White House Correspondents Dinner 2012 Beauty Must Have!

Tomorrow during our meet and greets/interviews with Celebrity Guests at the White House Correspondents Dinner After Party, I will gift our www.shopinkcosmetics.com FAN PICKS!

About INK Cosmetics Products - The colors at the house of INK... are fashion colors and are made with high pigments to ensure a longer lasting coverage with the staying power from a professional make-up artist's dream.  We have chosen our palettes from the colors found on the runways of New York Fashion Week and Paris Fashion Week as well as those found in editorial photo shoots.  Each element of INK... has been painstakingly done to ensure its perfection and smooth long-lasting application.  It will last and stay fresh well beyond anything you've ever seen.  Our products are cruelty free therefore, never tested on animals.

INK... LIP LUSTERS (tubes) - Super lustrous lips are just a squeeze away!  They are shiny, colorful, sexy and enriched with shea butter so it glides on beautifully smooth!

INK... LIP SHINE (far right) - Rich, sexy lips are what it's all about!  Sparkling pearls precisely blended into a velvety lip gloss to give lips an extra luscious boost of shine.  The built-in brush on applicator is easy for flawless, sensational lips. 


Here is the line-up:

INK COSMETICS PRODUCTS at www.shopinkcosmetics.com

INK Cosmetics Lip Glosses under $12.50 each.  Starting for the left:

SPECIAL GUEST GLOSS:  INK COSMETICS "HOLLYWOOD"
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"FLIP SIDE" Lip Luster
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"HARDCORE" Lip Luster
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"WORK IT" Lip Luster
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"JAM" Lip Luster
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"FANTASY" Lip Gloss
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Thank you so much for checking us out and supporting my passion and dreams!  Thank you for loving INK Cosmetics!

We hope you will like us on FB too!

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XOXO besos,
Anna Castillo

INK Cosmetics for DC on Heels Celebrity/Guest Interviews for 2012 White House Correspondents Dinner!

We are ecstatic about our first leg of events with our partners at http://www.dconheels.com/.  I had to brush off my interview lashes and I can't wait to get dolled up for tomorrow's White House Correspondents Dinner After Party.  I will be dressing up, glam style for my host debut to help DC on Heels dominate the local entertainment scene.

The two founders  Markette Smith and Vanessa Camozzi are the founders, executive producers and hosts of DC on Heels, a local entertainment program that started out on DCTV and grew to include a multimedia website that showcases the best in food, fashion and fun in the nation’s capital.

http://www.dconheels.com/

These lovely hosts are constantly snagging A-list interviews (including the star of MTV’s “The Hills” Lauren Conrad, legendary recording artist Lionel Richie, the stars of the vampire movies Twilight, BET’s CEO Debra Lee, Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts, actor and comedian Dick Van Dyke, E! News host Giuliana Rancic and many others.

Excited and honored to be part of the DC on Heels Team!

Stay tuned for Celebrity Make-up Artist Anna Castillo - Interview, fashion and beauty breakdowns on the carpets of DC's most fabulous events!  XOXO besos

April 28, 2012

White House Correspondents Dinner After Party

"Courtesy of http://www.whca.net/"

"2012 WHCA DINNER NEWS

Late-night comic Jimmy Kimmel to headline White House Correspondents' Association Dinner
WASHINGTON - The White House Correspondents’ Association is pleased to announce that Jimmy Kimmel, host of the ABC late-night talk show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will headline the WHCA's 98th annual dinner on Saturday, April 28, 2012.

"Jimmy's humor is sophisticated and edgy while appealing to a wide audience," said Caren Bohan, a Reuters journalist and president of the White House Correspondents' Association.  "We are thrilled that Jimmy has accepted our invitation to be the featured comedian at our annual dinner."

The WHCA dinner is traditionally attended by the President and First Lady as well as many other senior government officials and members of the press corps. Proceeds from the dinner go toward scholarships and awards aimed at supporting aspiring journalists and recognizing excellence in the profession."

courtesy http://www.whca.net/

 XOXO Besos.

