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Three Tips For Looking Royally Pretty With Bold Purple Lips

BellaSugar — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 04:00:00 PST

Wearing a true purple lip is no easy feat, but Solange Knowles pulled it off nicely while attending a recent Range Rover party in LA. Gold eye shadow and bronzer complemented the bold color, while black liner and sculpted brows gave a dramatic effect. Deeply hued plum lips are a sexy beauty accessory, so to find out tips on how to do it right, just keep reading.

Three Tips For Avoiding Eyeliner-Related Injuries

Miriam Lacey — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:00:00 PDT

Hi gang, an extremely rueful Blondie Bella here. After a weekend of Halloween revelry, I'm currently laid up at home with a corneal abrasion. Apparently, all the Taylor Momsen glittery black eyeliner I kept rubbing on was seriously scratchy, despite its claims to the contrary, and got stuck under my contacts.

I feel like a huge stereotype (I mean, a beauty editor scratching her own eye out with sparkle liner? Seriously?), but to help you avoid my sad fate, I got some tips from my doctor on preventing common eyeliner-related injuries. So to find out if your liner could be leading you to a distinctly unromantic date with the opthamologist, just keep reading.

Glitter is not your friend: Don't make my mistake. Even if a product claims to be safe for eyes, particulate glitter isn't a good thing, especially if you wear contacts. Microglitter can easily get caught under them and irritate your eyes for hours. If you want shine, opt for shimmer liner instead.
Keep your liner pencils extra sharp: A soft, smudgy line from dull eye pencils may look good, but the closer your eye is to the wooden pencil casing, the more likely it is that tiny pieces of wood or paint flakes will fall into your eye. This can result in allergic reactions and scraping your cornea and eyelids.
If you wear contacts, order is important: It's just common sense to put your contacts in before you apply your makeup, but you should also always take your contacts out before you remove it. So remember: Lenses out first, then makeup remover.

How to Brighten Your Eyes in Three Easy Steps – Beauty Tips from Stila Makeup Artist

BellaTV — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 09:00:00 PDT

Stila celebrity makeup artist Sarah Lucero, who has worked with Victoria Beckham, Brooke Shields, and Gossip Girl’s Jessica Szohr, stopped in to share her makeup tips on how to really make your eyes stand out. She recommends three easy products that can help your eyes pop: eyeliner, shimmer eyeshadow, and mascara.

Summer Makeup Tips: How to Do More With Less

BellaTV — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 09:00:00 PDT

Annie shares three easy ways to simplify your makeup routine for Summer. Instead of putting on a lot of makeup this season, use these easy tips to stay shine-free and gorgeous under the sun, using simple products like sunscreen, cheek and lip stains, eyeshadow, and more.

Bella Beauty Bite: Snap and Go Cosmetic Must Haves!

BellaTV — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:00:00 PDT

Perfect to pop in your pocket or purse, these beauty necessities will get you glam in no time. Watch our video to see Annie's editor picks for snap and go cosmetics you can't live without.

4 Ways to Keep Your Makeup Looking Smooth All Day

BellaSugar — Mon, 24 May 2010 04:00:00 PDT

If smudging, creasing, caking makeup's got the best of you, don't give up just yet. I've got tips for keeping your makeup smooth all day - all the way from your foundation to the finishing touches. Check out my roundup below:

7 Steps to Keep Your Lipstick From Flaking	How to Keep Concealer Smooth
7 Ways to Stop Eye Shadow Creasing	5 Ways to Prevent Cakey Foundation

How Bright Is Too Bright?

BellaSugar — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 06:02:12 PDT

The Internet's been abuzz with talk about cosmetic brand Illamasqua's recent launch in the US. All the excitement about such high pigment colors got me wondering, though: how bright are you willing to go with your eye shadow? Do you stick to pastels and taupes, or have you been known to rock an electric orange now and again? And what about day and night? Do you brightness discriminate there or no?

