The Week Before SeaGal Auditions

It is almost here...the week before auditions!!! What should you be doing this week to make sure you are totally prepared?

My personal recommendations....

Exercises/ Conditioning - It is time to do hill sprints! These increase your endurance quickly so that you are ready to dance over and over and over again without loosing your breath! They also help increase strength in your hip flexors, the main muscle that allows you to have nice high kicks. Sprints in general help tighten everything in your core and legs so that you are ready to put on your booty shorts!!!

Dance - If you went to the clinics then you know the style and got advise from Sherri about the kinds of things she is looking for. So now it is just a matter of keeping your neck in good shape for Semi-Finals round and practicing your chosen 8-counts that you plan on doing for the judges. If you are practicing and you get stuck, DONT STOP....step clap until you remember what you wanted to do. KEEP SMILING even in practice then it will be so natural to you that you wont have to think about it when you perform! Dont adjust your outfit during or after your dance.

Appearance - Practice in the outfit that you will be wearing during auditions to make sure that you are comfortable in it and you are not pulling or tugging at anything during the audition. Book your tanning appointments, buy your eye lashes (practice putting them on), practice your make-up for that day and pack a "touch-up kit" so that you can touch up your make-up before learning the Semi-Finals Routine. Remember NO LIP GLOSS so that your hair doesn't get caught and attach to your mouth as you are dancing.

Other Suggestions - Double check the times, location, and transportation for the day of auditions. Pack a light snack. Double check that your cell phone is turned off when you arrive for auditions. Finally...Stretch, Breath, HAVE FUN!!!!

SEE YOU ALL ON SATURDAY:)

SeaGal Audition Workshops

The first SeaGal Workshop is coming up on April 9th and if you have not auditioned before and you don't know about the workshops..."they are an absolute MUST"! You can get more information about them here on the Seahawks Website. There are 3 workshops scheduled...
11:00am - 12:30pm
Saturday April 9th
Saturday April 15th
Sunday April 16th

At the workshops Sherri Thompson, SeaGal Director will teach a dance similar to one of the auditions routines. She will talk to you about the process, what you will be judged on, and what the expectations are.

My biggest piece of advise, besides to ATTEND them is to dress and look like you are going to the actual audition. It may sound silly since you are not being "judged" at the workshop, but you truly perform better when you look and feel the part. Plus it is just extra practice at putting on the proper make-up, lashes, hair, tan, and attire.

Suggestions about hair....wear your hair down at least to one of the workshops so you can practice dancing with your hair down, because it may be your best look and you are going to want to wear it like that to finals.

If you are having trouble with your look or want specific guidance, I recommend looking thru the photos of the ladies who are on the SeaGal squad now and then talking to a professional. Referrals for hair, make-up, tanning, photography, and attire can be found on our website My Flawless Tan.com . There are specific specials exclusively for SeaGals on the home page. They are all trusted referrals who I work with personally.

Keep checking the website for SeaGal Exclusive Special Offers as well as upcoming videos of lash application and other beauty tips.

Next post will be about some of my favorite exersises to get help get you ready quickly for workshops and auditions!

SeaGal Make-up Tips for Photography Session

If you make it to the finals round of the SeaGal Auditions you will have your photo taken for the website in the Authentic SeaGal Promo Jacket. These photos are generally on the website for several weeks after the team is chosen. You want to look your very best in these photos, as Sherri and the other judges will be looking at them during the entire weekend of auditions.


