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Beauty Spring Peek: Matte Fuchsia Lips

BellaSugar — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 12:35:45 PST

The Spring 2007 Diane Von Furstenberg Show was called "All About Eve," as in the first woman. It was meant to look simple, sophisticated and seductive. You can see this reflection not only in her clothes but in her makeup choices as well. She mixed a polished, yet clean and natural, fresh face with a pop of bright fuchsia, matte color on the lips.

Clearly DVF selected the mouth as the seductive focus and kept the rest of the face simple and sophisticated. Nice work. Be sure to check out more of my Spring Peeks.

To see some of my favorite matte fuchsia lipsticks new for Spring,

Giorgio Armani Armanisilk Lipstick, #4, $25, is a dead sexy moisture rich color made from micro silk powders™ that create a sensual, silky feeling and looking lip. This lipstick really makes a statement. Do you dare wear it?

Elizabeth Arden Exceptional Lipstick in Pink Vibrations, $18.50, is a creamy and smooth long wear lipstick. This intense color will give your eyes and cheeks an instant lift! It is recommended for those with a light to medium skin tone.

Cover Girl Continuous Color Lipstick, Parisian Pink 545, $4.89, gives you two benefits in one little tube. It is made with a moisturizing base (Vitamins E and A) so that your lipstick won't feather or cake; and this bright fuchsia color is so new wave!

A Makeup Artist's Tricks For Looking Camera-Ready

Miriam Lacey — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 05:00:00 PDT

Celebrity makeup artist Julianne Kaye is the lady behind the great makeup on Fashion Star, but she's also a red carpet and editorial staple. With wedding season underway, Kaye gave us a few tips for looking your best in photographs and even wedding videos, too. Find out what looks great (and what to avoid) below.

What We're Sweet On: Lip Color That Really, Truly Doesn't Quit

Miriam Lacey — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 07:43:23 PST

Forget long wear lipstick and stains. Right now, we're wondering if we'll never need to reapply again. When we tried Urban Decay Super-Saturated lip color ($19), we expected it to be bright, but we didn't expect it to last through breakfast, lunch, and snacks seemingly unfazed. In fact, we just assumed it had worn off when we caught ourselves in the bathroom mirror and realized that it was still there and almost as vivid as it had been six hours before. It's almost like it was challenging us.

The secret to its invincibility appears to lie in its massive pigment payoff. We've been applying the orange and fuchsia shades (Punch Drunk and Crush, respectively) together to create a custom neon pink, then blotting and pressing it into our lips for a matte finish. And even after that, the stuff's so highly pigmented that it stays around for the rest of the day. It's much brighter (and longer lasting) than almost any lip stain we've tried.

The only downside is that the high opacity limits the color's versatility. You can blot it down or try to dilute it with gloss, but you'll be working a long time before you get any kind of sheer or subtle result. Still, we'd never knock anything with this much staying power, and if you love vibrant lip color, you may finally have met your match. We know we did.

Create 5 Gorgeous Holiday Lip Looks With a Single Lipstick

Michelle Phan — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:07:13 PST

YouTube star and beauty guru Michelle Phan knows makeup, especially when it comes to the holidays. This week, Michelle shares five great holiday-perfect ways to repurpose one lipstick:

Hi everyone,

No holiday look is complete without great lip color! With a single shade of lipstick, you can create a variety of beautiful lip looks fit for the holidays; all it takes is a little technique.

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Here is a step-by-step guide to each of the looks in my Holiday Lips tutorial: sheer, simple, "velvet glimmer", matte, vamped, and glossy. Consider this your holiday lipstick guide!

Dita Von Teese Talks About Her Upcoming Book and Ditching Her Signature Scent

Jaime Richards — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 13:00:54 PST

Dita Von Teese has been known to tweet her beauty secrets a time or two, and soon she'll be sharing even more about her look, as she's currently working on a beauty book. Dita, who travels sans a hair and makeup team, wants the forthcoming step-by-step guide to be all about getting a DIY message out there. "I don't go to the salon when I need to color my hair, I pull out my box of hair dye. I want women to understand that you don't have to have the glam squad to put you together," she told WWD. But Dita's not rushing through the book-making process, instead choosing to take her time on getting it right. To see what else Dita had to say, including a few hints about doing her own fragrance and makeup line, just keep reading.