OBSESSED with this Mascara!

mascaraIf you want longer, thicker, fuller lashes, this mascara is for you. Heck, (trying to keep this post “clean”) this mascara is for everyone because who doesn’t want all that and a bag of chips from their mascara? Charlotte Tilbury’s Full Fat Lashes is all that and more. The ‘5-star’ mascara promises to curl, separate, and lengthen all the while creating drama and volume – it does just that.

I was very happy with my Gorgio Armani Eyes To Kill mascara until I got a hold of this one. The formula is as rich and glossy as its name, the brush is literally a three dimensional 5-Star, and you can build on it for days. Many mascaras tend to dry up or get clumpy leaving little black flakes behind. Not this one. This one remains silky and firm just long enough for you to achieve your maximum result. After it dries, it mind as well be waterproof because it doesn’t budge.  I am not easily impressed but this one got my panties in a twist.   😉

Give it a go for yourself and let me know what you think.


To Correct AND Conceal: That is the Question…

Mister LightI don’t always have the luxury of spending 45 minutes to an hour with my on-air talent or those dashing off to an appearance. That is when I turn to products offering a dual purpose. With the under eye area almost always in need of correcting AND concealing, I turn to Mister Light. Have you met Mister Light? If not, now is the time! Givenchy Mister Light is a correcting pen infused with two multivitamin charged plant extracts that will surely enhance and enlighten your under-eye area or tired complexion. The lightweight texture is similar to my favorite Clinique concealer and the illuminating effects are comparable to my favorite Tom Ford highlighter.

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Charlotte Tilbury: The Makeup Master

In life we look to our parents for inspiration on how to live up to our full potential. We look to our friends for inspiration on how to connect to society and develop healthy relationships. If you’re an artist, you look everywhere for inspiration, period! Without it we are non-existent. The good thing is inspiration can be found anywhere – while walking through a park, strolling through a museum or reading the latest fashion magazine. KABookUntil his death in 2002, Kevyn Aucoin was my inspiration.  I’ve always had a taste for the finer things in life and recognizing exceptional talent was no different.  I remember I paid an exorbitant amount of money for his first book, The Art of Makeup. Largely, because I knew what it could do for me as an artist. This was 1994, 20 years ago, and if you saw this cover published in a magazine today, you wouldn’t think for a minute it was dated. Kevyn was like no other. He was able to transform everyone he touched into the best possible version of themselves. Initially, I learned everything I knew about makeup through his books. When he passed, I, like many others in the industry, felt lost. Not because we couldn’t continue but because his work was on a whole other level and there wasn’t anyone quite like him.

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The Knot New Jersey: Natural Beauty

Beyond honored to be recognized on The Wedding Hot Sheet for “Natural Beauty” in The Knot New Jersey, Fall/Winter 2013!

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