With summer on the horizon, we're all thinking about how much we wish we had done more squats and lunges. Relax - leg contours aren't that difficult to achieve, if you have a few minutes and a bottle of self-tanner! Check out Katie Quinn's recent interview on InStyle Magazine's website! Find out how to contour AND highlight the legs, all using self-tanner. Katie Quinn shares her secrets: First, you’ll need a bronzer or coverup cream that is just a shade or two deeper than your skin … [Read more...]
Spray Tan Contouring: Best Applied Before Or After A Spray Tan?
One question I get asked a lot by other artists is WHEN to apply contouring - before or after a spray tan? Both options will get the job done, but it's really the artist's preference which method they prefer. Here's why I prefer to contour my clients AFTER I apply their base tan: IT'S EASIER: Tanned skin makes the client's natural definition more prominent, and easier for me to see. FREEDOM: After a few minutes, I like to see how the base tan's tanning solution is developing, and … [Read more...]
How to Contour Your Body – Katie’s Contouring Tips in InStyle Magazine
Great article on InStyle Magazine's website! Check out how to use makeup to contour the entire body, including which makeup brushes to use, what type of makeup (liquid or powder), and step by step instructions on how to apply! Katie Quinn shares her secrets: While we've pretty much mastered contouring our faces, there's still a lot to learn about chiseling our bodies. Believe it or not, the same techniques that are applied to highlight cheeks and slim the nose can also be used on your neck, … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Collarbone Reverse Contouring Hacks Using Self-Tanner
Ladies! If you've ever wanted to make your collarbone POP, then this video is for you! Watch and learn how to use a combination of REVERSE CONTOURING and self-tanner to get that long, elegant neckline that we all want - and, one application lasts a WEEK! With self-tanner you can also minimize double chins, contour the nose, and make cheekbones sky high! Katie’s expert tanning tips have been featured in such mega magazines as Australian VOGUE, Women’s Health, Cosmopolitan UK, … [Read more...]
Step-by-Step Tutorial on How to Contour Double Chins | with Katie Quinn
In this step-by-step guide, supermodel bronzer Katie Quinn demonstrates double chin minimizing using self-tanner – the beauty is this technique lasts A WEEK! Watch the video and let us know which tanning tips and tricks you’d like to see! Katie’s expert tanning tips have been featured in such mega magazines as Australian VOGUE, Women’s Health, Cosmopolitan UK, Lucky, Shape, and SELF Magazines. She has worked with supermodels Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima, Doutzen Kroes, Miranda Kerr, … [Read more...]
What are DIMPLES OF VENUS (aka lower back dimples), anyway?!
DIMPLES OF VENUS: Wikipedia says, “The dimples of Venus (also known as back dimples, butt dimples or Venusian dim-ples) are sagittally symmetrical indentations sometimes visible on the human lower back, just superior to the gluteal cleft.” Some women already have them, and some don’t—just like dimples in our smiles. It’s up to you and your client if you’d like to enhance, or even create these contours, because there’s just no rhyme or reason as to who has them. They’re really cute on … [Read more...]
You Don’t NEED a Model to Learn Spray Tan Contouring
Remember those T-shirts you'd always see along the boardwalk at the beach, that had a bikini-clad woman's super-ripped body painted on them? Or the man's ridiculously muscular physique? You could put the T-shirt on, and it looked like it was your body! I used to be fascinated by those, and that level of airbrushing ability just blew my mind as a kid! The artists literally had no guide to work with, only a blank T-shirt canvas. Imagine the talent that goes into something like that. … [Read more...]
Sneak Peek at Katie Quinn’s NEW Spray Tan Abs Contouring Chapter
Here's a sneak peek screenshot from Katie Quinn's chapter on airbrushed abs, from her new contouring for spray tanning eBook! Would you like us to email you when it's here? Visit AirbrushAbs.com! A special coupon code to SAVE will be included in the announcement! We are all very excited about this one - wait until you see the gorgeous illustrations inside! Holy defined ab muscles, Batman!! … [Read more...]
Lifestyle Mirror Interviews Kona Tanning Owner Katie Quinn on Body Contouring
Fashion and beauty reporters Lifestyle Mirror has just posted a fantastic interview with Kona Tanning Company's owner Katie Quinn! The article, titled "Fake it Until You Make it - Victoria's Secret's Makeup Artist on Contouring Your Body" is about getting that perfectly-toned Victoria's Secret Angel body from home, using a few industry secret contouring tricks. One of our favorite quotes: "The Mount Everest of summer skin seems just a bit more manageable in Quinn's professional … [Read more...]
Women’s Health Features Kona Tanning Tips on How to Contour Your Body From Home
Pick up this month's issue of Women's Health Magazine to check out Kona Tanning Company's contouring tips, in a new interview with Kona Tanning CEO and Victoria's Secret Fashion Show body makeup artist Katie Quinn! We love Women's Health Magazine! … [Read more...]
