Drugstore Picks: Foundation "Ok ladies now let's get in foundation...." I've never been prouder of these words that just came out of my husband's mouth. A Beyonce-lyric-pun about my favorite makeup product ever created?!? My heart could burst. We have taken a long road through the ins and outs of Drugstore makeup all month long. I fell in love with so many products this year, but none that I looked forward to more than foundation. It is my first makeup LOVE. My first "Ohmygod

DRUGSTORE PICKS: Sponges/Blenders If you haven't heard of the beauty blender....or seen these freaky little sponge-creatures in Department stores OR Drugstores in a makeup aisle for the last few years....say hello. Blending sponges are all the rage these days. They're everywhere and people are using them for evvvvvverything makeup-wise: Foundation, concealer, cream-contouring, blush.....alllllllll things face. And if Blending sponges are all the rage, consider the Beauty Blen

If any makeup item is dear to my heart….its liquid foundation. While it would take a colossal turn-of-events to make me believe that a full-coverage Dept. store foundation isn’t the best….I know there HAVE to be some drugstore options out there for a girl like me with the bar set very high. When looking for the right one, I’m going for: Coverage: I want it to hide the blemishes and imperfections without a lot of work and layers. Long-wear: In NO world, do I want to babysit my

Welcome to February. ...to the semi-end of winter, ...to the saddest month of the year for us Seattleites, (RIP Superbowl 49) ...and to MUWM DRUGSTORE MONTH. THE WHY: For years, I've worked for multiple cosmetic lines which exposed me to a TON of Dept. store brands early-on. While I will always love some of those products that hooked me years ago, I've still got bills that have gotta be paid and don't always want to spend SO much on fancy cosmetics. After running into one or

I've gotta be honest. I've never been a huge primer fan. Since I've fought skin drama for as long as I can remember, I'm always apprehensive when it comes to adding MORE products to the mix. God knows I love makeup and products, but if it means more product that could muck-up my face? No thanks. Having worked at various cosmetic counters for so long, I was always on the front line of the brand new product that was supposed to make alllllll of your skin problems go away. I too

Estee Lauder Double Wear is easily the one foundation that I’ve had the longest love-affair with. We are talking years. It’s sheer, lightweight and fresh but still blends out imperfections like nothing else. I will always have one (or five) bottles in my bathroom, will ALWAYS use it on brides, and will use it for just about any photo-shoot that I’m ever involved in. It looks good on everybody, it looks fresh, and it stays put for 15 hours or more. So, ALL DAY. It’s literally

While I LOVE my full coverage foundation 95% of the time, I haven't wanted to use it much for the last week. Don’t get it twisted…I’ll always love it and I’ll never forsake it. But when I’m out in the sun all day, it’s hard to want to apply a normal face of makeup. With fresh summer skin in mind, I began to explore my options and am still so surprised by what I fell in love with. I’ll give it to you straight: I have been super skeptical of BB Creams since day one, solely beca

Foundation is personal. Let’s be real: your complexion takes up like 75% of your face and your face is the first thing people see when you greet them. The majority of people don’t greet you and stare at your elbows, (Creeps.) They look right at your face. So finding a foundation to compliment, celebrate and enhance your complexion should definitely be a top-priority. With a billion options and combinations, words like SHEER-COVERAGE, FULL-COVERAGE, GLOW, and LONG-WEAR appear

Blemishes. Boo. Discoloration. Boo. Lady-mustaches. Boo. Ok...lady-staches have nothing to do with foundation. But still, Boo them. Anyone who has followed Makeup With Me for the last 6+ months has probably heard/read/noticed that I'm a super-fan of full-coverage foundations. Having fought breakout and blemishes for more than half of my adult life, I embraced the full-coverage look early on. And when I stumbled upon one that was full-coverage AND long-wear?!? Jackpot. A coupl

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