Having suffered from cystic acne as a teenager that caused major depression, I was always used to having my skin be a focus. As a former model walking runways for designers such as Chanel and Vera Wang, I was handed a ton of products or suggestions on how to fix my complexion (and body, but that’s another story!), which seemed to make the situation even more frustrating. From zit-drying creams to daily antibiotics, cortisone shots, Retin-A, concealers, foundations, and age-old beauty tricks (such as disguising a pimple as a beauty mark LOL), I felt like I had a skincare and makeup test lab in my bathroom growing up. Thankfully my life changed for the better when a wonderful dermatologist in New York City put me on Accutane in my early 20s. My skin FINALLY went from something I would hide to something I wanted to show off.
Fast forward 20-something years and a career in publishing, writing about skincare, makeup, health, travel, relationships, and weddings, I’ve learned what works and what DOESN’T. And there’s no bigger subject than BEAUTY when it comes to this. With social media we are inundated with the latest cream, procedure, hair care treatment or supplements. But how can we tell what’s worth spending our hard-earned money on and what’s just a fad? How many Sephora points or Amazon shipments do we need to rack up before we finally find THE ONE beauty product we can’t live without? That’s what Beauty Empties is here for!
As a woman now in my 40s I have found myself trying more products than ever, with more than disappointing results. Because of that I wanted to take my experience and create a site that spent the time to research the products people love, combing through the forums, social media accounts, product review pages, and best of all the recommendations from some of the top-trusted professionals in the beauty space. From world-renowned dermatologists to beauty podcasters, influencers, and the celebrities we know and love, my goal is to know what their favorite products are…the ones that they buy over and over again. Their beauty empties!
We are so happy you are here, and we hope you join us. Our community of BEEs (Beauty Empties Experts) are readers just like you, who are in search of the best beauty products on the market. Learn more about the benefits you’ll get as a BEE (free products!) and how to sign up here. It’s completely free and you’ll only get perks.
Lindsay Jones
Founder, Beauty Empties