Makeup Monday: the Glow with Illuminators

Summer is quickly approaching and one trend that's always in style is healthy glowing skin. One of my favorite products that I always use to achieve the perfect glow are Illuminators. An illuminator is a product with ground-up mica and other shiny minerals in them. The mineral dust refracts light, so when it's applied to your skin, it helps soften problem spots and highlight the areas that light ...

Makeup Monday: Summer Foundation Switch Up

Spring and Summer are my favorite seasons. All I need is warm weather, maxi dresses and a margarita. Well, let's me honest... two margaritas. With the change in seasons, there is also a change in our cosmetic bag, especially our foundations. The chemistry of our skin can change just as easily as the seasons. In winter the skin is exposed to harsher elements like wind and cold, so a heavier, more m...

Makeup Monday: The Truth About False Lashes

Hello all my Makeup Monday Mavens! I have missed you. I have been gone for two weeks working with an amazing new project called Hair Mafia. Check out this link to see what some of the nations hottest renegade hairstylists are up too. Now that I'm back blogging, let's talk makeup! Award season just wrapped up and glamour is the name of the game. There is nothing I love more than opening up a ...

Makeup Monday: Get the Look -- Cat Eye Tutorial

As a makeup artist, one of the looks I get asked to recreate the most is the cat eye. The cat eye is iconic in the makeup industry. There’s just something about wearing jet black liner across the eye that says, "I am confident, strong and sexy." What woman wouldn’t want to be all of those things? I'm a firm believer that makeup can empower a woman. Get ready to be empowered and join the confid...

Makeup Monday: DIY Lemon Facial Scrub

The old adage is “when life gives you lemons make lemonade.” But if life gives me lemons, I would more than likely find way to incorporate them into my beauty routine! I fancy myself somewhat of a hippy and naturalist when it comes to my own skincare, so I am constantly trying new natural remedies. My favorite that I have found is lemon facial scrub. Lemons are a natural skin remedy. They ar...

Makeup Monday: Sexy Boudoir Beauty

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and romance is on every woman's mind! Women everywhere will put on their hottest dresses and get their hair styled to perfection to head out for a romantic evening with their man. What I am more concerned about is where this romantic night ends up and how will your makeup look before, during, and after. Are you catching what I am throwing ladies? It's...

Makeup Monday: Gluten-Free Guide to Makeup

“Gluten Free” is a phrase being heard more commonly than ever these days. For this makeup artist, the phrase hits especially close to home because I have Celiac Disease. For people out there new to the phrase "Celiac Disease" or "Gluten Intolerance," here is the low down of what it means. Celiac Disease is a condition that damages the lining of the small intestine and prevents it from absor...

Makeup Monday: the 5 Minute Face

When it comes to putting makeup on in the morning, I constantly hear the phrase "I just don't have time for all that!" from women everywhere. When we have a growing list of meetings, appointments, and tasks to achieve, opening up a makeup bag at 7am and looking at the endless possibilities of blushes, liners and eyeshadows can be overwhelming .Whether you are a busy mom juggling your kids' sports ...