Kristie Burnett is a 30-year-old Denver woman who, when she’s not caring for her three children ages 6, 3 and 8 months, tries out skin care, cosmetic and hair products. Sounds like fun, but she says, “Like anything else in life, you won’t get anywhere without a lot of work. I want to be good at this.” Burnett, who’s a Mormon, blogs at . After building skills in fashion styling for photography and personal clients, she created the site three years ago. She offers plenty of photos and tutorials to help demystify the process of applying makeup, creating hairstyles and doing sparkling pedicures, judging from recent posts. Burnett applied to be one of the nation’s top beauty bloggers after seeing a notice in Allure magazine and is now among 15 finalists taking on weekly online challenges and seeking support via and social media links. To read an interview with the beauty blogger and to learn some of her top tricks and tips, visit blogs.denverpost.com/style.
