New Product Alert: YSL Palette Pour Les Levres


Updated 11/01/07 12:01 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 16 comments

New Product Alert: YSL Palette Pour Les Levres

Yves Saint Laurent is on a hot streak this holiday season with cute and sassy products from their Love Collection. This silver charm was inspired by an old piece of jewelry that Yves Saint Laurent loved. The original heart is made of white gold and is embellished with garnet-colored Swarovski crystals. The replica is just as cute, it's a fraction of the cost, and it also contains garnet Read more

New! Tawny Shimmer Brick from Bobbi Brown


Updated 02/17/07 3:36 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 1 comment

New! Tawny Shimmer Brick from Bobbi Brown

Yay! Bobbi Brown has recently released another one of her bellisima shimmer bricks. This one is called Tawny, $55, and is a limited edition shimmer brick and lip kit. Tawny is one of Bobbi Brown's leading powder blushes since it's so versatile from day to night and looks good on so many skin tones. This palette is the perfect combination of tawny (peachy, pinky and brown-ish) shades to Read more

Mint-Tinted Shadows Are Having a Moment


Updated 05/24/12 5:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Green Eye Shadow Trend 2012

St. Patrick's Day has come and gone, but certain stars have been keeping the lucky streak alive with green-tinged shadow. Santigold and Nelly Furtado both opted for minty shades, the latter placing the pastel hue in her inner Vs, the former using the cool tone on her lids and creases. Kat Graham, however, went for a bolder, more vibrant take on the look, with a deep mint color on the lower areas Read more

Who Had the Prettiest Petal-Pink Lipstick This Week?


Updated 05/12/12 6:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Pink Lipstick Trend Spring 2012

The bold lipstick trend may be rampant this season, but there's still plenty of room for the classics. Read: petal-pink lip looks — and this week we saw our fair share of them. Sanaa Lathan paired her subtly glossy version with a metallic eye, while Nikki Reed went for a shimmery grapefruit hue with a hint of champagne shadow. Michelle Trachtenberg, on the other hand, accentuated her flawless Read more

The Secret to Getting the Fastest Smoky Eye Ever


Updated 05/03/12 3:15 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Easy Smoky Eye Makeup

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

Zooey Deschanel on Her Signature Bangs, Her Ultimate Haircut, and DIY Makeup


Updated 04/27/12 6:08 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 1 comment

Zooey Deschanel Hair and Makeup Tips

Zooey Deschanel, known for her enviably cute strands and love of all things vintage, has just been named Pantene's new celebrity spokeswoman. And starting this August, she'll be representing the brand's rereleased Beautiful Lengths collection. The Beautiful Lengths program encourages women to donate their hair to create wigs for patients undergoing chemotherapy, while the products focus on Read more

The 4 Dos (And 4 Don'ts) of Wearing Face-Brightening Luminizer


Updated 04/26/12 12:36 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 1 comment

How to Apply Luminizer

Luminizer is the perfect tool to spruce up your makeup look and give your skin a healthy, natural-looking glow in seconds. The question is: Should you use a liquid luminizer or the powder stuff to get the best results? It turns out, both come with varying benefits. According to celebrity makeup artist Desirae Cherman (who has worked with stars like Mindy Kaling and Jamie-Lynn Sigler), powder Read more

Try Emily Blunt's Hot-Pink Lipstick Trick


Updated 04/19/12 5:13 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Emily Blunt's Pretty Pink Lipstick Trick

Hot-pink lipstick has often gotten a bum rap thanks to its more garish 1980s roots. But for Emily Blunt at the premiere of The Five-Year Engagement, her hot pink — CoverGirl's Lip Perfection Lipstick in Spellbound ($7), a bright, creamy fuchsia — was hotter than hot. Part of the reason the palette worked so well is that makeup artist Jenn Streicher kept Emily's eyes and cheeks simply Read more

Solange Knowles's Matching Tangerine Makeup: Love It or Leave It?


Updated 04/18/12 1:28 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 1 comment

Solange Knowles's Tangerine Eye Shadow and Lipstick

Solange Knowles is known for her bright makeup combinations and bold fashion prints, and at the Tribeca Ball 2012, she most certainly showcased her trendsetting ways. Sporting a variety of tangerine (which happens to be Pantone's color of the year) tones, her ensemble featured a black and white print that was accented with orange throughout. But it didn't end there. Solange also wore an orange Read more