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

Robert Moulton, makeup artist and Creative Director of DEX New York, wants you to look your best this Valentine’s Day. And hey, even if you don’t have someone special to spend it with, at least you will look like you do.
The sweetheart look:
Eyes- Sweep a soft shimmer beige brown shadow on entire lid extending up to the crease.
Suggested product: DEX’s Mineral Loose Pigment in City Brass Center
Next- use a soft chocolate brown eye pencil on top and wedging between lashes, making a thicker line on outer corner, then blend top line with a soft brush.
Suggested product: DEX’s Luxe Cream Eyeliner
Cheeks- …read more

Yesterday I got a small taste of what it is like to be a celebrity hounded by the paparazzi as my family chased after me with cameras flashing away. They often laughed at me as I said, “Yeah that picture came out bad, delete it!” Can you relate? Steven Lake, who is a celebrity hair and makeup artist (to Carson Kressley even!), worked in collaboration with Nikon to come up with some great tips on how to look good in pictures. Now Steven, where were you yesterday when I needed you?!

With all of these makeup tips lately, I am going to have you lovely ladies gracing everyone’s presence looking hot! Todra Payne, who is a celebrity makeup artist that dotes on all-natural, healthy beauty brands, owns Makeup Theory Workshops, a beauty educational company that teaches women how to look good and save the planet. Please enjoy Todra’s makeup tips customized just for Makeup Minute readers!
“I love creating ethereal looks with a surprising pop of color. This holiday season, I’m excited about Aveda’s Inner Light Liquid Foundation. Tourmaline, a semi-precious gem, gives this foundation just the right amount of “glow” for …read more

I recently asked Molly Stern, Makeup Artist for CoverGirl, to offer her best tips for looking absolutely fabulous on New Year’s Eve. Best part? CoverGirl is super affordable–the only thing you can’t afford is not looking completely amazing this New Year’s Eve. Ring in the New Year looking hot ladies!
“To get New Year’s Eve glam, I love the idea of creating a bold lip and adding definition to the eyes and lashes. This holiday season I’m obsessing over CoverGirl Outlast Lipstain because the stains wear beautifully and are available in fun, bright colors. I recommend ringing in the New Year …read more

A first date can happen at any time in your life. Whether you are 16 or 34, we all are nervous…mainly about meeting him, but also about the right makeup to wear and beauty products to use. So I rallied up some of my favorite beauty bloggers to give you their first date beauty tips.
First from Paul from Beyond Beauty Basics, being a fabulous guy that I’ve had the pleasure to meet in person: “I think it’s always safe to say not to overdo it on the makeup. I like a natural look that you can go from day …read more

The amazing Patrick Eichler from MAC Cosmetics has answered the call to give Makeup Minute readers a few makeup tips on how to achieve a flawless holiday makeup look! Read, learn, apply—look fabulous ladies!
“Two keys to glamorizing any look: Black eyeliner and shimmer. For a sexy look apply Smolder Eye kohl all around the eye and smoke the line with 219 Pencil Brush. For a sophisticated look use Blacktrack Fluidline with a 209 Eyeliner Brush along the upper lash line only. Add shimmer at the inner corners of the eyes, as a brow highlight, along the cheekbones or the lip. …read more

If you haven’t had the chance to read my interview with Kristen Nelson Thibeault, VP of Brands and Social Media for TotalBeauty.com, on A Girl’s Gotta Spa! regarding her battle with breast cancer, I am highly recommending it (and make sure you have Kleenex handy!) Kristen is also sharing her story for Brickfish’s “Share a Story Inspire the World” campaign. Breast cancer survivors tell their story hoping to inspire others and readers get to vote on them helping one special woman earn a day of pampering.

While I think every woman sharing their story on BrickFish deserves a day of pampering, …read more

I’m going to safely assume that 99.9% of you reading Makeup Minute are women. ;) With a woman being diagnosed with breast cancer every 3 minutes I am also going to assume that in some, way shape or form, breast cancer has affected either yourself or someone you know in your life. This is why awareness, early detection, prevention and most of all fund-raising are so important in the campaign against breast cancer.
This month I am am part of an initiative with the Total Beauty blog community to educate more women and collectively raise money for the Breast Cancer Research …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