Hello beautiful people! Today I’m sharing the best drugstore olive foundations and concealers with you. Drugstore olive foundation is almost a contradiction in terms. Fair shades at the drugstore reliably come in peach or pink, rarely neutral, olive shades start at medium depth when they exist at all, and porcelain and fair olives like me…
Hello, beautiful people! Do I have olive undertones? I get asked this question all the time, especially since my Lisa Eldridge Shade 2.5 review, because once people hear the phrase “fair olive,” something clicks. If every foundation you’ve ever tried turned pink like a sunburn or orange like a pumpkin, you might be one of…
Hello, beautiful people! Fall is coming, and if you have dry skin, you can already feel it: the humidity drops, the heaters click on, and suddenly your face feels tight by lunchtime. I’ve completely rewritten my fall skincare routine for dry skin for 2026, because my routine has changed dramatically, and honestly, so has my…
Cool Toned Eyeshadow Palettes Hey friends! This post was one of your favorites when I first published it in 2018, and cool toned palettes are still frustratingly hard to find, so I’ve given it a full refresh for 2026. Below you’ll find my current cool toned eyeshadow palette recommendations, with indie options, vegan options, and…
Hello, beautiful people! Back in 2017, my friend Tashina from Logical Harmony broke the upsetting news that NARS was no longer cruelty free after they started selling in mainland China. Many of you reached out to ask me for alternatives, and this post was born. Sadly, nothing has changed: as of 2026, NARS is still…
I’ve been answering one question for over fifteen years: do I have hooded eyes? I was born with hooded eyes and had them for more than four decades. I struggled through every YouTube tutorial that assumed I had a visible crease, wrote the Hooded Eyes Makeup Manual after 20 years of testing makeup on them,…