As a makeup artist, I learned quickly that the color of your lips affects the way a lipstick looks. If you see your friend wearing a great color, don't assume it will be right for you.

When I interview someone, I know in the first two minutes if I like them or not. I find that if it's easy to talk to someone and I see an openness and honesty and integrity, then I usually hire them.

I'm not really Type A, but A minus.

Every season has its lipstick trend, and just because your perfect color is a pinky beige, that doesn't mean you can't wear deep burgundy.

The best anti-aging product is a great, natural-looking hair color, especially when you're graying.

A smart girl is confident, and confident girls are pretty and powerful. And when you get a group of pretty powerful girls together, they’re unstoppable.

Drinking more water, eating lots of fruits and vegetables, avoiding processed salty foods, going to bed earlier, and exercising regularly will do more to give you beautiful, bright eyes than any cream or makeup can.

Pretty Powerful symbolises my belief that all women are pretty, and with the right tools, are empowered to a higher level of pretty – it’s about being confident and about being who you are.

After I brush on my moisturizer, I’ll dip the same brush into foundation and mix it with the lotion to make tinted moisturizer.

We makeup artists are a unique bunch of people; we don’t have the classic brain, the classic training, but we’re creative, so we figure it out.