I started off commenting and posting often in a community dedicated to MAC makeup, and then I ended up starting my own blog, which is where I am today. It was a hobby, but it became my full-time job after I graduated from my graduate programs.
I don’t really have one since I usually am testing something, but if I did, I feel like it would be Tarte Rainforest of the Sea Foundation with either Chanel Jersey/Marc Jacobs Flesh & Fantasy blush, Laura Geller Ballerina Gelato, Estee Lauder Naked Truth/Too Faced Honey Bear lipstick, and then...
There’s nothing I wouldn’t necessarily wear with respect to color/style, since I could always wash it off if I didn’t like it, but I don’t have the patience to do really avant garde looks – like intricate face masks or the like – but I absolutely love seeing the techniques behind them.
I wish I had known more about skincare, how to layer products, and more about sunscreen when I was younger (like pre-21).
There aren’t too many that I really remember getting discontinued since becoming immersed in the community. I definitely miss Tarina Tarantino being a brand, since the formulations were quite good.
I definitely have, but it has been quite awhile based on what I can remember! I think the last time must have had to do with a launch and not waking up in time for it, lol!
I was trying to create a brighter eye look using a lot of matte shades, and they just did not layer and blend well together – I had patches of product missing in my crease. I couldn’t fix it, so I had to start over entirely and go with a different set of shades and layout.
Pure aloe vera on natural hair brushes (courtesy of YouTuber Tarababyz) to soften and shape them!
Well, I think the term “lip topper” (or “blush topper”) is frustrating to hear since layering products has been around forever, it’s always been something I’ve loved to do. One of my favorite things to do when I first started wearing full makeup was coming up with different lip...
I like them overall, assuming there is decent to good quality driving the products (or in line with the quality level I’d expect from the brand doing the collection). If it’s poor quality, then it just seems like a money grab. I also like to see the brand demonstrate knowledge of the...
