What is Makeup Bag?

Makeup Bag is a beauty website that features daily beauty product reviews, industry tips and trends, and gratuitous advice for the beauty obsessed. For this you will like it. I am sure of it.

Why do you write “we” and “us” when it’s really just you?

Haha. When I started Makeup Bag two years ago, I imagined it to be a site with several contributors, including my sister and other beauty-obsessed friends, so I thought “we” and “us” made sense for that purpose. Now it’s more of a bother than anything else and I’m slowly changing it.

Is Bree really your daughter?

What you’re really trying to say is that I look much too young to have a 16-year-old child, right?! Ha. Actually, I had Bree when I was just a 21 year old baby. I also have two other daughters (Bailey age 15 and Janey age 6) and a teenage stepson (Cody age 15)—so I never have to worry about any dull moments at my house.

Why is Bree so lame about updating Teen Corner? Sometimes she doesn’t update for weeks!

Unfortunately, Bree doesn’t take Teen Corner as seriously as I take Makeup Bag. She’s a teenager with a busy social life and has many commitments where school and athletics are concerned. While she loves makeup and beauty products, she loves her friends and volleyball even more! Don’t be too hard on her, she’s just a kid.

Now we have a new contributor to Teen Corner: Bree’s fashionista friend Katie. Katie is going to update the “Fashion Flair” section of Teen Corner. I’m trying to wrangle Bailey into doing some video updates as well, but we’ll see if that actually happens.

Why should I trust your opinion when you’re not even a beauty professional? (And you can’t spell!)

My opinion is just that—an opinion. Take it or leave it, pal. But do know that I put my heart and soul (along with every spare moment) into Makeup Bag to bring you the latest beauty news, information and product reviews.

And for the record, I won the Spelling Bee in third grade, so I really do know how to spell (most words, anyway. My problem is that I can’t type—and my grammar sucks). Does that count?

How do I know when your site is updated?

I try to update at least once a day midweek, and sometimes on the weekend too— The best way to be notified of new content is by subscribing to the feed . You can also have an email sent directly to you via Blogarithm .

You should also subscribe to Makeup Bag Monthly , a once-a-month bulletin delivered right to your email in-box with exclusive news, hot stories and tons of giveaways.

How do I contact you?

Please send your comments, suggestions or concerns (and love!) to beautyeditor@makeupbag.net. If you’d like to send an actual love letter, please email me for the mailing address.

Do you have a disclaimer?

Makeup Bag’s content and product reviews are strictly the honest opinions of the editor and contributors. All reviews are based on our own testing and research.

How do I submit my product for review?

Please contact Erika Valente at beautyeditor@makeupbag.net for information on submitting your PR materials or products for review.

How do I advertise on Makeup Bag?

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