ITS ALIVE!

Temptu L.A. – Coming to life…

 

Temptu at the IBS Show!

Temptu is currently at the International Beauty Show @ the Jacob Javits Center. Come visit us; this years show is definitely worth checking out, we hope to see you there!

Temptu teams with Jason Rogenes

We like to do things with style. For the opening of Temptu L.A. we teamed up with artist Jason Rogenes to design a custom light installation; he will also be drawing designs that we will convert into limited edition Temporary Tattoos. 

Jason was recently featured in Surface Magazines Spring Fashion 2008 edition. Check out his website at www.rogenes.com (this guy is amazing!)

Temptu on Myspace

Temptu featured in Airbrush Action Magazine

Have you seen this months issue of Airbrush Action Magazine? Temptu’s John Maurad uses the Dura Line of paints to create an authentic looking tattoo on the back Jenai Chin (Temptu’s lead body artist.)

The article is a detailed step by step how too that shows you how to paint like a pro. 

Pick up your copy of Airbrush Action Magazine today!

 

IBS New York

The International Beauty Show (IBS) Will open this Saturday (the 27th) and run until Tuesday (the 29th) 

IBS New York is open to the trade only; you must show a valid license or other beauty credentials for admittance. 
No one under the age of 15 will be allowed on the show floor and no roller bags will be allowed on the show floor under any circumstances.

IBS New York attracts serious buyers from all facets of the beauty industry:

Salon, Spa Owners and Managers

Cosmetologists

Stylists

Colorists

Estheticians

Makeup Artists

Skin Care Specialists

Instructors/Students

Nail Technicians

Distributors

IBS New York offers over 125 educational classes in haircutting, styling,color, makeup, nails and in the salon/spa business that are FREE with your admission ticket. 
In addition, the Main Stage hosts exciting demonstrations by world-renowned artists.Hands-On hair, color and makeup sessions are also available, where learning takes place through participation (additional fees required).  

Temptu will be at IBS with our team of dedicated makeup artists offering the best in airbrush makeup, special fx & body art applications and temporary tattoos. 

Check us out! Temptu will be in booth #1744

 

Anchors Aweigh

High def, high pressure: Advent of HD TV has some news anchors sweating

When Kathie Lee Gifford announced her new gig on the “Today” show last week, she quipped, “I’m 8 years older, 10 pounds heavier and half an inch shorter — just in time for HD television.” 

KSTP anchor Cyndy Brucato, 57, chuckled when she heard it. Her producers tested out high-definition cameras in their Minneapolis station a month ago, and Brucato served as their guinea pig. “I had to laugh,” she said. “I was thinking, ‘If I look OK, everyone else will.’” 

High-def TV brings every detail into stunning clarity. It’s awesome for viewing the pine needles in a forest or the white caps of an ocean, but it’s awful for viewing the pores of an anchor’s face — especially if you’re the anchor… (read more) 

Shoes are Bad!

Walking is easy. It’s so easy that no one ever has to teach you how to do it. It’s so easy, in fact, that we often pair it with other easy activities—talking, chewing gum—and suggest that if you can’t do both simultaneously, you’re some sort of insensate clod. So you probably think you’ve got this walking thing pretty much nailed. As you stroll around the city, worrying about the economy, or the environment, or your next month’s rent, you might assume that the one thing you don’t need to worry about is the way in which you’re strolling around the city… (continue article here)

Tim Kern designs Tattoos for Synecdoche, New York

(from www.premiere.com)

World-famous tattoo artist Tim Kern talks to Premiere about working on the extensive tattoo designs for Charlie Kaufman’s greatly anticipated directorial debut, ‘Synecdoche, New York’ — and which star tattooed him behind the scenes.

Synecdoche, New York is the hotly anticipated directorial debut from Charlie Kaufman, the eccentric writer behind Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Adaptation and Being John Malkovich. His trippy scripts, which examine the nature of memory, love and identity in bizarre new ways, feature elevators that stop between floors to reveal alternate universes, a blocked writer who jumps into his own screenplay and a machine that erases the heartbreak of losing a lover with Kool-Aid colored hair.

