I started at the Lancôme counter in Sacramento in 1993 and spent three decades in prestige beauty — freelance artist for Estée Lauder, counter manager at Gottschalks and Origins, Estée Lauder Elite Team, then Resident Artist and Airbrush Specialist at Nordstrom, a limited-door US artistry program.
Custom foundation blending. Airbrush. Color matching on every skin tone that sat in my chair. That was the job, not a side skill.
Then I taught it — training and certifying 100+ beauty consultants for Shiseido and Cle de Peau Beauté, and delivering 100+ makeup and skincare masterclasses.
Custom blending, airbrush and color matching. Foundation that doesn't settle into fine lines.
Technique that works with skin over 50 instead of fighting it.
A complete face, fast. Most people don't have an hour and shouldn't need one
What I see most often is the same three things.
Missing products, so no routine actually works. The wrong foundation and concealer shades. And old makeup applied with dirty brushes.
None of those are hard to fix, and fixing them changes a face more than any new product will.
CAgustin Consulting, Sacramento, CA@Christinacation.com, 2026