I had a wonderful time working with Well Spring Living. This facility is a wonderful! It takes in women who have been down and out on the streets and helps them renew themselves and their spirit. I actually have been engaged with this facility more than once. I did a make over photo shoot with some of the ladies and they absolutely loved their new looks! I am so glad that I can touch some ones face and change their lives. I always say this. " When you look good, you feel good." I stand by this 100%!!!! On Point Hair Salon hosted a fashion show to raise money for the organization and I did all of the makeup for the models. Here are some pics from the fashion show that helped benefit Well Spring Living.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
I had a wonderful time working with Well Spring Living. This facility is a wonderful! It takes in women who have been down and out on the streets and helps them renew themselves and their spirit. I actually have been engaged with this facility more than once. I did a make over photo shoot with some of the ladies and they absolutely loved their new looks! I am so glad that I can touch some ones face and change their lives. I always say this. " When you look good, you feel good." I stand by this 100%!!!! On Point Hair Salon hosted a fashion show to raise money for the organization and I did all of the makeup for the models. Here are some pics from the fashion show that helped benefit Well Spring Living.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Supporting a Great Cause
Thursday, October 6, 2011
MEN YOUR SKIN NEEDS TLC TOO!!!!!
One skin condition I found to be annoying to men is Folliculitis. Basically,Barbarous Folliculitis is a skin conditions that occurs maybe a day or two after men shave. This is very common in African American men who have sensitive skin and a curly hair pattern. The hair that is grown on the face or neck is either so curly that it grows back into the follicle causing a bump or each time you shave, you're exfoliating your skin causing the skin to become thicker, darker and harder for the hair to come out of its follicle. So the hair is trapped under the skin which causes a small infection. This infection usually comes in the form of a bump that has oil, dirt and debris. It looks like a white pussy bump. Or if the infection is not extracted it turns into a black head and looks like little dark bumps all around the neck or where ever the hair grows on the face.
These are a few quick recommendations for this reoccurring problem.
1.) FIND A GOOD SKIN CARE REGIME THAT CONTAINS A FACIAL CLEANSER, SCRUB and MOISTURIZER W/ SPF15 ( At the end of your day you must cleanse your skin to remove the excess oil and dirt from your skin. The gentle face scrub helps with the ingrown hairs. Find a scrub with salicylic acid. This removes the tough skin and helps your skin breath! No need to exfoliate every day. 1 to 3x's a week is good. Make sure that once you have done these steps, you moisturize!!!! You must moisturize. If you don't, your skin will not be happy and will start to produce MAD OIL! To balance your oil production you wont have as many break outs and your skin will look healthy the older you get.)
2.) When you shave make sure you do a hot shave. The benefits of a hot shave is the closeness. If you go to the barber shop make sure that the barber uses s disposable razor. Not only is this better for your skin, it's relaxing! The skin will thank you. (Wait 24-48 hours to use TendSkin. TendSkin is a wonderful product that has ingredients in it that will aid against INGROWN HAIRS! It works!!)
3.) If you have sensitive skin I recommend a skin balm to soothe the skin after a shave. (The Art of Shaving not only has wonderful Mens Skin Care it's MANLY! I love for a man to be manly and they have the right products for you manly men! Try their skin balm. It calms down the skin immediately after shaving.)
If you are having issues with your skin healing from past shaves or skin conditions. I suggest you looking into a product called Terrasil Max. This product works and helps with skin issues and conditions for men and women. Invest in your self men and take care of not just your body but the skin that it protects! Try going to the spa for a facial and massage. Take a hot date. Not only is it sexy as hell! You also get maddddd cool points for being that man who knows how to take care of himself and the women he wants to cater to. Im just sayin! I dig guys who take an interest in their hygiene and body. That's sexy to me!!!Trust the ladies take notice...
Sunday, September 4, 2011
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Dead Skin Off! New Skin In!
