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Friday April 12th, 2013

Finding the Perfect Mascara
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Finding the Perfect Mascara

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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

Monday March 11th, 2013

Aussie Makeup Artist Napoleon Perdis Is Conquering America One Makeup Tip at a Time
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Aussie Makeup Artist Napoleon Perdis Is Conquering America One Makeup Tip at a Time

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Makeup guru Napoleon Perdis may not yet be a household name here in the US the way he is in his native Australia, but that’s okay with him–and trust us, he soon will be.

He’s just launched at Bergdorf Goodman and we caught up with him for a phone chat in advance of the launch. Since this is the guy who runs a makeup academy Down Under (he calls it the “Harvard of makeup) we figured some tips were in order. Read on to find out why Perdis thinks you should put on mascara first, and never use lip liner.

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Published at 4:45 PM

Tuesday February 19th, 2013

Friday February 8th, 2013

Fashion’s Go-To Astrology Guru Susan Miller on the ‘Year of the Snake’ Makeup Collections
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Fashion’s Go-To Astrology Guru Susan Miller on the ‘Year of the Snake’ Makeup Collections

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In the Chinese zodiac calendar, 2013 is the Year of the Snake–and more specifically, the year of the water snake. This Sunday is the first day of the Chinese new year, and cosmetics companies are celebrating with some new makeup collections.

There’s a lot of lore and astrology linked to the celebration of the Chinese new year, so we asked fashion’s go-to astrologer, Susan Miller, to help us figure out what it all means, and how beauty products exactly fit into the equation. (Stay with us here. There’s actually a connection!)

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Published at 2:48 PM