When it comes to our eyeliner this year, we're just winging it -- which is to say, we're exploring all the wild and wonderful ways we can wing our eyeliner. Because, as much as we love a classic winged eyeliner look, or even a subtle cat-eye, it never hurts to experiment with eyeliner.
Perfect eyebrows can transform your entire look, according to, well, every makeup artist and brow expert we've ever talked to. On the flip side, an unflattering shape or color can instantly make you look angrier, older and otherwise off your game. And though eyebrow trends seem to change by the year -- from pencil thin to Lily Collins-level bold -- there is such a thing as timeless, perfect eyebrows. And yes, it is possible to achieve them all by yourself.
When it comes to our lips, most of us have pretty straightforward beauty routines: Swipe on a bit of color, maybe line the lips if said color is likely to bleed, and go. Likewise, most of us tend to stick to a safe spectrum of colors, like a standard array of pinks and reds.
The Golden Globes launch what is one of the most exciting times of the year for beauty -- awards season. Red carpet makeup looks deeply influence the year's top beauty trends, and it all begins with the Golden Globes.
Most artists will admit that they are nothing without the tools of their trade. Just think: Where would Van Gogh have gotten without his bold brush strokes?
Anyone who has ever suffered from acne knows the solution is not as simple as dabbing on a little concealer. It can take months, even years, to find the best routine for your acne, along with products that help perfectly conceal your blemishes and scars without looking like you caked on the entire foundation section at Sephora.
When you think spring, pastels come to mind. Summer? Neons and other brights. So it's fair to assume that for a lot of us, the holidays mean red and green. Yet most of us tend to veer away from actually adding these holiday colors to our makeup palettes.
Eyebrow extensions, which are similar to eyelash extensions, are popping up on salon menus across the country. We can blame the legions of celebs with thick-yet-perfectly-arched brows for making bold brows a must-have in recent years -- and probably for years to come.
Tattoos have their time (spring break, mid-life crisis, life-changing moment) and their place (small of the neck, ankle, back), but a job interview rarely qualifies as either. Instead of fretting over strategically placed jewelry or how you're going to pull of a turtleneck, turn to your makeup bag to cover up tattoos. The proper full-coverage makeup can make your ink do a disappearing act. Here, we've compiled the best heavy-duty concealers that can temporarily camouflage any permanent work of art to help you snag that new gig.
When it comes to makeup trends, black lips probably rank as one of the most daunting beauty looks out there. But when worn correctly, bold black lips come off more glam than Goth. Not only do attention-grabbing dark lips offer go-with-everything versatility, but they offer a statement-making look that will help anyone stand out from a sea of basic babes.
I grew up watching "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," so it should come as no surprise that I (and many other women my age) are a bit obsessed with all things Kardashian/Jenner. When Kylie Jenner blew up my social media feeds with her filler-enhanced pout, I was shocked that a few pumps (or 12) of Juvederm could so completely transform her look -- and I wanted lip injections immediately. While I never had a problem with my lips before, my pout suddenly felt pathetically thin. I knew things were serious when my "Game of Thrones" binge-watching began to take a backseat to Kylie's lips, as I spent hours in bed scrolling through her Instagram feed.
There's a certain je ne sais quoi to the natural glow of flushed cheeks and rosy lips. Of course, not all of us are blessed with a perpetual glow and just-bitten pout. But the good news is that the makeup industry has done its best to give us what nature should have through the ingenious invention of lip and cheek stains. That said, while some of these products have forever earned a place in our readers' makeup bags, others have wound up in the trash.
Forget seasonal beverages, cozy sweaters and snowfall -- winter is the most wonderful time of the year because our favorite makeup brands release their holiday collections, and there's nothing we love more than gorgeously packaged makeup palettes. (Well, maybe champagne toasts.)
You have enough to worry about on any given day -- "Is this crop top office-appropriate?" "Did Kimye really deserve that Vogue cover?" -- that getting prettified every morning should not be one of them. Put your beauty routine on auto-pilot with these seriously smart beauty products whose innovative packaging take all the guesswork and fuss out of getting gorgeous.
It's a (no-so) scientific fact that -- from cookie exchanges to work parties to New Year's Eve toasts -- social engagements increase 1,000 percent around the holidays. It's also a fact (of life) that work can put a serious damper on getting ready for said engagements. After all, the sparkly holiday eye makeup we're donning for our friend's holiday party probably isn't going to fly at the office.
Brown lipstick -- yes, the kind you wore in the '90s -- is back, and looking better than ever. Need proof? Just scroll through the Instagram feeds of "It" girls like Kylie Jenner, Gigi Hadid and Joan Smalls, who have all snapped themselves wearing the throwback hue.
You might be surprised by how much you can learn from "The Hunger Games" movies. Between Effie Trinket's makeup to Katniss' hair to the other outrageous styles from Capitol-dwellers, "The Hunger Games" movies have delivered countless memorable hair and makeup looks. Now, as "Mockingay Part 2" hits theaters, some of the most outlandish beauty looks from "The Hunger Games" movies, and what they taught us about hair and makeup.
Guyliner. It's exactly what it sounds like: Guys wearing eyeliner. Because, why not? We wouldn't dream of depriving men of all the joy one derives from greeting the world with perfectly defined kohl-lined peepers.
Putting on makeup just to look like you're not wearing any seems a little counterintuitive. But it only takes a glance at the Instagram accounts of supermodels like Gigi Hadid or the runways at NYFW to see why the no-makeup makeup trend is here to stay. It's all about enhancing your natural beauty in subtle, but noticeable, ways.
There are currently 67,756 posts (and counting) on Instagram with the hashtag "strobing." And it's easy to see why this trend has become so popular -- it's the lazy girl's answer to contouring. It's like highlighter on steroids, and makes your cheekbones look so high and sculpted it's like they were blessed by Beyonce herself. "True strobing uses light-reflective textures like frosts and shimmer to make the skin look like it's glowing from within," says M.A.C. Cosmetics Director of Makeup Artistry Gregory Arlt. "Strobing makes the skin look ethereal and really makes the cheekbones pop."