This time around, Kaufman stepped behind the camera when frequent collaborator Spike Jonze, the director originally attached, bowed out to helm Where the Wild Things Are. The flick stars Philip Seymour Hoffman as Caden Cotard, a theater director whose new play calls for a warehouse-sized replication of New York. The title is both a nod to the city where it takes place, Schenectady, NY, and the SAT bonus word that means “[a] figure of speech by which a part is put for the whole (as fifty sail for fifty ships), the whole for a part (as society forhigh society), the species for the genus (as cutthroat for assassin), the genus for the species (as a creature for a man), or the name of the material for the thing made (as boards for stage),” according to Merriam-Webster. Caden’s world and his work collide in his complicated relationships with the women around him: his ex Adele, played by Catherine Keener; her friend Maria, played by Jennifer Jason Leigh; his daughter Olive, played by Robin Weigert; his wife Claire, played by Michelle Williams. Subplots and intertwining relationships unpack themselves like Russian nested dolls.

Read the full article here…

 

Hard Rock Park: Tattoo Parlor (Week 2 of Construction)

The Hard Rock Park “Get Inked: Tattoo Parlor” by Life is a Beach; uses Temptu Temporary Tattoos exclusively- keep checking back in for more updates!

 

A guessing game.

Day 3 = Body Art with Jenai Chin

Day 3: Body Art with Jenai Chin

Temptu lead body artist Jenai Chin is teaching a class on airbrush body art showcasing Temptu products. This special class is being held for a team of Japanese makeup artists who flew here to learn from the Temptu Pro’s!

Some of you might know Jenai as being the lead artist who designed our latest Pro Transfer Tattoos, she was also the artist who applied the tattoo transfers in the final episode of Make Me A Super Model; you can check out her site here (www.jenaichin.com)

Keep checking back we’ve got more stories, news, updates, and specials right around the corner…

Hard Rock Park 2008

Do you like loud music, roller coasters, fun in the sun and tattoos? Then you’ll love the new Hard Rock Park set to open this June in Myrtle Beach, Florida!

Hard Rock Park is an approximately 55-acre destination theme park at the center of a 140 acre development that celebrates the spirit of rock and roll. The Park is located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.The world’s first rock n’ roll theme park – Hard Rock Park is an innovative and distinct extension of the global Hard Rock brand. The Park provides visitors of all generations a fun and exciting full-day entertainment experience, and is the largest attraction in the Myrtle Beach market. The $400 million Hard Rock Park is a totally immersive, full-day attraction, appealing to visitors of all generations. The groundbreaking park reflects the brand’s commitment to music featuring six unique, custom-designed zones celebrating rock’s culture, lifestyle, legends and irreverence. Positioned to blow traditional park visitors away, Hard Rock Park includes more than 40 attractions, a multi-purpose live music amphitheater, shows and state-of-the-art sound systems – uniquely developed for the project, roller coasters, children’s play areas, restaurants, cafes and retail stores.

Where does Temptu fit into all of this?  The Hard Rock Park is going to have a temporary tattoo parlor run by the very talented artists from Lifes a Beach (www.lifesabeachusa.com) where you can be tough for a day! Guests will be able to get Temptu Pro Transfer Tattoos applied by professional body artists…

Want more info? Then keep checking back!

 

Temptu -> Japan.

Temptu’s Japanese distributer is currently in town with a team of makeup artist learning from the Temptu Pro’s. They flew all the away across the world to meet our team of dedicated makeup professionals who are honored to educate other makeup enthusiasts about the wonders of Airbrush Makeup. 

Interested in taking an airbrush makeup class? Check out our class schedule here!

