Can Your Color Season Change? My Journey from Summer to Spring to Light

Can Your Color Season Change? My Journey from Summer to Spring to Light

Confused about your Color Analysis? You’re not alone. My head is tipped back in a shampoo bowl. It’s 1986. The salon is hosting a Color Analysis event, and someone asks, “Do you want your colors done?” Of course I do! […]

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Three Beauty Changes Every Woman Over 50 Should Expect

Three Beauty Changes Every Woman Over 50 Should Expect

We’re not just losing collagen as we age. We’re losing pigment, contrast, and color. Here’s your front row seat… Earlier this year, a friend invited me to be the makeup artist on a panel for her nonprofit. The event was […]

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What Happens to Your Face During and After Menopause: A Makeup Artists Guide to Navigating Midlife Beauty Challenges

What Happens to Your Face During and After Menopause: A Makeup Artists Guide to Navigating Midlife Beauty Challenges

What ages a woman faster than almost anything is losing the color that naturally disappears with age and never replacing it. Every week I hear some version of the same story. “Nancy, my face has changed.” “My makeup doesn’t work […]

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I Woke Up with a Droopy Eyelid and Almost Quit my Beauty Business

I Woke Up with a Droopy Eyelid and Almost Quit my Beauty Business

A Midlife Lesson on Self-Care, Confidence, and Not Believing Everything You See in the Mirror Last week, I woke up in a Disney hotel room, looked in the mirror, and immediately diagnosed myself with the end of my beauty career. […]

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One of the Worst Menopause Symptoms Isn’t a Hot Flash, It’s Hiding

One of the Worst Menopause Symptoms Isn’t a Hot Flash, It’s Hiding

When You Feel Like Hiding… This Is Your Sign to Dress Out Loud Have you ever had one of those moments where you look at your life and quietly wonder… how did I get here? Not in a dramatic, everything-is-falling-apart […]

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