Gettin’ Peachy With It — Summer Makeup Picks Redux
Pink is all the rage for summer makeup. But I'm a little over it. Dont' get me wrong, I love pink. Just look at my blog theme. Pink is so girlie and cute. But who wants to look girlie and…
Keep Your Sexy Cool at the 10th Art and Soul Festival in Oakland
Are you going to the Art & Soul Festival this weekend in Oakland? I think almost everyone I know is checking it out one day or another. And why not, look at the lineup: WHO: CAKE, MC Hammer, Tony! Toni!…
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Faux Glow: Best Head-to-Toe Glowgetters
Lost your glow? Stressed out? Too much work and not enough sleep? Maybe too much partying and not enough sleep? New baby and not enough sleep? Or maybe age has crept up on you and robbed you of that youthful…
Bite Me: Best Lip Stains for Just Bitten Lips
What’s sexier than juicy lips with just a hint of color from within? Lips that look like you just polished off a bowl of fresh berries. The look of “just-bitten” lips is a key to summer cool. For luscious summer…
Sheer Genius: Best in Tinted Moisturizers
Perfected summer skin dictates that less is most definitely more. So stash your foundation until fall arrives, and opt instead for the sheer perfection of a tinted moisturizer. Tinted moisturizers are a triple-threat — coverage, moisturization and SPF. With the…
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Avoid a Meltdown: Summer’s Best Waterproof Makeup
Don’t lose your hotness to the hot weather. Makeup can run and look downright pathetic if not “weather-proofed”. Check out my favorites for preserving your makeup during the hot days of summer! These multi-tasking beauty products will take you from…
Simple Sexy Weekend Makeup
Do you ever dread putting on your “face” on the weekends? Facing makeup is not always what we care to do on an “off day”. Rather than going bare-faced, try simple sexy! Choose double, even triple duty items that made…
NARS Summer Launch Event in San Francisco
I’m a complete and total NARS freak. I have been for years. When I crack open my pro kit, there is sea of black cases and tubes neatly stacked and well-used. As a matter of fact, the name of my…
Sexy Summer Smoldering Eyes: Illamasqua Liquid Metal
So you love to rock the smokey eye, do you? Well, it’s summer, so you need to rock it with a lighter touch. Instead of deep grays or blacks, try a shimmery light metallic silvery gray. Check out gorgeous Ciara’s…
Color Theory: Sizzling Summer Pinks
Step up your summer sizzle with HOT pink. A sheer flush of pink on cheeks is the sweetest way to blush. A flash of hot pink on toes or lips can perk up your mood and attitude. Check out my…
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Simply Sexy Weekend Makeup
I no longer have the typical Monday through Friday work week, but when I did, I couldn’t bear to think of putting on a full face of makeup on Saturday. I learned to choose double, even triple duty items that…
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Summer Makeup Trends — Look #1 Bright Lipstick
Summer is officially here and it’s time to change up your makeup look. Try on one of the summer makeup trends I am presenting here this week. The first summer makeup look that I love and plan to start wearing…
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Rihanna Does Blue Eye Makeup Right
Celebrities are popping up in blue eye makeup on the red carpet as well as making the blue eye makeup trend and everyday staple. As a makeup artsit and a general consumer of everything makeup, I have known for years…