Who Wants To Borrow My Mom?

My mom: SHANNON
 the most amazing person I've ever known
she is: someone you can tell anything to and will never make you feel bad or judge you, she will always encourage you and cheer you up, and gives AMAZING advice
my plan: to share her with the world
why: because I get hundreds of messages a day, from people who need good advice, need a mom, or have a mom but they don't get along, or can't talk to her
AND MY MOM HAS BECOME A MOM TO BOTH ME AND ALL MY SISTER'S FRIENDS, they even call her, and in high school I'd come home and my friends would come over just to talk to my mom! They still do! She's like mom-to-everyone! (I like to share. So I wanna share my mom with you!)

and every time I read on of these emails I think, I wish I had a big camp, and everyone could come to it, and I could lend my mom to them, to love them, comfort them, encourage them, like my mom does for me!
my plan: Mission ASK-A-MOM!

you can write ANYTHING you want to ask my mom, get advice on, or need encouragement about...ANYTHING!

From what to do about a break-up, someone cheating on you, being mean, to how to cook a chicken, or what to do if your tampon gets stuck (ha ha ha ha)!

OK, so we'll do a video, I'll read the questions off, (and we'll NEVER reveal anyone's name or identity)...AND my MAMA will answer your most URGENT questions!

SOUNDS FUN AND HELPFUL! right?!?

(just don't ask her questions about me...ha ha ha, just kidding!)

So post your comments below...(we'll find a better way to do this in the future, if you guys like this idea)

We WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU, HELP YOU, AND ENCOURAGE YOUR PRECIOUS LIL' HEARTS!

HUGE LOVE FROM ME AND MY MAMA, KANDEE & SHAN-MOM

here's a little video with me and my mom, the best part is the last few minutes!

How to Get Rid of A Tattoo (with make-up)

INTRODUCING: Kandee "the tattoo remover" Johnson

I think tattoos can be beautiful works of art, however, I am too indecisive to ever permanently get something on my skin. I like change too much, that I'm sure in 4 years I'd want to change it! ha ha

But as a make-up artist, for tv, movies, and special events....especially weddings...Even the most tattoo loving brides don't want to walk down the aisle with the rose they have on the back shoulder blade!

Even for models, companies don't want models that have tattoos. The girl I traveled with to Asia, to do modeling with, had a dolphin tattoo removed from her hip, so she could get more work...IT LOOKED SO GROSS, like a huge canker sore-crater of bloodiness was what was left over to heal!

I'm going to show you the tricks of pro make-up artist and special effects artist, to get rid of tattoos!Well at least until you wash it off!

It would even work on this guy!

What you need:

a razor (to remove hair if in a hairy place leg arm or leg)

rubbing alcohol (to cleanse the skin of all oils)

an airbrush (I LOVE Dinair airbrushes, Dina was the first person to ever use make-up with an airbrush)

Dinair Paramedical Make-Up (this is make-up like no other, it won't come off on clothes & will last all day long, it will cover, scars, birth marks, vitiligo, port wine, acne, tattoos, rosacea, bruises & burns. It's designed to hold up in for actors in movies, under hot lights, and for the scrutinizing eye of High Definition Cameras!)

Tissues just like tattoo artist need to clean off the area...you need to gently buff the skin between layers

Fawn Brown Glamour Airbrush Make-up to give the authentic look of freckles or beauty marks

(optional) STENCIL for Freckles & Beauty Marks this is what I use in the video to give it a very realistic look

Get ready to watch and be amazed! ooooh! Ahhhhhhh!

And a HUGE thanks to my boyfriend's brother, Billy, who've I've known since he was little, and didn't have one tattoo, just blue or green hair! (Thanks Billy for getting tattoos, so I could cover them up!hee hee)

WATCH ME AT WORK IN MY "Un-Tattoo" SHOP! Like Kat Von D, but in reverse...I'm Kan Von J! ha ha ha ha

huge love and tattoo coverin', Kandee

for those of us without perfect lives...

KANDEE: has not had a perfect life (watch the video below)
yesterday, I cried...
it's funny how one moment things can be fine and just a little while later, something can happen that will make you feel crushed.

WE MAY BE CRUSHED, BUT NOT DESTROYED!

