Visit to the NYX Headquarters!

12:09 AM

One of the most thrilling things I had the opportunity to do while visiting California in June was to drop by the NYX Cosmetics headquarters. As many of you probably know, I am an old-school, die hard fan of NYX makeup and it was the first brand that I actually collected. It seems crazy to think about but in a way, NYX ignited my fire for makeup in the early days of my beauty blogging!

In other words, seeing this sign at the top of the building was a bit surreal!


I apologize ahead of time for the insane number of pics but seriously, Kassia is a wonder photographer and there was too much eye candy to share. ^_~

Here's just inside the front doors. The lights above were pretty!


Here I am sitting on the red "interview" couch with Evegail for my interview for NYX's Youtube channel.


A close-up of the wall behind us. Just looking at this makes me smile. :)


Greeting the new NYX Slide-On pencils for the first time. Oh goodness yes! I brought them all home with me and I will do swatches and yes, I love them. ;)


Finally after waiting for some important business people to do actual business in the showroom we got to take our peek in...


Aaaaand WABAM, makeup for miles! Is your jaw dropping yet? This was only one half of the room!


My sister and I were getting our swatch on while Evegail dutifully wrote down things that we wanted to try. (Such patience. I don't even know how many crazy girls she's had to shuffle through here while we all go giddy over gobs of makeup.)


Swatching my FAVORITE Black Label lipsticks. :D


Here I was trying out a Grinding Blush which was so nicely milled and shimmery.


I definitely picked out a few new things that I had never thought to try before, like their HD primer which is what I was looking at here.


I am in love with this glitter palette. I actually didn't have any of NYX's infamous glitters and I was kicking myself for never playing with them before. This palette has so many colors and makes messy glitter SO EASY to use. I can't wait to bust this baby out for a sparkly tutorial. :D


Look. At. How. Happy. How happy? Stupid happy. ^_______^


This is me trying to convince Evegail to let me move in permanently. Pleeeeease?


Okay, so maybe I didn't convince her but she was still sweet enough to pose with me. We kind of match! Curled hair, striped dress, and blazers. Yesssss!


Before we left we also met Tony Ko, the founder of NYX Cosmetics! Isn't she drop dead gorgeous?


Sadly, I had to finally gather my things to leave but not without a ton of incredible memories and a few quick heart palpitations to send me on my way.


Final pic outside the front doors. I'll miss you NYX Los Angeles!


Thank you soooooooo much to Evegail and everyone at NYX for being incredibly sweet and accommodating during my visit to NYX. I am such a super-fan of the brand and it was just a dream come true to basically get to see everything, and I mean everything in the entire NYX lineup. The only thing I would change is that next time I sincerely promise to meet Sir Bruce Barkalot in person. ;)

What a photogenic cutie!

I hope you enjoyed traveling along with me to NYX's headquarters. It's so fun to relive the memories through vlogs and photos so I hope that comes across to you too. :) If you thought the photos were amazing, please let Kassia know in the comments below and follow her blog as well!

More Cali blog posts to come...

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48 comments

  1. JC ♔August 18, 2011 at 12:13 AM

    You look so beautiful, and the quality of your camera looks fantastic. I would've fainted inside the HQ... so amazing.

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  2. melanieeatsghostsAugust 18, 2011 at 12:49 AM

    Oh God, I am SO jealous! I love NYX. This would've been amazing - you lucky girl!

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  3. Jamilla CamelAugust 18, 2011 at 12:57 AM

    I am hyperventilating at your wonderful pics!! I love NYX!

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  4. LeeloAugust 18, 2011 at 1:15 AM

    It looks like paradise :D

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  5. Dani BAugust 18, 2011 at 1:39 AM

    So amazing!

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  6. JerikAugust 18, 2011 at 2:01 AM

    I mad love the new silde-on pencils too. Sir Bruce Barkalot looks like my dog..hehehe so cute.

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  7. cream puffAugust 18, 2011 at 2:29 AM

    NYX is <3!!!

    This is PARADISE!! *___* Glad that you had the chance to visit their HQ! You're just so lucky!!

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  8. SabrinaAugust 18, 2011 at 2:31 AM

    Oh JEN! I am so trilled about this post! You are so lucky to get there! It would be any girls heaven to go there! I like your blazer!

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  9. AshleyAugust 18, 2011 at 2:56 AM

    Someone have spare tissue to wipe the drool off my face? NYX HQ is so amazing, oh so freaking amazing and beautiful!

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  10. MoodiBunniAugust 18, 2011 at 3:24 AM

    YOU ARE SO LUCKY!!! >_< you get to go into all these amazing headquarters!!! I absolutely can't wait to see your glittery tutorials<3

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  11. onesixthreechirpAugust 18, 2011 at 4:26 AM

    Amazing! You are so lucky :D

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  12. JennAugust 18, 2011 at 4:32 AM

    Wow congrats girl I love nyx! You look gorgeous!

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  13. TaraMixandMatchAugust 18, 2011 at 4:43 AM

    This looks amazing!

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  14. FashionableAsiansAugust 18, 2011 at 4:49 AM

    So jealous! I would've tried everything in sight! lol

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  15. Emi at Project SwatchAugust 18, 2011 at 5:56 AM

    I live in LA and I'd love to go - do you need an appointment, or can you just drop in? it it something only bloggers can do or can anyone do it?

    I would LOVE to have the opportunity to play around with nyx products somewhere that has the full line with testers!!!

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  16. NoniekAugust 18, 2011 at 6:58 AM

    You are so lucky! The dog is so cutee <3

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  17. UnknownAugust 18, 2011 at 7:38 AM

    Wow! I really like NYX but we don't have it yet in our country!

