Wake Up For Makeup

Dr. Dennis Gross Mask vs. CurrentBody LED Mask

01/17/2023

If you’re new here, I love LED red light therapy. There’s solid data behind it, I’ve seen results and I think it’s worth adding to your routine with one of the LED masks on the market. When it comes to red light masks, most are one of 2 styles: hardshell or flexible silicone. The most...

Skin Prep For Makeup with Sonia Roselli

01/10/2023

Satisfaction is all about expectations. Your starting point has a lot to do with your desired outcome and makeup is no exception. You can’t expect makeup to do the job of skincare; they must work hand in hand. Sonia Roselli is a veteran makeup artist who developed a line of skincare products to prep the...

Best Beauty Products of 2022

12/23/2022

I have a list on my phone that I update throughout the year when I’m especially impressed with a beauty product. Some of the criteria that determines what products make the best of list are: Here are the products that passed the test and why. ZIIP Electrical Facial Device I have been interested in microcurrent’s...

Last Minute Target Gift Sets

12/14/2022

So you messed around and put it off and now here we are. Christmas is next week, you need a last minute gift and you need it to be at Target. Look; we’ve all been there and me, along with Target gift sets, are here for you in your time of need. These are the...

How to feel fancy for less

12/06/2022

I don’t consider myself to be a real boujie person in general, but I sure do like feeling fancy. I love things that feel cozy, look beautiful and smell nice. It’s ok to enjoy nice things, and more importantly, to know that you are worth that. Fancy is a feeling, available to all, at a...

How To Love Getting Your Makeup Done

11/15/2022

As a professional makeup artist, I always ask a new client if they’ve had their makeup done before. If so, I ask what they did, or didn’t like about it. Unfortunately, sometimes a client tells me they had it done previously and disliked the outcome. They sometimes say they were so unhappy, they went home...