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: Powder Love it, or hate it, powder is necessary for many. Some use it for oil-blotting to make sure their face doesn't evolve into a Shine-Monster, some HAAAATE liquid foundation so they opt for a powder foundation instead and some OUGHT to use it for blending out allllll that contour. Real talk. (If I could insert the sassy girl emoji....I would.) Seriously, use powder to soften your contour homies. These days, MANY liquid foundations really don't need a po

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

High-def powders have a bad reputation these days. We want them so our skin will look softer and photograph better. Most of us aren’t on the red-carpet all the time (although duhhhhhh, we should be,) so we don’t run into quite the problems that Miley and company have. You’ve seen the celeb powder mishaps…haven’t you?? Streaks of white blotches across their faces on the red carpet when being photographed by rows of paparazzi? Oh you haven’t? Well please see exhibit A: People n

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

Did you know that the second you put your blush on, it starts to disappear? You know what I'm talking about. You apply your full-face at 7am, head to work and check a mirror around 1pm only to think, "Where the blank did my face go?!" Phantom blush is normal for most of us. Regardless of your dry or oily skin, our faces starts to absorb the product almost immediately upon application. Especially when you get into using shimmery shades. (Cough cough....matte > shimmer forever.

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

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