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 [...]

Make Up Tricks From a Professional Makeup Artist

This past week I had the pleasure of meeting a very talented make-up artist who  prepared me for my local T.V. debut.  Her name is Allison Pynn and she is well-known nationally for her natural and flawless “look.”Allison was kind enough to share her secrets with me in the event I was forced to [...]

The Laws of Attraction: Men—and Makeup

He’s seen you without makeup, on your worst hair day, even when crawling out of your flannel PJs just wasn’t going to happen-and he loves you, just the same. But let’s face it (literally and figuratively): when you first met, he was attracted to you because of your beauty: outer, not inner.
Which makes you wonder: [...]

A Makeover Checklist

In my September Harlequin Blaze book, RISQUÉ BUSINESS, heroine Delaney Connor gets a complete makeover. Nope, not to get a guy, but in her quest to snag her dream job. Not only does she do the whole hair/makeup/wardrobe change, but Delaney figures to really set off the new look, she’d better learn to [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]