Almost one month away,  IMATS New York is approaching quickly.  If you don't know what IMATS is, well, its essentially a makeup artists/lovers dream.  The acronym, IMATS, stands for the International Make-up Artist Trade show, which consists of vendors, shows and speakers displaying and talking all things makeup.  This event usually runs for an entire weekend in different cities around the world.  I am very excited to be attending this IMATS because I want to get out of my city, travel, and meet new people who share the same love for makeup as I do.  My very  first IMATS experience was in Toronto, my home town, in November 2013.  My main goal at that time was to focus on buying a whole bunch of makeup at amazing discounted prices. Man, oh, man did I SPEND a lot of $$$ at that event.

 With that being said it's really important to understand what your getting into (and i'm not trying to scare you, just trying to prepare you lol). One very important thing to note is the utter madness that transpires. I think that once you experience the CRAZINESS of one show, you will be able to handle any other trade show.  It can be overwhelming at first. There is so much going on and lots of people moving about but the atmosphere is so much fun especially because you are sharing it with people who have the same interest.  There is no way around the fact that you have to pack your patience. There will be a lot of waiting in long lines, people pushing and not being able to see or get the products that you really want.  At that point it is really up to you to make the experience worth while and interesting.  The key to it all is being organized and open minded.

Now my IMATS New York experience will be about shopping (especially for my kit) but I also want to watch a number of seminars and try to learn as much as possible while I'm there. This event couldn't have fallen at a better time for me because it is going to be an amazing early birthday present and even better reason for me to do some shopping :)  My countdown has begun!  I honestly can not wait to see the tons of lashes, funky special effects, pretty lipsticks and hundreds palettes to choose from.  Until then, I will have to dream about how amazing my IMATS trip is going to be.
Hope to see y'all in April.