We can talk Makeup all day long. Shoot, I normally do. But without the proper skincare, you run the risk of your makeup always looking "halfway." Ain't nobody got time for that. Or over-used Youtube lines. Oops. Anywho.... I posted a few weeks ago about the importance of MOISTURIZING your skin. Read that post, and find a moisturizer that you LOVE. Use it once or twice daily forever and you'll wrinkle a hundred times less. And your skin will look SO much better with foundation

Let me rattle off a list of things that brushes can and usually improve: Excessively oily-skin Breakouts Foundation that looks too thin or splotchy Foundation that looks too cakey All of the World's problems. What? A few good brushes will make your makeup look 100x better, cleaner, and almost always make it LAST LONGER! A constant question that I get is "How many times a day do you touch-up your makeup?" Answer: None unless I've got something fancy going at night. A few of th

I lovvvve a good foundation. Like, reeeeeally love it. When I started getting serious about my own makeup, I was SO THANKFUL for a friend to tell me what Dept. store foundation would work best to cover up all of my discoloration and acne spots. I found a full-coverage foundation that was easy to work with that would last for 16 hour days!! Ding ding ding ding ding. I've worn it for YEARS and I will always love it and recommend it to many no matter what else comes along. So wh

Dark under-eye circles plauge most everyone. And for those that don't....well boo-you! A lot of people ask what the heck the darkness is all about and it's actually pretty simple. There's tons of blood around our eyes. Underneathe them, around them, above them...yada yada yada. The darkness that you see is the blood. Allergies, thinning of the skin and collagen (aka aging.) nasal congestion....all of these things can add to the natural progression and inevitability of under-e

Bronzer applied the wrong way = Jersey Shore Bronzer applied the right way = Thinner cheeks, skinnier nose, lots of dimension. Bronzer is one of those funny products that is USUALLY used the wrong way right out of the gate. The misconception is that it's sole purpose is to make us look darker/tanner/ and anti-pale. No no no. If you hear nothing else I say, hear this: DON'T APPLY BRONZER ALL OVER YOUR FACE TO LOOK TANNER. Please. When used the right way in a soft line under yo

If you know me at all, you know that my biggest non-negotiable is BROWS. Brows frame your eyes making them look bigger, wider, and less-tired. They've made quite a comeback this year. Soft makeup with a bold brow and lipstick are super trendy and chic, but without a ton of work. If you are new to filling-in your brows, I'd recommend heading to a Pro for one appt to get them shaped! Once you've got them in a shape you love, you can maintain a tweeze here and there. I'm totally

I was scarred by powder when I was in High School. Back in the days of non-digital cameras... (YES, I am a dinosaur,) we could only rely on disposable cameras to capture all of our memories at dances like Prom or Homecoming. I would be SO excited to get to Target a day later and wait for my photos to print to see just HOW good I looked the night before at the dance. Nope. Turns out NO ONE told me that I was Powder Face Mcgee that night. 99% sure I don't remember putting bakin

Part two of EYELINERS is alllll about the pencil. To reiterate my general feel of Liquids vs. Pencils, I'll debrief you on my stance that I posted yesterday: I love a good standard eyeliner pencil, but ONLY for the lower lashline/waterline. Because of all of the little creases and lines on our eyelids, pencils are a little tough to get a really good, solid line across our lid. It's not impossible but softer pencils CAN work great for it, but I rarely like the look of it. I'll

I say EYE, you say LINER! EYE! ____________! EYE! ______________! I should be embarrassed about that. But I'm not. Lots of questions coming in about the best Drugstore Eyeliners on the market. I got some, I tried some, I loved some and I hated some. I'll split the eyeliner post into two different ones to cover both liquids and pencils since they're pretty different. First: here's my stance on Pencils v. Liquids. I love a good standard eyeliner pencil. But ONLY for the lower l

Part of making your makeup look the BEST that it possibly can is moisturized skin. For years, I thought that my breakout would worsen if I used any type of moisturizer because it would be "adding oil." ?!? Not sure where I got that science, but it's not true. Often times, a lack of moisture in the skin will actually cause us to breakout more because it our skin's Ph Balance. Oily girls: you need moisture too!! But the right one. My skin is as dry as it gets. What sucks for dr