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Six Ways to Apply a Highlighter
Highlighters illuminate, while concealers cover. This was a very important lesson I learned while chatting with Yves St. Laurent national makeup artist, Dell Ashley, at the San Francisco Saks 5th Avenue.
Reader Review of the Day: Neutrogena Healthy Skin Blends Sheer Highlighting Blush
Blushes with multiple colors are a great way to get the benefits of various colors, without having to buy an overabundance of product. Neutrogena's Healthy Skin Blends Sheer Highlighting Blush ($12.80) has a touch of color with a slight shimmery finish. Reader Laura220 is impressed, and here's why:
For me, this is expensive for blush, but it's so worth it.
Five Easy Ways to Fake a Sun-Kissed Glow
If you make frequent stops on the Bella train, then you'll know that I'm all about safe sunning — which means no tanning at all. But that doesn't mean you have to lose the look of a day at the beach. While I love the benefits of a self-tanner, sometimes I don't want to deal with the smell of DHA combining with my skin's chemistry or the affliction of streak-mania all over my body.
Reader Review of the Day: Smashbox Photo Op Under Eye Brightener
I get darkness under my eyes, so I'm a fan of brighteners, which liven up the under-eye area in a flash. Instant refreshment. Reader Laratf highly recommends Smashbox Photo Op Under Eye Brightener, and here's why:
It's by far the best brightener/concealer I've used.
Reader Review of the Day: MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Degradé
If you're a regular reader, you'll know that I love multitasking products. Loyal reader Emalove recently reviewed MAC's Mineralize Skinfinish Degradé ($28), a limited-edition palette of four shades that can be used all over the face as a blush, highlighter, eye shadow, and contouring powder. Find out what she had to say about the shimmery stuff below:
I just bought my first Mineralize Skinfinish — the Redhead shade in the new Brunette Blonde Redhead collection — and I am in love!
Reader Review of the Day: Benefit Cosmetics high beam
Highlighters are great, so don't just save them for special occasions; use them everyday for that wide-awake glow.
So, for today's reader review, we're looking at Benefit Cosmetics high beam ($24), a brightening complexion enhancer. Reader A Million Suns is loving this product, calling it an ethereal glow in a bottle.
Doing Drugstore: Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Double Face Perfector
When YSL Touche Éclat debuted in 1992, beauty editors began raving about the highlighter's ability to brighten a dull complexion. Sixteen years later, it's still a best-selling item, even spawning a version for men last month. It's one of the few makeup items I'll splurge on, but after my most recent pen started to smell bad after a few weeks, I resented having paid $39.50 for it.
A Quick Tip For Brighter Eyes
I'm sure you've had friends and makeup artists tell you over and over again that an easy way to make your eyes look brighter, wider and whiter is to add a champagne or pearly white shadow just under your brow bone. Not only does this significantly open up your eyes, but it also makes your brows look cleaner and more defined.
A terrific and natural looking product to make your eyes pop in a jiffy is called High Brow from Benefit Cosmetics ( $20).
Get Glowing With a Liquid Highlighter
Not just for textbooks anymore, highlighters provide a very fun and flattering way to add a subtle glow to any makeup look. What's more, they can enhance or conceal flaws or features. Here are a few ways to wear them.
Pastel Products, Part II: Precious Face Powders
Part two of my springtime pastel products series is all about luminosity. These powders help absorb excess oil while giving your skin that healthy glow. Blend them all over your face for a more noticeable "light," or add a touch to the tip of your nose, forehead, and cheekbones for subtle radiance.
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