Beauty Product Patrol: MAC Dame Edna Collection

 
One of our all-time favorite single ladies (okay, cross-dressing Australian comedians) is the always feisty Dame Edna. Now, the extravagant gal is being honored with her very own MAC collection. I love the campy-cute violets of this Wisteria eye palette, fabulously accented with red glitter glasses in tribute to Dame Edna’s own pair. So fierce [...]

Q&A: Fall Makeup Tips from Celebrity Makeup Artist Joanna Schlip

This week Joanna Schlip, celebrity makeup artist for Physicians Formula, comes to the rescue. Schlip also counts Christina Applegate, Ellen Pompeo, Denise Richards, and Laura Linney as recent clients.
 

Q. I need a beauty makeover for fall. How can I update my makeup this season, and what beauty trends should I look for?

 
A. This [...]

Expired Beauty Products: How to Banish Your Beauty Ghosts

Thought the ghosts and goblins of Halloween were scary? Just wait ‘til you’ve looked down the gunked-up barrel of a mascara tube way past its prime. Yes, we know the economy stinks and you’re tempted to hang on to that Lancome Virtuose for as long as possible to avoid having to buy another. Unfortunately, expired [...]

Making Over Your Makeup Bag

Q: I’m doing some beauty spring cleaning and want to upgrade my messy cosmetics case to something new. Any makeup bags out there that look cute and will keep my stuff organized?
 
A: Choosing a makeup bag can sometimes be as important as choosing a handbag. Yes, you want something that’s stylish, but it’s also [...]

Insider Trading: Celebrity Makeup Artists and Stylists Spill Their Secrets

The last time you had a team of experts assembled with the single goal of making you beautiful was prom—assuming your best friend, mom, and kid sister can be considered “experts,” and hair-sprayed bangs that touched the ceiling can be considered “beautiful.” After all, it’s not like you’re a big-deal movie star with the luxury [...]

Feeling the Need to Reinvent Yourself? Try a Head-to-toe Makeover!

Okay so you’ve read the title to this post and now you’re thinking…how superficial!  As if fixing my outer, physical self-will have any ripple effect to what’s happening for me internally?

Well single mamas you’re right! It is a completely one-dimensional way of thinking and yet- the old adage still rings true; when you look [...]

Q&A: Spring’s Prettiest Makeup Palettes

Q: My makeup bag is in desperate need of a spring makeover. What are some trendy palettes I should be on the lookout for?
 
A: Every spring we tend to have the same ritual: carefully stowing away our winter sweaters, happily hanging up our heavy parkas and coats in the back of the closet, and banishing [...]

Organic Cosmetics: Going Green Is the New Gorgeous

I know what you’re thinking. Natural beauty? Scary. If you were meant to put your looks in the hands of Mother Nature, you wouldn’t wake up every morning with Bozo hair and undereye baggage that wouldn’t fit in a carry-on compartment. Besides, surely your fabulous little kitten heels can’t be leaving too much of a [...]