Beauty Questions

Q: How often should I clean my makeup brushes?

TIP: use 99%Rubbing Alcohol as Brush Cleaner, alcohol evaporates and you can use your brushes right away!

Beauty Blenders  So many of you ask how to clean these and the process is pretty much like cleaning any other of your makeup brushes. You can use either a bar of soap, baby shampoo or dish detergent. Using dish detergent does make it a little easier when cleaning these because you can directly apply it to the beauty blender. Cleaning beauty blenders do take a little bit longer because of the rinsing process. Wet the beauty blender with lukewarm water and squeeze on a small amount of detergent onto it. Roll the Beauty Blender in your hands to help work the detergent completely in to it and rinse until the water is clear. Make sure you rinse these thoroughly until you see clean water when you squeeze the beauty blender. If the water isn’t clear, there is still product in the beauty blender. You may have to repeat this process a few times to get the beauty blender completely clean since they do soak up a lot of product. Once clean, squeeze out any excess water and lay flat to dry. You will know when the beauty blender is dry because it will have shrunk in size.

Q: How do you pick the right blush for your skin tone?

 A: If you have porcelain skin, use pale pink or pastel apricot blush. Fair skin looks good in sandy pink tones. Go for tawny brownish pinks if you have medium skin. Dark skin looks good in plum, golden brown, and deep rose. Use deep red or bronzer on very dark skin. I think everyone looks prettier with blush on, for a very natural look try a shade that looks like your cheeks after a workout.

Q: What can I do to make my eyeshadow last and not crease ?

A: Don’t apply eye cream  or foundation on your lids in the morning the added emollients in the cream will cause any makeup you apply afterwards to slip right off. Before applying shadow, prime your lids by pressing on face powder.

Q: What is the best concealer for Dark Circles

A: yellow-toned concealer works wonders on dark circles and instantly brightens and lifts your face, try one shade lighter than your foundation.

Q: What about lip liner, is it old fashion?

A: Using lip liner to couture your natural lip line is enhancing and classic, use a natural tone that is the same shade as your lips. Resist the urge to draw in bigger lips it  look fake and outdated.

Q: Curly lashes, is the heated lash curler safe?

A:When lashes are straight, they tend to curtain the eyes and make them look smaller. When they are swept upward, more of the iris is revealed and your eyes seem larger and more brilliant. Conventional skin-pinching curlers clamp, dent and use excessive pressure that can damage or even break your lashes. Nothing is better than heat to set a long lasting curl. The challenge is to deliver the precise amount of heat – too much can dry out your lashes, and too little will not set a long lasting curl. With a heated curler your lashes will show extravagant curves that will last all day!

About Face:Feel great in your own Skin

Do it Yourself “Mini Face Lift “ to your  effective skin care routine , stay committed and have fun with this

What to expect:

• Learn how to de-stress a stress- out skin with a relaxing, detoxifying  and invigorating auto-massage to  restore the  natural face expressivity , exercising your  underlying face muscles .This part of the session includes  a relaxing, invigorating  skin, face, scalp  and  neck  auto- massage and  followed by energizing face exercises.

“My commitment to you is to help you  Regain and Maintain  a perpetually , youthful  looking skin with a  healthy, vibrant appearance” -Ileana V

Every time you face the world,  you have 10 seconds to make the best first impression . This is your golden window of opportunity. If you fail to represent your best face to the people that work with you, hire you, and buy from you- you will lose the opportunity.

This beauty self enhancing system, will help you build a stronger first impression, based on your best features.

“Some of the most successful women I know made an effort to stand out with their appearance, whether that be with bright lips or their choice of dress”

How does it work?

Step 1: You’ll need to take the Beauty test first, to determine how  you present yourself to the world, and what your makeup level is .

Step 2: Discover the looks that drive a competitive environment.

Step 3: Simple, step-by-step techniques will guide  you to build your own most Powerful Look . With my trade secrets I will help you select the best products and techniques that  makes you most worthy of attention from customers and co-workers.

Step 4: Get ready to introduce your new look at events, interviews, and in all aspects of your personal brand.

Learn to put your best face forward today at Ana V’s and start using your 10 Second Audition!

A Private one on one consultation is an amazing creative learning experience.

You will not only learn how to apply step-by-step makeup for creating your perfect look, but also be advised as to the products that will work best for your skin color, tone and type. I encourage you to bring your own daily makeup products with you to the lesson to determine which products truly suit you and which ones you’d be better off replacing, organizing your makeup routine to fit your lifestyle. Following the lesson, you will also be advised on whats specific products you might wish to consider acquiring for your own personal makeup kit.

You will learn the basics of how a professional would mix colors to create a look for a designer, or magazine, and be able to obtain either a soft fresh look or a stronger one with the same palette of colors. In essence, you will be on your way to becoming your own makeup artist.

With just a few products you will learn how to transform yourself effortlessly.

To Schedule an Appointment with
Ana V Call: 778.855.7676

• The latest Spring Makeup Trends! Learn how to be your own EXPERT with easy techniques.

• From the beauty basics with no skills required at all that will help you find your individual style.

• This class is strictly based on your everyday Woman.

