• #HaveYouSeenThis – Vintage Makeup Lessons

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    Vintage makeup lessons give insights into the history of makeup; some things to remember, and some things to definitely forget… Um… Wow. That’s all I could say when I first discovered this video. In fact that’s all I can say right now. I’m not even sure what this tool is that I’m looking at in […]

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  • #BizTalk – When You Do Not Get Paid

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    Dealing with non-paying clients is rough, especially one who called you “family”… When you do not get paid It’s never easy dealing with a non-paying clients, but some instances are more difficult than others. I am now about to say something that I’ve not said publicly ever before… I was never paid for the last […]

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  • #MakeupMonday – Summer Proof Makeup

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    Summer-proofing your makeup. How to get your makeup to stay put when them temperatures go up… (may contain affiliate links) Summer Proof Makeup For most of the country we are in “the dog days of summer” (I’ve never known exactly how that expression came to be before now). I say most of the country because […]

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  • #BizTalk – How Not To Promote

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    While well-intentioned, this is an example of how not to promote as a freelance makeup artist… How Not To Promote This post is inspired by a very earnest but very poor promotional email I recently received. In the email, this young artist whom I do not know at all, started off by proclaiming how amazing […]

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