There isn’t a universal handbook on how to create smoky eyes—but this shadow palette is the next best thing. Each powder is labeled for a different area of the eye so you know exactly where to apply it, and the kit comes with a step-by-step guide on how to do the look. Yes, it’s truly that easy. Buy it»
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I saw these at the Miu Miu store when I was cruising Ala Moana Center today.
What say you?
I love them… le sigh.
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Aloha, young lady.
If there’s a mall in heaven, I hope it’s like Ala Moana. Red ginger, dwarf palms and bright orchids line the multi-story promenades, which host everything from high-end boutiques like Miu Miu, Chanel and Dior to mainstream shops like The Gap and, here,
What do you think about these
Hana lima, or “Hawaiian made,” is a small line of handmade, cold process vegetable soaps made by a family from Kona on the Big Island.
Soaps manufactured using the cold process last a really long time. In a nutshell, the process involves combining lye (sodium hydroxide), water and fatty acids (which can be made from almost any oil, like olive, coconut, etc.) in a chemical reaction called “saponification.” During saponification the oils and lye become soap; the process usually takes between four weeks and six weeks to complete.
I would have overlooked these, lost amidst the cacophony of tropical tchotchkes in the store, if not for the vintage Hawaiian print packaging. The soaps looked like somebody went wild cutting up a collection of hyper-color aloha shirts!
The 3.5-oz bars are wrapped in bright tropical-print fabrics (they’re actually made of real cloth!) with cute illustrations of plumeria, tuberose and Hawaiian red ginger flowers.
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Today Olga of
Many beauty brands carry one lip plumper, if any, but not Fusion Beauty. Known for “fusing beauty with science” and their “tested on scientists, not animals” motto, the company carries many plumping lip products, like the three I recently got the chance to test thanks to a
So what’s not to love? How about the price. I don’t see myself paying $50 for the full-size product any time soon, although it would make a great Christmas gift (wink-wink!).
If this is sheer, I wonder what their non-sheer glosses look like! This one, like XL, feels tingly, cooling, and lasts a long time. It’s a hydrating lip plumper that I will likely repurchase once I finish my sample.
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Freelance makeup artist and blogger
Think of your face as a grid.
Draw an imaginary line vertically down through the center of your nose, and a horizontal line going across the tip of said nose. The more something interacts with these lines, the more noticeable it is. Following this logic, a small pimple on the very center of the nose is going to attract more attention than a larger one near the jawline, and the same concept applies to makeup.
A grid can help us figure out where to focus our efforts. Should we spend more product and effort covering up that blemish near our cheekbone (bingo!), or that one near our hairline? Or should we aim that concealer brush at that red mark on the center of our chin, or the port-wine stain near our earlobe?
But maybe concealing isn’t your problem. Maybe you want to enhance your bone structure instead.
Cheek color should never fall below your imaginary horizontal line, no matter what (this was an old film and theatre technique used to age actors or make them appear ill).
Now, draw an imaginary vertical line through the center of your pupil; blush should never be applied further in than this line.
The space between your eyebrows should be approximately the width of one of your eyes. To help us find where our brows should end, take any straight object (pencil, brush, etc.; really, any old thing will do), and draw an imaginary line from the corner of the nostril on the same side through the outside corner of that eye. End your brow just inside this spot.
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If there’s one issue I’m passionate about, it’s giving back—especially around the holidays, which can be a particularly poignant time for those less fortunate. This year, the beauty blogging community has come together to create a wonderful charitable initiative, and you can help support their cause.
BeautyBloggers.org is the collaboration of nearly 50 bloggers and brands who’ve donated some of their most coveted products to be auctioned off for charity. The idea is brainchild of swatching queen Karla Sugar, who recognized that she and her fellow beauty bloggers each has a bevy unused products that could be given away, but that donating money would make a bigger impact than donating cosmetics. So she decided to create an online auction of items from each person’s personal collection, and within a matter of weeks, she had some of the top bloggers—as well as major beauty brands including a few of our own: Lancôme, Yves Saint Laurent, Giorgio Armani Beauty, and Essie—on board with incredible donations.
The auction went live yesterday, and all things beauty are up for grabs: Makeup, nail polish, tools, bath and body, skincare, and hair care. Almost everything in the auction is new (and the few that aren’t are noted as used) and these aren’t your everyday beauty finds. You can score beloved discontinued items that aren’t available anywhere else, such as a Lancôme Chris & Tell Lipstick (shown above) signed by designer Chris Benz, YSL’s Signes d’Orient Collector palette, and the hot new Chanel Riva blue nail polish, which is already sold out in stores.
100 percent of the auction proceeds go directly to Doctors Without Borders, an organization committed to bringing quality medical care to people in crisis in over 65 countries. They treat rape victims in Papua New Guinea; they make sure women don’t die in childbirth in Pakistan; and they helped flood victims in Mexico and earthquake victims in Haiti.
Visit BeautyBloggers.org to check out the over 130 items you can bid on—the auction is open to anyone, anywhere in the world, and shipping is included in the bidding price, so every cent of the final sale benefits Doctors Without Borders. The auction is open now through 5 P.M. CST on Monday, December 20th. I hope you will support this wonderful initiative!
It’s almost too pretty to touch, but the floral swirls gracing the
Really, they do. I’m not kidding; they LIVE for it!
This golden peachy pink powder gives cheeks and faces a warm, subtle sheen, but only if you build up the courage to actually disrupt the pretty pattern on the pan.
If you can imagine this limited edition stunner softly illuminating your lovely cheeks, then get ready to flex those commenting muscles because it’s time for another giveaway!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
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You can wear this loose glitter in one of several ways: Sweep it on top of any eye shadow color to give it a golden shimmer, dab it at the inner corners of your eyes for subtle brightening, or pat a nude cream highlighter on your lids, then brush the glitter on top for a sheer veil of sparkle. Buy it»
