– welcome back to Makeup Monday lovely readers! my second installment of The Empties is here to hopefully give you a makeup artists take on what i’ve tried, what i love, and what i wouldn’t use again. this post focuses on facial sprays of all kinds and let me tell you there are MANY kinds. to clarify this over saturated skincare category and help you wade through which ones are which and what’s right for you check out the ones below:
– welcome back to #MakeupMonday and our Makeup Bag Diaries series! we loved peering into our favorite bloggers makeup bags in our last edition and discovered so many cool new products to try that we thought we would get back to that by bringing you a Makeup Artist Edition. each monday we will delve into a local makeup artist’s bag and see what treasure’s we find, and as we get asked all the time what our favorite products are or what we use on ourselves we hope you find some new pieces to try.
– this week we asked makeup artist and founder of Katie Elwood Makeup and Hair to show us what’s in her bag and Katie did not disappoint. this local artist got her start at Blanche MacDonald over 10 years ago and since then has worked with brands like Laura Mercier, Giorgio Armani Cosmetics, Shu Uemura and Smashbox, before starting her own company specializing in bridal and beauty makeup. she’s known for her natural beauty look but loves to add a pop of color to keep things interesting, and as of recently can be seen in the pages of FASHION magazine and on their blog dolling out beauty tips as a freelance beauty editor! we think that makes her a great candidate for a peek into her makeup bag, check out her feature below:
– let’s face it, the brow trend is here to stay, at least for the next year so we’ve decided to break down the best brow products for your brow type and make that trip to Sephora a little easier.
-as makeup artists we have the opportunity to use a lot of different brands and types of products on a plethora of different brow types, colors and shapes; so you know we have a few favorite brow products for every scenario.
-considering the last few years have seen the brow trend literally EXPLODE in popularity with resulting tutorials, how to’s, and even some pretty funny meme’s, it’s only natural for every cosmetic company under the sun to launch (or re-package) new brow products to keep up with the trend. which makes choosing the best brow product for your brow type even more daunting task at times.
-well fret not our loyal followers, below is a breakdown of all the brow products we love most, who they’re for and how to use them! check it out:
Sparse Brows
for those with sparse brows try 1. Anastasia Brow Wiz 2. Laura Mercier Brow Pencil 3. Amaterasu Brow Pen or 4. Benefit Gimme Brow to add natural fullness.