If eyes are windows to the soul, then eyebrows are, by default, the drapery to said windows. And in the same way that the right décor choices can make a huge difference in any room, brows have a major impact on your overall look. Even if you're naturally blessed in the eyebrow department, a little housekeeping via top-notch products is key to perfecting your brow game. You can start with these highly recommended picks from top makeup artists around the country.

Is there any better way to celebrate National Lipstick Day than by treating yourself to one (or more) of the best lipsticks in town? There are so many tantalizing options to choose from, from exciting new liquid mattes from Givenchy to hydrating, high-shine formulas from Maybelline. Heck, you can even find lip crayons with a vinyl finish or mousse-y lip powders... the world is your oyster. Ready to meet your next favorite? Keep reading for our definitive list of the 15 best lipsticks right now.

Summer is shorts season — do you ever feel self-conscious about your legs? There are two things you can do about that: have some of that "IDGAF" attitude and strut with confidence... or do a little prep work with some body makeup.

Have you ever taken the time to read the names of the products you love so much? Like, sure, you know it's eye makeup, lipstick, or highlighter, but have you actually spent a few seconds to peep the specific shade name? If not, newsflash: They can be seriously dirty. And while there are plenty of naughty nail polishes, lipsticks, and blushes, nowadays, mascara seriously takes the cake when it comes to sensual names.

The best tinted moisturizers are a time-pressed gal's best friend. If, like us, you're a fan of products that speed up your morning beauty routine, then you definitely need to add a tinted moisturizer to your makeup bag if you haven't already. After all, these multi-taskers combine foundation and moisturizer, which eliminates the need for time-consuming layering and helps get us out the door in a flash.

We love a good matte lip as much as the next girl, but when it comes to painting your pout with summer 2019 beauty trends in mind, it's all about going for the gloss. Now, before you cringe at the nostalgic memory of slathering seriously syrupy goop across your lips, get this: Nowadays, you can score all of the shine... without any of the stick. Don't believe us? Try one of the glosses in the upcoming slides and we promise it will change your mind.

Honestly, "nude" never really goes out of style, does it? We're big fans of the neutral-on-neutral look — and we love rocking our favorite nude-hued makeup to enhance our natural beauty.

In a perfect world, we'd all have perfectly bronzed, smooth, airbrushed-looking legs, no matter what season it is. Realistically, though... well, that's just not the case for most. Thankfully, many of our favorite beauty brands recognize that the struggle is real — and have gone ahead and created body foundations that'll blur and bronze your gams into supermodel perfection.

When it comes to beauty products, mascara seems to be one of the most subjective of them all. What may be professed as holy grail for one person could be described as mediocre by another. It makes sense — like the hair on our heads, our eyelashes truly are unique. Thick, thin, short, long, curly and straight...the list goes on. So it's no wonder that we have a plethora of picks for enhancing our lashes. Recently, Too Faced launched its Damn Girl! 24 Hour Extreme Volume Mascara, $25, and I giddily raced to Sephora to snag a myself a tube. Touted as version 2.0 of the iconic Better Than Sex Mascara, $25 (which is constantly a global bestseller), I knew I needed to try it ASAP. I tested both products, separately and one on each eye, to test the similarities and differences — and to ultimately determine which mascara worked best for me. If you're curious about the new Damn Girl Mascara, read on for a side-by-side comparison to its older sibling, Better Than Sex.

There's nothing quite like the full-on drama of a great matte lipstick to really pull your makeup look together.

Want a vacation glow without actually having to go on vacation? Simply try these six cheap (yet effective!) highlighters that will make your skin pop.

We all want lipsticks that a) deliver soft, kissable lips, b) come in really cool colors and c) stays in place all day long. Now, we've all been led to believe that only really expensive lipsticks can do this for you, but that's not true.

Makeup can get really expensive. Although it's nice to splurge sometimes, it's not always practical to spend so much cash on the latest beauty trends — after all, we've gotta pay the bills too!

It's summer and it's time to show your glow.


There's a common misconception that darker skin tones can't wear bronzer — rest assured, this is completely wrong.

It's summertime and the weather is warm... Sometimes so warm that you can sweat off the beautifully-crafted makeup on your face in seconds flat.

Finding the perfect foundation is hard enough as it is — no one needs limited shade ranges to make things even worse. Luckily, thanks in part to the Fenty Effect (aka Rihanna and her 50-shade foundation collection), things are starting to change. It also took the work of outspoken customers and even internet celebrities like Jackie Aina (who partnered with Too Faced to add 11 new shades to one of its most popular foundation formulations) to really get the ball rolling.

Your skin changes as you get older: In your 20s, you battled acne and oily skin — and in your 50s, you'll be dealing with fine lines and wrinkles. Your skin's natural oil production will stars to slow, which can lead to a duller complexion... and suffice it to say, with these changes, your same old foundation (and other makeup products) may not work the best for you anymore.

Want to do your makeup for the Fourth of July... without looking cheesy? It's a bit of a challenge, sure, but it turns out there are lots of ways to rock red, white and blue (and/or stars and stripes) in a very stylish way. We scoured the recent runways for inspiration and were able to find a ton of great makeup inspiration — keep reading for 20 of our Independence Day favorites; from cobalt blue mascaras to silvery star-shaped "freckles."

You know how every dermatologist — and skin care guru, for that matter — in the world tells you that you not only need to wear sunscreen, but that you need to reapply it throughout the day? It's some of the best advice out there, but it's common for people to skip SPF reapplication for fear they'll mess up their makeup. After all, one does not simply slather sunscreen on top of their perfectly made-up face.

Most makeup is meant solely for looks; it's not typically made to help your skin's health. That said, more and more brands have started to incorporate skin care benefits into their makeup products, in part to stress just how important good skin health is.