The Makeup Trick You’re Doing Wrong Every Day For years and years now, anytime you asked a makeup artist for a how-to about highlighting and contouring they’d usually give you the same old tip about adding highlighter from the outer part of your brow all the way around the outside of your eye. But the times they are a-changin’. Celebrity makeup artist Rebecca Restrepo recently clued us in to the updated technique she’s been using on clients, including Alicia Keys at the
The Only Makeup You Need During Extreme Heat Living in California has many benefits: rare rain showers, a temperate climate, amazing produce! But that beautiful ball of fire in the sky that makes all this possible is constantly beaming down. Trying to keep my makeup from sliding down my face is not easy friends. Here is what I discovered to be the best, bare-bones makeup routine for extreme heat. Keep your makeup light and simple. 1. Skip foundation. Use sunscreen or SPF tinted
Next time your manicurist asks you which one you prefer, you’ll be ready with a definitive answer.
To trim or not to trim… that is the question.
Okay, it may not be exactly what Hamlet said, but if you’re the type who gets regular manicures, you’ve definitely wondered whether to enthusiastically affirm or politely demure when your manicurist asks if you’d like your cuticles trimmed.
The answer is (excuse the pun) pretty cut-and-dry.
“In general, you shouldn’t trim cuticles,” says New Orleans dermatologist
Our Makeup Expert shares the best beauty tips she’s learned from clients, family and friends. I am always open to learning something new…and I love that there never seems to be any rhyme or reason to my lessons or who they come from. In the “school” of makeup artistry, my teachers are everywhere! Here are some of the favorite products and tricks that I learned from clients and friends along the way—hope you enjoy them. And feel free post your favorite makeup
It is a fact that being a woman is not at all easy and that they always must pay more attention to their appearance. But if they follow the suitable beauty tricks, their life could be much more easier. That is why we are here to help you with some advises. Below you will find 13 Beauty Tricks That Every Woman Must Know. Take a look at them and see if you have already known them. If not, now is the
Massage is loaded with health benefits and is just what the doctor ordered. It’s time to stop thinking of massage as a luxurious indulgence, but rather a research-backed tool that can improve your health. “The notion that massage is ‘just an indulgence’ is antiquated,” says Brent A. Bauer, M.D., director of the complementary and integrative medicine program at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. “There are over 1,000 studies and published reports that offer scientific evidence on the health effects of massage
When heat and humidity collide, acne can erupt. Here’s how to keep those zits under control so you can feel confident showing skin. Those gloriously long, sunny summer days have one nasty drawback: the breakouts that sweat and sweltering temps provoke. And as if facial acne isn’t bad enough when the last thing you want to do is cake on makeup, body bumps on the chest, back and bum often emerge just in time for swimsuit season. “Now that it’s summer, it’s
From clearing acne to preventing aging, retinoid is a hero ingredient—but using it can be tricky. Here’s how to best apply it for your most beautiful skin ever. If there’s a grand taskmaster in skincare, it’s the class of ingredients known as retinoids. These derivatives of vitamin A, often referred to as the brand name Retin-A, do it all. They can clear acne by preventing skin cells from clogging pores, and increase cell turnover rates and stimulate the production of new
Protect your peepers in these stylish shades designed to balance and flatter your face shape. As a stylist, I know that the right pair of eyewear can make you look younger, thinner and smarter. Here, the right frames to wear this summer depending on your face shape. If Your Face Is…Heart ShapedDo you have a broader forehead and cheekbones with a narrow chin? You have a heart-shaped face, like Reese Witherspoon. The key is to broaden the appearance of your
The same way you’d highlight and contour your face, you can define and create a slimmed illusion on your body with self-tanner. Sophie Evans, tanning guru at St. Tropez, gives us the details on how to sculpt and define every inch of our bodies with a few sprays of self-tanner.