TAKE A QUICK GLIMPSE OF YOUR SKIN... Now take your thumb and press it in the center of your forehead for 5 seconds. If your thumb mark is still in your forehead, 9 times outta 10 you are DEHYDRATED!!!!!! I know what you are about to say. "I am oily so how can I be dehydrated?" I get this question all the time so let me ask you this. Have you ever had an issue with break outs or acne and your skin was flakey, kinda ashy and very grey and sallow in areas of your face? Well, the reason why you have issues with the breakouts is because you #1 Stripped
away a lot of the natural oils your skin needs to maintain a healthy balance. And #2 You don't exfoliate to remove the dead skin and debris that is on your face, which causes clogged pores and break outs. When we strip our skin with harsh medicated soaps and foaming cleansers, our skin reacts to this treatment by over producing oil. This is way we call ourselves "Oily". It's kinda the same way when we diet and don't eat properly. Our body knows how to protect itself. So when you starve your body, it holds on to the food we put into our system because it doesn't know when you are going to feed it again. It's the same way with your skin! If you strip away majority of the natural oils the body makes to protect your skin, it will over compensate and make an over abundance of oil. Now, there are some skin types that are just oily and people who suffer from seborreah which is a skin condition. For those who genetically have oily skin, there are products out there to help treat your skin type.
show you how to treat your skin and make it look and feel better than before.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Did I Just Sweat Out My Fresh Press... Oh No Ma'am!
So I have been natural now for about a year and a half. All this time while I was transitioning from relaxed to natural, I was either wearing a wig or a weave. I didn't want to look crazy with half a fro and half straight permed hair. So you know me! I was straight 18 inching my weaves looking like a million bucks if you ask me! I had Curly, Straight, Loosely Curled Waves! If the chop shop sold it, I wore it! Well the summer hit... Atlanta was every bit of 97 degrees with a heat index of about 110 degrees. Every time I would go outside with a wig or weave I would want to pass the hell out! OMG! I couldn't do it anymore. So I looked at my hair... It was pretty much grown out. I mean I was all the way natural... (To the point that I kinda looked like Kizzy Kente'...) I tried all kinds of products to straighten my hair and make it manageable. 1.) NO ONE PERSON HAS THE SAME HAIR TEXTURE AS YOU. GOD MADE US ALL UNIQUELY DIFFERENT. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID YOU HAVE TO FIND OUT WHAT WORKS FOR YOU. So I finally found a style that was pretty. I got a lot of compliments and I was pleased that I could wear and go. The style I chose to wear was a rod set. My hair is more wavy than curly. So the rods helped create a curly look that I wanted and it last about 2 weeks. Only one thing, Rods take at least 1.5 hours to do if someone else is doing it. It takes me about 2.5 hours to rod my hair and another 2.5 hours to dry!!!!!! What!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not today!!! I have a hot date this afternoon and there is no time to rod set my hair.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Calm Down and Just Chill...

Today was the most exhausting day! I recently put up on facebook that stress can ultimately reck the health and the look of your skin. Let's face it! Everyday wont be peaches and cream. We will have those days that make us cry, piss us off and make us want to run over cars in mid-day traffic! (Only in Atlanta can you find mid-day traffic... ugh) But, why stress so much to the point where it gives you gray hair and internally messes with your health. We all know that the heart helps pump blood through out your body. We also know that the skin is fed by blood and lymph. So if you are stressing, not exercising and not getting enough sleep. Eventually you will get frown lines, blemishes, blotchiness and and host of other things that really make you look... How can I say this without being offensive... Ugly! LOL! So with all of that being said, we must take better care of our health and protect or skin which is our first line of defense against bacteria and disease. Here are a few things that I want you to do while you are in your stress mode.
1.) Girl! TAKE A CHILL PILL! IT AINT THAT SERIOUS! LOL But if you see that the chill pill isn't work
ing...
2.) Take a walk. Walking is not only a form of exercise, but also meditation. Clear you mind and think things through. Walking also helps to release endorphins which gives your skin a nice healthy glow.
3.) A nice bath with green tea and lavender helps to calm your nerves. Green tea is an anti-oxidant and the lavender has a wonderful aroma that will soothe your soul. Oh and don't forget the Sade or Kem... Nice music puts you in another mind set as well.
