For those of you who don't know what PHAMExpo is its the Professional Hair and Makeup Exposition at the Pasadena Convention Center. This is PHAME's second year and they seriously stepped up their game. Even though this weekend was IMATS London, PRIDE, VidCon, FIFA and I'm sure so much more, PHAME had a great turn out.
Sam and Nic from Pixiwoo attended and they were the highlight of my trip. There were many Instagram faves like @lipsticknik_ and professional makeup artists like @ScottBarnes. The lines were seriously short and fast. The longest lines were definetly Lime Crime and Anastasia, those took maybe 30m to an hour to get through but besides that everything else was a breeze.
Although MAC, NYX, LIT, and other fan faves were not in attendance the professional mua favorites were there. Seeing brands like CAO and which professionals in the business know about but the general public does not was a real treat. There were a lot more vendors than last year and I know PHAME will just keep growing from here.
I just want to thank all of our subscribers and followers for supporting Ruby and I. Thanks to you Ruby and I were able to get media passes which allowed us to get early access. I was able to pick up everything on my shopping list within the first hour. If we don't say it enough THANK YOU A MILLION!
Getting my shopping out of the way allowed me to sit in most of the classes. Last year PHAME didn't have any classes so it was a real treat to see some this year. None of the classes filled up which was bittersweet. I was excited to get front row to the lash demo, contour class, CAO presentation and many more. However, I felt like the presenters wanted to see the classrooms full instead of 10 attendees. I preferred the intimate setting, we could ask questions comfortably and all of us got free goodies in the end.
I really don't have a negative review for PHAME I think for being their second year everything was awesome! The lines were short, the deals were great, the classes were educational, the vendors were all extremely nice, and the PHAME professionals were just superb! I'm excited for next year, okay enough blabber here a list and pic of my haul. Enjoy!\
Full list of products:
Anastasia
Contour palette
Ardell
204 double up
demi wispies in wine
demi pixies black (2)
120 demi (2)
demi wispies black (2)
individuals double medium (gratis)
individuals medium (gratis)
brow defining palette light (gratis)
double individuals medium (gratis)
frutique mandarin anti puff eye roller (gratis)
frutique hydrating peach cream (gratis)
CAO Cosmetics
105 lashes (gratis)
China Glaze
Travel in Colour
Mimosas before Manis
Pool Party
Flip Flop Fantasy
Thistle Do Nicely
Lotus Begin
It's a Trap-eze
Too Yacht Too Handle
Grass is Lime Greener
Highlight of my Summer
In a Lily Bit
Tart-y for the Party
Texture Bump in the Night
Patent Leather Top Coat (gratis)
Eye Kandy
Candy Coin
Black Bart
Taffy
Peach Fizz
Frends
605 black lashes (4)
43 lashes (2)
307 lashes (2)
415 lashes (3)
1 lashes (2)
Inglot
Duraline
AMC eyeliner gel in 79
LA Splash
Rockstar (gratis)
Lady Moss
LA Girl Glazed 6 piece lip paints
Leaders Green Energy Coconut Bio with Broccoli mask
Makeup Artist Meet
Makeup and Hair by Me tee
Makeup Geek
Blush: Infatuation, Love Affair, and Summer Fling
Eyeshadow: Cocoa Bear, Pool Side, and Razzleberry
Morphé
18 pc Vegan brush set
Nigels
MUFE 1 green primer
OCC lip tar in Black Metal Dahlia
OCC colours pencils: Grandma, Pool Boy, Anime, Hoochie, Trick, and NSFW
Sugarpill e.s: Love + and @#$%!
Parian Spirit
32oz brush cleaner
Real Techniques
accent and detail brushes (gratis)
SauceBox Cosmetics
Etudé palette
Forbidden Fruits palette
Temptation palette
Créme de la Créme palette
Violet Voss
Secret Weapon Loose Pigment & Glitter Adhesive
Glitters: Electric Love, Lily, Taylor, and The Fair
