Q: Who are you?
A: My name is Molly I’m a freelance make up artist from Iowa, cosmetic chemist student, and licensed cosmetologist.

Q: Why didn’t my comment get approved?
A: I do not approve comments of people trying to sell a cosmetic or hair product — if your comment came across that way, I probably deleted it.  I pay for this blog, and unless you want to pay for advertising space, I’m not going to let you do so.

Q: I want you to review ______ product, will you?
A: I would love to take inquiries for products to review, in order to do so please e-mail me at molly.loretta@gmail.com.  If you’re a company with a product that you would like to send me for review, it would be helpful if you would e-mail me as well.  Please note I will never lie about how I feel about a particular product.  I’ll state why I do or don’t like the product, which either way is helpful to my readers, and the company selling it if they’re ever in the mood to reformulate and better their products.  I don’t like to sell things I don’t love.

Q: What type of skincare do you use?
A: I enjoy using:
Make-Up Remover — Baby oil (mineral oil), and for waterproof make up Lancome Bificil eye make up remover is fabulous.
Exfoliate — St Ives Apricot Scrub — I know a lot of people say how harsh it is, but really I don’t scrub hard, and it’s the only thing that keeps the dead flakes off my face; and I’ve tried a lot of high-end scrubs!  Nothing else works for me.  Plus, it’s so affordable!
Cleanser –  Bioelements Moisture Positive Cleanser
Toner — Nada.  I don’t think toner is necessary.  Cosmetologists, don’t yell at me.  I’m a cosmo too!  Problem is is that my skin is far too sensitive, and many toners contain incredibly irritating ingredients.  Bioelements has a wonderful Calmitude spray however.
Moisturizer — Bioelements Calmitude Moisturizer.

Q: Where did you learn to do hair/make up?
A: Capri Cosmetology school in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  However, for my cosmetic skills I’ve learned most by practice, practice, practice!  I don’t think school for cosmetics is necessary as long as you hone your skills the best you can.

Q: What type of hair color do you use/recommend?
A: I personally am only a fan of professional hair color.  I use Pravana and Joico for nearly everything; they have such a wide array of colors it’s easy to find something for everyone through them.

Q: Why don’t you recommend box color?
A: Here is a blog I wrote explaining this dilemma I have with box color: Why use professional haircolor?

Q: What kind of cosmetics do you use?
A: I use so many different things, but I’ll happily share my basics!
Foundation – Face Atelier Ultra Foundation.  Otherwise, I like L’Oreal True Match if I run out of the FA and have forgotten to order more.   Both of these I find look like skin, and wear really well throughout the day. 
Concealer – I almost never use it, to be honest.
Powder — Urban Decay De-Slick Matifying Powder.
Blush/Bronzer — Nixie Gem eyeshadow, or Nixie bronzers.
Eyeliner — L’Oreal HIP Cream Liner, and for pencil Urban Decay 24/7 (nothing works better than these, they’re worth the money!).
Mascara — L’Oreal Voluminous in waterproof.
Eyeshadow — Really, whatever has the color I want for that purpose, but Nixie, Ben Nye, Kryolan and Urban Decay are my automatic go-tos
Eyeshadow base — Urban Decay’s Primer Potion.  Nothing beats this in my opinion.
Eyebrows — Maybelline
Lipcolor — It varies, but most often I wear:

• Rimmel London Red Hot lipstick for Red.
• For a deeper red, Nixie matte lipstick in Vamp.
• My pink is always Urban Decay Lip Envy lip stain in Envious.
• My natural color is either Nixie matte lipstick in Bourgeois, or Victoria Secret matte lipstick in Femme.

Lipgloss — L’Oreal Color Juice lipgloss (particularly bubble gum and watermelon crush) or Lancome Juicy Tubes.  Nixie and NYX Lipgloss is also superb!
Lipliner — Whatever is cheap and works.  Rimmel Exaggerate lipliners are great.

Q: Do I have to use the same products you do in your tutorials?
A: No!  You can use similar colors, or create the same look using all different colors for a fun variation (which I would love to see, so please e-mail me pictures!).  There is a plethora of brands out there, and I know coming from Iowa, not all brands are available everywhere.  Use what works for you!

Q: Did you get the item you reviewed/used in tutorial for free?
A: Any items I received for free from a company I will first review before using in tutorials, and I will disclose in the review whether or not I received it for free.  Regardless, I don’t do paid reviews, and I won’t use anything in a tutorial I don’t like.  Please also keep in mind, as a professional cosmetologist I do receive a discount on most beauty products I purchase myself from various companies.  This is something I do have to apply for and provide my professional cosmetology license, business card, and other required credentials, and I do use this to my advantage when purchasing products.

Q: Where else can I find you on the internet?
A: I’m ALL OVER.  I’ll provide you guys with some links to my pages, feel free to friend me on there
MySpace
Facebook (My page is private on here due to certain lurkers, send me a message with your request stating WHO you are, and WHY you’re adding me.  If there’s no message, it will be denied, sorry!)
Twitter (I’m always tweeting, follow me!)
YouTube