Custom Blending is on the road, literally! Finally an easy and convenient way to shop and create your perfect colors. Hostesses enjoy the benefits of free products and the company of friends. And guests enjoy the convenience of creating and buying on the spot, or making appointments for future products and services!
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At a party like this, the hostess can "earn" FREE products from Spirit Custom Makeup, 31 Bags and Stella & Dot!

Announcing the 2nd 2011 Summer Spirit Special

Get your Custom Blended Mineral Finishing Powder

Normally $50   NOW ONLY $34.95

(Offer expires July 2nd)

I have been doing makeup since I was eight years old.  I have been a professional makeup artist for almost 30 years. (Yikes!)  The one question I hear most often is:  How do I get that flawless finish that makes you look so put together and perfect? 

The answer is really simple.  A quality translucent powder applied with a natural fiber kabuki brush.  Spirit Custom Makeup has two finishing powders.  You can choose between custom blending the finest loose Mineral Powder to match your skin tone exactly and a specially formulated “Flawless Finish” powder that has no color and is so fine it feels like silk!

The secret is also in the application.  Spirits professional quality kabuki brush is the perfect tool.  After applying your makeup, “dip” the brush in your powder and tap off any excess.  The brush’s natural fibers hold onto the powder and deposit it onto your face.  By using a circular motion you blend away any blotchiness and lines of demarcation caused by applying glamour makeup.  The result is a perfectly flawless finish that lasts until you take it off!

Call to make your appointment now!  This special only lasts through Saturday July 2nd!  616.881.3901 

The number one cause of pre-mature aging:  TOO MUCH SUN!  Foundation makeup is the final step in every skin care regimen.  It stays on your skin all day and creates a barrier between your most sinsitive and exposed skin and the elements (wind, extreme temperatures, pollution, etc.).  It can hold natural moisture in keeping it from evaporating and preventing dehydration and fine lines.  And now that Summer is finally here, it is especially important because it protects your skin against the damage caused by the sun’s harmful UVA and UVB rays.

 Spirit Custom Makeup’s Custom Blended Moisture Tint is the perfect summer season every day makeup.   It’s light, non greasy formula isfortified with Vitamin E, an abundance of sking protecting and anti-aging botanicals and has a SPF of 30!  Because it’s custom blended in the Spirit Studio it will match your skin tone perfectly.  You can also choose from a variety of scientifically proven additives that replace important minerals, have a skin tightening and lifting effect and promote healing and anti-aging!  A little more coverage or a little less is easily achieved as well.  Your exclusive formula is kept on file at the Spirit Studio which makes re-ordering as easy as a text, email or phone call.

 Spirit makes it especially affordable during the first ever Summer Spirit Specials event!  Normally priced at $45, from June 1, 2011 through June 15, 2011 you can make your appointment for custom blending and get your perfectly matched Custom Blended Moisture Tint for only $29.95!  That’s more than a 33% savings!

    Call Patricia now to make your appointment:  616-881-3901  Remember, you must come in during the specified dates.  May not be combined with any other offers!

Finally! I know I’m behind when a shoot I did in October is reaching my blog in December! The weather was a little less cold. The ground didn’t have any of that white stuff we are seeing here today. Both my house and Dee’s (Dee Mitchell, owner of Elements of Elegance Event Planning and Floral) were full of models and people all working together to pull off this, her first commercial shoot for her amazing business. She had it planned to the smallest detail and showcased so many other businesses in the process, including Spirit Custom Makeup & Makeup Artistry!

Others who helped make this shoot so much fun and a fabulous success:

Amy of Amy Carroll Photography

Penny of Special Occasions – Linens

Sondra of Sondra’s Ink – Wedding Stationary

Sue of A-1 Renta - Table Ware and Help with on-site coordinating

Trish Grandler – Catering

Christie Grabowski – Gorgeous Hair

Tami of Septembers Bride – Beautiful Dresses

Daisy of Pixel & Hank – Hair Accessories

It takes only a split second for someone to create a judgement about you based solely on how you look.  It is well worth a little extra time  to look in the mirror and make a true and objective determination about the image you want to project.  One of the most overlooked details is the eyebrow.

