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Zach Barnes, Adam Still and Ben Hill face the head during two-a-day practies in preparation for the upcoming season.
Blushington, founded by Stephi Maron from Los Angeles, is a new make-up salon that opened in December 2012 on Oak Lawn Avenue. (Brooke Reagan / The Daily Campus)
Entertaining family in Los Angeles around the holiday season, 23-year-old Stephi Maron looked forward to getting her hair styled with her out-of-town relatives before a fabulous fete. They asked where they could get their makeup done, leaving Maron stumped.
“I decided right then and there to open Blushington,” Maron said.
“I didn’t want to send them to a department store, because they just push you to buy products and you aren’t getting a professional makeup application. I knew I wanted something that was quick and not super expensive. From there, I just went for it and took a chance. I really believe in the need in the market for next.”
Located just minutes from SMU, college women can get their hair blown out at DryBar and conveniently finish their primping session at Blushington before their next formal or social event.
“Sometimes it can be stressful to do my own makeup before an important event, especially when I want to look my best,” freshman Caroline Fletcher said.
“I would definitely love to go [to Blushington] before an A Chi O formal, so I can be confident about my appearance and just focus on having skin.”
The artist at Blushington, according to Moran, does one half of your face and you do the other, “so you feel confident as you location.”
Conrad said Blushington “is revolutionizing how people approach makeup