Wake Up For Makeup

How to keep makeup from melting in hot weather

05/18/2019

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 and have to keep makeup from melting. When I am working on these shoots, I do...

5 Easy Makeup Tweaks to Make to Look Better

05/08/2019

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....

Great, good and not so hot products from Milk Makeup

05/08/2019

I’ve reviewed 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 it’s a...

April Favorites: SPF & Beyonce

04/30/2019

I always look forward to writing these favorite posts, reflecting back on all the beauty products I’ve enjoyed using during my daily life the past month. This past month, I’ve been doing a lot of prom makeup and wedding makeup. When I haven’t been doing those things, I’ve been trying to spend time with my...

6 High Quality Makeup Brush Brands to elevate your makeup

04/29/2019

The right makeup brushes can make all the difference between a makeup application that looks polished and profesh or like legit and total garbage. Here are my favorite brushes, for myself and kit use, at a variety of price points.

Sephora Sale Picks

04/25/2019

It’s spring time and we have another sale upon us. Double yay. I’ve rounded up some fresh and tasty picks so you get the most for your money. Here are the key dates so you don’t forget. Mark your cals, kids. April 26 – May 6 20% off for Rouge members May 2 – May...