Recalling My Experience During Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Receiving a diagnosis of breast cancer is like staring down a huge, dark hole that you must jump into. You don’t know how far down you’ll drop or what awaits you when you get there. All you know is that it’s dark and, possibly, bottomless…
Read MorePro Makeup Artist Tips for Solving the Top 10 Makeup Challenges for Older Women
As a professional working makeup artist who specializes in helping those of us over 50, I’ve met and worked with hundreds of wonderful women who’ve shared their makeup concerns and challenges with me over the past seven years…
Read MorePro Makeup Artist’s Top Makeup Picks for Women 50+
It’s really exciting to find great makeup products that work especially well for those of us with mature skin who are over 50, over 60, and beyond – and it’s even more fun to share them with you. For this purpose, I’ve collected…
Read More5 Life Hacks for Women with Small Heads
If body shaming ever extends to the very top of the body, I’m ready. No one makes fun of my tiny head more than I do. Head size isn’t exactly the problem. The circumference of my head is average. But apparently my ears are higher up…
Read More5 Steps to Transform Your Under Eye Area… and Some Great Concealers (VIDEO)
I think we’d all agree that the one constant with our skin is that it keeps changing. We all have varying degrees – and different types – of under eye issues. Some of us have dark circles, others deal with under eye puffiness, texture…
Read MoreBLINK, BLINK! The Eye-Opening Facts on Lashes: Thickeners, Lengtheners, False Lashes, and Extensions
I love the movie stars of years past. One of them is Bette Davis with her long and popping lashes and glamorous gowns. World renown personal power drilled through those famous eyes. Her legendary quote from the film All About Eve…
Read MoreHow to Lose the Old Lady Look: 11 Pro Makeup Artist Tips for Women 50+ (Video)
It’s inevitable that the passing of years will bring about some expected (and unexpected!) changes. But the good news is that we can make just a few tweaks to our makeup routine…
Read More8 Ways to Date Your Friends and Narrow Your Distancing
With everything going on in our world these days, friends are essential to our health. I don’t have family nearby, so maintaining my friendships is especially important, especially those friendships with history…
Read MoreHow to Negotiate in Everyday Life So You Can Save More and Retire Richer (My Top 6 Tips!)
In a previous article, I gave a simple example of how learning how to negotiate could help you to save an additional $44,500 for retirement. In fact, I argued that learning to negotiate is one of the fastest and most effective ways to boost your retirement account. What I didn’t have time to do was […]
Read MoreStop Looking Shocked! Your Eyebrow Makeup Shouldn’t Make You Look Surprised!
Shaping our eyebrows can be a tough beauty challenge as we grow older. Thanks to the wide range of makeup brands today, we can work through several issues we may have with our brows…
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