4.) Pour a glass of wine! Okay wait... Let's not get carried away! Please don't drink the whole bottle of wine, then go into the tub and fall asleep!! #ohlord... Pour yourself a glass of red wine. It is wonderful for your heart and skin! Another great antioxidant that works!
6.) If by any chance you were crying. Take those same green tea bags, put them in the freezer for about 5-10 mins and rest them upon your eyes. It reduces the puffiness.
5.) But when all else fails, call your best friend and VENT CHILE! What are best friends for?? (Tonya, Sherese and Mekia) ^__^
My main reason for writing this blog was because I realized that stress was making me look ugly. I wasn't smiling as much, my face started to develop a little wrinkle in between my forehead and most of all, the people that were stressing me were looking good! WHAT!!!!!!! I need to calm down and chill for a minute. Evaluate what is causing me this stress and ELIMINATE it! Nothing in life is that serious to die early from and look ugly in your casket! I hope that tomorrow brings a better day to you if yesterday wasn't the best.
xoxoxoxo,
Yolanda
Saturday, August 13, 2011
It's Been A MINUTE!
WOOOOW! My last blog post was in September of 2010!?!?!? I find that so hard to believe! I mean, has it been that long? Well I am soooo sorry if it was. Things seem to be going by so fast! Since my last blog I moved into the city, got my very own cute 1 bedroom apartment, partied waaaay too much and drank waaay too much! LOL! I enrolled back into school to get my aesthetics license. To be honest, I was offered a job at CNN a while ago to be a makeup artist on staff. I did this lady's makeup at the counter one day and she was so impressed, she ended up coming to me at least once or twice a week. For some reason she had issues with pulling out her lashes and brows... I think it's a condition that she has. (I heard of people doing that but never saw it until then) But anyway, I had no idea that she was a newscaster for CNN. She loved the way I painted on her brows and placed her lashes, so she wanted me there! She gave me the number for the person who is over the makeup and hair for CNN. I was super duper excited! I called the next day and the woman was waiting for my call. The newscaster told her about me already! In my head I am thinking, "Wow... I am getting this job!" Hahaha! Think again. The head of the makeup and hair dept. at CNN asked if I had an Aesthetics license or Cosmetology license... I had to tell her no. No, I don't have any credentials for makeup artistry because my momma just spent 25K to put me through school for MEDIA PRODUCTION!!!!! I have been on this long journey to get back into school. It's been at least 4 years that I have been told no, no, no! My job wouldn't allow me to go to school due to scheduling. My bills wouldn't allow me to get back to school because of my life style. And on top of that, I had an outstanding loan that was preventing me from enrolling back into school. One day my full time job FIRED ME! Gave me the boot chile! YESSSSSSSSSS! The best day of my life! I walked into AIA and went to the Financial Aid office to see how I could get back into school. The lady in the Financial Aid office looked at my folder and said , " You're Edythe Parrish?!? Finally I get to meet you! I have been looking at your file now for 2 years! I am going to get you into school today." I am so grateful to her. I went into her office that Tuesday and in the same week I was attending orientation. I know this is kind of a long drawn out story but I am so happy! This is what I have been called to do since the beginning. Me being young and not knowing really where I was going, made my journey a little bit longer that I expected. I am telling this story just to prove that PERSISTENCE CAN TAKE YOU THE EXTRA MILE. Who knew that it would take me so long to fulfill my dream of being a licensed, qualified makeup artist/esthetician. I am finally studying what I love. I love knowing more about the skin and face and makeup! I am in love with the girls that I go to school with! I adore my instructors because they care. I am happy now! I can't wait to see what's next in my future. We may have a time line for our lives, but our creator has the ultimate say so =) I PROMISE to do better with the blog! More events, tips and stories of what's going on in my world and the world of makeup, hair, nails and a little bit of fashion! I can't wait! Tootles!!!!!!
Friday, September 24, 2010
NO WAY TO CONVENTIONAL BRIDES!!!