We talked about primers last time to make sure your make-up lasts as you are dancing...this time we are going to talk about colors and placement to ensure that you look good close up as well as stand out from far away. This is the essence of SeaGal make-up and it is very important to distinguish it from "Club Make-up" and "Stage Make-up"

Eyes - You want your eyes to pop and the colors of eye shadow you choose can dramatically enhance the color of your eyes. For example, purples look amazing on green eyes and peachy browns look amazing on blue eyes.
MAC Shadow Suggestions -
Hoax - plumb color for the crease
Soft Brown - peachy brown for crease
Sushi Flower - bright pink for crease for those who like extra color
Carbon - this is a must for the corner of the eye (black matte)
Emabark & Handwritten - are great to bring the corner into the crease a little without being TOO dark.
Naked Lunch & Phloof - great light shimmer colors for the lid, DO NOT USE below the brow bone, they are too shimmery for that and will catch the light of the camera

Think shimmer NOT GLITTER!!! Think dewy skin not matte, and not shiny.

Black Eye Liner on both the top and bottom will make your eyes stand out from far away. Thicker on the outer corner of the eyes will help your eyes look bigger and a little wider apart.

Foundation should be a thicker foundation meant for performance make-up. MAC makes Studio Fix which is fantastic and Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation and Powder is amazing as well.

Concealer under the eyes with extra blot powder under the eye will help you avoid your liner and mascara from transferring to below your eye.

Lip Liner and Lip Stick, NO LIP GLOSS unless you have very short hair and there is no chance it will end up in your face!

Airbrush Tanning Tips for the Weekly Tanner

Hello to all my Flawless Clients who come in and tan weekly....WE LOVE YOU!!!! Now that is out of the way, onto the important information about keeping the tan beautiful every week. Spray tan on top of old spray tan is a bad idea. The first time you do it...it may turn out fine, but you are going to start to notice that it fades really unaturaly and starts to get a funny texture.

Fixing the exfoliating problem....rather then using sugar scrubs (which are lovely for a light exfoliation on your skin) we recommend a natural bristle brush. These are fabulous for your feet, ankles, hands, and anywhere else the tan may stick longer to the skin. The natural bristles are aggresive enough to take off stuborn tan, but much more gental than a wet wash cloth and will not leave the skin irritated or raw. We sell these brushes for $10 or you can pick one up at the drug store. .


Hands, Feet, and Face Fade First!!!! I know!...it is frustrating, cause that is what everyone sees most of the day. We have a solution to that too. Glow on the Go, we sell 2 kinds...the best we have found after trying many many many different brands. Our aresole touch up tanning spray is light enough so you cant mess it up, but dark enough to keep it up. We will show you how to apply it lightly to your hadns and feet and brush it out like we do here at the studio. It is best applied at night starting on the 3rd or 4th day of your airbrush tan.


What do I tan in??? Ladies, get over it...its time to just get naked! Of course you can wear whatever you are comfortable in, but the best airbrush tan is one without tan lines. It makes you look even head to toe and then there is no chance of an awful tan line showing when you wear a dress or bikini. You are paying for this flawless tan, you might as well get your moneys worth.

More tomorrow. Make-up and photography.

SeaGal Auditions Right Around the Corner....

This is to all the ladies out there who have dreamed of being an NFL Cheerleader. There is really no way to explain the adventure you are about to start... otherwise known as "SeaGal Auditions" 2011! Anyone who has not experianced it yet is in for the craziest month of their lives, however it can also be the best time of your life. Cherish every part of it!!!

Now down to business...I am gonna share all the tricks that I wish I had known about before auditions! I will blog something new each day between now and April 9th the first clinic , and I will see you all there!!!

You can find all my favorite people who will help you prepare on my website under "SeaGal Audition Specials". All of the businesses you see on my website are people that I personally use and trust completely.

We are gonna start off with a couple make-up tips in this blog. More to come about hair, skin, tanning, excersise, clinics, attire, and general "stuff".

