7 Secrets to Looking Good for Less from Candace Corey

Listen to the interview

Beauty expert and makeup artist Candace Corey has been helping people enhance their natural beauty for more than 22 years. She regularly shares her tips as a beauty expert on TV in Chicago, Los Angeles and more. Candace’s work as a makeup, hair, and body paint artist has graced many media, from TV to runways, music videos and magazines. Her fashion and beauty looks have been seen on “20/20,” E!, Disney, Access Hollywood and the Oxygen Channel; in the pages of Rolling Stone, Self, People, Ebony, Prevention, Glamour and O, The Oprah Magazine; and in advertising campaigns for Covergirl, Volvo and Totes.

Candace has worked on the faces of numerous celebrities including comedian Chelsea Handler, CMA award winners Lady Antebellum, “America’s Next Top Model” winner Eva Pigford, ESPN’s Cris Collinsworth, Miss America Kim Aiken and “Access Hollywood” host Shaun Robinson.

Here are Candace’s 7 Secrets to Looking Good for Less:

1. Hair color can be expensive if you do it in a salon but can be needed if you don’t feel comfortable doing it yourself but you can still save money between salon visits by using hair cosmetics like Ken Paves Color drops. Pump 1 or 2 pumps in your conditioner or styling products to give your hair the look of salon color without the chance of any damage or added cost.

2. Learn when to cut your cost. If you have to spend big bucks do it on foundation but save money by using drug store brands for eye shadow, blush and lip color. Drug store brands like Black Radiance may be designed for African American skin tone but all skin tones can use the eye shadows because the pigment is strong like department store brands but cost $5.00.

3. If you love lip gloss by MAC then you will love the look of Wet N’ Wild tube lip gloss -and your bank account will love it because it is about $2.00

4. To save money people buy in bulk for food....you can do the same with skin care. DDF has 4 items in one set so you not only save money but you have a complete skin regime in place.

5. If you love luxurious face creams look in the drug store. Many brands now have those types of skin care items, like Olay Microscultping Cream , for a fraction of the cost….and they work like the expensive brands.

6. If you use foundation every day, see if there are extra large sizes. MAC and Make Up Forever carry extra large sizes for professional makeup artist and you can buy them too. The bigger sizes are usually cheaper per ounce then the regular sizes. You might have to go to their web sites to order them.

7. Get “full coverage” or “extra coverage” in your favorite foundation, then mix it with moisturizer right before you apply it to your face. Since it is more concentrated, you will use less product and save money because you don’t have to purchase more in a faster time. Just be sure to use a q-tip to remove it from the container so you don’t get germs in it and have to replace it quickly.