Fall Trends for a
Trendy Bride
Okay soooo, I am tired of the big FOOFY FOOFY bridal dresses with the GRANDE Princess Tiara!!!Seriously? Let’s be honest. Most of the women getting married today are older and have at least one love child from either or both sides! So why must we walk down the aisle looking like a reject Cinderella?Exactly! We shouldn’t! LOL! Finally Fall is here and I can’t wait to give my fall tips on makeup and hair for my brides!!! As you may or may not know, I am the go to girl for a lot of brides here in Atlanta and surrounding cities. I travel for a lot of my weddings but most are here in the ATL! I have seen some of the most beautiful weddings this past spring and summer! But now is a new season and I have some new fresh tips for all of my Autumn and Winter brides.
I always tell my brides to do a little bit more on their wedding day. You never want to blend in with the rest of the wedding party. Today is your day! This maybe the only day that all eyes will be on you! So, with that being said. Here is a list of things you need your make up artist to do for you so that you stand out especially in your pictures.
1) Wear a pair of eyelashes! ( I say 2 pair… I am a drag queen!) This will give your eyes a pop and open your eyes more. It also stands out in a picture a mile away. (MAC #7’s are my faves and #213’s from the beauty supply store are wonderful) If you want to have a real soft look , just do individual on the ends of your lash line.
2) Use a lip stain that will last during the kissing and eating. Also wear a little bit more color on your lips. This prevents you from looking washed out.
3) Contour your cheeks and wear a high light on the apples of your cheeks. This will give you that blushing bride look.
4) It’s fall time so your skin may need a lil boost to give you a warm and healthy glow. Take a buffing brush and blend on the bridge of your nose. You will look like a goddess! I looooooove Laura Mercier and Nars Bronzers! The BOMB!
I am looking for color on the lips for this falls wedding trends. Rich Plums, Seductive Reds and Bold Fucias are wonderful colors for lips on brides. I am also diggin the soft smokey eyes on brides this fall. Smoldering Gray, Royal emerald green eyeliners and 24 K Gold shadows are wonderful eye colors for this years wedding trends.
I also have some hair tips. NO MORE PRINCESS TIARAS!!!! I hate them because they have been done sooooo many times before! Hair pieces are the way to go! The bigger the pony or up do, the hotter the bride! I say go big and soft with the hair and use big and extravagant hair ornaments. Step out side the box and do something new.
But most of all the man that you are marrying loves you, for you. So on your big day, make sure your man knows who you are when he meets you at the alter. Just be the most beautiful, blushing bride you can be. SMOOCHES!!!!
Contact me for your big day!! Yolanda Parrish @ hermosamakeup@gmail.com or 770)875.7249
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
I AM BEAUTIFUL R YOU?
I AM
BEAUTIFUL
REDEFINING TRUE BEAUTY
I AM BEAUTIFUL is a campaign to show the real true meaning of beauty. There are so many misconceptions of what beauty is in America. We at Hermosa Cosmetics thinks that beauty comes from within. Are slogan is to “Unleash the Beauty Within”. It is self explanatory. Beauty doesn’t have to be seen as perfection. Beauty genuinely is the smile that shows up on your face. We are looking for women who can display the true meaning of beautiful. In a 120 or less word essay, describe what makes you or the woman you are submitting beautiful. This is not the most prettiest contest. This is the most beautiful contest. It could be a person who give outstanding community service or a woman who passes you ever day and gives you an encouraging word. We are looking for everyday women who have over come adversity and are simply beautiful from the inside out. Submit all entries to www.hermosamakeup@gmail.com With this submission include the Name, D.O.B, Address and Job Title if Applicable. We will have a casting call for all ladies who have sent in an essay (at a specific hotel TBA). If you did not send in an essay you will be denied entry into the casting.
Hermosa will be choosing 10 ladies to be the I AM BEAUTIFUL face of HERMOSA COSMETICS. Each woman will have a high fashion photo shoot, full makeovers including hair, makeup and wardrobe from exclusive stores and boutiques. All contestants will participate in the I AM BEAUTIFUL pageant. This is a fun filled event that will have prizes and gifts for 1st, 2nd and 3rd winners. 15% of the proceeds will go to a charity of choice that helps support women and children. I hope that you will take the time to find the beauty within and give yourself or someone you know the treat of being pampered and feeling wonderful!
Deadline for all entries is 1/15/2011





