someone holding up a bright eyeshadow palette
There are some bold, pigmented makeup products at the drugstore.
  • I worked as a hair and makeup artist for more than six years, and I love drugstore products.
  • High-end products from brands like NARS and Too Faced are great, but ELF and NYX are on par.
  • For hair, I love the Dove felxible-hold hairspray — its the closest I've found to my holy grail.

I've been doing hair and makeup professionally on and off for over a decade. For about six years of that time, I was with a wedding-focused team and did quite a bit of freelance work for photoshoots, high-school and college events, showers, birthdays, and more.