^ Back to Top

Search & Browse

Beauty & Style

May 26, 2013 Show Details: Kicking-Off Summer!	Update your Style with Andrea Lauren and Ashley Lauren of Alba Organic Beauty Studio and Cincy Style Bar (CSB)	How to be Cool at the Pool from Amy Scalia of Cincy Chic
Show Details May 19, 2013: Glam Gal's at the Grill!	May 12, 2013 Show Details: Just for Mom's!	May 5, 2013 Show Details: It's a Cinco de Mayo celebration today on Amy's Table!
April 28, 2013 Show Details:Put a little SPRING in your Style!	Makeover your Mom! Enter now for a chance to give Mom a makeover worth over $4000!	Creating A Beautiful Bare Complexion For Summer from Dr. Jon Mendelsohn and the eam at Advanced Cosmetic Surgery & Laser Center
Skin-Smart Tips for Spring Skin from Dr. Jon Mendelsohn and Advanced Cosmetic Surgery & Laser Center	April 14, 2013 Show Details: Spring has Sprung!	Spring Trends from Amy Scalia of Cincy Chic
February 17, 2013 Show Details: Celebrate YOU!	A New You Makeover Contest valued at over $4,000! Wow!	7 Simple Stress Busters
DESIGN WITH INTENTION - American Accessories Company Empowers, Educates and Employs Nepalese Artisan Women	January 13, 2013 Show Details: Fuel Saving Tips for your Car, your Wardrobe and your Body	Jennifer Scott reveals lifestyle secrets and rules that guide the French
It's all about Comfort	Susan Albers on EATING MINDFULLY during the holiday's	December 9, 2012 Show Details: All that Glitters
Ana White and her HANDBUILT HOME	November 25, 2012 Show Details: A Cornucopia of Holiday Tips & Trends	November 18, 2012 Show Details: A Healthy & Happy Thanksgiving!
Vicki Southard talks about Beating the High Cost of Staying Beautiful	November 4, 2012 Show Details: How to make the most of your "Time"	Rebecca Apsan talkes about "unmentionables"
“Real Housewife of NJ" Teresa Giudice talked about her new product line	Top 6 Ways to look great for the Holidays in less than 1 hour	October 7, 2012 Show Details: Amy’s Table Embraces & Empowers Women
Leaders for Linda's Legacy Team at the Race for the Cure September 29, 2012	September 16, 2012 Details: Bonjour mes amis! It’s tres French this Week on Amy’s Table	Fall Fashion Tips & Trends with Nancy Brinker of Saks Fifth Avenue
August 26, 2012 show details: Back to school, back to your yard and window boxes for WOW curb appeal	August 19, 2012 Show details: From Picky Eaters and Lunch Wars to Raising an Engaging Child	August 5, 2012 Show details: Sun, Fun, Style and Raising Kids
StyleRX with Bridgette Raes	Expert advice from Dr. Jon Mendelsohn	July 29, 2012 Show details: Crafts, Parties, Supper Clubs and Happiness,
July 22, 2012 show details: Color, style and Food Trucks	July 8, 2012 show details: Quickies, Flips and GF Treats	Make a coffee table in Marakesh Style with Maryam Montague
July 1, 2012 show details: Road trips, Marrakesh style, Spirited Cooking- and Cookies	July 24, 2012 show details: Get charisma, cook with soul, read a great book and be a Green Bride!	Green Bride Guide with Kate Harrison
June 10th show details: Parties, Pure food, Purposeful Kids and Perfect Bathing Suits	Dont Host A Party, Host A Memory! Entertaining tips with Hilary Pereira, author of Mermaids & Martinis	May 27th show details: Detox, Declutter, Delight
May 20th show details: Skinny chefs, better junk food, more money- and your psychic abilities	Pattern Play	May 13th show details: Cooking Mom, Baking Mom, Busy Mom, Mom likes you Best
Make Mom's Day with a beautiful breakfast tray	May 6th show details: Drinks, Detox and getting Better Each Day	The history of jewelry with Emily Maynard of Elva Fields (and a special promo code)
April 29th show details: Wayne Dyer, Ellen Whitehurst and Emily Maynard	Feng Shui Cleaning Tips from Better Living Expert Ellen Whitehurst	April 1, 2012 show details: Lost and Found (Weight, Meat, Love and Fitness)
March 25, 2012 show details: Finger Food, Flowers, Asian Splendor and Personal Safety	Spring Windowbox Inspiration with Bret Schneider from WOW Windowboxes	March 18, 2012 Show details: Music, Mad Men, Coaching and Confession
Surviving Life, Love and American Idol with Kara DioGuardi	Small Space Organizing with Kathryn Bechen	Sleep tips from sleep expert Dr. James Maas
March 11, 2012 Show Details: Sleep, Space, Supper and Salary	March 4, 2012 Show Details: Fresh look at Flavors, Vegetables and Restaurants	February 19, 2012 show details: Getting real, light, glam and inspired
Go from Frumpy to Fabulous in 10 minutes	February 12, 2012 Show Details: Love, Money, Friendship....and Dessert!	Pink Kisses: discovering your inner bombshell
February 5, 2012 Show details: Happiness, Heart, Hops and Hues	The Right Color with Eve Ashcraft	How to prevent wrinkles- and what to do if it's too late!
January 22 show details: Chinese New Year, Champagne and Truffles	Women, Work & the Art of Savoir Faire with Mireille Guiliano	January 8, 2012 Show Details: Daily thoughts and thanks, getting glam and royally fed
Dr. Jon Mendelsohn on refreshing your look, no matter your budget	Five ways to add Holiday Glam to your look	How to wrap a great looking gift
December 4, 2011 Show Details: Great gifts from the Kitchen	Tim Gunn's coming to town!	November 6, 2011 Show Details: Life, Love and Ice Cream
October 23, 2011 Show Details: The habits and careers of marvelous Moms	Dreamy Dinner time with the founder of Dream Dinners	October 9, 2011 Show: Spooky, Seasonal, Savvy and Sweet
Fall Windowbox Ideas with Bret Schneider from WOW Windowboxes	October 2, 2011 Show: Savvy Strategies for a well-run home and family	Dr Jon Mendelsohn chats about the latest cosmetic surgery procedures and "CoolSculpting"
September 25, 2011 Show: Makeover ideas for your skin, face, wardrobe and space	September 18, 2011: Celebrating Bad Girls, Great Careers and Dynamite Dining	Candace Klein, founder of Bad Girl Ventures
September 11, 2011 Show: Beauty, Bounty and Boy R Dee	7 Secrets to Looking Good for Less from Candace Corey	September 4, 2011 Show: Color, Cooking for a Crowd, Cheap Eats and Classrooms
Color Ingenuity with Susan Sargent	Top 10 Tips from the Frugalista	Looking Good: Beauty Specials for September 2011
July 31st Show: Feng Shui, Fish, and Good Things in Town	July 24th Show: Drinks, Dogs and Dresses	June 26th show details: cooking, caring -and looking cute at the beach
Bathing Beauties: The Right Suit for You	How to dress thinner	Are you wearing the wrong bra? Probably Not.
June 12th Show: We're getting Cleaner, Slimmer, Lighter- and Lifted	Bitchin Kitchen's Nadia Goisia	Pretty pearls- and a gem of a book
Wear this, Toss that with Amy Goodman	Botox with Jenn	How Never to Look Fat Again
Feed Your Face	Spring Fashion Tips from Lloyd Boston	Super Foods for Super Skin

