SKINCARE 101 Skincare is so important and should be a priority, but can be a little overwhelming and confusing. Let me break it down for you. Welcome to Skincare 101! If you are in your 30's, things are starting to happen in the aging department. You may have noticed the beginnings of fine lines and age spots and loss of collagen, resulting in lack of firmness. Fun, right?! If you have been a naughty girl in the skincare department, chances are, you have noticed the signs much earlier. It is ...
The Best Drugstore Beauty Dupes
The Best Drugstore Beauty Dupes As a makeup artist and beauty expert, I get questions on a daily basis about the best drugstore beauty dupes for some of the more expensive beauty products out there. Today, I will share with you my best drugstore beauty dupes. Over the years, I have scoured the planet and every drugstore chain for the best possible substitutions. Granted, there are a lot more dupes out there, but for today, I wanted to start with sharing my top dupes for some of the most iconic ...
My Top Spring Beauty Buys
1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 The Irony is not lost on me that I am writing My Top Spring Beauty Buys post during what has been the coldest week of the season yet. However, spring is a mere 4 days away and it can't hurt to be prepared, am I right?! Here are a few products I am loving for the upcoming warmer days ahead and I am hoping that they are right around the corner. You should be wearing sunscreen all year round (#preach), but spring is a really good time to start again, if you have been naughty. ...
Introducing Lab Grab – Patented Silk Technology
If you have been following me for a while, you know that I have been slowly but surely swapping out some of my beauty and skincare products for cleaner, greener versions. It seems a natural transition, since I try to eat healthily and mostly organic. I am not obsessing over it, but I try to make better choices wherever possible. I have known about Silk Therapeutics for a while now and just love their mission: to improve population health by improving how we treat the skin. One of the ...
MY TOP 5 FAVORITE FOUNDATIONS
Let's talk foundation. A well chosen foundation can be magical, and we all have our favorites depending on skin type and concerns we would like to solve. I have done makeup on hundreds of women and wanted to share with you my top favorite foundations. I use all of these formulas personally and have found that they all cover most concerns, so one of them is bound to be right for you as well. I am a big believer in spending a little more money on foundation. I love finding a beauty ...
Budget Friendly Spring Wardrobe Additions
I am having major Spring fever. It is quite possible, that the recent warm temps have urged me to pack away my plaid shirts and most of my boots, and bust out my striped tops and bold pops of color. For the most part, I would say may wardrobe is pretty basic, consisting of my daily uniform of jeans and a tee or sweater, but I love to spice it up with a twist on the ordinary and a few accessories. I love mixing in a few new items each season, in addition to shopping my closet to give me tons ...