$120

All Brides have dreams of their special day and looking fantastic is so important to the whole event. Not only should your makeup be photo perfect but it also has to reflect your personal style and enhance all of the ideas you have created for your wedding. Whether you want to treat your bridal party, you want to do the makeup yourself, or have your bridesmaids learn a makeup look which they can recreate on your wedding day.

Doing the makeup yourself or having a makeup artist do it is such a personal choice. It is all up to you. Some people prefer to have a pampered experience and ideally, if the artist is good, it is always a wonderful experience. On the other hand, you may want to keep your makeup in your own control which also saves money. Just make sure you learn techniques that need to be considered when taking this on. This course will help you alleviate all of your worries.

It might initially be a nervous thought. But what if we can teach you how to transform yourself to the picture perfect bride? What if you learn the techniques most of the professional makeup artists don’t even know?

The Blushing Bride course teaches you exactly how to look even better than you’ve imagined.  You’ll see what an amazing difference it makes when you know how to apply makeup correctly. Therefore I’m advising you to take the Bridal Makeup Course and practice on yourself until you’ve created an absolutely stunning bridal look. Not only will you save a lot of money, but also use what you’ve learned and apply it to your everyday makeup as well. The knowledge and skill stay with you.

If you decide to try the Honeymoon package this  is not only a fun experience but it will actually show you how to apply wedding makeup perfectly and create stunning looks for your wedding and other events, also it’s a great idea for destination weddings.

I am sure you are smart, but are your ready to feel present and react authentically to any conversation and situations. This is how you will see the difference from a good date to a great date. You will let your date see you for who you are not the person you think you should be.

Like anything, being prepared for your soul mate needs a bit of practice.

I’m going to share with you one of my personal experience that help me be authentic, confident and present when I meet my Soul Mate! It takes little time but is amazingly affirming and provides a great way to “look” at yourself. This is a little exercise that will help you see yourself in a positive light. The process is simple, and may be the first step toward feeling positively beautiful, empowered and joyful.

Take a small sheet of paper or sticky notes. Take the time to come up with list of short, meaningful mantras, quotes or affirmations to support you each day, and tape them to the mirror you use each day..

* I am beautiful.
* I am confident in myself.
* I am my own unique self – special, creative and wonderful.
* I am loved and I give love freely.
* I carry joy in my heart.
* I prosper wherever I turn.
* Every cell in my body vibrates with energy and health.

While you are preparing yourself to go out on your date,  read these mantras and say them to yourself, out loud or within, with as much conviction as you can master. Keep in mind that you may not believe them at first, but just keep saying them. Repeat daily, as often as you can, and soon they will sink deep in to your subconscious mind and become rooted! You can also keep a shorter list in your car, affixed to your sun visor, that you can read aloud to yourself while looking in your car mirror before starting the engine. The more you use them, the sooner you will feel their truths and see dramatic shifts in yourself, I promise!!

What is your Mirror Mantra going to say? Right it down now

Happy Valentine day!!

What to expect when you come to AnaV’s

When booking with a certificate, please note, you must have the code or print your coupon. When you arrive to your  makeup class you must buzz the intercom to be let up in the building Buzzer code (press number sign)#101, come up to the 1st floor in the elevator to suite 101. Please arrive only 10 minutes early to find your seat, get set up with your tools, and take off your previous makeup (please don’t come to early since teacher is preparing the class from the previous one).

If you are late more than 10 minutes you will lose your ticket and won’t be able to participate in the class.

When you purchased your ticket you didn’t pay Tax therefore we must collect the Tax in cash only, at the time of your appointment.

The Tax is 12% on the discounted rate. Tips/Gratuity can be paid at your discretion, it is very similar to the service industry 10% 0r 15%.

If you decide to bring a friend last minute we can offer your guest a discounted rate as well.

Please bring your mascara to the lesson, no other makeup is necessary, feel free to bring any of your makeup/tools to ask question or learn how to use them.

When using the online scheduler make sure you book yourself into the right class, read the class description before you book yourself into a date that just works for your schedule, see the BOOK NOW! button or call for assistance 778.855.7676.

Greatly Appreciated!

Ana V

•  Take mascara and pink lipstick where they’ve never gone before

These makeup-bag staples aren’t one-hit wonders. “A warm, rosy lipstick looks great on cheeks, and even eyes, applied all over, it creates a soft, harmonious look. After you’ve swiped the hue on your mouth, finger-pat it along your cheekbones and very lightly on your lids. Then try this mascara tip: Wet a pointy eyeliner brush, dip it in your mascara, and you’ve got a black liquid eyeliner,sweep it along your top lashes for a clean, elegant finish.

•  Everyday Eyeshadow

Many women like to wear nude eyeshadow during the day, but it doesn’t really do much for you. Instead, try one that’s a few shades lighter than your skin tone. Brush all over the lids, and it immediately makes you seem more awake. If you have olive skin, try a peachy shade, and for dark skin, go with a camel hue.

•  Master the winged eyeliner

Try: start at the outer corner flick first: I follow the curve of the lower lash line and draw it on as if it’s an extension of that. Then draw along the top lid and connect it to the flick.