Anna Castillo

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Seventeen Magazine May 2012 - Sexy Sunset Make-up Tutorial

We have received many requests to start breaking down the magazine make-up looks into a tutorial.  We decided to start with Teens.  Olivia was so excited to do this look.  With Summer right around the corner we couldn't help but love the color concept.

Here is an easy how-to video under 6.5 minutes.

If you have other make-up look requests send them to Miss Olivia at anna@inkcosmetics.com

Want INK Cosmetics?  Get it at www.shopinkcosmetics.com

XOXO Besos,

Anna Castillo

Celebrity Make-up Artist 

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Group Photo Shoot for the Authors of the "Fourth Sunday"Book

Celebrity Make-up Artist/Owner of www.inkcosmetics.com and Photographer Naiffer Romero of www.naifferphoto.com were thrilled yesterday as they created a classy and fun photo shoot for the six Authors of the book "Fourth Sunday."   The ladies are heading to New York next week for their Book Tour and we couldn't have been  happier; they chose us for their promotional images to showcase at this event and their future appearances.

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Please take some time to read their background and check out the video by Miss Olivia Allen using the iPad 3.

Information below courtesy of Fourth Sunday Facebook Page

Mission

To share with every woman who spends more time taking care of others than they do themselves. They too deserve a "Fourth Sunday" of their own!

Company Overview

FOURTH SUNDAY written by B.W. Read (aka “Because We Read”) is the tale of seven women and their journey towards friendship by way of a simple book club. Over time, their friendship grows beyond books, as their lives, relationships, careers, and families become one. The core group of women—Gwen, Natalie, Allana, Brianna, Camille, Destiny, and Adriane—shares not only their love of books at these monthly meetings but their life experiences as well. Over two years, the women undergo a number of trials within their own lives as they confront divorce, illness, romantic highs and lows, sexual experimentation, and career challenges. Throughout the good times and bad times, their book club family provides support, encouragement, laughter, and love.


Description

FOURTH SUNDAY (Strebor/Atria Books; May 2011; 1-59309-358-7; $12.00) written by B.W. Read (aka “Because We Read”) is the tale of seven women and their journey towards friendship by way of a simple book club.

Over time, their friendship grows beyond books, as their lives, relationships, careers, and families become one. The core group of women—Gwen, Natalie, Allana, Brianna, Camille, Destiny, and Adriane—shares not only their love of books at these monthly meetings but their life experiences as well.

Over two years, the women undergo a number of trials within their own lives as they confront divorce, illness, romantic highs and lows, sexual experimentation, and career challenges. Throughout the good times and bad times, their book club family provides support, encouragement, laughter, and love.

Information provided by "Fourth Sunday" FB Page.

Meet the ladies…

Gwen: the catalyst for the book club; an obstetrician/gynecologist, sports enthusiast who learns the hard way that finding and keeping love isn’t easy.

Natalie: workaholic Senate health committee chief of staff who must reexamine her career and life choices when confronted with a racial incident involving her boss.

Adriane: vivacious, twenty-something, climbing the corporate ladder while happily married and expecting her first child.

Brianna: jilted at the altar, she moves to Washington, D.C. and gets exposed to experimentation she didn’t expect.

Camille: beautiful, twice divorced mother of two, who shed her glamorous life in L.A. for Washington, D.C. and struggles to balance her job in banking, her children, and a new love.

Allana: a forty-something newlywed in her second marriage. After being single and independent for ten years, her marriage is strained by forces of nature beyond her control.

Destiny: a woman who has it all; a beautiful home, a career that earns her a six-digit income, a budding business venture in furniture design and a haunting past.

Ladies you are all phenomenal!  THANK YOU for everything!  Looking forward to seeing the final images and hearing about your Tour!  

