Remember the old adage “April flowers bring May flowers?” Well, MAC Cosmetics took that to heart for summer, introducing a garden-ready collection that debuted in May and is available through the end of June.
Ladies, I have a new crush that makes me blush.
When famed makeup artist Bobbi Brown and Tibi designer/founder Amy Smilovic joined forces to create a limited-edition cosmetics range housed in covetable makeup bags and compact cases, the final result was the Peony & Python collection, a mélange of regal purples, romantic lilacs, cool grays, dirty silvers and dusky taupes and blacks.
Call me old-fashioned, but I tend to prefer lipsticks over lip glosses — the latter are usually packed with way more pigment, which is a huge factor in their appeal, plus they typically last longer, and their formulations tend to be creamier and hence feel more pleasant than the plethora of overly sticky glosses that feel like they’re gluing your top and bottom lip together.
Lately, makeup companies seem to be harboring bipolar tendencies when it comes to their lipstick offerings, unveiling either ultra-bright shades of robust orange and electric pink or releasing sheer colors that yield a light, veil-like, glazed effect.
Eyebrow expert Anastasia Soare has built a career on grooming, shaping, and tending to those valances over the resplendent windows to your soul — doing so via her full-service salons in Beverly Hills and Brentwood, her brow studios at select Sephora.com and Nordstrom locations, and her namesake collection of beauty products.
Last year, coral was trumpeted as the “new pink,” with makeup brands reviving a beleaguered color once associated with oceanic formations and tacky Hawaiian print blouses, infusing it with new undertones and creating yummy textures that propelled it into modern times, transforming it into a must-have beauty buy.
Today is Earth Day, ladies, but we plan on celebrating all weekend long, bringing you the scoop on some of the hottest eco-friendly products out there (hey, the party doesn’t stop til we say it does!).
Ever woken up feeling a bit weathered, then looked in the mirror only to confirm your suspicions that you do, in fact, look like something that crawled out of a manhole?
After releasing two drama-ridden, enigmatic makeup collections inspired by socialite and fashion icon Daphne Guinness, François Nars seems to have decided that the current movement of his ongoing beauty symphony should have an andante tempo, one with a slower and less intense pace but with just as much charm.
