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Kim Kardashian Inspired Look

02/06/2015

I have certainly never aspired to be a Kardashian. I do not keep up with them. I honestly don’t know if they’re serious 90% of the time. All that being said, it cannot be denied that Kim Kardashian is a beautiful woman with impeccable makeup. Her main man, Mario Dedivanovic, or @makeupbymario as he is...

Makeup Room

02/05/2015

Nobody get too excited-it’s not a little girl’s nursery collage 🙂 Oh no, just inspiration for a 31-year old, grown ass woman’s makeup room. I have a makeup room right now and it’s my ultimate happy place. We will be moving and you know I’ll be resurrecting my makeup shrine. Some of these items I currently...

Product Nostalgia

02/04/2015

Cats and family aside, music and makeup are the loves of my life. I associate all my memories with one or the other and they both hold rich nostalgia for me. If I hear anything from The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, The Beastie Boys’ Hello Nasty or The Chronic 2001, I’m instantly back in high school....

Contour Palettes

01/31/2015

Lemme be real-I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with the Anastasia Contour Palette. What I do know is that it’s often sold-out, definitely a little over-hyped, tends to run warm and just might not be for everyone. Here are some alternatives definitely worth checking out! 1. Kat Von D Shade + Light Contour Palette, $46.00 Just...

Best Cream Contour Products

01/29/2015

“It was all a dream, I used to read Word Up Magazine, when I contour, sometimes I use a cream!” I’m preeetty sure that’s how the Notorious B.I.G. song goes. The contouring craze definitely isn’t going anywhere, anytime soon! As we become more interested in the why’s, how’s and what’s of contouring, creams inevitably enter...

Bare Minimum Makeup Look

01/26/2015

Left: Women’s correctional facility ID photo*. Right: 5 minutes or less, presentable makeup Everyone needs an easy, natural, throw-it-on-and-go face. That face should take less than 5 minutes. That face should get you out the door, looking presentable enough to face the world and other humans. Maybe this is your ‘someone is coming over in 10 minutes...