XOXO Besos,

Anna Castillo and 

INK...Cosmetics Staff!

LEMONADA Video Shoot - Spring Summer Make-up 2012

Introducing INK Cosmetics, Lemonada Collection for Spring/Summer 2012. This is just a glimpse of what our BOLD Shadows and Lip products can do! 

We believe Spring and Summer are a time for sweet lemonade, sunny days, fun and sexy romances with shades of colors good enough to have been seen 60 years ago.

Jordan Shartzer and Greg Baylon did an amazing job with capturing our version of APRIL 14, 1952! 

Photo taken with cellular phone by:  Anna Castillo
Make-up by: Anna Castillo
Model:  Stephanie Llinas
Product: Bold Shadow in Queen
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Photo taken with cellular phone by:  Anna Castillo
Make-up by: Anna Castillo
Model:  Stephanie Llinas
Product: Bold Shadow in Queen
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MORE IMAGES WITH HOW-TO BREAKDOWN COMING SOON! 

WATCH THE VIDEO!  WE LOVE TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK! XOXO!

Hair was created by the talented Jenny McGee, clothing by Wardrobe Stylist Monique Monte' and Make-up by Anna Castillo/Celebrity Make-up Artist and Owner of INK Cosmetics.

We could not have chosen better models for this concept! We thank Model Stephanie Llinas and "first-time" Model Chris Hurlbert for their outstanding performance!

Special thanks goes out to the wonderful Photographer Vithaya Phongsavan for capturing all the still images of this shoot! We are beyond grateful!

We hope you love this collectively talented work of "OUR" respective ART!

Please, help spread the word by liking and sharing our cultivated creative project!

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING!

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Video by:

Shartzer Studios
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JORDAN SHARTZER-https://www.facebook.com/jordanshartzer
GREG BAYLON-https://www.facebook.com/gbaylon1

Photography by:
VITHAYA PHONGSAVAN - http://vithayaphotography.com/

Make-up by:
ANNA CASTILLO -- www.inkcosmetics.com

Hair by:
JENNY MCGEE - https://www.facebook.com/jennysbraves

Wardrobe Stylist:
MONIQUE MONTE'

Models:
STEPHANIE LLINAS - https://www.facebook.com/stephanie.llinas
CHRIS HURLBERT - https://www.facebook.com/chris.hurlbert

We also thank JUSTIN KEARNS for the extra on scene assistance, prop management and behind the scenes images. Thank you goes out to PAT MCGEE for assistance with prop management.

I thank my husband, CHRISTOPHER CRABB for continuing being my headache and my aspirin every day! LOL To my love, thank you for all your support and help! I could not be where I am today without you! LOVE YOU PAPI!

Want to be a part of our next video? EMAIL: ANNA@INKCOSMETICS.COM

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XOXO BESOS!

DANA LINN BAILEY - Women Physique IFBB PRO Announces INK Cosmetics as "Official" Cosmetics Brand!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!


New FACE of INK Cosmetics!

DANA LINN BAILEY is pleased to announce she has signed on INK COSMETICS, LLC as her official Make-up artists and cosmetics brand. INK Cosmetics is owned and operated by Anna Castillo, an Active Duty Air Force member and Celebrity Make-up Artist. Her work has been featured on MTV, VH1, Style Network, Bravo, New York Fashion Week and various Fashion Magazines across the world. View Anna’s work at www.inkcosmetics.com or visit her beauty store at www.shopinkcosmetics.com.

About Dana Linn Bailey

As a kid, she grew up being extremely active; playing various sports throughout her life, which resulted in her being recruited to play soccer for West Chester University as a starting defender. Her athleticism helped her team to playoffs and the NCAA’s her junior and senior year. It wasn’t until her four years of collegiate soccer came to an end, that she started really getting into lifting. Dana decided to start going to the gym with her boyfriend (now husband), Rob Bailey. She had a small background in lifting from high school, but Rob was a pretty serious lifter, so she just basically followed him and did exactly what he did. In her words, “I lifted like the guys!”

