Author Archives: Linda

The Real Housewives of New York City

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Linda

Portraits as opposed to photos are timeless. I love doing them be they mixed media like this one of Carole Radziwill http://lindamasongallery.com/current-exhibition/   or a more classical portrait such as the acrylic on canvas I do of both children and adults   . … Continue reading →

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The smokey eye a la Kim Kardashian

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Linda

Kim Kardashian brought back the Smokey Eye popularized by Kevin Aucoin Continue reading →

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Wedding makeup

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Linda

A very particular point of view A  well deserved article about the designer Jane Wilson Marquis in WAG magazine. The makeup was done by one of my students from the  NYMakeup Academy of Japan . To make a Smokey eye , halo … Continue reading →

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A Versatile Makeup Artist

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Linda

At my boutique/gallery, The Art of Beauty by Linda Mason,  I had Interns and assistants from all walks of life and have stayed friends and in contact with most of them. They each brought inspiration to me in different ways, I photographed all of them … Continue reading →

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A great Photoshoot location

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Linda

We were very fortunate to have the use of the BBFL http://www.jplusbdesign.com/store/c43/BBFL.html space in Parkslope Brooklyn for the NYMA 2016 makeup class session in July. It was also good for the photo shoot as we had a variety of different daylight situations to work … Continue reading →

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Makeup Class Photoshoot 8

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Linda

 Congratulations to Nene Yamamoto for keeping the delicate freshness of Tatum from www.majormodel.com who was the baby of our models on this shoot. Nene did this both with the natural makeup and the stronger one by using soft pinks and iridescent silver and glitter. Almog did … Continue reading →

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Makeup Class Photoshoot 7

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Linda

Sage http://www.majormodel.com has one of those ivory skins that just captures the light and great bone structure perfect for natural beauty. Stronger makeup definitely changes her.  I especialy loved her look  as she ressembled Thalita who I was lucky to have … Continue reading →

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Makeup class Photoshoot 6

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Linda

The makeup of the model Kendall from Click http://clickmodel.com was done by Sayaka Sato. A fabulous fresh natural look (right) then an elegant classic with a cool twist acheived through applying a corn colored blush to the cheeks and green shadow to the brows. Hair by Almog and … Continue reading →

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Makeup Class Photoshoot 5

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Linda

When the artist Kimi Goto did the makeup on Rose from the agency Click www.clickmodelnyc.com , I was pretty amazed. Kimi had never done makeup on a darker skinned model before. She did a fabulous natural makeup ,which you can see … Continue reading →

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Beauty for Fashion

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Linda

Fashion we use to shape the beauty shoots has to be either timeless, cool or avant garde. Jane Wilson Marquis gowns are timeless. They inspired the artists Mirei Morita/Taylor, Nene Yamamoto/Tatum and Sayaka Sato/Kendall,  to do elegantly creative makeup…not boring. They used touches of unusual … Continue reading →

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