How Fashion Insiders Get Ready For the Spotlight


Updated 02/10/12 1:11 AM · Posted by · 5 comments

Fashion Week Designer Beauty Tips

Fashion Week is upon us, and models, designers, and other industry insiders everywhere are prepping for the shows the way football players prep for the Super Bowl. Come behind the scenes with us to find out how some of fashion’s biggest names and most beautiful faces stay healthy, balanced, and totally gorgeous during all the excitement. Read more

Olympian Natalie Coughlin Dives Into Beauty


Updated 02/06/12 3:10 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 0 comments

How to Keep Hair and Skin Safe From Pool Water

Two-time Olympic champion Natalie Coughlin is legendary for her 100 meter backstroke, impossible to beat as part of the freestyle relay team, and one of Team USA's brightest hopes for this year's London games. We met up with her at a shoot for her new Pantene ad and discovered that Natalie's also quite the glamour puss when she's on dry land. "I'm a girlie girl when I have the chance," she said. Read more

The Simply Surprising Reasons French Women Have Enviably Glowy Skin


Updated 02/03/12 11:01 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

How to Get Beautiful Skin Like a French Woman

When Bertrand Thomas and his wife, Mathilde, (pictured above) launched Caudalie in 1995 with just three items on the roster, it was the first company to use the antiaging benefits of grape-seed polyphenols in skin care. Since then, the vinotheraphy-based brand has launched a full range of products, using practically all parts of the grape, from skin to stalk. In fact, its radiance-boosting Beauty Read more

Cleopatra Liner Makes a Comeback


Updated 01/26/12 11:50 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Cleopatra Eyeliner How-To

When most of us think of "Egyptian"-style eyeliner, the first thing that comes to mind is Elizabeth Taylor chewing scenery in 1963 drama-fest Cleopatra. And over the past few months, it's a look that's certainly been inspiring designers and makeup artists. From big brands like Gucci and Jean Paul Gaultier to indie lines like Electric Feathers (shown above), thick, defined eye makeup, which Read more

5 Ways to Break Your Beauty Routine Out of the Winter Doldrums


Updated 01/25/12 8:11 PM · Posted by · 4 comments

New Makeup and Hair to Try, January 2012

The days are getting longer again, but we're still far from the halcyon days of short shorts and sunshine. Don't let the hoarfrost get you down, though. Just because the weather outside is frightful, that doesn't mean your everyday look can't be delightful. These five style ideas are designed to put you back in a good mood, whether you need a way to defeat hat hair or want makeup that looks Read more

5 Easy-to-Make Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Skin


Updated 02/12/12 2:27 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Skin Mistakes That Cause Breakouts

It's an almost-universal experience: your complexion has been fine for a while, and then one day, almost out of nowhere, you're in breakout city and your skin looks worn out and defeated overnight. You're cleansing and using a daily regimen, so what could be wrong? Well, if it's not stress or hormones, it could very easily be one of several smaller, less obvious culprits. See a list of the usual Read more

6 Bad Beauty Habits to Break Now


Updated 01/29/12 8:03 PM · Posted by Michelle Phan · 4 comments

Bad Beauty Habits to Break

YouTube star and beauty guru Michelle Phan is all about beauty, and she's here to help you start your year off fresh. This week, Michelle admonishes us against six bad beauty habits we should all break in the new year: Hi everyone, Whether it's not always washing your face or not always washing your brushes, we are all guilty of a few bad beauty habits that we know we ought to break. What Read more

Before and After: How to Wear Makeup For the Perfect Picture


Updated 01/24/12 9:02 AM · Posted by · 7 comments

Before and After Makeover From Gucci Westman

I've sometimes wished a professional makeup artist was on hand for a consultation before my photo was taken. The opportunity for that to actually happen arose this week, when Revlon's Global Artistic Director Gucci Westman volunteered her makeover services. Gucci, who's worked with the likes of Cameron Diaz and Kim Kardashian, walked me through the steps she used to get my visage ready for the Read more

Ditch Dull-Looking Skin With Easy Makeup Tutorial


Updated 01/22/12 2:56 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 3 comments

How to Treat Dry Winter Skin

Keeping a radiant, fresh face during the winter can be a struggle. The weather and environmental factors tend to leave us looking like a drier, flakier version of ourselves — but not anymore. Here, celebrity makeup artist Desirae Cherman provides simple tips on how to properly moisturize and apply makeup this season for a fresh daytime look. Read more