One of the fastest growing categories in the beauty space is green beauty, sometimes known as clean beauty. These products are usually distinguished more by what they don’t contain, more than what they do. Clean beauty products are usually free of preservatives, dyes, harsh chemicals and synthetic fragrances. It can be more difficult for green […]
Sephora Sunkissed Glow Kit
I love me a good value set and Sephora knows how to do them really well. I often purchase sets like this for stocking my freelance kit, refreshing my own makeup routine or acquiring a few good travel items. The Sephora Sunkissed Glow Kit nails all of those goals for me and is a complete […]
Skin Regimen Skincare Review
It seems that every single day, a new “natural” skincare line launches. So many seem to be doing the same thing, making the same claims, just in different packaging. Skin Regimen is unique in a few ways and I’m going to tell you why it won’t blend into the crowd. Described as “modern plant chemistry […]
May Favorites
May is my favorite month because spring is my favorite season. Everything comes to life, especially baby animals. May is my wedding anniversary month and the official start of wedding season in my freelance makeup artist life. My May beauty favorites are makeup heavy, just the way we like it around here. More makeup, less […]
Tropical Beauty Products
I’ve been in a super tropical mood lately.🌴🍍🥥🥭🍉☀️😎For our 10th wedding anniversary, we got the egg chair I’ve been dreaming about and I’ve managed to create my own tropical oasis on our deck because of it. If I could live in it, I would. It’s on sale right now and if you’re considering it at […]
Heat Proof Makeup Tips
I lead a double life. When I’m not blogging about makeup here, I am a full-time working makeup artist. Here in the midwest, the weather is finally becoming warmer. This means I’m working outdoors on photo and video shoots for my job. When I am working on these shoots, I do makeup for the talent […]
Easy Makeup Tweaks
I could give you a 30 minute makeup tutorial. I’m a beauty chef of sorts and I could serve that right up. But do you have 30 minutes to do your makeup tomorrow morning? I bet most of you don’t. Even if you do, you’d probably rather spend most of that time sleeping. I would. […]
Another Milk Makeup Review
I’ve reviewed Milk Makeup products before and despite not loving everything I tried, I was definitely open to trying more. Some brands, you just root for, ya know? I ordered a few more things and spent last a month test driving them all. I’m here to tell you about the good, the great and the […]