Retro Roundup: A Year Ago on Makeup and Beauty Blog

2008 How Do You Wear Red Lipstick? Tips and Tricks: Like the Ol’ Faithful of lip looks, a red lip is one of the most reliable, fool-proof ways to steal the spotlight. But red and other bright lip shades can be challenging colors to wear. Here’s my secret to wearing reds. 10 Fantastic Smokey Eye Tutorials: I’m always looking to get better at doing smokey eyes. I’ve come across hundreds of smokey eye tutorials, and I think these 10 are some of the most helpful ones. I hope you find th

Blues and Golds

I saw this shrine outside of Ceasar’s in Vegas and fell in love with the colors. © Karen for Makeup and Beauty Blog: Makeup Reviews, Beauty Tips and Drugstore Beauty Finds , 2009. | Permalink | 4 comments |

It’s That Sweet Time of the Year, Essie: Essie Winter 2009

“This season, I wanted to create a new set of classic, yet fun colors that are wearable on every skin tone.” – Essie Weingarten, Founder and President YOU GO, E-Money, with your “I’m every woman” approach to nail color. The shades in Essie’s Sweet Time of the Year Collection for Winter 2009 ($8 each) should flatter a rainbow of skin tones and appeal to a range of colorful personalities. Which ones suit you? Classic dames: If pearls, little black dresses and patent leather pumps s

Dior Sculpt Lifting Smoothing Concealer HATES Dark Circles

No joke, $31 DiorSkin Sculpt Lifting Smoothing Concealer is expensive, but daaaaym , it works miracles on my Frankensteiny dark circles. It’s a liquid concealer that’s been part of Dior’s product lineup for a while now and comes in three shades (see colors below; Ivory 001, Beige 002 and Honey 003), each one packaged in a convenient easy-to-carry tube with a doe-foot applicator. Texture-wise, Dior Sculpt feels slightly thicker and less runny than other liquid concealers I’ve trie

FOTD Review: Lauren Luke Panacea81 My Sultry Blues Look 3

Related Posts Review Arbonne Platinum Palette 3 looks Arbonne's Platinum palette, available for Holiday 2009, is very versatile. There are 4 shadow colors, all with some shimmer: off-white; pink; brown; purple-gray. I wanted to try several color combinations over the last few days.... Talking in general about lips There are a lot of tricks to the trade when you are talking about lips. Lip prep is a big part of it. Lip Prep Remove old lipstick staining from your lips with a gent

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