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  • #MakeupMonday: 3 Best – Primers

    makeup to go best primers composite

    Pro artists pick their “3 Best” Makeup Primers of the moment… may contain affiliate links Primers. Considered by many to be one of the foundation elements of a makeup kit… and considered by others to be totally unnecessary. If you’re A Makeup Artist Of A Certain Age, like myself, you came up in a time […]

  • #MakeupMonday – Favorite Lip Glosses 2012

    three custom color perfectly pink palette

    Two years ago, early in Makeup to Go!’s existence… I wrote a piece about what I felt were the “top lip glosses” at that time. Funny how time flies because a lot of those lip glosses are no longer on the market. This is both the ecstasy and the agony of being a makeup fanatic; […]

  • #MakeupMonday – Sunscreens

    save face spf 35 am moisturizer

    Sunscreens are not optional, they are a way of skincare life… (may contain affiliate links) Sunscreens. We all know we are supposed to wear sunscreen, but do we? Here in “Sunny California”, sunscreens should be a way of life given the year-round sunshine we have. Yet I can tell by the premature fine lines and […]

  • #MakeupMonday – In Praise of Minis

    Tarte Cosmetics Ring It In Mini Cheekstain Set

    Not all product transfers to new packaging well, or sometimes the product packaging is cute and you don’t want to take it out. Minis give you the best of all worlds: Product Integrity, Convenience and Cute… (may contain affiliate links) As an artist and as a woman I am a minimalist… When it comes to […]

  • #MakeupMonday – The Basics: Cheek Color

    Yves St. Laurent Beauty Blush Radiance

    When cheek color is done wrong, yes it can be a bit scary. But when it’s done right it’s OH SO right. Here are The Basics of cheek color… (may contain affiliate links) Needless to say, all of the products I’ve mentioned thus far in this “The Basics” series are my completely subjective recommendations. I […]