Charlie Tamara Piper

Left: Shade + Light; right: Shade + Light Glimmer Kat von D powders have more than earned their reputation as some of the best in the game. Whether it's a face power or an eyeshadow, the formula is creamy, pigmented and blendable. I own a few KvD powder products and they're all really wonderful to work with. The Shade + Light series, which kicked off with the contour palette, is a range of contouring products for face and eye. The series launched at the height of the contouring and matte trends and easily won a top spot in my makeup collection. It's so smart of KvD to release the Shade + Light Glimmer palette when makeup's leaning towards a shimmery, glittery look. I have a soft spot for shimmery shadows and neutral shades and this palette more than fits that bill at first glance. First, here's a comparison between the original Shade + Light palette and its Glimmer counterpart: The palettes really struck me as being quite similar to one an...

Halloween is upon us! I wanted a cool Halloween costume that didn't break the bank and would be suitable for the family Halloween party I would be attending. Enter Rosie the Riveter: a super powerful costume that can be easily achieved with a little crafting. I spent $3 pulling off my costume! Here's how I did it. I first turned to my favorite artwork resource - Google Images - to get versions of the famous Rosie the Riveter poster with and without Rosie herself. I printed the Rosie-less version on card stock and laminated it to make it sturdier. Then I used mailing tape to fix a stick to the back of the poster. I printed and laminated the Rosie version to fit over the pocket on my denim shirt, using mounting tape to keep it secure. Next, it was on to the fun part - makeup! I couldn't help myself and wanted to use all of my fun makeup. After prepping my skin with Giorgio Armani Maestro UV Skin Defense primer , I used the products featured in the photo above...

I love watching beauty channels on YouTube. It's a fantastic way to learn more about makeup and beauty products and see how they perform in action. One of my favorite YouTubers is Jaclyn Hill, who just created the Ride or Die tag. The goal is to name the makeup products that you can't live without. It was quite a challenge to pair down my makeup collection to the products I love the most, but when I really thought about it, these are the products that never ever fail me. I always know that when I'm using them I'll look and feel my best. Here are my ride or die makeup products! Perhaps this will inspire your makeup shopping list. A quick note that I've added on a few additional categories that Jaclyn Hill didn't include in her video. Face Primer The primer that I keep coming back to is the Veil Mineral Primer by Hourglass . It contains a gentle but effective SPF so I can get sunscreen benefits and it does a fantastic job of keeping my mak...

I love watching beauty channels on YouTube. It's a fantastic way to learn more about makeup and beauty products and see how they perform in action. One of my favorite YouTubers is Jaclyn Hill, who just created the Ride or Die tag. The goal is to name the makeup products that you can't live without. It was quite a challenge to pair down my makeup collection to the products I love the most, but when I really thought about it, these are the products that never ever fail me. I always know that when I'm using them I'll look and feel my best. Here are my ride or die makeup products! Perhaps this will inspire your makeup shopping list. A quick note that I've added on a few additional categories that Jaclyn Hill didn't include in her video. Face Primer The primer that I keep coming back to is the Veil Mineral Primer by Hourglass . It contains a gentle but effective SPF so I can get sunscreen benefits and it does a fantastic job of keeping my mak...