5 of Our Favorite Beauty Features From the Ladies of Harry Potter


Updated 11/11/10 10:00 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 0 comments

Beauty Characteristics of the Female Characters From Harry Potter

It's almost the end of the Harry Potter flicks, my friends. Or more accurately, the happily ever after. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I arrives in theaters on Nov. 19, so to gear up for the occasion, we'd like to pay tribute to the young women of Hogwarts — and Beauxbatons Academy of Magic, to be accurate. So here are five of the things we loved best about Hermione, Luna, Ginny, and Read more

That's What She Said: 6 Fun Celebrity Beauty Quote Quizzes


Updated 11/07/11 2:51 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 0 comments

Celebrity Beauty Quotes

Part of a celebrity's job is to participate in interviews, and lucky for us, that means juicy quotes galore. I gathered together a few of our favorite celebrity quizzes based on things stars have divulged in topics relating to beauty. From lipstick to acne to plastic surgery and even freckles, can you guess who said what? Whose Thinking Behind Their Inking? Read more

Another Reason to Avoid Lightening Creams


Updated 05/21/10 10:21 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 5 comments

Lightening Creams Contain Mercury

In the Renaissance and onward well into the 19th century, women used lead-based makeup to keep their skin fair and youthful looking. Sadly, lead poisoning was common. While most of us assume our beauty products have evolved since then, that's not always the case. There've been plenty of studies showing evidence of lead still present in lipstick, and now a Chicago Tribune investigation found Read more

People Who Really Shouldn't Tan Are the Most Likely to Do It


Updated 05/19/10 6:50 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 21 comments

Redheads and Pale Women Most Likely to Use Tanning Beds 2010-04-29 13:00:00

It's clearer than ever that tanning beds are dangerous and carcinogenic, but that apparently isn't stopping the people who are most vulnerable to skin cancer from using them — at least in the UK. The British Association of Dermatologists conducted a study and found that redheads and other pale, freckled people were the most likely to use tanning beds, even though they're at much, much higher Read more

20 Stars With Freckly Faces


Updated 03/16/10 5:34 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 12 comments

Celebrities With Freckles

It was a close call, but most of you say that you embrace your freckles. Lots of stars are peppered with these sweet spots, and I've got photos to prove that freckles have a certain kind of magnetic charm. Read more

Can You Guess These Celebrity Freckle Quotes?


Updated 10/27/09 9:35 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 5 comments

Can You Guess These Celebrity Freckle Quotes?

Am I one of the odd ones who's always kind of liked my freckles? After all, "A face without freckles is like a night without stars," according to the old saying. There are lots of celebrities that share my affinity for freckles — and some that don't. When it comes to these fellow freckle-faced stars, can you guess who said what in regards to their own beauty marks? Question 1 of 5Who said, "My Read more

Do You Embrace Your Freckles?


Updated 11/16/08 9:10 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 29 comments

Do You Embrace Your Freckles?

A few days ago I told you how the makeup artists at MAC penciled in freckles at Matthew Williamson's Spring 2009 runway show. The look was meant to be fresh, fun, and a bit naughty. Typically, it's freckle faders that people seek, not freckle-enhancing products. If you have freckles, do you love them or do you try to hide them? Source Do You Embrace Your Freckles? Yes. They make Read more

Freckle Juice at Matthew Williamson


Updated 09/18/08 7:43 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 14 comments

2009 Spring Fashion Week Beauty Look at Matthew Williamson

Like tans, natural brows, and blowouts, freckles are one of those things that beauty insiders seem to vacillate about with rapid speed. Some of the same companies who make products that fade freckles have also come out with and discontinued freckle pencils (Lancome, Chanel). Luckily for those of us who are fans of ephiledes (that's science for freckles), Charlotte Tilbury's brought them back at Read more

Makeup Tips for Freckle-Faced Femmes


Updated 01/21/12 8:10 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 40 comments

Makeup Tips for Freckle-Faced Femmes

Every now and then, I get an e-mail from someone who hates her freckles. Usually these dappled lasses want to cover them up, or find out how to make them disappear. This always baffles me, because I think freckles are beautiful! I saw this picture of America Ferrera and thought, "Wow, she makes freckles look really sophisticated." If you have freckles, you've probably been conditioned to cover Read more

Julianne Hough Explains Her Footloose "Granola Hot" Look


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Julianne Hough on Conan

Julianne Hough may be a fair-skinned blond bombshell in real life, but to play Ariel in the Footloose remake she was transformed into that down-home girl next door. Julianne told Conan O'Brien last night that her look in the small-town-set flick was supposed to be less "Playboy bunny" and more "granola hot," which included fake freckles being spray-painted on her every day. Watch her explain what Read more