We aren't all neat freaks and one too many overzealous trips down the makeup aisle has left our bathroom drawers, medicine cabinets and makeup bags overflowing with stuff. Because that's what all your precious makeup becomes when you have one too many of everything, everywhere. See tips

Remember when you were a little girl and you couldn't wait to start wearing makeup?

How you'd pocket your mom's lipstick and wait until you got to the bathroom at school to put it on? And, how you logged countless hours in front of the bathroom mirror experimenting with different colors and ways to draw on eyeliner until you hit on just the right combo? Youthful tricks

When you think about runway hair and makeup looks, what words come to mind?
Over-the-top? Avant guard? Wacky? Inspirational? Impossible-to-pull-off? Scary? See looks

Scenario: You're at work. It's 4:55pm and you've had a long, perhaps sweat-inducing day thanks to accounting department Susie giving you lip in front of the big boss. While you're fantasizing about your favorite sweatpants your husband calls saying you need to meet him and his coworkers for drinks at a chi chi restaurant straight from the office. You take one look in your compact mirror and panic. See tips

We all want to look our best and by "best" we mean the most youthful version of ourselves. There are many ways to slow down the aging process such as wearing sunscreen religiously, eating lots of fruits and veggies, drinking boatloads of water, having a militant beauty routine, using quality skin care products, etc. But for those of you who might have missed the anti-aging memo or just assumed you'd look 20 something well into your 40s, we hate to break it to you, but once the crow's feet and sun spots have set in, there aren't many ways to make 'em disappear short of spending tons of cash or getting cosmetic surgery. So your next best option is to fake it. And how can you fake it, you ask? With makeup, of course. See tips

All bank accounts are not created equal. This is America and capitalism reigns supreme. But while money may fall unequally in our hands, gorgeous celebrity makeup looks are free for all to copy. See, life is fair after all. See looks

See which clumpy mascaras and flytrap sticky lip glosses our readers urge you to stay away from See products

There is a reason that almost every great poet wrote a poem about summer. It's the time of long and glorious days, lazy warm nights and fleeting yet, torrid love affairs. We are obviously not poets, but are still whimsically struck by that same divine desire to give a shout out to summer, a "what, what" (again, we are not poets) to the season that always brings us the things we love most: sizzling new makeup trends. Skip to see them now. see trends

Get step-by-step instruction on how to pull off the hairstyle and makeup trends of the season Get looks

Take this quiz to find the eye makeup that'll perfectly accentuate your big blues, browns or greens Take quiz