Who knows more about what women want than the people who work on them every day? Doing makeup on a daily basis can help you weed out what works, what doesn’t, and what really matters. There are a number of makeup artists who have long been successful in the world of artistry and want to <... >

Maybe Deborah Lippmann didn’t make the recent History Channel ranking of the Greatest Americans, but without a doubt this pioneer-turned-star of the nail-care industry has earned her stripes.

Here are five products I can’t live without this summer – sheer, practical, and guaranteed not to drip down your face in the scorching heat. How many blotting sheets do you have to go through? Created to last through the intense lights of photo shoots, just a dab of Smashbox’s Anti-Shine in Neutral will keep <... >

Trade determines many of our international relationships, so it comes as no surprise that I reach an Indian woman on the graveyard shift for tech support, support cheap labor in China when I shop at popular chains, and purchase skin care products that are made in France and Germany, without thinking twice. I won’t delve <... >

Neon green and pink eyeshadows, bright orange lipgloss – how many times this spring have you seen colors like these and wondered, “how am I supposed to wear THAT?” There’s something to be said for a classic look. Debbie Bondar developed FACE atelier in her search for the ultimate line, “I wasn’t interested in complicated <... >

Who doesn’t recognize the little bunny logo of All-American Playboy? Whatever your feelings may be, you’ve got to admit that from the neck up, those girls generally look pretty put together: bedroom eyes, flushed cheeks, and moist lips are never a bad look in my book, nor in Playboy’s pages. As a result they have <... >

Back in October 2004, I wrote an article about my travel experiences Down Under (Australia – A Continent, a Country, an Experience that’s Unforgettable). In it, I mention that one of my best finds during a shopping excursion was stumbling upon the creations of the country’s resident makeup master, Napoleon Perdis. I was at a <... >

OK Smashbox, what have you got? Your bottle tells me you’ll make me smooth and camera ready, but can I trust you? Always a skeptic, I tested the Photo Finish Primer on my hands first. I’m not sure why it is that I do this. Years of makeup testing at the drugstore must have entered <... >

The question I get asked the most is “What’s your favorite mascara?” And it’s such a loaded question! It depends on what you’re wanting to get out of your “eyelash experience.” And there are a lot of different formulas out there so it can seem a bit daunting to find “the one.” So, I sat <... >

While most of us are trying to slim down to feel confident in a bathing suit this summer, there’s one fattening thing on almost every woman’s mind – lip plumpers. They’re everywhere! Which one do you choose? Do they really work? Do they hurt? All valid questions in the search for Angelina’s pout. Let’s go <... >

Icons of beauty tend to have a classic element that stands the test of time. “Elegance doesn’t mean being noticed, it means being remembered” epitomizes Giorgio Armani’s philosophy on the subject. Therefore, it seems fitting for him to have diversified from solely fashion to include, at first, fragrance, and then, in 2001, cosmetics – to <... >

Is there anyone who can’t remember what Catherine Zeta Jones looked like on the day of her wedding to Michael Douglas? The picture should refresh your memory. The wedding had more security than most airports and nary a detail was missed. One of the most important detail, of course, was the bride’s face, which was <... >

You’ve been planning this day since you could toddle around the living room with a pillowcase as a veil. True, you have to put in some serious preparations in the months leading up to the wedding, but a lot of it can actually be fun. One of my favorite parts is, of course, the makeup. <... >

Bobbi Brown must have been thinking about how it’s the little things in life that count when she came up with her idea for her Limited Edition Face Minis this spring. Brown packs a big winner in a small package with her Creamy Concealer To Go. Her concealer has always been a favorite beauty secret <... >

Gwyneth “loved him dearly”. Janet “absolutely adored him”. Cher called him a “magician”. If you’ve ever picked up one of Kevyn Aucoin’s books or seen one of his magazine or CD covers you know that the level of artistry he exhibited was above and beyond the norm. Before his untimely passing in 2002, Kevyn created <... >

Things are slowly warming up and, at times, your powder shadows can feel dry and cakey in all that sunshine. Enter the Interferenz Crème Eyeshadow Kit from Alcone Beauty. With 16 colors ranging from silver to purple, you can use these in all sorts of ways! The white, gold, and pink look beautiful as browbone <... >

There are numerous cosmetic companies with an abundance of foundations. How are we supposed to choose which one is best for our skin? After all, someone like me who has sensitive, combination, mature skin with large pores never can find a foundation that is ideal for all my skin issues. So many of these foundations <... >

Do you ever watch those shows where they take an old beat-up car, hide them from the owner for a week, work like mad, and then unveil a magnificent piece of machinery to be reckoned with at the end? “Pimp My Ride” on MTV and Hot Rod Hall of Famer Chip Foose’s “Overhaulin” on TLC <... >

In Greek mythology, there is a girl called Persephone. One day, Persephone gets swallowed into the earth and her mother Demeter is so sad and angry that she makes everything barren and dry. Only then, Zeus, Persephone’s father, sends someone down to Hades to get his daughter. Because she ate pomegranate seeds in the underworld, <... >

With the fanciful refinement en vogue this spring, lighter, pastel shades will complement the season’s A-line skirt perfectly. It may be a little too early to bare those legs, but your lips can still look fashion forward. Carol Shaw, celebrity makeup artist and creator of LORAC cosmetics, has created a new shade for LORAC’s notoriously <... >