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

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'

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

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

Well…its arrived: the time to bid adieu to those corals and pinks in your makeup bag and banish them to that special bottom-drawer in your bathroom until next summer. I hate it, but it’s gotta happen. Fall has a lot to offer us this year so thankfully, we’ve got plenty to look forward to when it comes to makeup. Richer tones, lots of smoky deliciousness and bold pops of color that’ll make people ask you… “What the blank is different about you?!” Eyes: This fall, it’s all abou

Summer Skin 101 Want bright, fresh, summer-skin?? You might be much closer to it than you think! My skin used to suck like, all of the time. When I wanted to achieve the glowy look, I would run straight to a new foundation that offered extra moisture, or a glow-like finish. Most of the time, I looked more like an oil slick than a girl with pretty, fresh skin. Annnnd with breakouts to boot. I realized that me achieving the glowy-look would take way more than one foundation app

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

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