The Makeup Show NYC: Temptu serves as Platinum sponsor

 

NEW YORK, Mar 18, 2008 / FW/ — Just when we thought that fashion journalists have a three month hiatus attending shows, The Makeup Show New York pops up on the calendar. Slated on May 18 –19, 2008 at the Metropolitan Pavilion, this is the third edition of The Makeup Show at the Big Apple.

An intimate show with a real sense of community and artistic energy, The Makeup Show NYC will bring a pro-driven legion of beauty and fashion professionals to the fashion and entertainment capital of the world.

From editorial forces to mass-market phenomenon, insider-only tips will be traded between the best in the business over this two-day intensive event. The Makeup Show NYC will examine cosmetic applications of technique and style, featured in hands-on workshops, seminars and keynote presentations.

With seminars, workshops and lectures as an integral part of the event, top makeup artists in the fashion and entertainment industries hold classes with topics ranging from Editorial Beauty and Airbrush Basics to the Perfect Bride and Makeup for HD TV, to name a few.

The Makeup Show NYC will feature a cast of presenters including Billy B, David Goforth, Cheryl Gushue, Sandy Linter, Joanna Schlip, Michael DeVellis, James Vincent, and Johnny Lavoy (subject to change and availability).

The Makeup Show NYC is sponsored in part by Platinum Sponsor Temptu, as well as Crown Brush, P&G Beauty, Alcone and Lancôme Paris, Lounge Area Sponsor Stila, and media sponsors On Makeup Magazine and Color Mundo.

Exhibitors for The Makeup Show NYC include Smashbox, Mario Badescu Skin Care, Make Up For Ever, Senna Cosmetics, M.A.C Cosmetics, Three Custom Color, Linda Mason Elements, and Alison Raffaele Cosmetics.

For a full list of exhibitors, visit www.themakeupshow.com

THE MAKEUP SHOW NYC
MAY 18 & 19, 2008
9:00AM – 6:00PM
WHERE:
METROPOLITAN PAVILION
125 West 18th Street
(between 6 & 7 Avenue)
ADVANCE TICKETS:
$40– ONE-DAY
$60– TWO-DAY

 

Temptu LA – coming along…

The West Coast headquarters of Temptu broke ground this week with a staff of designers, carpenters, and showroom workers as they set out to begin the transformation of our Westmoreland Avenue showroom in Las Angeles’ Silverlake neighborhood.

On the agenda are training units, an outdoor lounge and airbrushing en plein air, staff offices and 21st century showroom for Temptu, as we enter a new era from East Coast to West Coast, covering the country in high-definition makeup. Look for our Temptu West Coast Showroom opening in May 2008.

Airbrush Makeup 101 DVD

If your new to airbrush or an established pro there’s one essential item every airbrush makeup enthusiast needs- The Airbrush Makeup 101 DVD from TEMPTU. Considered by many to be the best training dvd available for airbrush makeup; this hands on dvd will show you everything you need to know to start applying makeup like a pro. Makeup artist’s Sylvia Pichler and Ralph Siciliano show you hands on how to prep, conceal, contour, apply: foundation, blushes and highlighters, and plenty more. 

Get the Airbrush Makeup 101 DVD NOW for only $60.00!

first ‘Synecdoche, New York’ still!

Ioncinema has the first photo from Academy Award-winning screenwriter Charlie Kaufman’s directorial debut Synecdoche, New York. Click on the image to enlarge.

 

Juicy Couture:: ‘Dirty English’ Launch

What do high fashion, grunge, and tattoos have in common?

Answer: Juicy Couture, Dirty English, and Temptu.

For the launch of Juicy Couture’s latest mens fragrance Temptu applied tons (and we means TONS) of the new Pro Transfer Temporary Tattoos on models and fans alike… In true Juicy fashion Bloomingdale’s got the rock-star treatment for a day- the launch consisted of everything from Guitar Hero to raging rock music; now that sounds fun!

And now for some shameless plugs…

Dirty English (by Juicy Couture)

Temptu Temporary Tattoos

Guitar Hero