"My big sister Sara has been a mother figure to me in many ways, maybe most of all when it comes to beauty. Among other things, Sara is a makeup artist, and I was her first practice subject back when we were doing summer musical theater camps and afternoon and weekend classes for kids at our town's local theater.
"I still lean on her a lot for critique and advice when I'm putting drag looks together or trying to learn something new. When it comes to advice, Sara is always on me about using clean brushes, getting every speck of makeup off my face before I go to bed, and not using my fingers to apply my makeup. In one of her other lines of work, she's been involved in creating science video content and she's gotten me to think really hard about the environmental impact of my beauty routine.
"So, thanks to Sara, I've picked up a spinning makeup brush cleaner ($20, originally $30) to make washing my brushes super-fast, good ol' Garnier micellar water ($8) for days when I wear super-heavy makeup, and reusable cotton rounds ($13) that eliminate waste. Sara really has more aunt vibes than mom vibes, but Aunts' Day is apparently in July, and I'm fine praising her twice." — Beau Brink, senior SEO manager