Make-up:
Primers - Primers are usually kind of an extra in my book, because it isnt always necessary for your make-up to last perfectly for 10 hours or under stressful conditions. However, with SeaGal Auditions it is absolutely crutial. Smashbox primers are the best. Photo Finish Face Primer and Photo Finish Eye Primer will help your make-up stay in place as you dance.
Lashes - You are gonna have to learn how to apply lashes! Buy some black eyelash glue, so you are gonna have to get good at this...time to start practicing!!! Buy lashes from us or the drug store, DO NOT BUY MAC LASHES (they are way to thick at the base, they are too expensive, and they do not stay on as well as the Ardell). Apply a line of glue at the base and bend it in your fingers a little as it drys and becomes tacky. This will help so it doesn't slide around on your eye when you place it there and it will be in the correct shape for your eyelid. Do not curl your natural lashes because this makes it harder to get the false lashes on behidn your real lashes.


MAC COLORS
Blush - Posey
Lips - Girl About Town/ Impassioned/ Chatterbox
Powder - Blott Powder Medium

More info to come tomorrow!

Beauty Tips from Mom...

My mom has never been in to the beauty industry like I have, however she has offered me tips and her tricks over the years. I take them seriously, because she looks fantastic and I am hoping that some of it is in the genes. Never the less there is one beauty tip she gave me recently on a family trip to Hawaii and I have yet to try it out, but I am excited about it...

Rain water and your hair??? It seems that rain water makes your hair instantly shiny and thick and beautifully manageable. Now how is it that I have never heard of this before???

Well I thought this would be an easy one to test since I live in Washington and it is winter time, which normally means rainy and grey for like the next 4 months. However, since we have gotten back the only water from the sky that we have had is in the form of snow. So I have not had a chance to try this and thus my hair is still dull and blah!

Her other 2 pieces of advise I have tried and love.
1.) Use sunscreen
2.) Oil of Olay products apparently still work great. I mean they have been around for like 100 years.

There we go, that's it. My mothers beauty advise for me, well and one more..."its what is on the inside that matters". That is going to be a problem for me, since my entire business is focused on whats on the outside. I suppose we can try to match the outside with how beautiful we are inside, right?

Please share with me your favorite advise handed down to you from mom or grandmother. And when it inevitably starts raining I will be trying the rain water trick and you should too...tell me what you thought, and I will be back again to share my experience.

Are all nail salons the same?

It always seemed to me that all the nail salons in my local area were kinda the same. I have had good and bad experiences at most of them. They all seemed to use similar equipment and products, so it was mostly a matter of convenience. There is always another one around the corner who might have an opening, right?

There are 11 of them that I can count between Juanita and Rose Hill.
I have found one that stands out in a crowd! Trendz Nail Bar (www.trendznailbar.com)is a small little boutique across from Starbucks on Lake Street in the heart of Kirkland...and there are a couple things that stand out about this particular salon. Linda the owner and her husband are just darling people and they remember their clients...but that is not necessarily a big difference, many of the nail salons are owned by very lovely people who are warm and welcoming to their clients.



The first big difference is their equipment. If you have ever read anything or seen news reports about the pedicure spa chairs and how much bacteria they can carry in their jets you will know what I am talking about. If you haven't seen any reports on this problem...google it. I promise you will not want to use those spa pedicure chairs anymore....gross. The big problem is with the pipes that are linked to the Jacuzzi style jets, they can't be cleaned so they can gather bacteria in them and then the water is circulated through leaving your feet sitting in water and leaving them susceptible to bacteria and infection...Eeewwwww. Linda has invested in spa chairs with pipeless jet technology!!! OMG, how did it take this long to figure that out. They are easily removed and cleaned so it is completely sanitary. It puts my mind at ease and now I am not worried about my pedicures any more.

Second is their product. Shellac is a nail polish option that lasts for a few weeks so you don't have to go in for a manicure every week.

Another big difference is how much Linda and her husband work with other local businesses and how involved they are in Kirkland. I like supporting businesses who feel like they want to be part of our community. As a resident in Kirkland and a Kirkland business owner, that goes a long way with me.

They have wine tasting nights featuring local wines...totally my style. Next one is Dec.16th, but they fill up fast so you need to make an appointment. 425-968-5078