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Gloss & Grace

"In the end, we all become stories"


Authentically Me.
Like many, many people out there, I share selfies on social media quite often. While I really do try to share an image that is...
Miryam Van Horn
Oct 13, 20224 min read


Top 5 mascaras at the drugstore
If there is one thing that every girl needs in her makeup arsenal is mascara. Am I right? Dressing up our lashes is such a personal (and...
Miryam Van Horn
Feb 2, 20223 min read


New Year, New You, New Skin Routine?
Skin Care Promos! Don't fall for them! Ah a new year! 2022 here we come! By now you are bombarded with advertising on new creams, new...
Miryam Van Horn
Jan 2, 20222 min read


Get your piece of the Beauty PIE
In my career I have been fortunate to work for some luxury brands. Having worked with such luxe brands, I can honestly tell you, I have...
Miryam Van Horn
May 20, 20213 min read


Faith through the fog
I was living in San Antonio when my four-year marriage crumbled, and in turn, I did too. Those four years were some of the saddest,...
Miryam Van Horn
May 4, 20215 min read


SELF-CARE (it's okay, we all need it)
Throughout my career I have had the pleasure of meeting so many women by helping them with their beauty questions and challenges. ...
Miryam Van Horn
Feb 24, 20215 min read


Beauty Beyond Hope
Thousands of women go thru infertility, endometriosis and hysterectomies every year. There stories are so often unheard. I wanted to...
Miryam Van Horn
Dec 1, 20205 min read


E.L.F....OMG!!
Raise your hand if you remember seeing the E.L.F (Eyes, Lips, Face) brand at your grocery store and doing a double take at the $1 -$5...
Miryam Van Horn
Sep 24, 20205 min read


Break me out of the these Breakouts!
I've been in and out of the world of breakouts since I was a teenager. Oh how I longed for porcelain, glowing skin. But who doesn't?...
Miryam Van Horn
Jul 29, 20204 min read


Protect yourself AND your skin - a warning on wearing masks on the daily
It all started with a small breakout on the tip of my nose. I had been treating it with Mario Badescu's Drying Lotion and had expected...
Miryam Van Horn
Jun 26, 20204 min read


Pretty Bottles, Toxic Ingredients?
As a makeup artist for nearly twenty years I have seen trends come and go, innovation in skin care technology advance, but nothing has...
Miryam Van Horn
Apr 16, 20203 min read


Girl Wash Your Face...just not in the shower
Raise your hands if you wash your face in the shower and feel the hot steamy water run down your face? Do you have your hand up? I do....
Miryam Van Horn
Aug 22, 20192 min read
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