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Reverse lip liners are a great makeup secret. Artists have known about this little trick for years, since very light lip liners help prevent your lipstick from running or bleeding outside of your lip line without adding extra color. For that reason, this cool tool is especially applicable to this season's hot red lips trend. So far, I've come across two different products on the market. Here they Read more
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
Cameron Diaz dressed with flirtatious flair in a Catwoman-esque pantsuit at yesterday's UK premiere of What to Expect When You're Expecting. And makeup artist Emma Lovell topped off her ensemble with a cat-eye look filled with feminine charm. "The makeup was designed to complement Cameron's cream Stella McCartney jumpsuit, her choppy blond bob, and her dramatic earrings," Lovell said. "I wanted Read more
A trip to the skin care aisle can be a dizzying experience, but it doesn't have to be so complicated. And while it's obviously important to make sunscreen a part of your daily routine, there are a few key items every woman should include on her must-have list, explains Suki Kramer, founder and president of Suki skin care. They are . . . A great exfoliator: "From jump-starting collagen to Read more
Struggling to find a nude lipstick shade that matches your skin tone? The trick to wearing a neutral hue is to actually think subtle touches of color in lieu of taking the term "nude" literally. From beige to mocha to sheer washes of pink, a nude-toned lip can be quite flattering, especially when coupled with a smoky eye. Take Rihanna, for instance, who opted for a pretty coffee-colored lipstick 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
For Lea Michele's makeup look at the recent Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' screening of Glee, celebrity makeup artist Melanie Inglessis was able to create a beautiful palette in minutes. "We had very little time to do this look, so I worked fast and with my favorite product to do a smoky eye: the fat kohl pencils," she explained. See the exact brand and shade used, along with tips for Read more
It's almost May, so it's time for a little Spring cleaning . . . of your makeup bag, that is. Since expired cosmetics can cause skin irritation and eye infections, it's important to replace them before they go south. Unlike food, though, cosmetics aren't required to have an expiration date on their packaging. Instead, you'll have to keep track of when you opened them. Most products have a jar Read more
It's great to see Kristen Stewart lightening up her look a little for warmer weather, like this metallic blue eye shadow and peach lip color she wore at the recent Kids' Choice Awards. The entire palette is easy to re-create, and as luck would have it, all the eye shades Avon global creative color director Jillian Dempsey used on Kristen cost less than $10. Want to find out how Dempsey layered Read more
At the L!fe Happens premiere, Krysten Ritter added a blast of color to her black and white Jenni Kayne ensemble by wearing orange-red heels. But it's what makeup artist Amy Nadine did next that took the entire ensemble up several notches. To complement the actress's eye-catching footwear, Nadine created a "strong and modern" makeup look that featured matching orange-red lips. Learn how to get Read more