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  18. LaetitiaAugust 18, 2011 at 8:03 AM

    What a crazy world of colours! and your pics are just wow!

    http://leeleesdiary.blogspot.com

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  19. UnknownAugust 18, 2011 at 8:56 AM

    still love your ombre hair so much. YOu look great.

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  20. JackieAugust 18, 2011 at 9:18 AM

    OMGOMGOMG!!!

    It's soooo beautiful!! *___*

    Great pics, Jen!

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  21. AubreyOhDang!August 18, 2011 at 10:30 AM

    let me know what you think about the NYX HD primer. I have it. I hate it.

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  22. TiffanyAugust 18, 2011 at 10:48 AM

    Jen that was so cool. I hope you do a haul video.

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  23. Jess CAugust 18, 2011 at 1:50 PM

    SO AWESOMEEEE, and I'm jealous XD But really really really just... WOW~

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  24. Kelsey KAugust 18, 2011 at 2:09 PM

    You look so pretty. Visiting NYX Cosmetics Headquarters would be heaven. *Swoon

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  25. UnknownAugust 18, 2011 at 9:05 PM

    Ahh this is like makeup heaven :) I think you could probably spend all day there just swatching and playing with everything. Can't wait to see all the things you got!

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  26. russianscissorsAugust 18, 2011 at 9:16 PM

    Great following your blog. Where did you find that cute dress???

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  27. A2NL0V4UAugust 18, 2011 at 10:12 PM

    wow! i cant believe NYX has gone this far! I really like nyx products and its great to see that they have such success =)

    It looks like you had a lot of fun lol and we had a lot of fun watching u! haha. cant wait for your reviews! .. which means i need a new shopping list! =)

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  28. Terry HuaAugust 19, 2011 at 3:23 AM

    OMG NYX!!! <3
    I just recently bought NYX Mega Shine Lipgloss in Sweet Heart and NYX Black Label Lipstick in Cashmere~ And I love them both!
    I'm so jealous of you right now!! TT^TT

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  29. Wild Things Grow HereAugust 19, 2011 at 5:57 AM

    This is A-mazing!

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  30. niyoelsAugust 19, 2011 at 6:32 AM

    I love NYX. I wish we had more of their line-up in store here. Looks like you had so much fun =)

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  31. ☃ Twînki∈August 19, 2011 at 7:08 AM

    Can you create a post on how u take care of all the brushes u have? how you clean them?

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  32. CynAugust 19, 2011 at 8:18 AM

    Great photos!!! I love Kasia's work and she definitely took awesome pics :) and thank you for all the photos you shared on NYX showroom! Go JEN!

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  33. CynAugust 19, 2011 at 8:19 AM

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  34. Joyful247August 19, 2011 at 2:41 PM

    The pictures are

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  35. UnknownAugust 19, 2011 at 3:16 PM

    I love your polish! It is a fun take on the french! I've been wanting to do something similar but I can't get my non dominant hand to stop being so shaky with polish!

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  36. JiyoonieAugust 19, 2011 at 3:37 PM

    girlfriend... my eyes are green with envy! it's every makeup girl's candy shop! btw, just discovered your blog. awesome tutorials/reads. keep on keepin on!

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  37. KayAugust 19, 2011 at 4:19 PM

    That looks like makeup heaven!

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  38. SAugust 20, 2011 at 3:30 AM

    Wow! I love NYX products! I would've loved to be able to play in there!

    Your blog is so cute! Make sure you check out mine too! <3 S

    swirlyy.blogspot.com

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  39. chikyAugust 21, 2011 at 12:01 AM

    WOW that must have been like a dream!!! it's like paradise!!! You're so lucky and also VERY VERY beautiful!!! what an amazing experience! :)

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  40. TiffanyAugust 21, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    Hey I wrote on your chat thing on the side, but I'll make a comment here too since it relates!
    I was wondering if you could do a comparison of the Naked Palette and NYX Nude on Nude.
    I wanted to find an alternative to the $48 Naked Palette and found that NYX one and was wondering which one I should get. I'm leaning towards the NYX one since I am a student, but a post comparing the two would be very helpful and informative!
    thanks!
    Tiffany

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  41. Sarah C.August 21, 2011 at 9:31 PM

    GORGEOUSSSSS <3
    can you pleaseeee do a victorias secret angels make up and hair tutorial??? :))

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  42. AnonymousAugust 22, 2011 at 5:22 AM

    Omg im so jealous of those glitters! Can't wait to see you do a look with them :)

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  43. MokomokobunnyyAugust 24, 2011 at 1:36 AM

    Aww...lucky!! You surely looked very very happy!! I cant wait for the spark tutorial! I can't find it on their website >< sooo pretty!! =D

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  44. AryaneSeptember 7, 2011 at 4:59 PM

    Oh my god!!! I love NYX. Here, in Brazil, it's so difficult to by products from NYX! I love your blog!!!

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  45. YenOctober 29, 2011 at 6:03 PM

    You look so pretty ! Where did you find that cute hand bag ? Thanks

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  46. AnonymousNovember 13, 2011 at 11:52 AM

    jen, could you let us know what lippies you were wearing for your visit? your lip color looks great here and whatever u say I'm going to run and buy for myself :)

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  47. Nan CDecember 9, 2011 at 4:42 PM

    Hi Jen,
    Could you tell me about the quality of the NYX slide on pencils; if there is smudging, creasing, long-wear? I know you've used them in a few tutorials, but you haven't really mentioned if you like/dislike them. Thanks!

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  48. UnknownApril 28, 2012 at 5:33 AM

    Hi, I thought you said you're gonna do a review on the NYX Slideon Pencil swatches, but I've searched almost every post in your blog, and I can't find any traces of the swatches. So can you pls do a review and swatch post and/or video on the NYX Slideon Pencil. Pretty please. ^_^

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