When I was checking in for the Beauty Blogger Preview at The Makeup Show, there was a man who popped up to the table, kissed the guy and gal at the table and made a dash for the door. Well, me being me, I said, "Hey, wait a minute - I'm right here. How could you not kiss me?" So, the gentleman came back up the steps, gave me a kiss on the cheek, a big hug and told me how great it was to see me. Now, I had no idea who this man was, I was just cracking up that 1) I said that and 2) that he came back.
Well, as I was soon to find out at the preview, it was none other than MAKE UP FOR EVER's Director of Pro Business Development & Artist Realtions, Kevin-James Bennett. (*Oh, and did I mention multi-Emmy Award winning make-up artist.) Yeah, I didn't know any of that until after the fact.
(*Isn't that model giving me "Fierce"?)
So, while I am on the side of the booth, who should come around but Kevin, and he has a jacket on and a worried look on his face. Now, me being me again, asked him what was wrong. He said, "I feel like a kid that just became a Sr. in High School and is suddenly popular.", as he looked at the line to get into the MUFE booth, that was wrapping down the wall of the room. I stepped up and started to reassure him that it was all great, they were here to see him (*which he quickly corrected me to say they weren't here to see him at all), so I rephrased it to "see MUFE, of which he is a huge part of getting to where it is now". At this point I am holding his lapels and reassuring him it was going to be okay, it's a going to be a great day and basically, giving him a "Go get'em, Tiger" boost. Yes, I am pretty much out of my body freaking out that *I* am giving Kevin Effin' Bennett a pep talk. Just goes to show that everyone can get a case of the nerves, no matter how many shiny things are on the mantle.
*My fave MUFE (of which I have only one thing, so it wins by default, but is freakin' awesome anyway) was actually a Christmas gift last year: MUFE Aqua Eyes Collection. It was my first really bright eyeliners and I have to say I just love them - they stay in place and just make my eyes pop, I will be sad when my nubs die.




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