Wake Up For Makeup

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...

Volition Beauty Review

05/19/2020

Volition Beauty is a beauty company with a unique approach, unlike any other. Their clean skincare products are dreamt up directly by the consumer. Here’s how it works. Say you have an idea for a serum. You submit your idea and if it’s passes, it’s voted on by a beauty community. If your idea is...

Eating Pickles and wearing Self Tanner in April

05/04/2020

I mean, you guys, I don’t even know where to begin with this one. To quote my mom, “well, I’ve never!” No seriously. WTF was this last month? I’ve had cries, I’ve had insomnia, I’ve had many moments where I suddenly caught a glimpse of myself from the outside looking in, in pajamas at 2PM,...