makeup tips
Cleaning Up Your Makeup Habits
Most of us are keeping our beauty routines pretty simple this year. Since it's the year of staying in (well, at least until those vaccines roll out), I'm more focused on skincare than developing complicated beauty routines. One of the things I'm getting better about is cleaning ...read more
Treat Yourself a Blushington Makeup Application
Beauty ruts are common amongst moms. For many of us, "lipgloss, sunscreen and go" is the best case beauty scenario. Sometimes a girl just needs a little pick-me-up. That's where Blushington comes in. Why not treat yourself to a Blushington makeup application this summer? Why ...read more
Look Great Without Really Trying—Top Makeup-Artist Tips
As a celebrity makeup artist Jenny Patinkin may seek perfection. But in the morning, she shoots for lazy perfection. In her new book Lazy Perfection: The Art of Looking Great Without Really Trying, Jenny offers simple, inspiring, and totally doable steps and ideas for finding a ...read more
BarePro Powder Foundation Review
Don't you love when your skin feels naked and clean yet has a lovely finish? That's what you get with the new BarePro Performance Foundation from bareMinerals. The skincare experts at bareMinerals have engineered a foundation that gives me 12 hours of coverage without looking ...read more
Makeup Review: Lancome Miracle Cushion Foundation
You know we love our beauty trends and working in our beauty testing labs. The latest is what Penelope Cruz is wearing in all the Lancome ads. It's called Miracle Cushion and we had to try it. Get a little coverage or full coverage--it all looks flawless with this cool new ...read more
Lipgloss vs. Lipstick
I was born with fairly full lips. Let’s put it this way...They were full enough that I never thought about "fixing" them. That all changed as I aged. And that is why I started trying out lip plumping glosses and lipstick. Because just like you lose volume in your cheeks, hair, ...read more
The 60-Second Makeup Challenge
Who has time to put on a full face of makeup in the morning? Not this mom. It's a miracle I have a minute to brush my teeth and run a comb through my hair most days. Eye shadow is just not top priority when you have a screaming infant and a "tantruming" toddler demanding your ...read more
5 Minute Makeup Routines for Busy Moms
We’re all really busy, but that doesn’t mean we want to skimp on how we look. I teamed up with CVS Beauty Club and top-style bloggers Audrey McClelland and Vera Sweeney to share tips for looking good in a FLASH! We call it creating the “5 Minute Face.” Yes, you can look great ...read more
Simple Makeup Tips to Update Your Look (and a Giveaway!) #WalgreensBeauty
I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper amplification for Collective Bias and its advertiser. I love the notion of change that comes with a New Year's Resolution for long-term goals. For me, I ...read more