You are getting ready to go somewhere and proceed to beat. that. face. BUT, in the process something goes awry.
You realize you are out of foundation.
Your lipstick melted from the last time it was in your purse.
You just dropped your favorite highlighter.
AKA You have a BEAUTY EMERGENCY!
Read MoreSenior MAC Artist, Ashley Rudder, knows all about crafting beautiful, unique makeup looks on a variety of complexions. She has traveled around the world with fellow artists, teaching and educating others on how to do the same. I had the privilege of seeing her create in person and got some tips and tricks about working with deeper complexions. Here are five MAC products she recommends for skin tones with a 'lil melanin.
Read MoreAnastasia Beverly Hills' Master Palette by Mario is one of the brand's most successful to date. The limited edition palette flew off shelves and websites, leaving many feening for a chance to try out this collector's item.
Read MoreGet the deets from our "New Nude" editorial campaign.
Read MoreThe word “nude” has been defined in the Merriam Webster dictionary as : “having a color (as pale beige or tan) that matches the wearer's skin tones <nudepantyhose> <nude lipstick> (2) : giving the appearance of nudity <a nude dress>”
Believe it or not this definition is a big step up from the previous definition that included “having the color of a white person’s skin,” ; abolished less than one year ago, only after DoSomething.org created a campaign calling Merriam Webster to action.
Reggae music playing in the background. A number of makeup artists (dressed in all black BTW,) buzzing around a small room working to create "the look." Models running in and out, some half dressed, some that need a lip touch up here or a hair slicked back there. Chaos. A beautiful chaos.
Read MorePicture this: You walk out of the hair stylist's feeling bomb AF after getting your new 24" ombrè weave slayed. You go home and start putting on your makeup for a night out with the girls. You complete your look only to find that deep orchid colored liquid matte lippie doesn't quite pop as much as it did before.
Read MoreOn February 23rd 2016, the New York Times published an article entitled “The Model Whose Lips Spurred Racist Comments Speaks Out,” referring to the infamous Instagram post of a black, MAC Cosmetics’ model’s lips, that was met with discriminatory, racist comments. Perhaps 500 years from now, a title like this might make absolutely no sense to the people reading it, but unfortunately, in 2016, it’s not that hard to believe.
Read MoreWe were heavily inspired by dewy beauty looks that give off that indescribable, ethereal glow for our "New Nude" editorial campaign. You know, the type of artistry that makes one look like an untouchable goddess. Here are a few editorials that gave us LIFE.
Read MoreAs the weather gets colder, you may want to swap the liquid matte lippies for some gloss options. Here are a few glosses that look amazing on darker complexions, especially if you have dark brown lips like mine.
Read MoreFall has managed to sneak upon us and that means its time for absolutely everything pumpkin flavored, changing leaves, and of course, the makeup inspired by it all. I love Makeup Geek shadows because they have amazing variety, are super affordable, and are extremely pigmented. I decided to take some of my faves that really screamed "FALL IS HERE," to create my own eye shadow palette that could work for multiple occasions. Check out the shade names and swatches below!
Read MoreYou know when you can just feel someone’s vibe when you walk in a room? That’s how it is with MAC Senior Artist, Ashley Rudder. Her bubbly personality and positive spirit was an oasis of calm in the chaos commonly referred to as New York Fashion Week. The traditional all black MUA uniform was characterized by her stylish turban and perfect winged liner.
Read More"Welcome to the new war on cultural appropriation," Cathy Young wrote for At one time, such critiques were leveled against truly offensive art — work that trafficked in demeaning caricatures, such as blackface, 19th-century minstrel shows or ethnological expositions, which literally put indigenous people on display, often in cages. But these accusations have become a common attack against any artist or artwork that incorporates ideas from another culture, no matter how thoughtfully or positively. A work can reinvent the material or even serve as a tribute, but no matter. If artists dabble outside their own cultural experiences, they’ve committed a creative sin.
Read MoreFinding the perfect nude lippie can sometimes prove to an impossible feat. I can't tell you the number of times I have walked into a store and asked for a nude lipstick recommendation only to be lead COMPLETELY astray.
(Case in point: 2013 New Year's Mistake🙈 (lets not even discuss the rest of that makeup look)
Read MoreI was heavily influenced by the "dewy look" for our first editorial: "The New Nude." You know, when it appears like someone has taken a mini spray bottle and placed just the right amount of glow on your cheeks and temples, making you appear like you are effortlessly radiating from within.
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