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continue getting into the swing of spring with another bright and bold lip

May 13, 2013

Lip color is one of the easiest ways to change your mood, your look, and how others perceive you. We all have that friend who's known for her daily red or hot pink painted mouth...but who do you know who paints her lips purple? Could it be you? Yes it could.

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Get this knockout makeup look I gave Christy Turlington for a recent photo shoot

April 28, 2013

You may best know her for her super model status, but have you heard that she's been intensely involved in making our worlds' maternal and child health practices better? Learn about the work she's doing at everymothercounts.com

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Get this sultry yet understated eye & glowing skin I created for Olivia Wilde last night

April 6, 2013

When a client says to me: 'Let's play up my eyes', (like Olivia did) I immediately imagine 100 different looks I could give them. How do I decide which look to go with? I'll tell you inside...

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Find your perfect signature lip color from the extensive new line just launched by Burt’s Bees!

March 10, 2013

I'm pretty darn excited to share with you that one of my very favorite green beauty brands has created a huge new line of lip colors in a bunch of amazing textures and shades, and asked me to be a part of it all!

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show off your love for spring with a pretty pink pop

March 8, 2013

My longing for warmer weather has me wanting to put bold, bright lip colors on everyone.... read on to learn which products I used to get this look on the beautiful model (and natural product aficionado), Angela Highsmith

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A look inside my purse, and inside my past

February 9, 2013

On the heels of my first televised interview describing how I made my way from my previous career as a social worker to the world of makeup, I thought it fitting to share with you this bit of my back story… as well as what I’m currently carrying in my own personal makeup bag, as I told it to Sarah Howard, of beautybanter.com. 

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go after what you want. what’s stopping you?

February 6, 2013

Perhaps the most difficult part in pursuing a goal lies in the first step: identifying it.  This post isn’t about the makeup products I used to create a smoky eye on the talented and beautiful Amanda Seyfried before she walked the red carpet...

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The gorgeous Isla Fisher at the Golden Globes last night!

January 14, 2013

I love doing makeup on a fellow red head, particularly when I like their personality as much as I like Isla's. Instead of doing her normal smokey eye and nude lip, we switched it up a bit and went for it with a bold lip color. Just look at how radiant she is! Literally this woman is glowing!

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