Hey yall! Since we had so much fun on our Valentine’s Day inspired shoot last year, fashion blogger Kaley Margaret of My Closet Life and I teamed up with photographer Leandra Blei to do it again! We chose to do two looks. One a very quick and easy, 2-minute sexy, bedroom eye with flawless skin […]

Maybelline The Falsies Push Up Drama– I am in loove with this brush. It really does shape around each lash and coat every single one, pushing them up and back, opening the eye and making your lashes look fake as hell, but they’re real! L’Oreal False Super Star- any dual mascara with a primer is […]

There are so many reasons why I wish my sister Claire were still in Austin, one mainly being here to tame my unruly eyebrows. Claire went to the Aveda Institute to get her estheticians license and her specialty is eyebrows. With the recent bold brow trend staying strong over the last few years, I have […]

My brilliant business consultant and friend, Jessica Thompson, brought this INCREDIBLE Dries Van Noten bandeau top home after vacationing in Paris. It is one of the most beautiful things I’ve laid my eyes on being a perpetual sucker for anything glittery, sparkly, or iridescent. It reminds me of a nebula. So so SO beautiful. With […]

Yall, get a load of this. One of my closest college friends judged the Miss Texas’ Outstanding Teen Pageant a few months ago. Brooks Dennard used to compete and was named first runner up in 2003 (her throwback pictures are incredible)- what a great opportunity-had to have been so much fun for her! Since she […]

Hello All! I wanted to share an example of my virtual makeup consulting service that I did with one of my best pals! Amanda sent me a picture of herself in the cutest checkered two-piece crop top and skirt that she brought on a recent trip to Mexico. She told me that she loved the Urban Decay […]

In a new series, I am spotlighting favorite products, beauty routines and knowledge among the many faces that make our city so great! Here is my first feature!  Background: -What’s your story? (occupation etc.) I’m a consultant for fashion and lifestyle brands, and I have a magazine called Velvet Dust that explores specific themes and topics through the […]

This winter has been pretty typical of Austin. Freezing cold one day, the next feels like we’re in sunny California, then it’s back to freezing. The winter weather can wreak havoc on your skin. Luckily, I have a few simple steps to help you bring back some life back into dry, cracked, flaky, and dull […]

Waiting for this trip has been the bane of my existence lately. I have been packed for a week and a half, and repacked like 12 times to make sure I had everything or wasn’t overpacking. I was a little apprehensive being that I haven’t been on a plane since August coming back home from […]

I’m in the beginning stages of implementing a new service for my business. I haven’t exactly decided what to call it yet but it’s basically online makeup consulting that is specific to a client’s outfit. I’ve always thought of makeup as an integral part of completing your look- your last accessory to tie everything together […]