Let’s be clear here;  your eyebrows frame your face!  They accentuate your personality and either add dimention or distraction to your look.  The ungroomed brow can make you look dowdy, tired and even careless!  Finding the right shape and color takes a little extra time and effort.  If you are going to take the time to put makeup on your face… make the time to address your eyebrows.   And if you are one who prefers to go without makeup… it’s even more important to keep your brows shaped and well groomed!

Brows are created in a multitude of shapes, widths and lengths.  They also provide emphasis on your emotion or demeanor.  So choosing the right shape for you is as important as choosing your hair style and color.   If you are unsure of what brow style would be right for you, it’s best to clean up and enhance your natural shape.   It’s easy to do yourself if you have the right tools:  a good pair of tweezers, a magnifying mirror, a white or light colored eye pencil to mark out the brows you want to eliminate.

“Traditionally”, the shape of your brows should begin, arch and end following three simple guide lines.

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Hi All!
October flew by and I hardly know where it went.
So much is happening it is hard to keep up… especially when things act up along the way to slow me down. I think this is on purpose and I’m being told to slow down just a bit… A computer outage for a little more than a week, and then connection problems, then a furnace outage put me more than two weeks behind. It made me realize that today we do so much by computer and internet. Whatever happened to picking up the telephone? It has become so easy to do business with a few clicks!
So I have decided to push back some events to give me more time to give them my all and still give the same to my clients and my family and friends.
Still, the HOLIDAYS are upon us and there are some great specials I want to share. The NEW COLORS and NEW PRODUCTS are waiting to be seen! So while this newsletter might be a little lengthy… I have divided it into sections:
MAKEUP!
VAGHEGGI SKIN CARE!
ESSENTIAL OILS & AROMA THERAPY ACCESSORIES!
METAPHYSICAL CLASSES!
Just scroll down to the category of your choice… but be aware that there are goodies in all categories that may be perfect for gift giving as well!
MAKEUP!

SAVE THE DATE: OPEN HOUSE will be a New Year’s Celebration. A casualty of the unforeseen slow down but a blessing in disguise. What better way to spend a few hours in the January cold than to learn about what’s new for Spring! WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20 FROM 4PM – 8PM!
HOLIDAY GIFT CERTIFICATES: All gift certificates purchased for Spirit Custom Makeup between now and December 24th can be purchased for 10% off (Certificates valued at $25 or more). That means, a gift of a Custom Blend Mineral Powder Foundation will cost $45 instead of $50… and is good for 1 year from date of purchase. You can even buy these certificates for yourself and use them to re-order your own foundation throughout 2010!
Makeup Applications for Holiday Parties and Events are on Sale. Normally $45.00, Now Only $39.00!!! Make your appointment now and don’t forget to ask for False Lashes!!!
VAGHEGGI SKIN CARE
Placing an order on Friday Afternoon. Call me if you would like to order. White Dream Products are on Sale from the distributor (skin lightening and age spot softener line). For details on the Vagheggi Product Line visit their website: www.vagheggi.com or call me at (616) 881-3901!
ESSENTIAL OILS
I am a proud Representative of Young Living Essential Oils. The reason is that I truly believe in the benefits of the oils, not just “aromatherapy”. When I hear that term I think of “Fru Fru” perfumed plug in the wall odor masking products. True aroma’Therapy’ and Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils can create a reaction in the body that encourages it to heal, to thrive and to create an environment of well being that boosts your immune system! These Oils and their constituents are often times copied by scientists who are trying to come up with formulas that synthetically copy their results for the same effect on the body. As such, Essential Oils (like their counterparts in herbs and other natural remedial products) need to be treated as potent biophysical influencing products they are. That means that YES! They really do work to enhance the body’s wellbeing by changing its bio-chemistry. They affect the brain, they affect physical workings of the body and as such affect the user physically and emotionally.
This month and next I am featuring the Young Living Products found in the “Seasonal Essentials Holiday Catalog 2009. You can take a look at it on line at: http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/704f2122#/704f2122/1
If you have trouble viewing the catalog by following the link above, please let me know.
METAPHYSICAL CLASSES!

