Even though she sky-rocketed to fame playing the often vapid, ditzy, and boy crazy Haley on Modern Family, Sarah Hyland is, in actuality, quite the clever and complex young woman.
It’s been quite a few years since I first fell in love with Lipstick Queen after trying one of the red lipsticks in founder Poppy King’s “Sinner” range of lipsticks, which is comprised of matte, opaque shades with pigment concentrations of 90 percent.
Over the years, I’ve amassed quite a makeup collection and, in the process, occupied every bit of storage space in my vanity table, as well as within an adjacent four-drawer chest.
Jump in the pool, splash around in the ocean, go skinny dipping at the lake, and twirl in the sprinklers!
Like sand through an hourglass…I know it’s only a brief period of time before Hourglass Cosmetics tantalizes me with yet another makeup bag must-have.
Merging the realms of fashion and beauty, Lancôme enlisted three Parisian haute couture designers — Yiqing Yin, Alexandre Vauthier, and Jacquemus — to create their unique interpretations of a luxury makeup bag, one that could double as a luxury clutch and which could house three key Lancôme products: the L’Absolu Rouge Lipcolor, the Hypnôse Eye Palette, and the Hypnôse Star Mascara.
The liquid lipstick trend is only gaining momentum as the summer season continues, with brands like Smashbox introducing new fluid lip lacquers and trail-blazing brands like Too Faced, Make Up For Ever, and Hourglass Cosmetics expanding their color offerings.
Your eyeshadow palettes, finishing powders, blushes, lipsticks, and lip glosses likely come in sleek compacts, cases, and tubes with intricate etchings, near-sculptural ridges, embossed details, screen-printed images, and maybe even gem-like embellishments, so why would you tuck these perfectly packaged cosmetics inside a ratty or simply unremarkable makeup bag?
What do you call a lollipop in England?
Summer tends to be the season for minimalist makeup, a phenomenon that’s as based on practical considerations as it is on runway looks and magazine editorials.
