Tell me if you've been here before: You see a picture in a magazine of a stunning fuchsia pink lipstick that looks AMAZING on the model, so you promptly rip out the magazine page and hightail it to Sephora with one mission: To get that fuchsia lipstick.
You can have your of-the-moment neon polishes and orange lipsticks. But whatever the season and whichever the year, beautiful, glowing, healthy skin is always paramount in style. That's why, regardless of "who" they're wearing or which pro did their makeup, red-carpet posing celebs and strutting cat walkers all seem to have a shine to their skin when the rest of us look lackluster. What are they doing that we aren't?
Even though I'm a beauty editor, "going out makeup" has never been my strength. Whether I'm getting ready for a wedding or a fun dinner with my girlfriends, I always ask myself the same question: "Should I wear a smoky eye or a bright lip?" And since my husband finds lipstick repulsive, the answer is almost always the smoky eye.
You've heard it a million times: Great eyebrows can completely transform your look. But just in case you had any doubts, we did some instant celebrity eyebrow makeovers to show just how dramatic the change can be.
Even though Fashion Week showcases a season that's more than six months away (everything we saw this month is for fall 2012), it's seriously tempting to try the hairstyles and makeup looks now. And so many of the women we spotted on the street -- whether they were going to the shows or not -- were doing just that. From bold lip colors to big hairstyles, they were test-driving the trends mere minutes after they appeared on the catwalk.
Is your makeup bag filled with brown eyeshadows and clear lip glosses? If so, it may be time to break out of your beige-colored comfort zone and try one of these hot new color trends. We'll show you how
Wendy lost 35 pounds -- but she's having a harder time losing her "fat girl" mentality. See how this makeover brings out her natural beauty and self-confidence
Since we spend all our waking hours talking to pro makeup artists and celeb hairstylists, we editors are walking beauty encyclopedias. Have brittle nails? Take a fish oil supplement. Want to elongate your face? Get side bangs and contour your face with bronzer. But ask us which lipstick shades flatter women of all skin tones and we're stumped.
The problem with New Year's resolutions is that they typically focus on all the things you want to change. Drop a couple pants sizes, get a daring haircut, overhaul your entire look. Well, this year, instead of being a Negative Nancy, we say it's time to love who you are and what you've got. Which means natural makeup and effortless-looking hair are in.
It seems like every day a new beauty product comes out and with each one comes the same thing: Hope. Hope that this anti-aging serum will erase those brown spots. Hope that this smoothing cream will banish frizz for good. Hope that this spot treatment will make acne a distant memory.
As a kid, trying to look less sick would have been a seriously dumb idea. One glimpse of your red nose, watery eyes, and pale skin and mom would insist that you stay home watching cartoons in your jammies. Score!
Want to up your "how to apply eyeliner" game? Whether you're an eyeliner rookie or a winged-tip-wearing-snob, these makeup artist techniques will help you master 10 stunning eyeliner looks on your first try.
Were you taught to never go to someone's house empty handed? While Miss Manners says this isn't a rule per se (she's more of a thank-you-note-after kind of gal), a hostess gift is still a nice gesture. Especially after you've taken over someone's couch for a weekend, raided her fridge, and accidentally spilled wine on her formerly pristine sofa.
If this season is all about giving, let's just say we're more like Scrooge than Santa.
It's not that we're not generous. But with all the shiny new gizmos and the gorgeous holiday sets available, we'll be the first to admit that we're often tempted to keep the gifts for ourselves. C'mon, fess up: You kept that set of luxe hand creams instead of giving them to mom last year, didn't you?
For a product whose entire reason for being is to make your skin look great by setting foundation and keeping skin matte, it rarely gets the attention it deserves. People never gush about how great your powder looks, do they?
We see her all the time. The woman in the next lane, swerving because she's applying her mascara while going 55 miles per hour. Or the one who's so busy perfecting her smoky eye that it takes her a solid 30 seconds to start moving after the light turns green.
Some of these videos get millions of views. Millions. Which, as it turns out, is just enough bad advice to warrant Chex Mix and McDonalds ads before they start.
