Makeup looks great on your face. You know where it doesn't look so hot? Anywhere else. But since putting on makeup is sort of the grown-up version of finger-painting, it's bound to get a little messy at times. We've dealt with pretty much every makeup disaster you can think of -- the lipstick tube that came uncapped in a pocket, the Chanel powder that burst in the Chanel purse (oh, the irony), the nail polish bottle that fell on to the carpet-- you get the picture. Since there's no way we're giving up our makeup any time soon (or, like, ever), we got the dirt from cleaning experts and makeup artists on how to get even the toughest makeup stains out of everything.
Straight teeth might get you hired, and dark eyes might tempt someone to tell you all their secrets; but out of all our body parts, research shows that full lips are the key to a woman's sensuality.
Finding the best foundation can feel a bit like winning the lottery. More so than any other beauty product, foundation can make or break your entire look — and the trial and error process to find the right formula can be arduous. Got oily skin? You need matte coverage that stays put all day. Mature skin requires something lightweight and dewy that won't cake or settle into fine lines.
Red lips are the little black dress of beauty -- glamorous, feminine, timeless. So timeless in fact that the use of red lipstick dates back to ancient Egypt, when Mesopotamian women would decorate their pouts in crushed semi-precious stones.
It happens to the best of us: Our cat eye goes wonky on one side, our mascara smears along our lower lashes, our brow pencil draws outside the lines. Instead of destroying your otherwise meticulous makeup application and starting over (or making your skin red and irritated by scrubbing with a Q-tip), try one of these makeup remover wands. They erase all traces of even your biggest makeup f**ckups -- saving you precious getting-ready time, Here, our favorite makeup removers in magic wand form.
It's time to throw out everything you thought you knew about how mascara should look, because the times, they are a changing. Instead of clean, clump-free lashes of seasons past, the latest trend -- straight from the runways of brands like Prada, Gucci and Nanette Lepore -- is all about embracing the clumpy, spidery lashes you used to fear.
Your makeup is only as great as the tools you use to apply it. So if your brushes are frayed, bent and generally haggard, consider this your wakeup call: It's time for an upgrade.
Celebrities have full teams of makeup pros helping them perfect their looks, but believe it or not, you don't need an entourage to achieve movie-star-level glow this summer.
Makeup brushes are essential for creating a flawless makeup look. Have you ever tried to blend eye shadow with your fingers? Not pretty. But even though they can make applying foundation, eye shadow, blush and contour products much easier, they can also make your makeup application a whole lot more difficult if you're using them wrong. So, we came up with a list of rules (commandments, if you will) that will ensure your brushes live up to their full potential.
Fiber mascara has been around for a while, but the formulas were lackluster. They were messy (imagine fibers sprinkled all over your face), extremely clumpy (not in a good way) and hard to remove. Still, women embraced them: If you want more-than-mascara lashes, but you're not a gifted false-lash artist, fiber mascara is the perfect middle ground.
Here's the thing about eye shadow palettes: Though they tend to look gorgeous in the package, how many times have you bought one, only to use two (maybe three) shades from the whole thing? Luckily, that's not the case with Urban Decay's cult-favorite Naked palettes.
We know what you're thinking -- how complicated can lipstick possibly be? True enough -- it isn't brain surgery. But somehow, by the end of the day, women around the world catch themselves in the mirror to find uneven, flaking, smudging, bleeding lip color that makes them want to (almost) resign lipstick altogether.
If you look at makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury's Instagram, you'll find images by famed fashion photographer Norman Parkinson (he spent over 50 years in the business, and photographed icons like Sophia Loren, Vivien Leigh and Iman) sprinkled throughout her posts of celebrity clients and backstage snaps. She often uses his images in her mood boards, so it was only fitting that she collaborated with his grandson to create a limited edition line that captures the essence of Parkinson's work.
"What's your sign?" This question (and hopefully not pickup line) is either slightly annoying or semi-meaningful to you. Whether you take the whole zodiac thing with a grain of salt or hang on to every word in your daily horoscope as if it's the gospel, there are probably some similarities between your sign's personality traits and your persona.
You can customize pretty much anything these days (hello, made-to-order Manolo Blahnik BBs), so why is it so tough to find a foundation that works for every aspect of your lifestyle? After all, the light coverage foundation you wear to the office probably isn't what you want when you hit the town on Saturday night. Once you consider the fact that your skin tone typically changes from summer to winter, and that some areas of your face need more coverage than others, you could end up with a bathroom stuffed full of products to keep up. That's where Cover FX Custom Cover Drops, $44, come in.
If there's one product in your makeup bag that can immediately brighten your complexion, it's blush. In fact, most makeup artists will tell you that your face makeup isn't complete until you've dusted a rosy glow across your cheeks. And then, presto change-o: What once was tired, sallow-looking skin is healthy and radiant.