

Summer Products to Skip
A few weeks ago, I gave you a few of my must-have products for summer. Alas, there can be no light side without a dark side, and so I...


The Cost of an Unpaid Apprenticeship
A MUA apprenticeship is absolutely the best way to learn the business inside out and gain the real world experience you need to be really...


More Greetings From Your MUA
While I was off hobnobbing with the jet set on a whirlwind trip to Cancun (Don’t make that face, dear - you’ll wrinkle.), I left our...


Terrible Trends: Fall 2015
I’m clearly slacking, dear readers. The Fall 2015 runway shows happened weeks ago, and I haven’t even told you which trends I want to tie...


Greetings From Your MUA
You know how you can spend three hours in the greeting card aisle and still not find quite the sentiment you’re looking for? Or is that...


Five Must-Have Products for Summer
Ah, summer beauty! Sunshine, fresh air, picnics, swimming, sweating… Summer presents a special challenge for looking your best, and for...


Tips I Learned From Drag Queens, Part II
Last week I gave you some of the best beauty advice I learned, not from my instructors in cosmetology school, but backstage from drag...


Tips I Learned From Drag Queens, Part I
I didn’t learn everything I know about makeup in cosmetology school. I’ve picked things up in many places over the years, but perhaps no...


MUA Ethics
Story time: A while back, I was working on a group shoot with several other artists and models, when the photographer wanted one model’s...


Bridal Trials and Deposits
I sometimes have brides-to-be ask to schedule a bridal trial without making a deposit for their wedding date, and I want to explain why I...