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 Pick: BLUSHES It makes you look alive....makes you look less tired....makes you look younger....and makes you look....BETTER. I'll never understand how some women can so casually skip blush. I get the "no-makeup look" is in, but a little bit of subtle blush will pay off all day long, and trick others into thinking that you spent A LOT of time getting ready in the morning, AND keep you looking fresher all day long. Real talk. Blush matters and if you aren't wearing i

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'

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. Annnnnd nope. Turns out NO ONE told me that I was Powder Face Mcgee that night. 99% sure I don't remember putti

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

Concealer. We all need it. (And if you don't...I don't buy it.) Even if you aren't using it to conceal problem areas all over your face, a little concealer on your under-eye will either brighten or conceal your tired, sleepy eyes. My motto: Concealer hides your tired and makes you look alive. Let's say you're strapped for time in the morning and have to do a super minimal look; A lightweight but brightening concealer is your new best friend. Applied under your eyes, down the

Brows is kind. Brows is smart. Brows is important. Too far? Nope. Brows frame your face, bring structure to your eye-area and are a natural accessory. If you're not utilizing them, let me help you out. A full, freshly groomed and filled-in brow will maximize your eye area as a whole. In fact, if you plan on doing your eye-makeup with shadows, liners and mascara, but SKIP out on brows, you're robbing your face of it's frame! I once had another artist say to me..."If you take t

Oooooook. I'll go ahead and go out on a limb here and say it... THIS YEAR'S DRUGSTORE MONTH IS ONE HUNDRED TIMES BETTER THAN LAST YEAR. There. Said it. What I like to do: buy two or three items for each feature to review. For example: three blushes, two foundations, and so on, and so forth. EYELINERS are a little tricky because there are so many different formulas and types. Pencils, gels, twist-ups, liquids, etc. Soooo, in order to pick the "Best eyeliner"...we will try out

What better way to start off MUWM Drugstore month than with the FIRST item that I use everyday when I start my own makeup?? Eye shadow/eye shadow primer! If you just read that and thought, “Wait what…eye shadow first??” then this extra is for you: DID YOU KNOW….Starting with your eye-makeup FIRST (before your face,) will keep your under-eye looking SO much clearer, brighter and fresher throughout the day?? Imagine it: you blend all of your eye shadows to completion, finish yo