The natural ingredient bonds to the keratin proteins in skin and hair, which means it won’t wash away after you’ve lathered up. The soap…
What I’m Using On My Face
People always ask me what skincare products I use. I get sent tons of different cleansers, masques, scrubs….you name it, and I’ve probably gotten…
3 Ways to Wear Bright Makeup on Your Wedding Day
Booked with summer weddings? Read my recent story for makeup.com to keep your beauty look from becoming a blur.
My Top 10 Lightweight Summer Beauty Products Featured on Refinery 29
When Refinery 29 asked me to share my top 10 lightweight beauty products for summer, it didn’t take long to compile this list. Here’s…
An App That Lets You “Try On” Makeup
Technology has come through for beauty once again. We found a free App that makes shopping for makeup easier. It’s called MakeUp by ModiFace,…
Buzz Word: Dermaplaning. Have You Tried This Yet?
Have you heard of dermaplaning? More and more peeps have been asking me about it, so here’s the deal. It’s not terribly new. It…
New & Improved Ways to Shop the Makeup Counter
Sharing another story I’ve written for makeup.com…
Windy City Live TV Segment: Get Spring’s Beauty Trends for under $10
I had so much fun this morning at Windy City Live talking spring beauty trends and how to get them with products for all…
Try This and Make Your Skin Glow
The scary thing about highlighters is the wrong one can make you look radioactive. We take this risk though because the right one can…
A Skincare Line That Makes You Look “Airbrushed”…That’s What He Said
“Oh my god, your skin looks airbrushed. Every pixel is perfect. I’ve never seen your skin look like this,” said my husband. Yes, that…
Beso.com Asked Me to Reveal What I’m Loving for Spring. Here It Goes!
Have you heard of beso.com? It’s a site devoted to shopping (need I say more). To help the hunt, they pick the brains of…
Ever Try A Chemical Peel?
Chemical peels get a bad rap. Blame Samantha Jones. Sometimes in our obsessive efforts to have the skin of a, well, pre-pubescent girl, we…
Buzz Word: Beauty Balm
It seems every beauty company got the same memo — formulate a BB cream. The “BB” stands for beauty balm (some also say blemish…
Recreate Oscar’s Best Hair & Makeup
Gwyneth Paltrow’s makeup artist may not be on your speed dial, but you can still find out the secrets to recreate the star’s Oscar…
A Makeup Compact Fit for the Red Carpet
With the Oscars approaching, thought this was the perfect time to introduce this limited-edition beauty find. Stila partnered with E! and created this “Live…
Perfect Shade For Just-Bitten Lips
Beauty writers, including myself, are guilty of over-using certain phrases when talking about products. Imagine how many pinky-red lipsticks are described as giving a…
To Botox or Not To Botox…
That is the question. And I get asked it a lot. There’s no right answer except what’s best for you. If you’re going to…