Do You Match Your Eye Shadow to Your Eye Color?


Updated 10/06/08 3:07 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 35 comments

Do You Match Your Eye Shadow to Your Eye Color?

A few weeks ago, I contacted makeup artist Amy Oresman, who was responsible for creating Hayden Panettiere's dazzling Emmy look. And here's a little gem that didn't make it into the original post. "What can you say about the often-repeated beauty advice to match your eye shadow shade to your eye color?" I asked. Here's what she had to say: "Don't believe it! Matchy-matchy eye shadows compete Read more

Eye Palettes To Enhance Your Eye Color: Blue Eyes


Updated 12/21/09 9:47 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 34 comments

Eye Palettes To Enhance Your Eye Color: Blue Eyes

Welcome to my fourth and final installment of my Eye Palettes to Enhance Your Eye Color series. This post focuses on blue eye shadows to make your baby blues look bad ass! After consulting with many makeup mavens and experts, I've discovered that it takes more than just one color to make blue eyes bold. The perfect palette is hard to come by, but I've found a few that get the job done well. Read more

Eye Palettes To Enhance Your Eye Color: Green Eyes


Updated 03/05/08 3:39 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 20 comments

Eye Palettes To Enhance Your Eye Color: Green Eyes

Welcome to my third installment of Eye Palettes to Enhance Your Eye Color. This post features green shaded shadows created especially to make green eyes pop! Green has both a warming and cooling effect on the eyes. The color symbolizes: balance, harmony, and stability. You can use bright, chartreuse colors for a springtime feel or darker more olive colors for a fall/winter look. Each of Read more

Eye Palettes To Enhance Your Eye Color: Brown Eyes


Updated 03/08/07 10:47 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 14 comments

Eye Palettes To Enhance Your Eye Color: Brown Eyes

Welcome to the second installment of Eye Palettes To Enhance Your Eye Color. To see the palettes for hazel eyes click here. This post focuses on brown palettes to make brown eyes pop! If you are a brown eyed girl, then you know that bronze (and even golden green) shadows accentuate your warm browns. After consulting with many makeup mavens and experts, I've discovered that it takes more Read more

Eye Palettes To Enhance Your Eye Color: Hazel Eyes


Updated 03/07/07 3:36 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 8 comments

Eye Palettes To Enhance Your Eye Color: Hazel Eyes

Welcome to my first installment of Eye Shadow Palettes To Enhance Your Eye Color. If you have light green or hazel eyes, then you know that purple shadows make them pop. I've tried at least a dozen shades recently, and what I've discovered is you really need more than just one color to make your hazel cat eyes glow. The perfect palette is hard to come by, but I've found a few that get the job Read more

Jeff Andrews Shares the Inspirations and Sources Behind This Gorgeous Library


Updated 04/11/12 11:20 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Jeff Andrews Library Design Pictures

Los Angeles-based Jeff Andrews has designed homes for Ryan Seacrest and America Ferrera, among other clients, and his timeless, elegant, and inspired designs are a hit with design fans, shelter magazines, and design insiders. One of his most recent projects is featured in the May issue of Traditional Home, which will hit newsstands on April 17. Today, Jeff is sharing a preview of one of the rooms Read more

Q&A: Kristen Stewart's Breaking Dawn Makeup Artist


Updated 11/21/11 1:40 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Bella Swan's Wedding Makeup in Breaking Dawn

The wedding scene in Breaking Dawn Part 1 is enchanting, and Bella Swan's bridal makeup is one of the most flattering wedding palettes we've seen in recent history. Kristen Stewart's makeup artist for the film, Stacey Panepinto, gives us tips on how to get Bella's exact look, along with a glimpse at what it was like to work behind the scenes of the latest Twilight installment. See it all when you Read more

The Lazy Girl's Fall Makeup Shopping List


Updated 10/11/11 6:22 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

The Best Fall Makeup Shopping Ideas

  We're happy to present this article from one of our favorite sites, Real Beauty. It's not enough anymore to just update your closet with the turn of a new season. To truly stay in style, you need to reboot your makeup bag, too. But who has the time (and money!) to buy every new lipstick and eye shadow shade? So, for all those lazy girls out there, we've targeted the biggest makeup looks for Read more

Makeup Tips For Fair-Skinned Women


Updated 08/28/11 2:04 PM · Posted by · 12 comments

How to Choose Makeup For Fair Skin 2011-08-24 11:01:00

Krysten Ritter, who is known for her signature blunt bangs and alabaster-toned skin, looked absolutely gorgeous at Dior Beauty's Operation Smile luncheon yesterday wearing a palette of apricot-toned makeup. And as Krysten proves, the key is to go with soft, sheer tones and to embrace your natural complexion. To see some more tips on getting fair-skinned makeup right, just keep reading. Read more