The Makeup Show is a magical event where makeup artists from New York City and beyond gather for two days of education, networking, and . . . shopping!

Every year for the last decade team Mario Badescu sets up shop and spends The Makeup Show days reuniting with our makeup artist friends, meeting new ones, and helping everyone who visits our booth choose the best products to use on their clients and themselves.

Want to know which MB products will be misted, dabbed, and patted onto celebrity skin backstage and in makeup trailers this year?

Here’s a list of our best-sellers from The Makeup Show NYC 2018:

10. Hyaluronic Eye Cream

Not only does this go-to eye cream formula moisturize without being heavy and smooth fine lines, it applies seamlessly onto skin creating the perfect canvas for concealer.

9. Buttermilk Moisturizer

This classic has endured for decades for good reason—the versatile formula provides a generous amount of moisture while being virtually weightless. Makeup artists love it for clients who don’t like when products feel heavy on the skin.

#MBSkinTip: Don’t like the feeling of rich night creams? Add Buttermilk Moisturizer into your PM skin routine instead to get skin-softening moisture without the weight!

8. Summer Shine Body Lotion

You don’t have to limit highlight to your cheekbones. Shins, collarbones, and shoulders can pop, too! Just apply Summer Shine Body lotion like our favorite pros do!

7. Herbal Hydrating Serum

This oil-free gel hydrating serum is quite literally a drink of water for parched skin. Its track record for hydrating even the most temperamental complexions without causing breakouts make it a makeup kit must-have.

6. Vitamin C Serum

This little bottle of magic is one of our most requested by celebrity makeup artists and not because they are finishing their bottles quickly, no. It’s because clients love it so much that the artists end up giving them the bottle to take home.

5. Glycolic Acid Toner

This toner is a favorite because it helps to gently reveal glowing, clear skin without being harsh. The mild formula contains brightening Glycolic Acid and Grapefruit Extract and is gentle enough to be used twice daily.

4. Enzyme Cleansing Gel

One of our artist friends told us that there are two things that get her out of bed when she has an early call time: coffee and Enzyme Cleansing Gel. This non-foaming gel formula is suitable for virtually every skin type and is, capital R, Refreshing!

3. Drying Lotion

Ah, pimples. The great equalizer. Yes, even your favorite model, influencer, or celebrity gets them from time to time, and when they do, there will be hundreds of makeup artists armed with a fresh bottle of Drying Lotion from The Makeup Show.

2. Facial Spray with Aloe, Cucumber and Green Tea

True story: we took this mist to fashion week so that makeup artists could give it a try before it officially launched, and the clean refreshing scent was so lovely it lifted everyone’s mood—even the models running in late with makeup on from their last show.

1. Facial Spray with Aloe, Herbs and Rosewater

You can’t go wrong with a classic—and neither did the hundreds of makeup artists who left this year’s Makeup Show with a bottle of this favorite. Whether it is used to wet brushes or sponges, boost moisture, hydrate the skin before a touch-up, or as a finishing step after an application this reliable kit staple is beloved by makeup artists and their notable clients alike.

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How many of these musts are in your skin stash?

Originally published as The Makeup Show NYC 2018 Top 10 List from the Mario Badescu Skin Care Blog.

Mario Badescu Facial Spray with Aloe, Herbs and Rosewater is easily one of the most sought after products in the line. Not only is it a favorite of our amazing loyal customers (hi!), but it has also earned space in the skin care collections of our favorite bloggers, YouTube beauty gurus, celebrities, and makeup artists. Even with all of the popularity that this item has gained, we are frequently asked how the Facial Spray with Aloe, Herbs and Rosewater should be used.

Misting by the sea shore!

We totally get it, it hydrates, but isn’t a moisturizer, it tones, but isn’t a toner. So, how exactly do you use it? The answer to this question is that there are many ways to use our Facial Spray with Aloe, Herbs and Rosewater, and everyone that we know has their own favorite use. What most people agree on is that the more you use it, the better, because every use makes us feel refreshed and ready-to-go!

Here are five of our favorite ways to use Facial Spray with Aloe, Herbs and Rosewater:

#1 Boost hydration by misting evenly to cleansed, toned skin. Follow with your daily moisturizer or night cream.

#2 Mist Facial Spray as a final step after makeup application to give your makeup a natural dewy finish.

#3 Need a midday beauty reboot? Keep a bottle of Facial Spray handy to refresh your face and your mood!

#4 Use to moisten makeup brushes, sponges, or your Beauty Blender.

#5 Give your at-home facial a botanical boost! Liberally mist skin with Facial Spray with Aloe, Herbs and Rosewater before applying your mask. Once your mask has set and is ready to be removed, mist the face one more time. This will soften the mask in preparation for removal to help avoid unnecessary tugging or pulling on skin.

