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Tuesday May 7th, 2013

A Close-Up Look at the Most Dramatic Eye Makeup at the Met Gala
Beyond the Black Eyeliner

A Close-Up Look at the Most Dramatic Eye Makeup at the Met Gala

Run-of-the-mill red carpets usually feature a lot of smoky eyes, nude lips, and artfully highlighted brow bones. But throw a punk theme in there, and suddenly you have January Jones looking like she escaped from a Gareth Pugh runway.

Yes, there were plenty of safe, gorgeous makeup looks at the Met Gala last night, but a handful of celebs really had fun with their eye makeup, either breaking out the color or the arty graphic eyeliner.

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Published at 4:30 PM

Monday April 22nd, 2013

9 Awesomely Dirty Beauty Products You Should Try
Dirt Don't Hurt

9 Awesomely Dirty Beauty Products You Should Try

We’ve been told all our lives that dirt is bad. Bad to eat, bad to track into the house, and, especially, bad for your pores. Most beauty cleansing products are designed to eradicate dirt from your skin, but there are actually benefits to having a little bit of it in your beauty routine. Earthy ingredients with dirt bases, like clay and volcanic ash, actually clarify and cleanse your skin in a non-drying way that soap just can’t.

In honor of Earth Day, we’ve picked out some beauty products that actually celebrate dirt, whether it be as a cleanser, scent (yes, really), or color inspiration–and work really really well.

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Published at 5:30 PM

Friday April 12th, 2013

Finding the Perfect Mascara
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Finding the Perfect Mascara

Most women probably agree that a good mascara is absolutely essential to any beauty routine. Or at least that’s what makeup companies think, if the sheer and utterly confusing amount of mascaras on the market is any indication. There are volumizing, thickening and lengthening formulas; bristle, plastic, curved, and straight wands; ones that declump, ones that purportedly help your lashes grow longer–there’s even mascaras that vibrate. But with so many options on the table, how does one even begin to choose the right mascara for herself?

We decided to ask some experts to help us demystify mascara. They helped us decode everything from brush shape to how to apply it. What follows is a review of the 15 latest and greatest mascaras on the market. Read on:

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Published at 12:25 PM

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Monday February 11th, 2013

Backstage Beauty Brief: Victoria Beckham, Zac Posen and More
Beauty

Backstage Beauty Brief: Victoria Beckham, Zac Posen and More

We spent our Sunday worshipping at the church of fashion–we dragged our sorry selves out of bed really early to check out Victoria Beckham‘s look at the New York Public Library and lasted all the way until the evening, when we ooh’ed and ah’ed over Zac Posen’s signature elegant beauty look. (Start practicing a gorgeous bordeaux lip!)

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Published at 7:40 PM

Sunday February 10th, 2013

Backstage Beauty Brief: Alexander Wang, Prabal Gurung and More
Beauty

Backstage Beauty Brief: Alexander Wang, Prabal Gurung and More

Yesterday was pretty exciting, fashion-wise: Alexander Wang, Prabal Gurung, and Altuzarra all showed collections, and we were lucky enough to be backstage with the beauty teams, too.

Click through to check out the cognac ponytails at Wang, a super dramatic eye at Monique Lhuillier, the coolest teenagers ever at Chloe Sevigny for Opening Ceremony and tons more.

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Published at 4:20 PM