#MakeupMonday: The secret to false eyelashes
Nothing awakens my beauty soul like long, dark eyelashes. As a child, I refused to play with or wear anything with people or animals on it if those people or animals did not have eyelashes. From coloring books to T-shirts, if I had something that had a face on it,...
Review: Fenty Beauty Moroccan Spice palette, Flyliner and Pro Filt’r Amplifying Eye Primer
Brace yourselves. Fall is coming. I know we're still cuddling with our air conditioners and burning our thighs on leather car seats (Just me? OK.) but in the retail world, it’s officially fall. I know this from my month-long stint of working in retail (where I spent...
#MakeupMonday: No more sleeping on blush
Reality shows get a bad rap for being mind-numbing, brain-garbage or portraying anything but reality. I gotta say, though, I love reality TV and I recently learned something pretty important from it. Thanks to my colleague, Patrice, most of our department is...
#MakeupMonday: Create a full face in 15 minutes
“Will likely be a little late because of who I am as a person.” When I first saw this meme, I never felt so victimized but also so understood. As a chronically late person, I am always rushed. However, it’s also given me lots of practice getting ready in a short...
Makeup tips when it’s 98 degrees outside … and rising
It feels like we're living on the surface of the sun but don't let the heat ruin your beat. National Weather Service predicts highs of 98 degrees (and higher) this weekend so it’s going to be HOT. If you can, stay in the air conditioning or find a pool. However, I...
#MakeupMonday: A peek inside my emergency makeup bag
Too many times in my life I’ve been caught without my glow-up tools. I can’t pinpoint the exact moment I realized I needed to be ready to roll at all times but it was definitely sometime between the mystical point of being not a girl and not yet a woman, just as...
Makeup is fun but nothing is as beautiful as you
Sometimes you need a little perspective. This week’s been crazy and stress always shows up on my skin in clusters of red, angry blemishes. I’ve also slacked on my skincare routine and sleep schedule so I have not felt my best this week. Tonight, my broken-out,...
Glow up with two new shades of Glossier’s Cloud Paint
When I woke up this morning, I saw something on Glossier's Instagram that made my lil' heart go pitter-patter: two new shades of Cloud Paint blush launched today. Say hello to Storm, a warm rose, and Dawn, a sunny coral. Like I...
#MakeupMonday: All eyes on laziness with Glossier
We all are lazy and it’s OK. Let’s just make peace with it. I’m a makeup freak but there are some days I have no energy to make myself look human, let alone create a whole LEwK~* Thankfully, there’s Glossier. One of my favorite brands ever has been killing it for...
How Anthony Bourdain made us feel alive
I never thought I would write about this subject twice in a week. This morning, celebrity chef and TV host Anthony Bourdain was found dead of apparent suicide. The story is here. This comes after designer Kate Spade’s death by apparent suicide Tuesday. Like I said in...