Cash & Career

How to find Work that Works for You with Michelle Martin	City Stories with Courtney Tsitouris	March 31, 2013 Show Details: Good-Bye March, Hello April!
How To Be A Super-Achiever: The 10 Qualities That Matter with Forbes Media reporter Jenna Goudreau	March 24, 2013 Show Details: Put a SPRING in your step!	March 17, 2013 Show Details: Lots-o-Luck
Unconventional/Unexpected (and Fun) Ways to Beat Stress from Kristen Brown, author of The Happy Hour Effect	February 24, 2013 Show Details:Tips, Tricks and Recipes	Cheaper, Better, Faster: Tips and Tricks from Mary Hunt
DESIGN WITH INTENTION - American Accessories Company Empowers, Educates and Employs Nepalese Artisan Women	January 13, 2013 Show Details: Fuel Saving Tips for your Car, your Wardrobe and your Body	15 Habits That Will Lead To Extraordinary Things
Mary Hunt prepared listeners to debt-proof their kids	August 26, 2012 show details: Back to school, back to your yard and window boxes for WOW curb appeal	Job search tips with Career Consultant Julie Bauke
August 19, 2012 Show details: From Picky Eaters and Lunch Wars to Raising an Engaging Child	August 5, 2012 Show details: Sun, Fun, Style and Raising Kids	July 22, 2012 show details: Color, style and Food Trucks
July 8, 2012 show details: Quickies, Flips and GF Treats	How to Score a High Profile Mentor, from Laurel House, the QuickieChick	July 1, 2012 show details: Road trips, Marrakesh style, Spirited Cooking- and Cookies
July 24, 2012 show details: Get charisma, cook with soul, read a great book and be a Green Bride!	June 10th show details: Parties, Pure food, Purposeful Kids and Perfect Bathing Suits	May 27th show details: Detox, Declutter, Delight
The Charisma Myth with Olivia Fox Cabane	May 20th show details: Skinny chefs, better junk food, more money- and your psychic abilities	15 Ways to Keep Good Financial Habits with Eric Tyson
April 29th show details: Wayne Dyer, Ellen Whitehurst and Emily Maynard	Feng Shui Cleaning Tips from Better Living Expert Ellen Whitehurst	April 22, 2012 show details: Asian, Alison, Anderson and Alpha B*tch
Taming your Alpha B*tch with Christy Whitman	The Five Lessons a Millionaire Taught Me with Richard Paul Evans	April 15, 2012 show details: Sweet! Pie, Cookies and Cash!
April 8, 2012 show details: Slow cooking meals, long lasting husbands, the (new) richer sex and staying safe	The Richer Sex with Liza Mundy	Money tips with Leslie Greenman
The Impostor Syndrome	February 12, 2012 Show Details: Love, Money, Friendship....and Dessert!	How to: Organizing important papers
Take Control of Your Financial Future with 7 Money Rules for Life	January 22 show details: Chinese New Year, Champagne and Truffles	Women, Work & the Art of Savoir Faire with Mireille Guiliano
The New York Times 2012 Obits with William McDonald	Holiday Tipping Guide	Gifts you "do"
November 27, 2011 Show Details: Gifts, Crafts and Goodies	The great debate: Stay at home or working Mom	November 20, 2011: Dragons, Man Myths....and Mom Demons
October 30, 2011 Show: Spooky, Spirited.....Inspired!	Wicked Success with Vickie Milazzo	Working Mother's 100 Best Companies for 2011
October 23, 2011 Show Details: The habits and careers of marvelous Moms	The Myth of Work/Life Balance: Seven Ways to Rethink Your Approach to the Daily Grind (and Get Happier in the Process!)	October 16, 2011 Show: Sweet dreams- and dreamy casseroles
September 18, 2011: Celebrating Bad Girls, Great Careers and Dynamite Dining	Candace Klein, founder of Bad Girl Ventures	September 11, 2011 Show: Beauty, Bounty and Boy R Dee
7 Secrets to Looking Good for Less from Candace Corey	September 4, 2011 Show: Color, Cooking for a Crowd, Cheap Eats and Classrooms	Top 10 Tips from the Frugalista
Raising Philanthropic Kids	July 31st Show: Feng Shui, Fish, and Good Things in Town	July 17th Show: Junk, Love, Food and the Power of Small
July 10th, 2011 Show: Confidence, Love & Vegetables	Non-stop Confidence in 6 1/2 Steps	July 3, 2011 Show Details: Danger, Daring, Defining- and Dinner!
June 12th Show: We're getting Cleaner, Slimmer, Lighter- and Lifted	Peter Buffett, Life Is What You Make It	Living your Career with Intent
Tips to help you prosper from Jean Chatzky	Food Jobs with Irena Chalmers	The Power of Small
Holiday Tipping Guide	Who's (really) got your back?	How to save on groceries
Keep or toss? A paperwork primer	Attitude Adjustment 101	Tips for renting just about anything
Wills, Living Wills & Health Care Power of Attorney