New Year's Eve is one of those occasions synonymous with glitter and all things sparkly. Whether it's in your makeup, hair, inside your home or on your nails, sparkle is practically mandatory over this holiday. Even a glass of champagne or sparkling wine looks...well, sparkly.
One of the no-skipping steps when it comes to at-home manicure or pedicure is a top coat. The final polish layer on lacquered nails, the purpose of the top coat is to ensure that the color underneath is sealed and, if the product is good, it will give the color and nails that lasting sheen we so often associate with salon-done nails. There is more to the top coat that the gloss, though; having sealed the color, it prevents premature chipping, fading and peeling. In other words, it allows us to wear our chosen nail polish for longer than one or two days, while keeping it looking fresh thus extending its wear.
Aside from being one of the biggest beauty trends for 2023, lustrous, healthy looking brows that are on the thicker side are, simply put, better looking than the infamous '90s single line-type shape. And they do more to frame our eyes and face, overall, so no wonder more and more brow products keep popping up. However, since this is the 21st century, when we are no longer satisfied with simply and only drawing them on and up on the daily, the stores are filled with brow growth and enhancement serums, and beauty salons offer a variety of services catering to the desire for full, natural-looking brow.
The limited edition Blue Mesas Collection by natural skincare brand Salt & Stone, created in collaboration with Grammy-awarded artist Leon Bridges is infused with soothing, natural fragrances carefully curated by Leon Bridges himself. This extra strength natural deodorant is formulated with seaweed extracts and probiotics to care for skin while providing 24-hour odor protection. The silky, woody black rose and vetiver fragrance with notes of lily, spiced cloves and mahogany will delight both men and women alike.
Chestnuts, chocolates and nudes — we're not talking about a (promising) date night, but of shades of brown for those plump-looking, trendy 90's lips on a budget. You'd like a richly-pigmented lip pencil? Gotcha. Maybe a soft one? Gotcha. Long-lasting? Yes, we've got that here, too. Plus, most of these are under 10 bucks, and you can pick them up at your next drugstore or web prowl.