Wake Up For Makeup

Could Bondi Sands Liquid Gold be the best yet?

08/10/2020

If you’ve read my Best Self Tanners post, you’ll know that I’ve been on the hunt for the creme de la creme of self tanners for a while now. I’ve tried a lot, liked a few, hated a few. It’s always something. If a self tanner’s color is good, the scent is awful. If the...

Reviewing Thrive Causemetics feel good line of makeup products

07/29/2020

I can’t do a Thrive Causemetics review without mentioning their famous Liquid Lash Extensions mascara. Admittedly, I didn’t like this mascara back when I tried it. See the original post HERE. However, the success of a mascara largely depends on what you’re starting with lash-wise, and what you expect out of it. It wasn’t successful...

11 Black Owned Brands you need in your beauty collection

07/06/2020

It has been difficult for me to talk about beauty products right now, with so much ugliness at the forefront. The ugliness of racism, that must be faced and dealt with head-on. Nothing can matter until that happens. I want to share some of the thoughts and feelings I’ve been having over the past month....

current favorite products in my freelance makeup kit

7 best products in my makeup artist kit right now

07/04/2020

Being a makeup artist is one of the biggest and brightest parts of my life. I spend the majority of my time doing makeup not on myself, but others, so I thought I’d start sharing my kit faves, what I’m loving to use on clients. These kit faves posts will include products that are just...

Is the Glossier Hand Cream a dream or a dud?

06/30/2020

I’m always excited when Glossier puts out new products. They seem to listen to what the community wants, and usually, they deliver. Glossier launched their Hand Cream in March, first sending 10,000 units to U.S. healthcare workers. I love the way they’ve stepped up, not only during the pandemic, but the Black Lives Matter movement....

Cheap concealer and trashy coffee creamer made my May

05/27/2020

This month, I’ve purchased masks, hospital-grade disinfectant and a no-touch thermometer but I’ve also been enjoying some fun beauty products again too! These are going to be on the budget-friendly side because ya girl just got off unemployment and back to the makeup game. Hope that’s ok with you. 2 of my favorites this month...