Win it: Smashbox Shadowbox Summer 2011 Lip Gloss Collection
I’m a huge fan of Smashbox lipglosses, so when I received the new Shadowbox Lip Gloss Summer collection I was pretty darn happy. Imagine, six new lipglosses to add to my ever expanding makeup bag. Then I thought again. Maybe,…
- Beauty, Celebrities, Clinique, CoverGirl, Jennifer Hudson, KORRES, Lancôme, Tarte, Top 5 Editor's Picks
Jennifer Hudson: Pretty in Pink at AOL Music’s “Sessions”
I’m pretty much in awe on how great Jennifer Hudson is looking these days. She is certainly giving me inspiration for getting in ship-shape condition. On top of that, Jennifer has a new album out, I Remember Me, which is…
Product Review: Fusion Beauty PrimeResults Tinted Moisturizer
Firmly planted at the top of my top 5 list of must-have, can’t-live-without products is tinted moisturizer. I don’t want to sound like a broken record, BUT, tinted moisturizers are the ultimate multi-tasking makeup product. When you can get the…
Product Review: YBF Restore Vitamin C Serum
When my clients ask me what one product they need in their skin care regimen, 99 times out of 100 I recommend a vitamin c serum. Why vitamin c? Well, it cures a truckload of evils. But primarily it's ideal…
- Beauty, CoverGirl, Dorothy Dandridge, Elizabeth Taylor, Fusion Beauty, Josie Maran, Lena Horne, Smashbox, Urban Decay
Get the Look: Classic Makeup Like a Silver Screen Actress
Recently, acclaimed actress Elizabeth Taylor died. Her beauty, particularly her violet eyes, was her on par with her acting ability. A friend/colleague of mine had the opportunity to do Ms. Taylor’s makeup in her later years and attested to her…
What I’m Loving Now: Victoria McGill EyeNourish Eye Treatment Collection
If you read my bio, spend the night with me or check out my blog rants and you will know beyond the shadow of a doubt that I am a fool for a good eye cream. I have my favorites,…
Win It: Lorac Box Office Sensation Train Case
So, I haven’t done a giveaway in awhile. And I have this great makeup stored that I need to share. I pulled out this Lorac Train case that’s full of gorgeous makeup. This was a limited edition item from Sephora…
Waterproof Makeup: Keep Your Makeup in Place When It’s Raining
I live in the Bay Area of Northern California, and we have been getting pounded with uncharacteristic torrential rain. Well, maybe torrential is a bit of a stretch, but nonetheless, we are getting drenched. If you, like me, take the…
Team 20/20 Product Review: ClickR Acne Skin Care
Acne is a hassle. It inevitably shows up when you need clear skin and sticks around like old fruitcake after New Years’. Well, there is a way to clear acne, and its as easy as a click! ClickR’s acne system…
- Beauty, Celebrities, CoverGirl, Fusion Beauty, Get The Look, Josie Maran, Physicians Formula, Thandie Newton, Vichy
Get the Look: Thandie Newton—Barely There Makeup
Thandie Newton is a classic beauty. When in full-on glam makeup she is breathtakingly beautiful. But I’m equally as amazed at her natural beauty when wearing minimal makeup. Or, she can add bold lip to her otherwise bare face and…
- Alba Botanica, Beauty, Beauty Product Reviews, Burt's Bees, Jurlique, KORRES, Melvita, OLEHENRIKSEN, Physicians Formula, Tarte, Yes to Carrots
Green Day: Top 10 Eco-Friendly Beauty Products
I never thought I would be the girl to go all-out for natural, green, organic eco-friendly beauty products, but I have. My organic brand choices vary from drugstore to luxe, and they all work with amazing efficacy. Of course, double-duty…
What I Learned From My Interview with Pat McGrath: Be Obsessed
I had the pleasure of interviewing the most awesome makeup artist ever—Pat McGrath, (the creative genius behind D&G and CoverGirl and the deft hand behind almost every designer ad in the glossies) during New York Fashion Week (Spring 2011). During…
- Beauty, CoverGirl, CoverGirl Queen Collection, Don't Do That!, Eva Marcille, IMAN Cosmetics, Tarte, Vapour Beauty
Don’t Do That: Eva Marcille’s Bronzer Overload
When I was a makeup trainer I traveled the US and Canada and I saw the how the geography dictated a woman’s makeup application. Hands-down, the queens of bronzer were the women of the OC—Orange County in Southern California. I…
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