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The 5 big makeup trends from Spring 2013 Couture Week—and how to wear them in real life

Fashion Week

Posted on Thursday, January 24/2013

When it comes to makeup, Couture Week may bring the crazy—but I love me some crazy. For the past few days, the world’s haute couture designers have been showing their collections in Paris,... > continue reading

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12 winter makeup looks for cold-weather glam

Fashion Week

Posted on Monday, January 7/2013

Brrr! It’s freezing outside—but that doesn’t mean your makeup has to get the cold shoulder. In fact, it’s often easier to get more experimental with cosmetics in the wintertime, since you don’t have... > continue reading

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How-to: The “monotone chic” makeup at Valentino F/W ’12

Makeup

Posted on Friday, October 5/2012

The look: Monotone chic. (By makeup artist Pat McGrath.) The inspiration: Penelope Tree and Angelica Huston. The how-to: FACE CoverGirl & Olay Tone Rehab 2-in-1 Foundation Fill in brows with CoverGirl Brow & EyeMakers EYES CoverGirl &... > continue reading

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I’ve decided on my spring fragrance this year—have you? Here are 10 new scents you should know about

New Products

Posted on Tuesday, April 24/2012

So the weather outside may be frightful. (Did anyone leave the house last night? OMG, I nearly caught hypothermia on the way home.) But that doesn’t change the fact that next week we’ll... > continue reading

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The best (or at least, most “interesting”) beauty trends from Paris Fashion Week: Brow-dazzling, blue mascara and more

Fashion Week

Posted on Tuesday, March 13/2012

WELL. After all the beauty WTF-ery in Milan, we’re getting a taste of it from Paris too. The biggest of the big four—Paris Fashion Week—wrapped up last week… and ooh la la, it... > continue reading

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Paris S/S ’12: Would you rather look sexy… or sweet? That’s the choice presented by YSL and Valentino (and I’m going with the latter)

Fashion Week

Posted on Wednesday, October 5/2011

Pretty or sexy: it’s the eternal beauty question, isn’t it? Kind of like Mary Ann or Ginger. Jackie or Marilyn. Betty or Veronica. Or the early 21st century version, Aniston or Jolie. Anyway,... > continue reading

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F/W '11: Now that all the Fashion Weeks are dunzo, let's recap with the top 10 prettiest beauty trends you should try—like, right now!

Fashion Week

Posted on Wednesday, March 16/2011

We made it! Fashion Month is officially ovah for another six months, and wasn’t it grand? So much easier to help ourselves to the bird’s-eye Internet version than, as I said, having to... > continue reading

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Paris F/W '11: Hair accessories are your friends! Here are 4 supremely useful and on-trend ones to add to your beauty toolkit

Fashion Week

Posted on Monday, March 14/2011

While I’m no stranger to experimentation with hair colour—I’ve been everything from platinum blonde to strawberry to chestnut brown, and even Ombré—I am incredibly lazy when it comes to styling. Maybe it’s because... > continue reading

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Paris S/S ’11 Couture: Valentino is inspiring me to wear purple eyeshadow, while Armani Privé confirms that purple lips are indeed scary

Fashion Week

Posted on Friday, January 28/2011

Besides Chanel’s gorgeous twist on wingy eyeliner and blush, another makeup highlight from Paris Couture Week has to be the purple shadow at Valentino. It has me asking myself: Self, why don’t you... > continue reading

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The difference between Good Frizz and Bad Frizz—and the products you need for each

Trend Alert

Posted on Thursday, August 12/2010

Sometimes beauty really doesn’t make sense. You know how I’ve been going on about the whole “textured” trend in hair? As in dry, matte, slightly flyaway and overall Not Trying Too Hard hair?... > continue reading