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Before and After: How to Wear Makeup For the Perfect Picture

Allie Merriam — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:03:23 PST

I've sometimes wished a professional makeup artist was on hand for a consultation before my photo was taken. The opportunity for that to actually happen arose this week, when Revlon's Global Artistic Director Gucci Westman volunteered her makeover services. Gucci, who's worked with the likes of Cameron Diaz and Kim Kardashian, walked me through the steps she used to get my visage ready for the camera. She shared some beauty tips - and revealed how she's prepping to survive another Fashion Week - just before a portrait session with photographer Michael Fine began.

I presented Gucci with a relatively bare face, which you can see at right.

To read Gucci's tips, and to see the results of her hard work, just read on.

Olivia Wilde Shows Us How to Wear Polka Dots!

Allison McNamara — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:58:46 PST

Olivia Wilde stepped out as the newest global ambassador for Revlon last night in NYC, showing off a perfect holiday party ensemble. She styled her Marc Jacobs polka-dot skirt, which we featured in this episode of Currently Trending, with a festive red Lanvin top and Yves Saint Laurent Mary Janes. We love the idea of pairing our dots with red, blue, or green for a fresh and playful holiday party look. On Allison: Versace for H&M skirt.

Emma Stone Talks Red Hair, Beauty, and Her Favorite Red Carpet Moment

Jaime Richards — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 07:00:41 PST

Since bursting on the scene in 2007's Superbad, Emma Stone has truly made a name for herself. Not only has she hosted Saturday Night Live twice, she's also been nominated for a Golden Globe and is currently receiving plenty of Oscar buzz for her turn in The Help. Now, Emma has a whole new role: a global ambassador for Revlon. But when it comes down to it, Emma is just as down to earth and awesome as you'd expect. From her first attempts at makeup to how she inadvertently became a redhead, find out this and more when you keep reading.

Manicure Monday: A $4 Polish That Dazzles and Delights

Annie Tomlin — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:35:20 PDT

We'll be straight with you: The first coat of Revlon's Facets of Fuchsia nail polish ($4) isn't nearly as pretty as the polish in the bottle. Instead of a trippy space-odyssey purple glittersplosion, it's a sheer black with bits of sparkle. Stick with it for two more coats, though, and you'll be rewarded with layers of hexagonal and fine glitter over a black jelly base. In a word: gorgeous. It's part of Revlon's limited-edition Expressionists makeup collection, which also features glittery pale pink and blue polishes in the same vein. Like all glitter polishes, this one takes some work to remove, but it's so pretty that you won't mind.

Nude Lips (and Missing Pants) at Rag & Bone

Annie Tomlin — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:22:47 PDT

As is the case every season, Revlon Global Artistic Director Gucci Westman created a makeup look for Rag & Bone. It's a show dear to her heart, since she's not just a makeup maestro, but is also married to the line's codesigner David Neville. Backstage, she said that she initially toyed with doing a strong lip look for the Spring 2012 show, but ultimately went with a nearly nude lipstick instead. "I just wanted it to be super easy," she said, adding that the neutral makeup palette didn't compete with the clothes. (Get the look with Revlon Super Lustrous lipsticks in Demure and Silver City Pink.) And it's clear that Westman is a fan of the collection. She confessed to falling in love with a pair of Rag & Bone trousers, then taking them home - and unbeknownst to her, they happened to be destined for the runway. "David called me in a panic yesterday," she admitted. "Busted! How embarrassing is that?" In the end, all was well: pants were returned, the models looked fresh, and Rag & Bone looks destined to continue its string of enthusiastically received collections.

Emma Stone and Olivia Wilde Are Revlon's New Ambassadors

Miriam Lacey — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 10:10:32 PDT

If you thought Emma Stone and Olivia Wilde were everywhere already, get ready to see them in the drugstore, too. The pair just signed on as Revlon's latest global ambassadors and will front a new line of makeup and nail polish starting in 2012. They'll have television, print, digital, and magazine spots coming up, although no word yet on what their new collection will be based around.

"Creatively, Revlon has never been afraid to push the envelope, which is important to me," Olivia said of her new gig. "I also love that they use their tremendous recognizability around the world to do good as one of the industry's biggest champions of women's health. It's exciting to join a company with a big heart and big ideas."

Emma and Olivia will be joining Revlon's current ambassadors Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Halle Berry, and Elle Macpherson. Will you be interested in taking a look at their campaigns and the products they'll front?

Revlon: Not Just Nail Polish and Lipstick, but Dolls, Too

Jaime Richards — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 07:00:00 PDT

You already know Revlon does makeup, nail polish, and hair tools, but did you realize the beauty brand also does dolls? From Tonner Doll Company (the same manufacturer that created the Twilight dolls) comes the Revlon 13-inch fashion doll collection ($60 to $100). The dolls model synthetic hair, and wear outfits ranging from basic lace undergarments to those equipped with multiple wig changes. Big spenders can splurge on the 10-inch vintage Revlon fashion doll collection ($125 each), which includes dolls wearing elegant coiffures and standard (albeit a little creepy) blinking eyes. And now you can look at Revlon in a whole other light. Who would've known?

Beauty Must Have: REVLON® GROW LUSCIOUS PLUMPING™ MASCARA

Sponsor — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:12 PDT

REVLON GROW LUSCIOUS PLUMPING™ MASCARA is the latest product in the Grow Luscious™ line and an essential element to any woman’s beauty arsenal. This miracle worker instantly plumps up to 200 percent* to leave you with gorgeous, thick, and full lashes. Not only does REVLON GROW LUSCIOUS PLUMPING™ MASCARA give you that instant pop, but the conditioning formula is tailored to complement the natural growth cycle of your lashes, helping them grow stronger day after day. Meanwhile, it’s guaranteed not to clump, flake, or smudge. So go ahead and bat those lashes with REVLON GROW LUSCIOUS PLUMPING™ MASCARA!

*non-waterproof formula

This Drugstore Concealer Is Twice as Nice

Miriam Lacey — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 11:22:00 PDT

I like my concealers to have a few qualities: good opacity, nondrying formula, and excellent wear. And happily, I can say that Revlon's PhotoReady concealer SPF 20 ($10) matches all those criteria nicely. It's a lot like another drugstore favorite of mine, Maybelline Cover Stick ($6), but it's a little less cakey and the colors blend more smoothly into my skin.

I bought two different shades, Light and Light Medium, to use on different parts of my face. I use Light on my forehead and cheeks and use Light Medium under my eyes and along my jawline. It's something I wouldn't have been able to do if I were purchasing a more expensive product, but I think the look is much more natural, since the skin under your eyes is generally a little darker. I do recommend wearing under-eye primer with it, because, like all concealer, it settles into the folds a bit. Other than that, though, I've been very pleased, and I feel slightly less impoverished by my beauty habit.

See Jessica Biel and Leighton Meester Get Dramatic in New Commercials

Miriam Lacey — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 10:30:00 PDT

Jessica Biel and Leighton Meester are both starring in new commercials for Revlon and Vera Wang, respectively. Jessica's spot was directed by Darren Aronofsky (who also directed Black Swan), and it has a moody, stylized feel that's atypical for beauty commercials. It's a little bit reminiscent of Elizabeth Taylor's iconic White Diamonds ad in the way it's shot, too. But Leighton's ad is a totally different, rather romantic affair. To see her spot, just keep reading.