Once upon a time, if you asked most makeup devotees to name the brand that simply nailed the art of the powder blush, you’d hear a resounding chorus of voices exclaiming, “NARS!” It was that simple, that irrefutable.
Though I’m more of a matte lipstick lover, I do occasionally enjoy the playfulness and the pop of shine delivered by a funky lip gloss.
Summer beauty routines tend to revolve around convenience, speed, and practicality, with tinted moisturizers and CC creams replacing loose mineral foundations and powders that are likely to melt right off our faces, easy-to-apply lip pencils with crayon-like tips occupying the space in our makeup bags typically reserved for richer and creamier lipsticks, and waterproof cream shadows adding a touch of luster to our lids in lieu of powder shadows blended, layered, and diffused to perfection.
In the realm of fantasy fiction and film, magic rarely transpires without the deft waving of a powerful wand.
Shopping for mascara within a drugstore’s beauty section can prove to be the most befuddling, frustrating, and aggravating experience ever — after all, there are countless mascaras promising to give lashes 8, 9, and even 16 times more volume or to plump lashes by 200%, or claiming they’ll arrange your lashes into the perfect fanned-out shape, define and curl even the tiniest of hair, and coat them with jet black pigment.
There’s nothing like a fresh coat of paint to liven up a home — and nothing like a fluid, sheen-heavy, wet-looking lip color to brighten up one’s face.
Nowadays, women expect more from their makeup products so that, when it comes to lipstick, they demand shine, opacity, vivacity, hydrating qualities, transfer resistance, staying power, SPF protection, and more.
I’ve always been a fan of classic black-and-white polka dot patterns — there’s something so timeless and fun about both the spotted motif and the monochromatic color scheme.
For several seasons now, models have flaunted glossy eyes on the catwalk that twinkled in a celestial manner — among them those at the Spring 2015 shows of Thakoon, Sophie Théallet, Kenzo, and Proenza Schouler.
It’s easy being green when you’ve got the right selection of beauty products!
