Wondering which products are going to be right up your alley and which ones are total flops? Well stay tuned because in the next few days and weeks I will be reviewing some of the hottest products around.
Here’s what’s on tap:
* Maybelline Stiletto Mascara
* Products by Prescriptives, including a Face Primer, Blush, Eye Cream and more
* DEX loose mineral pigments
* The newest formula of Crest Whitestips
Exciting stuff, huh? I can hardly wait to dig into all this stuff and share my impressions with you.
Have you tried any of these products? Care to give us a sneak peek of what I …read more

Concealer. Sometimes we can’t live with it, but we definitely can’t live without it.
There seem to be a zillion formulas of concealer on the market, and for each formula, there are several shades. Choosing the right concealer for your complexion and the flaws you’re looking to hide can be quite a challenge.
In my quest for finding the perfect concealer, I stumbled across Mary Kay’s Color Concealer and I’ve been hooked ever since. Its formula is creamy, but not gloppy. The coverage it provides is thorough, but not paint-like. There are several colors, but not so many that you’re left …read more

Congratulations! You’ve found the perfect lipstick shade. That’s Major Accomplishment #1. Now, to tackle Major Accomplishment #2 – keeping that glorious lipstick off of your teeth!
Not to worry, it’s actually quite easy to do. Here, a few tips to keep your new shade on your pout and not on your chompers:

Use a lipstick primer before you slather on your color. This quick tip helps keep lipstick in place and eliminates bleeding and the color migration.
Dust lipstick with a loose powder to set the color. Just grab a facial tissue and separate it into 1-ply. Place the tissue over your lips, …read more

Let’s face it, ladies. Even in the winter our fabulous selves can end up shiny, leaving a mess of the makeup we so diligently applied that very morning.
So what’s a girl to do? Grab some of these Clean & Clear Oil Absorbing Sheets, that’s what!
For only $4.76 on Drugstore.com, you can get yourself some of these awesome little sheets to stuff everywhere from your handbag to your car’s glove compartment, to your desk at work to wherever. Any time you glance in the mirror and see a little oil slick forming, grab a sheet and dab it over the shiny …read more

Happy Valentine’s Day!
The other day, I asked you what you were getting yourself for V-Day and suggested the uber-cute Candy Hearts Lip Duos. But just in case yummy tasting lip gloss isn’t your thing (huh?!?), here are a few other items you can pick up for yourself on the cheap. And, of course, since this is Love Day and all, everything here is a truly fantastic girly pink!

Treat your nails with Black Radiance Bold & Sexy Salon Lacquer in Provocative. This lovely pink hue boasts a long-lasting salon formula which withstands anything your busy life throws at it. The …read more

I’m a superstitious girl, I don’t know about you. Each time Friday the 13th comes around, I have to play mind games with myself and avoid looking at the calendar or writing the date for fear that the sheer recognition of the day might spell trouble. I know, right?
Well, instead of being all doom and gloom here, I thought it might be fun to play off the “scary” theme and relive some of those not-so-savory moments in the world of makeup. Wanna play? It’s Friday, of course you do!
Okay, here’s what I want to know: What makeup disaster have you …read more

So Valentine’s Day is a mere two days away, and I can’t help but wonder: What have you gotten yourself? That’s right, I mean what have you gotten you? Because you totally deserve something wonderful and who loves you more than you, right? Right.
If you haven’t gotten yourself anything yet, may I suggest the fabulous Candy Hearts Lip Duo from Philosophy?
This super fun set comes with two different flavored glosses including Luv U Angel Food Cake Flavored Lip Shine and Smooch Pinkly Bubbly Flavored Lip Shine. Yum! Talk about showing your lips some love!
The formula is smooth and …read more

My wonderful beautiful readers of Makeup Minute. I have been procrastinating on this post for a few days now. I tell you this with great sadness in my heart, but today is my last day writing Makeup Minute. It was a tough decision, but there is a lot going on in my life right now and I can only focus on so many things, some being my 4 beautiful sons and own blog A Girl’s Gotta Spa! which brought me to this great company in the first place. I know that whoever will be taking my place will fill this …read more

Here are some pictures from my time in NY during Fashion Week:

A fellow beauty blogger, Lianne from TheMakeupGirl, Samara and myself. We were at an Italian restaurant (IL Menestrello) that as Lianne put it, “Was real gangsta!” I had a great time at dinner with these ladies and we certainly laughed a lot.

I was invited to an event at Estee Lauder with Total Beauty and The Beauty Blog Network. We were given a tour of Mrs. Lauder’s office, intact the way she had it while she was still alive. The room was gorgeous, although I remarked on the fact that …read more

Like all good bloggers do, I pay attention to where my traffic is coming from. This helps me to come up with better posts to write to suit all of my readers. What I love seeing is that I have so many international readers (hello readers from Toytown, Germany!) I find that kind of cool as I sit here in the Pennsylvania mountains. Who knew that one day I would be known beyond this little snow-haven?
So I’d love to find out from you, how did you first hear about Makeup Minute and what state or country do you read me …read more