Bellissima: Chanel Sequin Eyeshadow

BellaSugar — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 10:21:39 PST

This just released, fabulous CHANEL LUMIÈRE D'ARTIFICES Metallic Eyeshadow, $75, is already flying off the shelves of Chanel boutiques and department stores nationwide!

There is quite a buzz about this gorgeous party girl metallic eye palette that contains three shades: cool silver, anthracite and warm bronze. Each shade can be worn separately, or blended together to create a stunning look.

The best part about this mini palette is it has been designed to look just like the sequins from a Chanel gown! If you want it, I recommend attempting now! This is a limited edition piece and will only be available while supplies last.

Eyeshadow 101 Cont'd: Brown Eyed Girls

BellaSugar — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 09:22:00 PDT

Welcome back to the final installment of Eyeshadow 101: Brown Eyed Girls. The first lesson was all about purple shadows for hazel/green eyes and the second lesson covered The Best Hues For Your Baby Blues. This final installment is about choosing the best shades of eyeshadow for our chocolicious brown eyed babes.

Let's do a quick recap (I know, it's old by now for you devoted readers) for those of you who are new readers:

The goal of wearing eye make-up is to enhance/bring attention to your eyes. I've taught you, that the rule of thumb is to wear the opposite color eye shadow of your eyes on the color wheel so that your eyes really stand out (or POP as they say in the make-up world). But, brown isn't all that clearly defined on the color wheel so I called in the help of some of my FABulous make up counter experts who say (and I agree), that the best eyeshadow shade for brown eyes are bronzes and greens.

This is super exciting, because as we are well aware by now, metallics are all the rage. Here are my pics for bronze and shimmery deep brown colors for brown eyes. And FYI - these colors can be simple to use alone. Just apply them to the lid and crease.

Stila Eye Shadow in Twig which you can buy here for $14, and

Lancome Color Design Eye Shadow in Click which you can buy here for $14.50

To see additional product recommendations and reviews

read more My favorite green shadows for brown eyes are: Senna's Metallic Eye Color in De-Vine. It's more of a rich greeny gold which you can buy here for $15. Scott Barnes Eye Ice in Goddess which you can buy here for $25. To specifically make your brown eyes bold, you can line both the upper and the lower rims heavily using a classic black pencil as weIl as a deep brown shadow or pencil. I suggest Shu Uemura's Drawing Pencil in Metallic Brown. It's amazingly smooth and the color is FAB. Buy it here for $18. Application recap: If you are going for the whole shebang (lid, crease and highlighter), apply the lightest color (shimmery taupe or bronze) to the entire eyelid all of the way to the edge of the eyebrow. Use a deeper color from the same color family (i.e. deep brown) to the crease and dust a highlighter (a pale, shimmery, neutral or brown) just beneath the brow. And don't forget to blend well. Just when you think you've blended enough, blend more, more and then some more! The goal is not to have obvious edges of color. Remember, lighter colors highlight and darker colors recede and add depth and shading.

Bold in Gold: Iridescent Gold Eye Shadow

FabSugar — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:25:52 PDT

Continuing on with this morning's gold theme, let's talk about Iridescent Gold Eye Shadow. Along with white pencil eyeliner, Gold Eye Shadow was all over the Fall fashions shows. At Anna Sui, makeup artist Pat McGrath applied a thin, shiny line around eyes' inner corners. At Richard Chai, gold shadow covered lips and lined lower lashes.

Try these to get the look:

Chanel Soft Touch Eyeshadow in Gold, $26.50, Available here.

Stila Eye Shadow Trio in Gold, Bronze, Ivory, $24, Available here

Two more picks, plus some great tips for wearing gold eyeshadow, so

read more MAC Eye Shadow in Gorgeous Gold $13.50, Available here IsaDora Perfect Eyeshadow in Gold Dust, $8.49, Available here Here are some great How To tips for wearing gold eyeshadow:

Apply the gold up to the crease of the lids, around inner corners, then one-third of the way across lower lash lines; set it off with a coat of black mascara.

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