At Kellogg Community College Life Learning Department, my first two classes were a great success! I have been asked to return to Campus next semester to teach again. I really love doing this and am really passionate about sharing what I know and empowering those who want to learn! The following is a bulleted list of upcoming classes Choices Unlimited in Richland as well as at KCC. (To register for any, follow the available link or call the phone number associated with the listing:
Reiki I: This Sunday, November 15, at Choices Unlimited. There are 4 spaces left. Registration deadline is Saturday. If you are interested in joining the class please call Choices at 269.629.5507. If you have questions about Reiki or the class, please call me at 616.881.3901.
Every TUESDAY at Choices Unlimited I am offering a “Psychic Energy Exercise Class” from 5:30pm – 6pm . In this class we take a few minutes (30 to be exact) to practice and expand our own energy and vibration while playing with different psychic and energetic exercises. It’s always interactive and fun!
Every TUESDAY from 6pm – 7pm at Choices Unlimited I am offering a GUIDED MEDITATION for a $5 donation. These meditations give us permission to relax, find our still point and to do something for ourselves, something we very rarely allow. Release the week’s worries and emerge energized and feeling emotionally strong!
Wednesday, December 2nd from 6 – 8pm at KCC: The last of my fall lineup at KCC is “THE ENERGY OF COLOR!”. For Registration information please contact Mary Green at: Life Long Learning Center: 269.965.3931 269.965.3931, ext. 2835 www.kellogg.edu/lifelong Color healing, Color Therapy, Color Medicine. No matter what you call it, it calls upon the Energy of Color. Learn how Color in your life can Heal and Enhance everything you do.
• Learn to feel the difference between each color energetically.
• Learn to receive psychic messages from your angels or guides using color.
• Learn what each color means, its physical and emotional attributes and how to use it for healing yourself, relationships, situations and to lift your spirits!
• Learn to Create specific Color Energy to aid in Manifesting your Desires!
• Color is Free!!! Why not use it to your advantage!
The Spring Lineup at KCC is as follows:
o Art & Power of Revealing Your Heart – Wed, 2/10, 6-8:30 p.m.
o Psychic Awareness – Wed, 3/10, 6-8:30 p.m.
o Meeting Your Spirit Guide – Wed, 4/14, 6-8 p.m.

My Friends, Clients, and Countrymen: lend me your ears!!! (ooops , flashback to my Latin club years! )

There is so much happening here and a lot of it is top secret/// Under wraps! A new beginning, New ideas, AND: I welcome all of your input and questions. Email me with your ideas and that which you would like to see here at the Rainbow Shades Studio.

* Don’t forget that one of my loves is makeup artistry. Any family pics or professional head shots for business in your future? Think of asking me to apply your makeup! A professional application of photography makeup does make all the difference in the world. It puts three dimensions back onto your face so you don’t gain that extra picture weight.. and your best features … the you that is you only better… comes through!

* I’ll be teaching some metaphysical classes at KCC in Battle Creek this fall. It’s not too late to sign up: Tomorrow evening: Psychic Awareness from 6pm – 8. Novemeber’s class is all about your Aura, viewing and protecting them too! and the one in December is about the Energy of and Healing with Color! Check out their website or call me for details : http://www.kellogg.cc.mi.us/lifelong/lifelongsched/health.html

* SAVE THE DATE!!! The Fall Winter Open House at the Rainbow Shades Studio is set for Thursday, November 12 from 5 – 8. I need a few volunteers to help me demonstrate new Fall and Winter Colors… “Step right up!” Drawings, Refreshments, and Holiday Specials and Sales!

* VAGHEGGI skin care Order going in Next Week Call me with your orders.

* Check out my other classes at Choices unlimited: www.choicesunlimitedcenter.com They also have a great array of holiday gifts and jewelry much at 50% off right now! This Saturday is their Annual Fall Harvest Celebration: 8887 Gull Road, Richland MI

Stay tuned: More to Come.
Rainbow Shades
Patti Nahikian
616-881-3901

Really not new at all! Just a new, fresh and exciting look to go with all of the fresh and exiting things happening at Rainbow Shades Custom Blending Studio!

Still the same quality that current clients are used to and new additives created in science to help your skin stay looking and feeling as young as ever. Still the same color matching expertise by professional makeup artist Patti Nahikian! Now new and exciting ideas for makeup that gives the same old look just a little extra ‘jolt’ that says, “I’m fun, beautiful, energetic and alive!”

Keep watching the development of Spirit by Rainbow Shades. It’s You… only Better!