Citizens of Beauty

If you are reading this and you are between the ages of 0-35, put this post in your mental file for later on in life. For those of you who have more “mature” skin, this post was created just for you. Also, I am giving props to my mom for being my model today! For [...]

Today I have one of my favorite fashion bloggers, Jade Rose, from Jade Rose Blog! Her blog has become one of my daily reads, and since she started it 9 months ago–it has blown up! I asked her to put together 5 of her must have beauty items, so, here she is…introducing Jade.   Hi [...]

Middle school and high school can be a pretty tragic time when it comes to makeup, discovering your style, and avoiding fights with your parents on what’s appropriate or not. Today I got to go on Portland’s  AMNW and talk about common mistakes teens make in the beauty department. If you are a teen, here are some tips [...]

  How cute is this Lorac Wild For Tanalizer set that I got on my latest makeup purchasing binge? I saw it at Nordstroms Rack a few weeks ago for $13.99 and it was originally $42.00! I find the best makeup deals at Nordstroms Rack, and it’s what I look at first when I walk in the [...]

 Although yes it rains pretty frequently in Portland and the blanket of grey literally makes me feel claustrophobic,  there is this huge creative scene of all types of artists that makes me love the city for its unique vibe. Recently I joined forces with oober talented makeup artist and friend, Amy Gillespie, and formed a company [...]

Some people say we have the same eyes. Some say we look similar, or our mannerisms are the same, and some would say we are polar opposite. Well, we are sisters after all and we did happen to share the same womb. (Weird how that happens.) We are both in the same crazy family (in [...]

A few months ago I had the great opportunity to put together this 1920′s inspired bridal shoot with photographer Maria Lamb of Anthem Photography. We got to collaborate on this shoot along with some of Portland, OR most talented women there is (in my humble but very opinionated….opinion). There is something lovely that happens when [...]

Over the past 9 years of being a makeup artist and doing private consultations, I have had the opportunity to teach women of every age the tricks to looking younger and which makeup blunders to avoid. Here are 6 makeup mistakes that add years to your face and my tips for how to correct them.  [...]

  If you were to take a peak into my home right now, you would see beauty products decking my halls instead of the traditional holiday garb. I lit-er-aly have boxes and boxes of my beauty favs in random corners of my home which is making my oh-so-masculine (but mostly metro) husband feel like he needs to have a [...]

  Yes I am already celebrating Christmas and its not even Thanksgiving yet! In fact, last night my husband and I were flipping through Netflix trying to find any Christmas movie that I hadn’t seen yet to watch, and there was no such luck. Currently I am trying to work out and lose this baby weight, [...]