FIDM Beauty Industry Merchandising & Marketing alumna Jenna Daunais has an exciting career with Smashbox Cosmetics.
"On my favorite days I attend idea labs, coordinate national sales
meetings, coordinate company outings and parties, create analytical
reports, attend LA Fashion Week, appear on Good Day LA, and create reports. I enjoy every aspect of it."
Read the entire interview with Jenna ot the FIDM Fashion Club blog!
Last week, Beauty Industry Merchandising & Marketing Grads and industry pros from companies like Smashbox Cosmetics, gathered at the Mondrian Hotel's chic ADCB bar in West Hollywood for cocktails, passed appetizers, and plenty of catching up. "I'm so excited that there are so many people here," said new Beauty Industry Merchandising & Marketing Director Julianne Pfister. "We all stick together and help each other out even if we work for different companies."
The third annual FIDM Beauty Alumni Reunion was a smashing success for all who attended. "The networking at these events is great and I love hearing who's doing what," said Marisol Arias '06 who owns High Drama Accessories. "It's great meeting other alumni even if I didn't graduate with them." Sexy Hair Communications Assistant Lindsay Mundell '07 added: "Seeing all of my peers helps me get motivated and remember how much I love this industry."
This month, FashionClub.com hearts all things Parisian:
* Learn step-by-step how to get the perfect French pout.
* Find out more about fashionable French cinema.
* See which French designers made our list of favorites.
* Get the look: Try out the latest French-inspired Fashion & Beauty.
Head to FashionClub.com and spend a little time in the City of Light.
Covering beauty and health, fashion, shopping, dining, nightlife, and home, FIDM Alumna Amy Rebekah Gan has her hands full with the webzine LA Pretty. She started the blog with her colleague Nicole back in December '08 and the duo has since been invited to local fashion shows, beauty events, store openings, and top spas. "We love Los Angeles, fashion, and beauty so we combined these themes," Amy says. "Our readership has snowballed and we're finding that we get readers from all over the world who want to know what's going on in the vast metropolis that is L.A.
Learn more about Fashion Designing and Fashion Merchandising!
For the last 14 months, FIDM Alumna and celebrity makeup artist M'chel Bauxal has been working on the new animated film Coraline, which is a 3-D, stop motion, animation film. Why would an animated film need a makeup artist? M'chel has made up the cast and crew for various publicity, including electronic press kits, DVD footage, and for the web.
Dakota Fanning, shown here with M'chel, voices the main character in the film, which opens on Feb. 6!
FIDM Beauty Industry Merchandising & Marketing Grad Stephanie Marovich has the kind of career most of us only dream about.
As West Coast Account Coordinator for Shisheido Travel Retail, she's constantly jetting around the world, and when she's not, she's working from her home office.
You can find out more about Stephanie's dynamic career and how FIDM helped put her there on today's Fashion Club Daily, along with Stephanie's predictions for the future of beauty. --Belissa
Last week the FIDM Museum Store hosted the inimitable beauty biz entrepreneur Poppy King for a reading of her book Lessons of a Lipstick Queen: Finding and Developing the Great Idea that Can Change Your Life. Later that evening, Poppy joined FIDM Beauty Industry Merchandising & Marketing Grads for a networking event.
Poppy launched her lipstick line at age 18 and successfully pitched it to buyers at the high-end department store Barney's, which still carries her products. Just launched: a gorgeous lip stain with the moniker Medieval and Black-Tie Optional, a shade inspired by sheer black stockings. --Kim
FIDM Grad and freelance Makeup Artist M'chel Bauxal did the makeup for Barack and Michelle Obama's appearance on this morning's Good Morning America. M'chel (pictured above with the Baracks and Robin Roberts) is also the FIDM Alumni Chapter President for the Portland, Oregon area. To watch a video clip of the appearance, click here. All photos are courtesy of M'chel. --Kim
“I constantly have my hands in various jars and pots evaluating different creams, lotions, and miracle potions,” says FIDM Beauty Industry Merchandising & Marketing Grad Althea Lim. Find out more about her career in Alumni Stories! --Kim
FIDM Merchandise Product Development major and The Hills star Lauren Conrad made the cover of the Los Angeles Times' Image section yesterday.
Her challenge: to put together a fabulous outfit from the Fashion District's Santee Alley for $100.
(The Alley, a local bargain mecca, is just blocks from FIDM's L.A. campus.)
Clever Lauren was able to put together TWO outfits! Read how she did it.
If you didn't already know, Lauren's been signed as the first spokesperson for Avon's youth-oriented Mark line of cosmetics, and her own line of clothing will launch at LaurenConrad.com September 15th before hitting stores.
Project Runway is now filmed at FIDM. Go behind-the-scenes! 
