I mentioned this briefly in my previous post, but since March I’ve been a Kevyn Aucoin brand ambassador. I adore Kevyn Aucoin as their products are just so expertly crafted and their presentation is top notch. So, I’ve received a number of goodies from the brand in the last 4 months but with my crazy … Continue reading Pretty in Pink with Kevyn Aucoin!
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Now if you’ve spent a fair amount of time on this site, you’ll notice that over the past year, beauty content has taken an increasingly more important role! And part of that is because I’m beauty obsessed - and a self admitted makeup and skincare hoarder. The other part is because I’ve taken on a … Continue reading TAB Beauty: Pre-Spring ‘17 Game Changers in Beauty
2016 has been a crazy year, and depending on who you ask, it was either amazingly good or horribly bad. But for us beauty fans, it was a year of discovery in terms of finding products on the health & beauty front that took our makeup or skincare routine to a whole new level. Since … Continue reading TAB Beauty: 2016 Game Changers in Beauty
With Christmas around the corner, it’s easy for brides-to-be to feel overwhelmed with not only wedding planning, but gift giving! Lucky for them, this month I’m focusing on fab beauty finds that make wonderful holiday gifts (also known as stocking stuffers) and will double as wonderful bridesmaids gifts! And especially with these next few series … Continue reading TAB Beauty: #HolidayBridesmaidsGifts – Palette Parade!
So, we’ve talked about illuminators and even setting powders so you can glimmer and bake ‘til your heart’s content. But now let’s talk contouring. If you’re not familiar with the technique, contouring is a way of either enhancing or minimizing features on your face after applying foundation - which has a tendency to mute your … Continue reading TAB Beauty: Contoured Perfection…a Review!
If you’re not familiar with baking, it’s a concealer and powder trick that helps to intensely create and define highlighted areas on your face. After applying foundation, you then apply concealer (typically under your eyes, on the bridge of your nose, on the chin and on your forehead), blend it in and then apply an … Continue reading TAB Beauty: Setting the Stage for Baking…a Review!
So earlier this month I posted a promo piece about how August was going to be a beauty feature about brows - and the best products to achieve flawless results. My original goal had been to spread this feature throughout the month with individual articles devoted to different brow makeup brands. Unfortunately, life (and work) … Continue reading TAB Beauty: Battle of the Brows!
Okay, we’re coming into the home stretch of my matte and vibrant lipstick segment within the beauty focused month of May! Today, I’m checking out eight high pigment pink toned shades from six cosmetics brands: Circa Beauty, City Color Cosmetics, House of Uni, NYX Cosmetics, Shades by Gal and Vincent Longo. With the exception of … Continue reading TAB Beauty: Pretty in Pink!
Last Summer I had a major obsession with finding an opaque yet bright orchid/berry shade since it was all the rage on my Instagram feed. When it comes to finding the perfect opaque bright shade, there’s a lot of guess work involved. As with anything else, what appears as orchid or berry on fairer skinned … Continue reading TAB Beauty: Following Lip Color Trends – Orchid & Berry Shades!
I remember my first job in the corporate world. I was working as an account executive for a fashion showroom in the Garment District selling various women’s clothing lines to American boutique buyers. One of the brands was a popular print line, and buyers would always tell me “prints are so personal” right before they … Continue reading TAB Beauty: Everything’s Coming Up Red…Lip Colors!