Biography - Renee Gonzalez
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Armed with a vision for success, makeup artist Renee Gonzalez , 33, has managed to create a self-made on location makeup and tanning business into a thriving go-to for Houston. Her goal is to share her passion and talent with clients in order to enable them to achieve maximum beauty and confidence. She travels throughout the Houston area providing upscale services to meet the demands of clients who are seeking a more private and exclusive makeup and tanning experience. Renee has a long list of clients, including Cherie Blair, wife of former Prime Minister of England Tony Blair as well as members of Houston’s social elite .“"I have been using Renee's services for a long time. She has done an extraordinary job transforming my "look" for any given event: ladies' luncheon and fashion show, black tie galas, television interview, or cocktail party. She is not heavy handed and creates a beautiful, flawless look. Renee is a complete professional and I have told all of my friends about her!”
– Rosemary Shatzman
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Spring Cleaning Your Makeup Bag
What You Should Toss and What you Should Hang Onto
By Mia | KIAH TV 39 Houston | May 10, 2010
As Spring quickly comes to an end it's a great time to do some Spring cleaning. It's easy for our makeup bags to get cluttered and we've brought in the personal makeup artist to Houston's high society to show us everything we need to know about cleaning out our makeup bags.
First things first, toss anything that's discolored or smell's funny. Discoloration is a sure fire sign that a product is old and should no longer be used. Things like face powder and eye shadows don't usually go bad because there powder based. So if an eye shadow breaks instead of disposing it, simply put the shadow in a little container with a lid.
A lot of making your makeup last is based on how you use it. Mascara for example can dry out easily so it's important to twirl your wand inside the tube as opposed to pumping it. When you pump it air gets into the tube and can take a lot of time off the life of your product. If you just bought the mascara but it seems dry it's ok to put just a little bit of water into the tube to try and moisten it back up.
Some of Renee's favorite products are ones that are made to wear for long periods of time. Nowadays things like clutches are very popular but that doesn't leave us with much room to store your makeup must haves. Wearing makeup that's intended to last all day eliminates needing to always carry makeup for touch ups.
The most important thing to remember is less is more, if you don't have to have it, leave it out of your makeup bag.
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Renee was featured on KIAH TV 39 Style File
Spring Cleaning Your Makeup Bag
What You Should Toss and What you Should Hang Onto
By Mia | KIAH TV 39 Houston | May 10, 2010
As Spring quickly comes to an end it's a great time to do some Spring cleaning. It's easy for our makeup bags to get cluttered and we've brought in the personal makeup artist to Houston's high society to show us everything we need to know about cleaning out our makeup bags.
First things first, toss anything that's discolored or smell's funny. Discoloration is a sure fire sign that a product is old and should no longer be used. Things like face powder and eye shadows don't usually go bad because there powder based. So if an eye shadow breaks instead of disposing it, simply put the shadow in a little container with a lid.
A lot of making your makeup last is based on how you use it. Mascara for example can dry out easily so it's important to twirl your wand inside the tube as opposed to pumping it. When you pump it air gets into the tube and can take a lot of time off the life of your product. If you just bought the mascara but it seems dry it's ok to put just a little bit of water into the tube to try and moisten it back up.
Some of Renee's favorite products are ones that are made to wear for long periods of time. Nowadays things like clutches are very popular but that doesn't leave us with much room to store your makeup must haves. Wearing makeup that's intended to last all day eliminates needing to always carry makeup for touch ups.
The most important thing to remember is less is more, if you don't have to have it, leave it out of your makeup bag.
Renee was featured in the January issue of Houston Magazine
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What Clients Say
 | Renee recently performed makeup services for Britain's former first lady, Cherie Blair. Expressing pleasure and gratitude, Cherie Blair presented Renee with a signed copy of her best-selling book, Speaking for Myself. "To Renee, with Thanks!" ~ Cherie, BlairHouston, April 09 |
"Renee, your Sunless Tanning is amazing! I am Sexy and dark thanks to your travel tanning system." P.S. The girls are looking forward to having one of your fabulous tanning party's.
~ Ana Martir
"Thank you so much for the make-up application last Friday. I felt like a model all night."
~ Jennifer
"Thank you so much for helping me to look and feel so beautiful during my mommy makeover. You were so sweet and gave me some very user friendly tips that I will always be able to use! I hope you are doing well and that you will be able to treat yourself well throughout your pregnancy and as a mom! Thank you again!"
~ Megan
"Thank you so much for all your work in transforming me for Katie's wedding. I loved my make-up. You really did a beautiful job!! Katie looked so gorgeous. You were a pleasure to work with and I look forward to using you again. Thanks for also helping with Katie's make up for her portrait. It turned out beautifully. I'm so glad we found you and I will pass your name around gladly."
~ Love, Susan
"Thank you for everything. Rachel and I really do appreciate your time."
~ Iris
"Thank you for being my makeup artist during the 2008 taping of Living Smart season four. I appreciate your extraordinary talent and the time you dedicated towards helping me prepare for the show."
~ Patricia
