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1. Wearing the wrong foundation Nothing ruins wedding day beauty faster than poor foundation, whether it’s too light, dark, ashy, cakey, shiny, or the wrong undertone for your complexion. [...]

Now you see it, now you don’t! (Unless you’re REALLY looking for it.) This was a full back and upper arm on a recent bridesmaid, color-corrected and covered with Temptu Dura (an [...]

I’m a big fan of full, natural-looking but well-maintained eyebrows. This preference stems from my own time on the eyebrow roller coaster. For the first half of my life, I wore my eyebrow full [...]

While I admittedly own very few clothing items in the vivid hue, I am always game for a red lip! It’s the color that I find many clients fear the most: it’s bold, bright, [...]

Every year, color authority Pantone selects a hue that both reflects and informs upcoming trends in the worlds of fashion, design, and beyond. It’s always fun for a color nerd like myself [...]

Thought it would be fun to do a quick roundup of my favorite looks from the 2016 Academy Awards. The red carpet is a great place to get makeup ideas to try, whether you’re a bride to be or [...]

I recently had the opportunity to submit some makeup tips to lifestyle website TotalBeauty.com for an article about how to achieve fuller-looking lips, which went live this week: You can read the [...]

I recently contributed a little know-how to this article, which was published just in time for Valentine’s Day! (You can read my original article about lip care here.)  

Authors, speakers, executives, actors, models, those of us hesitantly re-entering the dating scene – we all benefit from having good, professional photos on hand, and makeup is a big part [...]

Whenever I meet with a bride to preview her wedding makeup, I first ask to see a photo of her dress. I can learn so much about a bride’s personal style from her choice of attire, and the [...]