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Tips from Sephora Pro MakeUp Artist Helen Phillips

Sarah Phillips — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 08:53:16 +0000

We love beauty products as much as the next girl but sometimes we just feel lost when it comes to picking out the right moisturizer or foundation. There are so many choices out there that claim to do it all, so how would you know what actually does what it says? We decided to stop guessing and went straight to the source to get the answers. We tracked down our long time friend and Sephora Pro Makeup Artist, Helen Phillips, and asked her a few questions about what products she loves and how in just a few short years she is at the top of her industry. 1. Becoming a Sephora Pro MakeUp artist must be difficult to achieve, can you tell us what the process is like and how long it took you to get to where you are now? Every two years Sephora hosted an artistry competition where you could try-out to be on the Sephora PRO Team, Sephora’s top makeup artists selected for their skill, creativity, and ability to inspire through education. Of my 5 years with Sephora, I’m proud to say that I’ve tried out for the team and made it all three times! This past […]

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11 Beauty Essentials: Sarah Spills Her Bag

admin — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 12:00:24 +0000

We refresh our wardrobes, closets and home decor when the seasons change but do we do the same with our make up bags? I know I have found myself digging into my makeup bag to find old products that I probably should have thrown away years ago. Let’s face it, that year-old concealer tube at the bottom of your bag, covered in last Halloween’s gaudy eye shadow is probably not the healthiest for your skin and most likely deserves to be tossed. So this season I did a bit of a refresh: I purged a bunch of products to make room for bright shiny new ones. It was so worth it!! Anyone else out there feel like a kid in a candy store when you enter through the glorious doors of Sephora? I know I do! As a makeup junkie, I love testing new products and always leave the store with way more then planned—plus those travel sized products in the checkout line get me every time. Because of that, I usually order most of my beauty products online, but one thing I don’t trust the internet to do is match a foundation shade to my skin. And when summer fades to […]

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