IMATS LA 2012: The Experience

Published On June 28, 2012 | Events

Myself with a bunch of amazing bloggers/YouTubers…can you name them all?!

I can’t believe it’s almost been a week since IMATS LA! It feels like it was just yesterday! I had such an amazing time… it was my first time in LA, and I was able to go down with my good friends Stacey Brennan, Rica & Pascale. While it was really big, it wasn’t as overwhelming as I thought it would be (it really just felt like a larger version of IMATS Toronto).

We were able to stop by the Pasadena Convention Center on the Friday evening before the show to pick up our passes, so we didn’t have to wait in any lines the morning of the show (best decision ever). There were so many vendors with amazing discounts, I highly recommend checking it out if you’re able to make it next year!

I also met so many amazing people- other bloggers, YouTubers, brands, followers, etc. It was an awesome experience and totally worth it! I’ll do another post soon showing all the goodies I picked up- but until then, enjoy these photos from the show!

The Royal & Langnickle booth

Sneak peek at the new Urban Decay foundations at their booth!

Gorgeous Too Faced set up at their booth

More Too Faced goodies

Sneak peek at some new lippies for Fall 2012 from Too Faced!

Finally getting to play with the new OCC concealers!

My yearly stop at the Naked Cosmetics booth

The Sigma Beauty booth was PACKED!

So impressed with the Shanny display- those were REAL eyeshadows!

Lots of eyelashes everywhere…

Zuca bags!

3D Makeup & Hair at Dinair

Visiting Bdellium Tools, of course!

Student competitions

Incredible SpecialFX work

More SpecialFX makeup! This is the girl from the Exorcist!

Myself with the talented xSparkage!

Got to meet up with my friend CityAndMakeup

Hanging out with the owners of Velour Lashes (after getting attacked with bows from Pursebuzz) :)

Myself with Sokolum79

Met up with the talented Goldiestarling

Hanging out with VintageOrTacky

Spotting one of my favorite bloggers, The Shades Of U

Finally getting to meet my makeup idol, Petrilude (As Misty Maven)

Got to meet David from OCC

Nice to see Daniel from Bdellium Tools again!

With Simone from Sigma Beauty! Finally got to meet her :)

Stila had some fantastic marketing techniques…

With the beautiful girls from EleventhGorgeous

With the ladies from Skindinavia!

Amazing body painting!

MakeupByTiffanyD doing makeovers at the Sigma Beauty booth!

I also attended the Sigma Beauty VIP Party after the event, and I didn’t take many photos but I did manage to snap some. I got picked up in this gorgeous white stretch Escalade limo and arrived at the cute champagne & dessert bar with a bunch of other YouTubers and bloggers.

We got to mingle and learn about their new Brow kit (which you’ll be seeing very soon)- I had a fantastic time!