Blush and I have a love/hate relationship. It probably stems from 16 years of cheer competitions, where pounds of glitter, red lipstick and layers of poppy pink blush were spackled onto my face for all 10,000 crowd members, 700 teams, and (a measly) five judges to see. Even on my dark skin, it was terrifying. In fact, because I had a dark complexion, I was layered with even more extravagant, overstated makeup -- we're talking clown territory, people. Only someone with more than a decade of being around outrageous, 10-inch hair bows and sparkle-laden blue mats can fathom this look.   read more

To con-ceal/ Verb
1. Keep from sight; hide.
2. Keep (something) secret; prevent from being known or noticed   read more

The pop princess has joined falsies forces with Eylure   read more

Sometimes, when testing and reviewing face makeup, like foundations, it can feel like we're acting as referees in the ring of the WWF -- that's "Women Wear Foundation," of course. We have to make sure each match is a fair fight between the products. That each foundation being tested gets equal face time and is compared ounce-to-ounce and price-to-price. Why? Because the makeup you spend your hard-earned money on should put up a good fight and make you look flawless. That's why our editors put them face-to-face to see which ones were the clear winners before you give any of them a go.   read more

The highlight of London Fashion Week? Cara Delevingne's brows at Mulberry, of course. Source: Bellasugar.com.au   read more

Here's a question for you: How many times a day do you apply lip balm? According to a recent poll we posted on our Facebook page, the average woman uses lip balm anywhere from two to 30 times a day. Yeah, you read that right -- 30 times.   See lip balms

That sound you hear is me doing a little happy dance. A happy dance that the teenybopper shades of yester-seasons have been replaced (for the most part) with downright adult colors -- deeply hued jewel tones, yummy berries and, believe it or not -- white.   read more

The impetus behind Estée Lauder's latest collection? Creative Makeup Director, Tom Pecheux's, disdain for boundaries. "When it comes to color, there are no limits," he says. "I like to have freedom. Metallic makeup does that."   read more