DRUGSTORE PICKS: CONTOUR KITS If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me about contouring.......... I would be rich. Not like Oprah-rich.....more like, Oprah's-best-friend's-personal-assistant-rich. The reality is, without contouring, my face would look like a tupperware bowl. And that's putting it nicely. It makes you look thinner, it makes you look brighter and it makes you look all around BETTER. Amidst the THOUSANDS of contouring videos online that show you anywher

DRUGSTORE PICKS: EXTRAS While we still have a few SERIOUS heavy-hitters left of Drugstore-month...(foundation, contour kits and lips anyone?!) the in-between products are important too! The following categories are all products that I didn't buy a TON of options for this time around as I've tried SOOOOO many in the years previous, but I found amazing results with this batch. LIke seriously. We're gonna touch on the extras today by talking about a daily under-eye treatment, Ey

DRUGSTORE PICKS: MASCARA Mascara is so.......PERSONAL. Like, WHAT woman doesn't want a great mascara to lengthen and thicken their lashes every day?? We all want lush, lux lashes. That's a no-brainer. But mascara can be tough to recommend thanks to our LASHES being an outright extention of the hair on our head. Think about it: your hair may hold curl all day where mine simply can't. You may have thick, voluminous locks where my hair is stick-straight and thin. These are prime

Drugstore Picks: CONCEALER Hey. Hey you! If you look in the mirror half-way through the day and think, "Barf...why do I look so tired?!" This might just be for you. Concealer is the dreamy, wonder-product that has the ability to brighten your eye area, (and brighten your whole face for that matter!) HIDE YOUR TIRED, and trick people into think you're more rested than you actually are. WIN WIN WIN. We all have discoloration around our eye-area. Black, purple, pink, blue....it'

DRUGSTORE PICKS: PRIMER Errmahgerd. Gigi Hadid's face is my makeup obsession these days. I love that her skin looks luminous, soft and glowy from the inside, ALLLL the time. Who doesn't want all of those things?? Welp, I basically found Gigi's skin....in a bottle. Honestly, I've never been a massive Primer fan. I've said it for years. If a product adds time to a routine and isn't a hundred percent necessary, I don't want it!! But now...... I WANT IT. I tried out a few primers

Mascara can be hard. What many people forget: mascara is ultimately an extension of the hair on your head. If your hair is naturally stick-straight, its often a rarity to have eyelashes that will curl-up like crazy. If your hair is super thick, it’s pretty normal to see thicker eyelashes when you look in the mirror. Again, this is an OFTEN scenario…not always. Color-treatments and medications will affect your hair and its ability to hold color, hold curl, look thicker, etc. W

I will HONESTLY, (hand on 27 Bibles,) buy this eye treatment as long as it exists. Forever, ever. Coming from a top-tier Department store background, I unintentionally expect to be shocked or amazed by Drugstore products sometimes. I FULLY prove myself wrong time and time again with Drugstore Month but I have total moments of "Yeah...this won't ever possssssibly be as good as something from Nordstrom." Then I find something like amazing eyeshadow primers, a stellar eyebrow pe

I live by verrrrry minimal makeup-rules. Rules often get you stuck in a spot that makes it hard to try new things and products which is right where I DON'T want to be. But. This is one that I FULLY subscribe to: YOU NEED BLUSH. No really. You NEED blush. Even if you aren't going for a pink-cheek, blush will lift your cheekbones making you look THINNER, add structure to your face even if you have little to no makeup on, and make you look ALIVE. For someone who is adament about

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