Today is a good day and I’m very excited! Talking Makeup and myself, Marta Walsh are featured in Glamour.com

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Blogging Babes: Meet Marta of TalkingMakeup.com and BeautyInterviews.com

Photo Credit: Amber Rima McLinn Photography.

Usually, Marta Walsh, the sweet beauty addict behind the Talkingmakeup.com network of sites, does all the interviewing. In fact, two of her blogs, beautyinterviews.com and styleinterviews.com, are solely dedicated to that very thing. But I got this lady (pictured here with hair wizard Edward Tricomi) to agree to flip the tables here in Blogging-Babe-land and do some spillin’ of her own. Keep reading to find out all about her, her makeup tips and the one product she thinks every woman should own.

TGBD: Tell me how you got into makeup? Was it something you took to right away in your pre-teen years or did the love come later?
Marta: My love for makeup began in my early teens. My classmates use to wear black eyeliner and a lipgloss. I wasn’t allowed any makeup until I was 16, so I used to cheat now and then borrowing my big sister’s eyeliner and pretend I’m wearing real lip gloss with ChapStick. Growing up in Israel we didn’t have the variety of brands we have now, a lipstick from Revlon meant real luxury to me. Everything changed when I moved to New York City in my later teens, I felt like a kid in a candy shop. My obsession with trying every makeup and skincare brand just got bigger.

TGBD: You have a whole network of sites (Talking Makeup, Talking Perfume, Beauty Interviews, and Style Interviews)–how did each one come about?
Marta: I started Talking Makeup because I was so obsessed with makeup and shopping for makeup. I used to spend hours in a department store just touching makeup and looking out for new products on the market. Talking Makeup became an outlet for my love of makeup. If I saw a product in Sephora for example, I would obsess about it and write about it in my blog. It made me feel better. I know, can you believe that? I then became very interested in beauty brands, who created them and what goes around behind the scenes. This is when my love for interviewing began and Beauty Interviews and Style Interviews were born. I also became interested with celebrity beauty secrets, and began interviewing celebrities. My mission is to inspire readers with my interviews and introduce them to the people behind their favorite brands. I also enjoy creating my own unique content, and share new information with my readers.

TGBD: Let’s talk about your own personal makeup choices. Do you wear foundation?
Marta: I do wear foundation when I have time to apply makeup and especially before going out. My favorites at the moment are: Laura Mercier Oil Free Foundation, MAC Studio Sculpt, and Estee Lauder Nutritious Vita-Mineral Makeup. The days I’m too busy I like to wear powder foundation because it is just so quick to apply. I also carry powder foundation in my makeup bag, it’s compact and I can re-touch anytime. The classic is MAC Studio Fix and my new favorite is Elizabeth Arden Pure Finish Mineral Powder Foundation SPF20.

TGBD: What’s your favorite blush color these days?
Marta: My favorite blush these days is MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Blonde and Givenchy Iridescent Blush in 44 Maharani Orange (from the Givenchy Spring 2009 Makeup Collection).

TGBD: If you could mandate that every woman have one thing in her makeup bag, what would it be?
Marta: Powder Foundation, because makeup begins with perfect complexion! If your skin is not smooth and even when you’re out then there is no point applying anything else to it. Good coverage is what gives you that wow factor!

TGBD: What perfumes are you loving right now? And do you change up your scent a lot?
Marta: I do change perfumes a lot, from day to day, seasons, and just eras in my life. I used to be in love with Allure by Chanel and Angel. At the moment I love Dolce and Gabanna The One, Pretty by Elizabeth Arden, and Victoria’s Secret Very Sexy Dare.
TGBD: Has there ever been a product you tried that changed your life?
Marta: One product that changed my life was John Frieda’s Original Hair Serum. It was the end of an era for me and the beginning of smooth and silky straight hair! And St. Ives Apricot Scrub.

TGBD: And finally, name 4 products in my makeup bag right now!
Marta: 1. Laura Mercier Foundation Powder in shade NO. 3

2. MAC Cremesheen Glass in Fashion Scoop & L’OREAL HIP Color Presso in Swanky for backup.

3. Shiseido Automatic Lip Crayon in LC6.

4. Prescriptives False Eyelashes Plush Mascara in Plush Black.

Watch Marta’s video blog for today presenting the new Givenchy Spring 2009 Makeup Collection also knows as: Givenchy Maharani Spring 2009 Makeup Collection.

Givenchy Maharani Spring 2009 Makeup Collection was created by Nicolas Degennes, Givenchy’s Le Makeup Artistic Director.

Products:
Givenchy Prismissime – 22 Maharani Apricots.
Givenchy Magic Kajal Eye Pencil.
Givenchy Sari Glow Iridescent Blush in 44 Maharani Orange.
Givenchy Pop Gloss Crystal in Rose By Night (Givenchy Holiday 2008 Collection).
Givenchy Rouge Interdit Satin Lipstick in 40 Maharani Rose.
Givenchy Precious Sari Glittering Eyeshadow in Maharani Silver & in Maharani Gold.

On my recent trip to New York City, I had breakfast with Givenchy! Yes, Givenchy, sounds a bit like ‘breakfast at Tiffany’s’ right? Needless to say, that day changed my life. I know, I’m a bit over dramatic, but it’s true. If you had the opportunity to meet and hear Givenchy’s Le Makeup Artistic Director Nicolas Degennes I’m sure you too would  fall in love…with Givenchy, with makeup, beauty, and being a woman.

Nicolas Degennes presented us with Givenchy’s Spring 2009 Makeup Collection or the Maharani Spring 2009 Collection and walked with us through his inspiration journey when creating this beautiful collection. Which in case was India.

Nicolas’ philosophy about makeup and beauty is all about freedom. The freedom to express yourself with makeup and be what you want to be, and the freedom to play with makeup. He told us many times at the meeting to please touch the makeup, feel it, don’t be afraid to play with it and make it your own!

I’m wearing Givenchy today: Prismissime – 22 Maharani Apricots. Shade #5 from left to right on my eye lid and a bit on my crease, and shade #1 from left on my brow-bone and inner corner.

I’ve lined eye lids with one of the best eye pencils I’ve ever tried, Magic Kajal Eye Pencil! It is rich in pigment, glides on easily on skin, and lasts all day. Really, you have to try this! Nicholas Degennes told us at the meeting that in India both men and women wear an eye liner such as the Magic Kajal Eye Pencil to protect them from the sun!

On my cheeks, I’m wearing Sari Glow Iridescent Blush in 44 Maharani Orange which looks amazing on my somewhat olive skin.

Lips: I applied Givenchy Pop Gloss Crystal in Rose By Night (Givenchy Holiday 2008 Collection) first, then I applied Givenchy Rouge Interdit Satin Lipstick in 40 Maharani Rose. I like to apply a sheer color lip gloss first as my primer before applying a darker shade of lipstick, my lipstick then glides easily on my lips, its color is not compromised, and I’m left with super glossy highly pigmented lips. In this step I’ve created an exquisite shade of pink, which I call: Sunset Pink, because it reminds me of an exotic sunset on the beach somewhere. Looks like I took Nicolas’ advice and had some fun with my makeup today! 

Givenchy Spring 2009 Makeup Collection is available at Sephora.com