Wake Up For Makeup

Favorite Purple Lip Colors

09/22/2015

I’ve often thought that if I were to ever have a lip color named after me, it would most certainly be something along these magenta purple lines. These are 6 of my favorite purple hues, from glosses to lipstick, matte and satin. Don’t be afraid of this Grimace shade either. Cooler-toned purples can make teeth...

Anastasia Brow Wiz vs. NYX Micro Brow

09/21/2015

I once did an all drugstore tutorial, with one major exception. I simply refused to use a drugstore brow product because at the time, I truly didn’t believe there was one that did the job even half as well as Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz. Every other brow pencil I tried would either be too soft,...

Vampy Fall Makeup

09/14/2015

I wore this makeup look in my recent August Favorites video so I thought I’d share the juicy deetz on it! I really love this dramatic style of makeup. I know it’s not for everyone, especially those who like a really natural, understated look, but it’s my bread and butter for feeling fierce. When I have a...

90’s Inspired Fall Makeup

09/10/2015

Ahhh, the 90’s. I was growing up in that era, listening to these beats, wearing bindis like Gwen Stefani (likely offensive) and using glitter gel as eye makeup. I’ve always been an art kid so let me just also shamefully admit that I was copying photos from teen magazines (Hanson and Leonardo DiCaprio mostly) and drawing...

August Favorites

09/08/2015

What I was loving in the month of August… Simple Skincare Micellar Cleansing Water Simple Skincare Micellar Wipes Sigma F25 Tapered Face Brush ColourPop Fall Collection Nourish Organic Skin Solve Black Opal Color Splurge Lipsticks, Lip Patents, Blush Inglot Duraline Watch the video to hear why I was loving these gems in August plus find out...

Labor Day Makeup Sales

09/06/2015

Here’s hoping you’ll be online shopping and not laboring on Labor Day! Some of the sales are too good to pass up. Here are the ones I think you should totally peruse. Oh and the lovely image above was taken by my talented husband 🙂 Tarte $10 off $50 $20 off $75+ $30 off $100+...