I Have Favorites

August. It is here. Humidity is alive and well. My naturally curly hair and I are in the process of a divorce. Sweat seeps from every pore. Oil refuses to budge from its comfy home on my face. The sun is having a blast using its rays of destruction to bake my sunscreen right into […]

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My New Favorite Nude Lip

The search for the perfect nude is never-ending for so many of us. Too pink nude, neutral nude, not neutral enough nude, gross nude, where the hell are my lips nude, too yellow nude, too white nude..and the list goes on. You stand there with your little shopping basket in Sephora, Ulta or Macy’s wondering […]

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Sheet Masks and Yodeling Pores

My skin isn’t like our President: it hates the idea of change. The fluctuation in the climate and life have wreaked havoc upon my facial region. Oily skin with dry patches, pores you could stick your finger in, red blotches,big acne, little acne,cystic acne, a tiny hobbit and a lake of fire…who has this? Anyone? […]

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The Makeup Struggle

Some of us are born with that impulsive, compulsive and easily distracted shopper gene. Going into a store for a shower oil and getting sidetracked by shiny glittery things and everything else I don’t need. Ultimately walking out of the store with a high that literally leaves me tingling and dare I say accomplished? It […]

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