Beauty tips and tricks for hair, makeup, and a zillion other solutions you didn’t know you needed.
Ben Stiller presented Star Trek’s Oscar for Best Makeup at Sunday’s Academy Awards in full Avatar makeup — and he’s not the only one getting his Na’vi on. Here are some great YouTube tutorials on how to get true blue makeup a la Pandoran princess Neytiri from the hit film Avatar:
It seems like every third sentence I read in beauty magazines is “Moisturize, moisturize, moisturize”. But we’re not all estheticians who are taught how to get that perfect glow — and some of us fear we’ll commit the mortal moisture sin of clogging our precious pores and end up more gooey than dewy. How do you work in your acne gels and other treatments? Where does toner come in? We’ve got a quick, simple guide to turn any girl who’s confused by the barrage of products and systems out there into a luminously complected skincare starlet:
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As usual, MAC makeup is abound at this spring’s Fashion Week in New York City. MAC artist Charlotte Tilbury developed the vampy look to the left for Gwen Stefani’s L.A.M.B. runway. “The feeling was 1930’s prostitute — trampy, smoky eye, deep ‘rougeoir’ lips and beautiful pale skin,” raves Charlotte.
Here’s exactly what Charlotte did so you can copy the look to a T and score the style for your Halloween debut as any character from The Black Dahlia:
Pop quiz: What could make gamer guys watch an awards show red carpet? The answer: Olivia Munn. Even Star Trek hottie Chris Pine couldn’t resist the pull of G4’s vixen Attack of the Show! hostess, and we thought it was time gamer girls and guys alike got some love from The Beauty Bunny.
So what makes Miss Munn so alluring? Aside from producing unusually high amounts of estrogen relative to her proximity to a Playstation 3, Olivia’s appeal could be related to her standby choice in eye makeup: the bronze smoky eye. It’s a sort of “unsmoky” smoky eye that works for daytime. Glamour’s beauty bloggin’ babes first took note of her penchant for the look, and provided us with a guide on how to steal it yourself and win the heart of your favorite Halo champ this Valentine’s Day:
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Blustery snow days are here, and despite the holiday merriment, now is the winter of our skin’s discontent — in beauty terms, it’s the most dehydrating time of the year! Luckily, you don’t have to wrap yourself in Tauntaun intestines for top-shelf winter skin protection: leading dermatologists and authors of the Amazon.com bestseller Write Your Skin a Prescription for Change Katie Rodan and Kathy Fields have shared some expert skincare tips with us on how to fortify your skin so it looks fresh, hydrated and healthy in the cold, dry, harsh winter months.
Looking for tips to spice up your party makeup this holiday season? Look no further! Project Runway star and L’Oréal Paris consulting makeup artist Collier Strong has some tricks for making your holiday look a gorgeous success:
Strong recommends using Telescopic Explosion Mascara, a new mascara with a breakthrough spherical brush offering 360-degree coverage from any and every angle. This mascara is designed to reach even the smallest lashes & separate every little lash from root to tip for explosive definition. “Layer multiple coats and take advantage of how this brush gets every little lash—especially the corners!” Strong says.
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Need to relax or have a gift recipient who does? Make it easier with these homemade beauty products |
 These DIY beauty recipes are great for a few reasons: one, they’re easy to make – you already have all the ingredients in your kitchen! They’re all specifically tailored to relax & de-stress — and who couldn’t use that this time of year? Plus, you could give a few of them as gifts. It’s a cheap but thoughtful present your loved ones will appreciate! |
Want a hair professional’s advice, but don’t want to pay the high salon price? No need to shell out the big bucks for a classy coiff — the ladies from fab NYC hair salon Butterfly Studio gave us the blow-by-blow(dryer) on scoring styling tresses when you don’t have the time or money for a salon visit. Here’s advice straight from the salon’s hairstyling professionals:
