How to Wash Makeup Brushes

One of the first times my sister-in-law — makeup artist, entrepreneur, extraordinaire, Rebecca Perkins of Rouge New York — did my makeup using my own brushes she was horrified by how dirty they were. I had never washed them. Honestly, I didn't know I was supposed to wash them and even if maybe deep down I knew this instinctively, I figured it must be a chore. I had no idea how easy it was but it is. It's 6 steps.

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How to Organize a Playroom: Part One

Kelly and I had the bright idea to bring more traffic to our website by making video tutorials. Holy moly what a difficult task. Still I did manage a tidy and reorganize of the playroom and it's looking pretty good if I must say so myself. The worst part was having to do the physical organizing which took me a lot longer than I had hoped. The other difficult thing was putting on full make up and swallowing my pride and sucking in my stomach after a particularly festive holiday season. Good news is I've got some solid pointers on the best way to organize a playroom for all personality types.

1. Break it down into steps.

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Happy New Year!

We hope you had a marvelous holiday season and a festive New Year's Eve and that 2015 brings you peace, joy, and love. We're psyched for our new website as we've seen the new design and it is good. Have a wonderful weekend and we'll be back with more pixie fun and tips next Friday.

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Sneak Peak: Dear Katie & Kelly

Along with a new website in the new year, we're also going to have a new blog. Here is a sneak peak. Enjoy.

Dear Katie & Kelly,

I’m an Organic Structure in my twenties and in a bit of a quandary. The nighttime doorman in the building where I work keeps asking me for my number. He says he wants to invite me to one of his fashion shows he does from time to time at his school. I usually just pretend I didn’t hear him and run to the elevator but what do I do if he presses me? I am not interested in him, I’m just nice to him because I feel sorry for him.

Sincerely,

Unsure on the Upper East Side 

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What Kind of Gift List Do You Have?

I love that I am one of the most disorganized people in my family, and probably the most disorganized professional home organizer you know, and yet without a master holiday gift list I would not be able to enjoy the holidays to the fullest. My list isn't about what I want from Santa, it's the list of everything I'm getting or want to get for the people I'm exchanging gifts with. My list making mother was mightily impressed and so I thought this might be the time to share it as it's a handy Excel document that I've used for ten years.

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