Originally published as 5 Tips: Mario Badescu Facial Spray from the Mario Badescu Skin Care Blog.

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While it may be tough to digest the internet’s newest foot contouring trend, taking hand care to the next level is something that everyone can get on board with. Celebrity manicurist Geraldine Holford used Mario Badescu Skin Care products to create a signature manicure for Met Gala attendees Bella Hadid (who was styled right down to her fingertips!), Alicia Vikander, and Lea Seydoux.

Here are the steps from Geraldine:

1. Spray Hands with Facial Spray with Aloe, Herbs and Rosewater
2. Mix Rose Hips Nourishing Oil with Hydrating Hand Cream and massage
3. Wipe fingernails with Glycolic Acid Toner
4. Paint
5. Once dried, place a small amount of Cuticle Cream at the base of the nail or drop the Rose Hips Nourishing Oil onto the cuticle

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Follow Geraldine on Instagram @geraldineholdford!

Originally published as Exclusive: How to Get Bella Hadid’s Met Gala 2016 Manicure from the Mario Badescu Skin Care Blog.

Your skin care arsenal is stocked. Cleanser? Check. Toner. Check. Drying Lotion? Check! And since you’ve done your research, you know not to shake the Drying Lotion (Still want to give it a shake? Don’t take our word for it.) You skin is looking good and you feel like this:

Then, when you least expect it, a blemish pops up! You know what to do. You reach for that bottle of zit-fighting magic, and before you can even register what is happening, you fumble. Your Drying Lotion slips, escapes from your hand, and your #catlike reflexes kick in (Luckily, you took those martial arts classes for that month in second grade! #thanksmomanddad) and you are able to catch the bottle before it crashes to the floor. Whew! But, ugh, not before your perfect bottle of layered pimple kryptonite is all mixed up. First you feel confusion, then despair sets in and now you are all:

So here’s where one of our most frequently asked questions comes in. Lots of you would like to know, “If my Drying Lotion is shaken, is it ruined?” The A. to that Q. is, no. Not at all. Simply set the shaken bottle on a flat surface then distract yourself with some TV, or better yet, a good book, and hang in there until it settles. “But will it still work the same?” you ask. Yes, it will. “It won’t make it less effective?” No, sir or ma’am. It will not.

Us? Oh, we’re just waiting for our Drying Lotion to settle.

So there you have it! The most anxiety-provoking conundrum in the battle for clear skin has been solved for once and for all. It seems that when it comes to Drying Lotion (and life in general) an occasional shake-up is nothing to worry about!

Originally published as Our Best Skin Care Tips: What Happens if you Shake the Drying Lotion? from the Mario Badescu Skin Care Blog.

WHO: Michelle DeShon, actress and singer extraordinaire. We fell in love with her as soon as we saw her on USA’s Satisfaction as the protagonists’ free-spirited teenage daughter, Anika Truman. (A rebel with a heart of gold and perfect curls? Love.) Just when we didn’t think we could love (or want to be her) more, we did the moment she sang. If you haven’t yet heard “Come Clean,” you need to.

It’s beautiful, it’s gorgeous, just like DeShon. And to think she learned the guitar in five days for the network test… hellooo, #MBgirlcrush.

WHAT SHE LOVES:

“The [Healing & Soothing Mask] has done wonders for me in helping heal old breakout marks. And I always do the Cucumber Tonic Mask to make my face feel bright and new in the morning. The acne face wash had stopped my breakouts in their tracks. I rarely get a breakout now and when I do the magic pink bottle of Drying Lotion will make it disappear. The Special Cucumber Lotion makes my face feel so clean every day and helps keep away the breakout causing bacteria.”

WHERE: Spotted, on her adorably festive countertop.

WHY:

“I get compliments on how great my skin is and no one knows what a struggle I had before I was introduced to Mario. During the pilot I had to use thick thick clogging foundation to cover all my breakouts but then I started using Mario and the rest of season one I was able use much lighter foundation which was so much better for my skin! Thank You Mario Badescu!”

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Thank YOU, Michelle! Sending you love from all of us here at MB! <3

Originally published as Spotted! Michelle DeShon Of USA’s “Satisfaction” from the Mario Badescu Skin Care Blog.

The Oscars are tonight! If I were a celebrity (no harm in dreaming, right?) and attending tonight’s event, I would prep my skin for an enviable glow with the following regimen:

Cleanse

I’d start off by washing my face with our Seaweed Cleansing Soap. My combination/dry skin loves the creamy texture and it leaves my skin looking and feeling refreshed.

Mask Application

To temporarily tighten my face, I apply the Temporary Lifting Mask.