I felt like rain clouds moved over my head, and tears were falling instead of rain.
TEARS WATER THE GARDEN OF OUR HEART AND CAUSE THE FLOWERS IN OUR SOUL TO BLOOM!
Whether your heart has been broken, your heart feels sad or discouraged, you've lost a loved one, you are just overwhelmed with life...
KNOW THAT WE CAN STAND STRONG IN THE RAINS OF LIFE...
I love these lyrics from SUPERCHICK' song Stand In The Rain:
So stand in the rain
Stand your ground
Stand up when it's all crashing down
You stand through the pain
You won't drown
And one day, whats lost can be found
You stand in the rain

Know that I'm with you, my heart goes out to you, each one of you! My life has had moments that make me feel more saddened than I can explain, and I know that in this life it won't be perfect, but I know God knows at night there may be tears, but in the morning He can fill me with the happiness to be dancing!
The message goes out to all the precious hearts that have emailed or posted something on my facebook about hurting...and I want you to know how much I care about each of you!
Let's all stand strong, no matter how life may be crashing down around us, we WILL stand through the pain, we will make it out of each horrible situation, stronger!

May your day be filled with sparkles of happiness and your dreams be filled with sugary sweetness, and the feeling of this BIG HUG I am sending right to your heart!!!!
types with extra love, your friend Kandee

watch a little bit of my story here:

Summer SKIN: saving face

3 things I don't like: dry skin, frogs, and black licorice
Ideally I want to look like I have the skin of a 7 year old the rest of my life! ha ha ha
I am always on the hunt for the best moisturizers, lotions, and creams...
I have found a moisturizer that I love...it is all natural, has organic ingredients, and it works really well!
No more dry crackly face here, I'll be dewy fresh for summer. And hopefully I'll keep looking younger and younger....and younger! One can hope!

This awesome stuff is made in Canada, and the packaging is adorable, each box has a love letter...how can you not love this stuff!

Here's the link of you wanna see how great this stuff is!

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE GREATNESS FROM EXUBERANCE:

happy summer skin! huge love and lack of wrinkles, kandee

LA AREA GLAMINAR!!!

It's GLAM time!
ONE YEAR AGO, I held my first GLAMINAR when IMATS (International Make-Up Artist Trade Show) was in in LA, well actually very close to LA in Pasadena, California!

And we're doing it again! I had lots of requests for people out of town asking for me to do the Glaminar when they'll be in town for IMATS. Ask and you shall receive!

SO I was up til 1 am redoing my website that got erased....my head hurt, my heart was having funny palpitations...but it's done!!!

I can't wait...and we have Urban Decay that is going to give us gift bag goodies again!!! And I'm working on other companies giving us prizes to give away!!!

CHECK out the website: (just a reminder, I can only fit so many people, and tickets start going like crazy, we've already have people flying in from all over the country!)

I can't wait to see all you all and share my knowledge, give you love, and encourage you like no one has before!!!!
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE WEBSITE & SIGN-UP!!!      

It's GLAMINAR time!!!

I'm busy working away at planning this today!!!
I'm so excited!!!
Here's the basic details:
JUNE 27th, Sunday
in PASADENA for everyone in town for IMATS!
check back for more later....I have one trillion calls to make!!!
love you all and can't wait to see you there!!!!!
huge love and please leave me comments of where you'd like to have me come do a glaminar!

Fav Movie Treat: Popcorn or Candy?

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE TREAT?
9:45pm (last night)
Me and My mom venture into the movies to see Letters to Juliet. (I liked it by the way.)
The second we walk in, it smells like goodies, popcorn, yumminess.
And what did my trusty Hello Kitty purse have inside for me!?!? you ask
LET me first tell you....
I've made a change!
I am going to eat good foods so I feel and look good!
The normal Kandee, would want a few bites of someone's popcorn, something chocolatey. And maybe some red vines or Junior Mints! And I'd probably want someone to order an Icee, so I could sip from it.
Anyone who wants to join me, on my, GET FIT & FEEL BETTER FOR SUMMER, come along, we'll do it together!
SO ANYWAY!
For the 1st time in my life (at the movies anyway)....
I DIDN'T eat any candies or popcorn!

Back to what Hello Kitty had hidden inside!!!

FROZEN GRAPES in a ZIPLOCK bag! 

I didn't, but I thought I would, have a hankering for a chocolate treat!

TRY IT, it's sooooo good! Like a sweet soft, frozen, sorbet Bon-Bon!

SUMMER SLIMDOWN MOVIE TRICK:

wash grapes

put em in a ziplock, plastic bag, in the freezer for a few hours

put em in your purse wrapped in paper towels (so they stay cold and don't get your purse wet)

and you'll be so proud of yourself, and you'll have less calories to work off to get bikini ready!

love and movies stubs, your grape-lover, kandee