interview with allan avendano

BEAUTYexpert of the week

WHO: allan avendano

OCCUPATION: pro makeup artist

FAVORITE PRODUCT TO USE WITH BEAUTYBLENDER:

where do i start?  let's start with foundation - i love Armani's Lasting Silk Foundation when it is applied with beautyblender -- goes on like second skin. 

FAVORITE TRICK YOU HAVE DISCOVERED 

USING BEAUTYBLENDER: 

i've never been a huge fan of cream blush but with beautyblender, it's become a part of every makeup application.  it makes cream blush look like you're glowing and flushed from within.  i love using it with Tarte Cheek Stains.  also, diffusing eyeshadow to create a perfectly blended smoky eye has been a new trick i've been using the beautyblender for. 

DESCRIBE THAT "A-HA!" MOMENT WHEN YOU USED BEAUTYBLENDER FOR THE FIRST TIME: 

i was applying makeup on my friend, stylist Jen Rade and she had one with her.  i was a little skeptical but decided to try it - and it was an instant love connection.  i remember specifically that she was using it with Jouer cream foundation.  i thought to myself that if it goes on this smooth with cream, how amazing would it be to blend liquid foundation.  i immediately went to the store and bought my first pro 6-pack.  

FAVORITE BEAUTYBLENDER COLOR AND WHY: 

black - no question about it.  doesn't get stained and 
it matches most things in my kit.  :)

BACKSTAGE WITH BEAUTYBLENDER:
model Irina Shayk getting touched up with the new beautyblender 
pro at a beach bunny swimwear shoot

VAMPIRES ARE BOUND TO BE HOT THIS HALLOWEEN.  WHAT TIP COULD YOU SUGGEST TO ACHIEVE THIS LOOK USING BEAUTYBLENDER: 
applying a white cream foundation and giving yourself a luminous glow would be so easy with the beautyblender.  a layer of the foundation of your choice should be applied first by placing the product on your face and then blending it out with beautyblender.  follow with a layer of MAC Strobe Cream or NARS Illuminator in Copacabana (for a more intense sheen) afterwards, using the same technique.  it will give you the perfect "Edward Cullen" complexion.


BE HONEST, HOW MANY BEAUTYBLENDERS DO YOU OWN:
at least 45 -- not kidding.  can't live without 'em.