Tone

The next step is to apply the Seaweed Cleansing Lotion with a cotton ball or pad. It contains disinfecting Witch Hazel to help unclog my pores. I truly feel a difference in my skin after I’ve applied this toner.

Treat

For a red-carpet worthy glow, I cannot go without the Vitamin C Serum. It is formulated with L-Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), which has brightening properties and Hyaluronic Acid to help hydrate the skin. It is a glow in a bottle.

Moisturize

On the face and neck, I put on the Oil-Free Moisturizer SPF-30.

Eye Cream Application

To treat the eye area with water-binding ingredients to help soften the skin and encourage youthfulness, the Hyaluronic Eye Cream is my go-to product. As its name indicates, it contains Hyaluronic Acid to hydrate.

Lip Treatment Application

For a pre-lipstick/lip gloss treatment, I dab our Lip Wax on my lips to help soften and nourish. I can almost hear my lips thank me each time I put it on.

Refresh

After I apply makeup, I spritz my face with our Facial Spray with Aloe, Herbs & Rosewater. It gives me a dewy finish and sets my makeup. Before I step out of the limo and onto the red carpet, I give my face another quick spritz to freshen up before I see screaming fans and paparazzi snapping away with their cameras (ok, my imagination may run a little too wild).

You don’t need to be an A-list celebrity to follow this regimen. If you have combination/dry skin, these eight steps will help give you a red-carpet worthy glow!

Originally published as A Red Carpet Skin Care Regimen from the Mario Badescu Skin Care Blog.

Remember when we Instagrammed (@mariobadescuskincare!) this?

So @mariobadescu sent tons of products to #SCANDAL make-up artist Denise – @laughat40 & we R using EVERYTHING Super FUN. Thanks Badescu!

— kerry washington (@kerrywashington) July 31, 2012

A few weeks later we spotted this: 

WHO: Denise Hooper, the fab Makeup Department Head for ABC’s Scandal cast. (Season 2 premieres tonight at 10 PM – get your popcorn ready ladies and gents!)

WHERE: Atop her super organized (and incredibly zen!) makeup station on the set of Scandal season two, which she tweeted oh-so-artfully. A fellow makeup artist reintroduced her to our line, and she promptly fell in love all over again.

WHAT:

• Rosewater Facial Spray
• Aloe Vera Toner
• Drying Lotion
• Hydrating Hand Cream
• Cellufirm Moisturizer
• Aloe Moisturizer SPF 15
• Ceramide Eye Gel
• Healing Cream

• Protein Night Cream
• Olive Eye Cream
• Pre-Shave Conditioner
• Electric Shaving Lotion

WHY: Because beautiful makeup needs beautiful skin. And beautiful skin needs good skincare.

On the Facial Spray:

“We start our mornings with a little spritz of aloe & rose. Its nice to start the makeup with a little pick me up especially if its 5am on a monday!! I use the spritz at my station all day to feel refreshed & clean.”

On the Healing Cream:

“This was a big hit!!. One of our actresses went home with a jar of the healing cream and said that it is one of the most miraculous products she has ever used. Its great for break outs, red patches, sunburns and even cat scratches.”

On the Protein Night Cream:

“Just a divine silky night cream. The actors love to slather this on after a long day on set.”

On the Olive Eye Cream:

 “I sent one of the actresses home with this beautiful eye cream and she came back the next day and said ” I am in love with my eye cream, I want to slather it all over my body too” (we got her the body lotion version).”

On the Pre-Shave Conditioner & Electric Shaving Lotion:

“It’s always nice when we can share the products with the guys. We have a big cast & lots of male regulars. We have a whole shaving station in the makeup & hair trailer. We keep it stocked with pre-shave conditioner and electric shaving lotion. The pre-shave helps us with ingrown hairs and the redness from shaving everyday. The guys love using the products because most men are sensitive (they just don’t admit it) and they don’t always realize there are products made just for them.”

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Thank you Denise! We can’t wait for Season two tonight!

Originally published as Spotted (On The Set Of ABC’s Scandal)! from the Mario Badescu Skin Care Blog.

… because we love talking skin care advice from our favorite makeup artists. 

We love makeup almost just as much as we love skincare. It’s a ranking that’s barely discernable (only by the tiniest of slivers), but simply because “there is no makeup or cosmetic artifice that will disguise neglected skin.” So said Mario Badescu himself.

That’s why we love it when our favorite makeup artists talk skin and the importance of skincare.

As Director of Artistry for The Makeup Show, The Powder Group, and On Makeup magazine, it’s clear makeup artist James Vincent has not only passion for the art but also prestige in the field as well. Film, theatre, television, editorial work, runway – Vincent has covered it (no pun intended) all. His celebrity clientele rolls deep, his bona fides even more extensive.

