Perhaps you want to try the bright lip trend this Spring but steer clear of it to avoid ending up with smudged color all over your face. Dick Page, artistic director for Shiseido, assures a bold lip look can be done a lot easier than you think. In lieu of a primer, he recommends turning your lip pencil into a contouring tool to keep everything inside the lines. Not only does this makeup must Read more

Lip pencils are a great way to keep your color around longer, but it's rare to find one that makes you go "Hey, I really don't need to put anything on top of this." MAC's new Pro Longwear Lip Pencils ($18 each), though, may just be that product. Without anything on top, the pencil lasted through a Diet Coke, a cup of green tea, and half a pack of Trident before it even budged, and it was almost Read more

Vanessa Williams matched bold, smoky eyes with a beautiful but almost invisible lipstick look at the March of Dimes Beauty Ball. Her makeup artist for the night, Sam Fine, has some pointers on creating the perfect lipstick look to match your own complexion. So to see his pointers, just keep reading. Read more

Beautifully defined lips are always fashionable, but right now graphic, retro lips are bigger than ever. Getting good definition can be a challenge, though. That's why we called in an expert. Celebrity makeup artist Angela Levin (who's worked with stars like Jennifer Aniston) has been creating looks for Mad Men's Christina Hendricks lately. And clearly, Angela knows her retro lipstick stuff. So Read more

Here's an excerpt from OnSugar blog Beauty & The Blog: Lip liners: love 'em or hate 'em? I've never been a huge fan, as alongside eyebrows (help is here), lip liner can be another grand faux pas. But sometimes, a little liner is necessary. The important thing to remember with liner is to be aware of the need to touch up. A ring around your mouth looking like you just ate a Read more

In yesterday's Link Time, you might recall that I featured an InStyle post about the most requested hairstyles throughout the country, but what about makeup? As luck would have it, research firm The NPD Group recently announced the best-selling makeup products throughout different regions of the country. What part of the nation is swooning for violet blushes, and which segment of the population Read more

I don't know a woman around who isn't looking for inexpensive, multitasking beauty products. And that's exactly what cosmetic designer and developer Ben Bennett had in mind when he created Wanderlove's Lip Wand ($17). The three-in-one includes a lip liner, lipstick, and gloss, and the Eye Wand ($17) includes a black liner, creamy eye shadow, and highlighter stick. It's a clever idea, and these Read more

We've explored different ways to prevent both foundation from caking and concealer from creping. I even have you covered on the various ways to keep eye shadow from creasing. To conclude this series on keeping makeup smooth, let's talk lipsticks. Find out tips on how you can keep your lips feather-free when you read more. Read more

Did you know that CVS is producing its own makeup now? Yup, it's true, and its latest endeavor is a passel of lip treatments called, logically, Focus on Lips. I'm always on the hunt for good, inexpensive drugstore products, so I decided to give the line a trial run. They make everything from a peppermint lip gloss (almost exactly like C.O. Bigelow's) to a scuffer to primer. Want to know how the Read more