Getting fired up and ready to face the day would probably be a lot tougher for me without makeup. It cheers me up and keeps me entertained, especially eye makeup. Doing my eye makeup in the morning sets the stage for my entire day, and next to treating my cheeks to blush and bronzer, it’s …

One of my absolute musts is making sure my lips are soft, flake-free and lipstick ready.  To get my pucker perfect, I concoct a lip scrub that works wonders:   Ingredients: 1/2 tsp. Olive Oil 2 tbsp. Sugar (I prefer white, it’s grainier) 1 tsp. Honey Combine the ingredients in the container of your choice, …

One thing I love about makeup is that there’s always something new to learn, especially when it comes to eye makeup. Chatting with makeup artists and sales associates at counters, I feel like a makeup miner excavating new nuggets of gold, and every little pearl of wisdom further demystifies the art. Whether you’re a beginner …

In an ideal world, our hair would always look like a professional blowout. But since a daily pre-work trip to the salon is out of our budget, we’ve settled for the next-best thing: advice from Alli Webb, the self-proclaimed blow dry maven and founder of Drybar, the national salon chain specializing in “No Cuts. No …

I feel like I’ve been counting down the days till spring since fall! — but now that the cherry blossoms are blooming here again in Northern California, it looks like my long wait is coming to an end. I love spring…and not just because of the longer days, pretty flowers and warmer weather. I also …

Using false eyelashes might seem like a daunting task, but with a few simple tips and the right supplies from the drugstore, you can be using and re-using false eyelashes all the time! This video lets you know how to select the best false lashes to suit your needs, how to apply them, how to …

Meow, kittens! I sure lurves me some cat eye liner, and not just because I’m a bonafide cat lady (although I’m sure that factors into the equation). My cat Tabs (an acclaimed kitty supermodel) has purr-fect liner I don’t know… There just aren’t many eye looks equal parts elegant and fierce. Whether you’re a lady …

Welcome to “Secrets of the Eye Makeup Mavens!” — a new series of posts featuring simple tips, makeup tools and product recommendations to master popular eye looks, like smokey eyes, pastel eyes and cat eyes. In this post, the first in the series, I thought we’d explore bright spring eye shadows, like the ones in …

The beauty editor in me feels obligated to say that you don’t need to wait for a holiday like Valentine’s Day to do something special with your hair. Every day is a good day to rock a new style! However, if you’re a working mom like me, you know better. We’re lucky to find time …

While many of us don’t leave the house without lipstick or mascara, makeup gurus say that filling in our eyebrows is the most important part of the makeup routine! Here’s a quick and easy way to fill in your brows in 4 simple steps. Tools – Disposable Mascara Wand (or brow brush) – Angled Brush …