With her very competitive attitude, she was constantly trying to up her weights, get her bench higher, do more pull- ups... before long, she started seeing great results in muscle mass and tone. Dana knew of a couple girls at the gym that competed in figure, so she decided that she would enter too! Her first show was the NPC Lehigh Valley in 2006. She got 6th place, and judges said she was “too hard.” A couple weeks later she competed at the PA Championships and did not focus on dieting or drying out, and then won that show overall! She went on to compete in many other shows doing pretty well at the amateur level, but at the national level, they said she was usually too muscular, too hard, too lean, and was told to tone down the heavy lifting. Dana then took some time off, and came back this past year in 2010 competing in the Tracey Greenwood Classic, which she took first in her class, and the Overall. After not placing at Team Universe and Nationals in 2010, Dana was starting to get discourage...however, right around December is when she first heard talk about a new women’s physique division.

Dana decided to compete in her very first show, which happened to be Jr. USA’s in Charleston, SC. She was able to train exactly how she liked to train, hard and heavy! She didn’t have to sacrifice any muscle, like before. And FINALLY, she came home with not only a first place trophy, but an OVERALL Champion!!! It was that show, where Dana became the VERY FIRST IFBB Women’s Physique Pro in HISTORY and she set the standard for many girls to come!!! Dana said she felt truly accomplished to have finally conquered her dream of becoming an IFBB Pro athlete and also being named the first ever IFBB Physique Pro in history!!! 2012 will be her first year of competing at the pro level. She looks forward to taking her training to the next level, and getting ready for up coming competitions. Dana’s next goal is to make it to the Arnold and Olympia stage in 2013!!!!!

Besides training, Dana and her husband are completely focused on their own clothing line, FlagNorFail Inc., which can be found at www.flagnorfail.com. It is a mixture of men’s and women’s apparel, designed and hand printed by Rob, himself. They do not ship their designs to mass-produce their apparel. Everything is limited and printed in house, to keep the line unique. In August 2011, they had their first FlagNorFail North-East Gym Tour, where the two traveled to hardcore gyms around PA, NY, NJ, DE, MA and MD to promote their gear and obviously TRAIN like ANIMALS!! They are currently planning their 2012 Summer Tour. Check out Dana Linn Bailey at her website, www.danalinn.com, where she conducts online personal training for nutrition consults, training programs, weight management and also contest prep for athletes in all areas. Stay tuned for Anna & Dana’s INK Cosmetic Tutorials! 

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Want more DLB?  Check her out here!  www.DanaLinn.com!

Check our DLB's company Flag Nor Fail at www.flagnorfail.com!  Order your Fitness Apparel here!

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What's next?


Beauty and skincare tips from Celebrity Make-up Artist Anna Castillo and Dana Linn Bailey (aka DLB)!


Feel free to email your questions to anna@inkcosmetics.com! 


We appreciate the support and look forward to seeing you at competitions! 


XOXO Besos,
Anna Castillo

SPRING "IMPACT" - Get the Look by INK Cosmetics

Make an IMPACT with this look for a Spring evening outing.

1st: Apply Face Primer by INK Cosmetics all over the face.
2nd: Add a little shadow primer on your lids.
3rd:  Do your eyes first! Using IMPACT Eye Dust by INK Cosmetics and a fluffy shadow brush add the color to the outer corners and past the brow line.  Blend in a matte cream or better yet a mauve shadow in the center of the eye towards the nose.
4th: Line the inner bottom water line with BRIGHT EYES Liner by INK...
5th:  Use an angled blush brush and apply  a peachy blush like CAPTIVE GLOW by INK... under the cheek bones.
6th:  Add a matte nude lip stick on your lips for natural look.  Our fav? TRUE LOVE by INK...

ENJOY!  XOXO BESOS