by Pat Collins | Oct 6, 2021 | Beauty, Costume, Grace Jones, Halloween, Hollywood, Makeup, throwback, Women's History Month
It is the time of year to cosplay at ComicCon and masquerade at all those Halloween parties. But I happen to do this professionally as a Grace Jones impersonator! It is fun to be hired to appear at functions as the alter ego of the brilliant Jamaican pop singer and...
by Pat Collins | Oct 5, 2021 | Beauty, Black History Month, Costume, Entertainment, Grace Jones, Halloween, Hollywood, Makeup, throwback, Women's History Month
Back in 1997, Devon Cass, a photographer, makeup artist and master celebrity impersonator, wanted to share his makeup tips with the average woman. Devon can transform the most ordinary-looking opera singer’s headshot into a portrait of a high class ultra-diva that...
by Pat Collins | Aug 1, 2021 | Makeup, manicure, Olympics, Skin, SkinCare, throwback, track and field, Wellness
Love watching the Olympics: the fanfare, people from nearly every country, the talent, the strength and intensity. The athletes take this seriously and it is so fun to watch them all do their best! Now the track and field events begin, and that just takes me back to...
by Pat Collins | May 6, 2021 | Beauty, Entertainment, eyes, face, Fashion, Hair, Halloween, Makeup, throwback
Throwback to my appearance in “101 Hairstyles Magazine” in 2001 where I paid homage to Naomi Campbell. I stepped out of my role of magazine beauty editor there and became a photo shoot model, with silky straight shiny hair, rocking hard the perfect fabulous bang....
by Pat Collins | Mar 26, 2021 | Beauty, Black History Month, Fashion, Makeup, SkinCare, throwback, Women's History Month
As we near the end of Women’s History Month, I think of my time working for fashion and beauty icon Naomi Sims. About ten years after she wrote the beauty “bible” “All About Health & Beauty for the Black Woman” — which went into multiple...
by Pat Collins | Mar 1, 2021 | throwback, travel, Wellness
After a year of being very careful and responsible, hopefully we all will soon be able to make travel plans again with less fear. In the meantime, we can fantasize about where we should go. For over 20 years I worked for companies including Burberry, Naomi Sims,...
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