IMATS Toronto 2009: Experience with Photos

[mecmex]

Hello Fiona! I'm getting ready for my IMATS Toronto 2010 yeeei!, and it's my first time. I was wondering if all the makeup booths accept credit-debit cards? THANK YOU :D

[fionaman]

@mecmex Most do, but I am not confident enough to say all are. To be honest, I suggest you bringing cash because if you pay by credit, they will most likely charge you their US prices. I remember seeing signs about that last year.

[diligentshopper]

@fionaman

Thanks for the advice for packing lunch. I'm planning to do that too but then my friends kept on saying we don't need to. lol

By the way, you mentioned that NARS was part of The Bay at the Toronto imats. but for vancouver, nars is actually standalone counter. Maybe they will have discounts? I dunno. We'll see.

PS: Your imats experience sounds awesome and I'm so excited for the upcoming Vancouver show too. :)

[fionaman]

@diligentshopper On the Toronto website, NARS was a standalone counter. But it wasn't until we got there that we realized that it was part of The Bay along with BeautySoClean. They had a lot of stuff there but just none of it was on sale.

Have fun at the Vancouver IMATS and let me know how it goes :)

[diligentshopper]

@fionaman

For sure. I have been saving up and I haven;t bought any makeup for the past 2 months just so I can go on a spree at imats. I was planning on getting some naked pigments too and after seeing your videos, I'm sold.

=D

[fionaman]

@diligentshopper The downside with Naked Pigments is that it's hard to blend if you wet your brush too much. Also, there is a lot of fall out if you use it loose. So I actually pressed it with 1 part glycerin and 3 parts alcohol and it works a lot better.

[diligentshopper]

@fionaman

I know what you mean. I've always stayed away from pigments because they're messy to work with, but I really like the fact that they have pigment stacks. and the ebony collection looks gorgeous. Thanks for the tips on blending. I haven't pressed any pigments before but it's probably a good idea for these pigments.. Thanks a lot...

[makeupbytess]

Hi fellow Toronto make-up artist!! :P I was at IMATS as well! I went on the Saturday and got there really early too to avoid the "long" line up! I met Koren & Elissa as well & you're right, they are very genuine and exactly how they are in their videos! I could not stop laughing when I went to the ladies room and heard the "WHIPPING" noises coming from the SEX SHOW. LOL. Anyway, great videos! And to support other canadian MUAs...SUBSCRIBED!!

[TheRealLightOFLove]

Hi Fiona (:

I was wondering how much money did you spent in total at the IMATS . It seems like you got alot of makeup. lol

[fionaman]

If you watch my Haul video, I mention all the prices that I purchased the items at and listed it in the "more info" section. If you don't want to pull out a calculator, I spent 96$ on myself and 55$ for my friend.

[0jackieman0]

hehe... thanks for mentioning me! lol... you discussed about every detail. I am glad you had fun. Lucky you! Had two makeovers and both are amazing!

It was great meeting you and your product reviews are very useful! Will start and continue to watch your videos!

[fionaman]

No problemo...it was the least I could do since you saved our stuff!!

Hopefully I'll see both Jenn and you sometime soon! Thanks for watching haha. You should get Jenn to start posting vids again ;)

[kmmmerp]

:( Cant believe I didn't know IMATS was going on! And in my own backyard!

[fionaman]

I posted a video about it months ago!

[CallmeCalypso]

Lol, you gotta tell us more about your glimpses os the sex show, haha!

[fionaman]

I don't think it would be appropriate to discuss on YouTube ;)

[jdomakeup]

ahhaha yes they should follow me!! haha! omg the sex show noises was hilarious! i heard that they were doing a pole dancing competition on their main stage.

[fionaman]

Haha shameless plug!

The music from the sex show was so loud. On the 2nd day the janitor on the other side offered to open the gate to let Tenzin and I in LOL.

[jdomakeup]

ahahha that would have been so funny if u guys actually did get to go in. you would probably see alot of older creepy ppl there...lol

[fionaman]

Haha. When driving back home, I heard on the radio an interview with the organizer of the Sex Show. Everyone had this stereotype where he would be in his late 40s, early 50s, overweight and balding. Ends up he was in his 30s. Who would have thought!

[CallmeCalypso]

Oh man, it must have been pretty raunchy then, lol!

[EnKoreMakeup]

awe you are just far too sweet - Im so glad you learned so much from my tips. And yes MORE BOLD LOOKS! :)

[fionaman]

Aww thanks Koren. I gained so much from this weekend. Haha when I have more time, definitely going to try out more bold looks, especially with the pigments from Naked Cosmetics.

[BunnieAngel]

haha... great video fiona! :) and yes... thanks jackie for rescuing our stuff!  lol!

[fionaman]

Seriously eh. Make sure she watches this video haha!

[pursebuzz]

YAY it was soo nice to meet you. LOL I loved the dramatic shadow Koren put on you :)

[fionaman]

Thanks Elessa! It was great meeting you as well! Please come back to Toronto when the weather is warmer so you can tour around the city.