Wake Up For Makeup

Best Drugstore Foundations

08/04/2017

There are a few things the drugstore has that your local Sephora or Ulta doesn’t. Most importantly, candy. Being able to grab Twizzlers alongside your fresh mascara is key. They also offer convenience, availability and affordability. For this reason, I really like giving you drugstore options for as many products as I can. Foundation shopping...

Burt’s Bees Review

08/01/2017

Coming atcha with a Burt’s Bees review today. I don’t think I’ve ever actually talked about the brand here. Silly, right? My husband has been a die-hard fan of the Burt’s Bees lip balm for as long as I can remember. There is always at least one in his car. I recently tried out 2...

Urban Decay Naked Heat Tutorial

07/30/2017

I love when I get to film a tutorial on someone else. I’ve had my face for 33 years and I’m kinda over it. Zoe was gracious enough to come sit in Wake Up For Makeup studios and allow me to create this look with the Urban Decay Naked Heat collection. We used the Naked...

beautycounter review

07/27/2017

I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about my thoughts on Beautycounter products. I reviewed a few for this piece, but haven’t tried anything from the brand since. I got to try out a few new Beautcounter offerings, thanks to my friend JoDee, a wife and mother of three who was motivated to make a change in...

Wet n Wild Review

07/25/2017

If we’re being honest, growing up, I thought that you couldn’t get any cheaper or crappier than Wet n Wild. Maybe it was the cringey name, or the fact that they sold lip liners for 99 cents, but I never took it seriously. Until now. Beyond the fact that they are an affordable, cruelty-free brand,...

O! Wow Brush Review

07/13/2017

The is a product I’ve been using for many, many months, meant to blog about and for some reason, well, I just never did! I found a while ago at a TJ Maxx. By “a while ago” I mean November of last year. I had never tried any of these “toothbrush-style” makeup brushes and the...