From L-R: Boots No7 younger Replenishing Facial Oil, safeguard as well as ideal Day/Night Cream, safeguard as well as ideal intense Eye Cream, as well as younger Eye Serum If you’ve been reading my messages here, you understand that I’ve truly struggled with adult acne, as well as particularly with being comfortable in my own skin. just recently with my dermatologist prescribed medications, I lastly felt that I had discovered a routine that helped me, however the products commonly left my skin dry, red and, at times, extremely itchy. Sometimes, after utilizing these medications, applying different products as well as...

I’m sort of a makeup bag hoarder. The easiest way to get me to get something is to offer a complimentary makeup bag. then I’m sold (Clinique, I’m checking out you).  ADVERTISEMENT My excuse is that they always come in handy, whether for travel, organization, gift-giving… In fact, I always keep a makeup bag in my desk at work and another one in my gym bag. but I also like to have one that I just leave on my vanity, because it takes the guesswork out of doing my makeup in the morning, and I’ll also throw things in there that...

The six new Tom Ford shade and Illuminate Lip Duos, available now, $60 each Brand new TF cream shadows! Just kidding. They aren’t cream shadows…but they look like they are, don’t they? ADVERTISEMENT I can’t be the only person out there who thought that these new Tom Ford shade and Illuminate Lip Duos were actually cream shadows. In fact, I may or may not have tried one of them on my lids (FYI, I don’t recommend doing this, although, off the record, it was kind of fun!). Are these cream shadows or what?? Tom’s new shade and Illuminate Lip Duos...

This is what I like to call “the tissue trick,” even though I’m doing it here with a paper towel. To avoid getting glittery fallout all over the freakin’ place, I like to shield my under-eye area by tucking a tissue under my lower lash line and using it as a protective glitter-catching barrier. ADVERTISEMENT Ah, the joys of glittery fallout! It comes with the territory when you’re working with glitter eyeshadow. The stuff gets everywhere! — under my eyes, on my cheeks, on my nose, on my chin, in my brows, in my hair, on my cat, the counters,...

You’re never too old for hey there Kitty. The evidence: this OMG-inducing hey there Kitty 5-inch Sensor makeup mirror by simplehuman. ADVERTISEMENT How charming is this special edition mirror?! Straight-up, though, it’s $150, which…I KNOW. but it’s a technological marvel. Plus, hey there KITTY. If you haven’t heard of simplehuman before, they make all manner of streamlined, modern-looking products for the home, including waste baskets (I have a small one in my office ideal now), dish racks, shower caddies — all kinds of functional doodads and gizmos. and they also have a line of fancy makeup mirrors. ADVERTISEMENT Cats &...

NARS autumn 2016 Ooh, the NARS autumn 2016 collection makes me wanna unleash my inner artiste! Look whatsoever those pencils… My goodness. I’m lured to get one of my adult color books. ADVERTISEMENT Coming July 15 to NARS shops as well as the NARS website, as well as sometime in August to Sephora as well as NARS counters, this one’s mainly about the pencils. NARS velvet Eyeliners from the left in Black Moon, Mambo, Curacao, Kaliste, London, Blue Lotus, Last Frontier, Las Pozas as well as Darklight ($24 each) The huge news? The new $24 NARS velvet Eyeliners, which are...

T-rex Karen says, “Gaaar! Do your highlighting first, and then do your contouring and/or bronzing.” Actually…I was meant to be doing air quotes in this picture, but I think it looks a lot more like I have T-rex claws. For starters, there’s going to be a lot of “and/or” in this post, so I apologize in advance. Buuut, the next time you don your war paint, try this: if you do any highlighting and/or contouring and/or bronzing (see?) try doing your highlighting before your contouring and/or bronzing, because the buy matters! It make a difference. ADVERTISEMENT This is probably a...

I drink coffee out of this mug every morning, as well as every morning it makes me smile. The kitty is all, “Oops, I’m sorry! before I can do that task for you, I’m gonna requirement to have my coffee first… I’m sure you understand.” ADVERTISEMENT Anna Oh, who was one of the interns on makeup as well as charm blog during my pregnancy leave earlier this year, produced this beautiful design. Anna’s an illustrator as well as all-around awesome chick who rocks her winged liner like WHOA. I have a four cup coffee maker, as well as this version...

sometimes I just want to be a poreless alien babe… A couple weeks back I was at a drag show, as well as a queen named Kylie Minono was passing shots of vodka to the people seated behind me. She apologized for reaching over me as well as told me that vodka can sink into your pores. “But wait, do you even have any? Girl, what do you utilize as well as where can I get it?” Well, you can get it at Ulta! It’s a $29 pressed translucent powder aptly named Bye Bye Pores (which you’ve probably heard of by now)...

wearing the new $59 NARS 413 BLKR Cheek & Lip Palette Another beautiful day, another beautiful NARS cheek palette. Whoops! I misspoke. I implied to say, “another beautiful NARS cheek and lip palette,” because the new NARS 413 BLKR Cheek & Lip palette doesn’t only include blushes. It also comes with a beautiful matte lip pencil. ADVERTISEMENT So what is heck is a 413 BLKR? Is it a secret pager code, or the code to a hidden door at NARS headquarters, where if you type it on the keypad, François Nars answers the door and says, “Bonjour ma chère! have...