Category: Lifestyle

Turning 40 brought some unexpected changes to my beauty routine. Foundation, once a great friend, became a foe. It looks cakey in natural light, emphasizing textures and my newly acquired static wrinkles. This transformation led me on a makeup adventure, allowing me to experiment with new products and techniques to

The 40th decade brings new adventures, wisdom, and changes to the skin. Now is the perfect opportunity to revamp your beauty routine according to these changes. If you’re a makeup lover aged 40 or older, you’ve probably noticed that the products and techniques of your 20s and 30s aren’t cutting

Some say bold and beautiful eye makeup isn’t part of a post-40 beauty repertoire. That’s silly. Women over 40 should rock bold eye makeup. We can do so with flair, confidence, and panache (that youth simply can’t buy). But. The skin around our eyes changes as we age. It stands

Festive cookies are one of the best things about the holidays. The whole production is so holiday-coded: a warm kitchen on cold days, involving restless kids, going unnecessarily hard with sprinkles and icing. To honor the coziness of it all, I’ve gathered a list of some the internet’s favorite holiday

Black eyeliner and red liquid lipstick are notoriously difficult makeup products; not for the faint of heart. Or individuals with no prior experience, pushing forty with hooded eyes. It’s me. I’m individuals. Nevertheless, I bravely set out to wear black liquid eyeliner and bright red liquid lipstick for thirty-one days.

New anti-aging skincare devices are entering the market each month, it seems. Fresh, dewy skin is replacing the mid-2010s “cake face” aesthetic. Skincare is the new makeup, and beauty companies are taking note. And moisturizer alone just isn’t cutting it anymore. Elder Millennials are pushing 40 (or slightly past) and

Music lovers can be difficult to find gifts for. They’re a discerning lot. These thirteen gifts for music lovers are fun and unusual, but also practical. Ideal for solving some of the unique dilemmas that music lovers have (like, running low on phone battery from filming at a concert). Must-have

Alright, I understand that burnout has become a bit of a buzzword, but how else am I to describe The Overall Reckoning of 2020 and 2021? Even without the pandemic stuff, burnout seems to be a recurrent theme of the late 2010s. Who hasn’t had a career burnout at 40,

Face palettes do soooo much. They warm the skin, define bone structure, and even provide a simplistic eye look. But, do they need to be so…expensive? Sure, you get more than one product, but some brands are out here being crazy (cough Anastasia Beverly Hills cough). In Bougie vs. Broke, I compare