When you walk into Sephora or your local drugstore and are confronted with all the new seasonal beauty launches, it can be overwhelming to try to figure out what’s really new and different. What’s worth spending some of that hard-earned paycheck on?
Lucky for you, we have spent hours swiping, patting, and spritzing in order to bring you our picks for the best launches of the season.
It’s summertime (well, not quite, but it definitely feels like summer right now) and that means some of music’s hottest acts are hitting the road to play a stage near you.
So what’re you gonna wear?
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:
There’s no metal that’s more trendy than rose gold right now. We’ve been seeing it everywhere, from jewelry to handbag accents and even shoes. Now it’s invading makeup bags everywhere.
Even the most enthusiastic of shoppers bemoans the trials of the gift giving holiday season—but fear not, we’ve compiled the best beauty stocking stuffers and tailored it down to very specific recipients. Did you draw a coworker you never speak to in the office Secret Santa? Does your friend work in fashion (and thus, love cats?) Do you have a friend whose secret single behavior is staring at her pores up close in a mirror? Do you have a friend whose lipstick gets on absolutely everything? We’ve got you (and them) covered.
Thanksgiving is a marathon day of doing nothing much more than cooking, eating, drinking, and gabbing. So it’s quite the workout for your face, and thus, your makeup.
We talked to some makeup experts from MAC, NARS, and Maybelline for tips to make your makeup last (which will be helpful all through this marathon holiday season), as well as product recommendations for the most tenaciously long-wearing makeup we could find for your face, eyes, and lips.
Read on to see how you can get through this Thanksgiving with nary a touch-up needed.
Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Brown Thursday–all the sales days associated with Thanksgiving are starting to blend together into one big giant shopping-fest. It feels like the anxiety of getting the best deals has replaced the anxiety of roasting the perfect bird (and having to chat with your drunk uncle).
Don’t worry–we’re here to help.
It may only be Halloween weekend, but according to the fabulous folks at J.Crew, it’s already beginning to feel a lot like Christmas. Yesterday evening, American Express and the classic-cool high street store joined forces to celebrate the launch of the latter’s Holiday 2010 collection at their Fifth Avenue flagship store.
As a line of eager shoppers wrapped around the block outside, J.Crew’s creative team mingled with those inside—and were more than happy to spill the details on their holiday gifting lists. “I think I’ve bought something like 12 gingham shirts at this point,” laughed Jenna Lyons, the brand’s President and Executive Creative Director (and our own longtime girl crush). “And lots of cashmere socks—I mean, who would actually spend $30 on a pair of socks for themselves? They’re the sort of extravagant thing you’d never treat yourself to—which is why they make for a great gift.”
Aerie
Deal: Enter code 54723905 at checkout to save 15% off your purchase
When: Ends August 17, 2010
ELF
Deal: Enter code BEST at checkout to save 50% off the price of any of the best sellers listed in the link
When: Ends August 12, 2010
Lomography
Deal: 15% to 50% off cameras and camera accessories
When/Where: Saturday, August 7 through Sunday, August 8. Sat 10:30am—9pm, Sun 11am—7pm. 41 W. 8th St between MacDougal St and Sixth Ave (212-529-4353), New York
Over the course of my career I’ve become rather adept at writing about how to put on makeup or do your hair. But what I’m not amazingly talented at is doing it myself. And really the best way to learn is to watch someone else do it. The good folks over at Stila have realized Read more →
Stila’s been saved. The indie makeup brand faced bankruptcy a few weeks ago, canceling online orders and putting the entire staff on vacation. Yesterday, they announced they’d been bought by venture capital firm Patriarch Partners LLC., the company’s first foray into beauty. It’s Stila’s third owner in as many years, Estee Lauder sold the brand Read more →
We hear that Stila has gone bankrupt. The story goes like this: The beauty brand, which is a favorite with beauty editors but is a little bit of a harder sell with girls that like bright colors on their faces, was sold by Estee Lauder to Sun Capital Partners in 2006, which means the products Read more →
