Besides concealer and blush, a good neutral eyeshadow is right up there in terms of my desert-island, can’t-live-without-’em, must-have beauty products. Here is why. You know how I always say that the number one place we all should apply concealer is at the inner corners of the eyes? Well, ever since I started using Latisse, which discolours your lids a bit (ugh), I’ve extended that tip to applying concealer (or a hybrid concealing/priming product like this) all the way across the lid and at the outer corners, too. (And if I’m looking REALLY tired, I’ll do the upside-down triangle thing as well.)
But you know what happens when you get all that concealer on your eyelids? It creases. Badly. And so I’ve found that the best way to prevent that is by applying a neutral, waterproof, cream eyeshadow on top. It works like magic! And you just slap it on with your fingers—no technique required! Now, I would love to recommend to you the product I favour, but as reader Kate recently discovered—after I got her hooked—it has been discontinued. This makes me want to cry because I’ve been loyal to this shadow for something like five years now, which is unheard of for a beauty ed, and my supply is quickly dwindling. BOO.
However, there ARE quite a few other options out there. So let’s dig in… Keep reading »
There is a curse in my family, and it involves eyelashes.
Specifically, the female members of the clan all have relatively pale, ordinary lashes that are neither long nor thick and require copious amounts of mascara. Meanwhile, the men—yes, the MEN—uniformly enjoy dark, thick, luscious eyelashes that go on for miles and seem to have a natural curl, even.
It is a cruel joke, no? And I was reminded of said joke when I saw these pics from the Lanvin show, which demonstrate that lashes—just lashes—can be all you need to “dress up” your face. GIMME! Keep reading »
September 20th, 2010, 6:53 pm |
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by Michelle
Ever since I started blogging, I’ve become an annoying paparazzi-type person. My camera (which also takes video) is almost always in tow.
Usually this is okay with PR people—since they want to promote their clients, natch—but some of my beauty editor friends aren’t so down with me using them as blog post fodder.
(Possibly because we might not always practice what we preach. What? It’s a lot of pressure to have non-chipped nail polish and perfect makeup all the time.)
However, at a very swanky beauty event the other week hosted by P&G Beauty, I finally got approval to share some beauty-licious beauty editor shots. These girls looked so good that I just had to share—and because most of us had our hair and makeup done that day, it just seemed wrong NOT to document it. Keep reading »
