skincare

  • #MakeupMonday – The Basics: Face Moisturizers

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    As we all know, if the skin does not look good the makeup will not look good. The End. Good face moisturizers are everything. Everything. Well prepped skin β€” whether you are doing your own makeup or you are a makeup artist doing someone else’s makeup β€” will make your application easier, look better and […]

  • #MakeupMonday – The Basics: Lip Balms / Lip Moisturizers

    Anita Grant Lippy Pucker Lip Balm

    Because Lip Balms are life… may contain affiliate links I have been a working makeup artist – meaning having people pay me for makeup with no ‘side gigs’ necessary – for going on 15 years now. When you’re in the makeup biz you really do think about product a lot. Therefore for me as a […]

  • #MakeupMonday – Holiday Season Skincare

    Ah the holidays… too many events, too little time, too much food and drink. Yes it is a magical time in a lot of ways, but let’s be real: it is also quite stressful. I don’t even celebrate Christmas in the traditional sense (my family stopped giving gifts when I was a kid) but with […]

  • #MakeupMonday – Sonia Kashuk Cosmetics

    Update – I’m leaving this up for posterity sake. Sonia Kashuk Cosmetics was founded by premier makeup artist Sonia Kashuk, and distributed exclusively through Target giving the everyday person access to pro-quality cosmetics. I LOVED this line. Alas, Ms. Kashuk sold her interests to Target in 2015, and the line slowly faded away. NOTE: There […]

  • #MakeupMonday – Extending Your Summer Glow

    Keeping your Summer Makeup Glow alive as the seasons change… In beauty, time waits for no one and the cosmetics companies are already starting to unveil their Fall Collections (which we here at Makeup to Go will be talking about soon). However, most folks are still enjoying their beautiful glowy skin and the warm summer […]