, sunglasses.

Even these hats. (Note: Not as fab as Dave's )

And it wouldnt be Venice Beach without these shops every couple feet.

That's right a Kush Dr. This is one of those shops where you go in and tell a random "doctor" on a tv screen how you "cant sleep, or have anxiety or back pain" and then they give you a nice little script for weed.

I have no comment on this one.

Having had enough of the people on the Venice boardwalk we walked down to the water.

Very different from the florida beaches. It was freezing!! And the water was a dark blue gray color.

We then had a photoshoot on the beach.

We grabbed some lunch at this cute little resturant

Im glad i got to experience Venice. It was exactly what i thought it would be. Rollerblading muscle heads. Hobo's, People selling everything imaginable, and weirdos. I think its suck in the 80's but the view is beautiful.

x0x0