It’s not just about the makeup, though; an artist needs his canvas. And while every artist has his secrets, Vincent doesn’t hold back in sharing his tips reserved for his fabulous clientele.

“As a makeup artist, skin care is essential to everything I do. Without great skin and an even complexion you cannot bring across a beautiful makeup. I love Mario Badescu Herbal Toner and Moisture Magnet with every application to prepare the skin and keep the makeup lasting all day.”

Drying Lotion is his secret weapon – a must-have against blemishes, especially when working with regular clients and celebrities with hectic schedules. “[It] gets rid of problems on the skin so I don’t have to use so much makeup.”

He shared with us his skincare regimen for his clients: “… I recommend a classic routine of gentle cleansing, toning, and moisturizing. So many people look towards harsh cleansers that are too aggressive and think toners are an unnecessary step. For me, having the cleanser that is right for your skin type and following with a gentle toner sets the skin up for a better complexion. The Mario Badescu makeup removers are also gentle and effective and ideal for my clients that are in makeup everyday.”

Beautiful makeup starts with a clean, healthy complexion. It’s that simple.

Take it from the makeup artist himself.

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His Mario Must-Haves: Carnation Eye Makeup Remover, Seaweed Cleansing Soap, Aloe Lotion, Drying Lotion, Silver Powder, Moisture Magnet, Oil-Free Moisturizer

His one true love: Rosewater Facial Spray

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Originally published as SKIN DEEP @ THE MAKEUP SHOW NYC 2012 WITH JAMES VINCENT: SKINCARE ADVICE FROM A MAKEUP ARTIST from the Mario Badescu Skin Care Blog.

All you need is friends, music, and good skincare to get you through music festival season…

WHO: Logan Horne. Not just any MB regular, but a New York City based stylist whose sartorial influence has the likes of Leighton Meester (also an avid MB fan!), Jessica Stam, and Victoria’s Secret and Sports Illustrated models.

WHAT: The more natural, the better, Horne says. Coachella necessities include deodorant, toothpaste, Creed cologne, hair wax, Crest white strips, and a few MB products…

WHERE: In his bag of essentials for Coachella!

WHY:

• Aloe Moisturizer (SPF 15). “I love this face lotion because of its light texture and it’s healing properties.”

• Silver Powder. “Spending three days in the desert can take a toll on ones face. That’s why I choose this powder to help remove oil and congestion from my pores.”

• Suncare SPF 30. “Every time I go into Mario Badescu’s NY spa I love coming away with a fresh face and these little travel-sized capsules of sunscreen. These are great to throw in your purse or pocket to reapply as the day goes on and perfect for Coachella.”

• Enzyme Cleansing Gel. “This is by far my favorite day to day face wash. It’s mild enough to keep my skin happy while still giving me the cleanest feeling skin. After a day of concerts and crowds it’s the perfect way to rejuvenate and exfoliate.”

• Cucumber Cleansing Lotion. “After washing my face, I like to use this toner because it leaves my pores feeling clean and tight without overly drying me out. The cucumber concoction has a cooling sensation that wipes away all the heat from the day.”

We love hearing about your MB festival essentials, Logan!

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We want to know – are you attending any festivals this season?

What are your concert skin care essentials?

Tell us in the comments below!

Originally published as IN HIS MEDICINE CABINET: THE COACHELLA EDITION from the Mario Badescu Skin Care Blog.

Or, in this specific case, what’s on your makeup station counter. Or, the PART II of her introductory “Spotted!” post. You know why she loves the Vitamin E Hand Cream, Drying Lotion, Cucumber Cleansing Lotion…

But did you know that she loves the Olive Eye Cream, Oil-Free Moisturizer, and Vitamin A-D-E Neck Cream (mixed with Cellufirm Drops)? And just how much?

You’re about to.

“Olive Eye Cream, a personal favorite of mine for night time moisturizing…. and a beautiful mixing medium with concealer around the eye area on clients and models.”

 “Oil Free Moisturizer, my new favorite men’s grooming moisturizer! Used this on Graham Norton for his new show, Would You Rather, on BBC America. An amazing product to prep and protect the skin, without adding any texture…”

“Vitamin A-D-E Neck Cream mixed with the Cellufirm Drops…. new FAVORITE combo to massage gently into everyone’s neck and décolletage area…. before makeup, or just to add moisture to the skin…. especially if a client or model has just rolled out of bed and has that crease on the sternum/decolletage area from sleeping on their side. (Also a now daily excercise for myself!!….. ahhh my thirties are here at last!)”

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There’s nothing we love more than picking the brains of our favorite pros.  We can’t thank you enough Katie!

{images courtesy of Katie Pellegrino herself!}

Originally published as WHAT’S IN HER MEDICINE CABINET: KATIE PELLEGRINO from the Mario Badescu Skin Care Blog.