new MAC Patent paint Lip Lacquer in Laquered Up If pop culture history has taught us anything, it’s that truth stars come as well as go, however makeup patterns will change, only to return once again at some future date like Halley’s Comet. (Side note: speaking of truth TV stars, am I the only one who believed that the craziest thing about flavor of like was that the prize for winning the show was flavor Flav himself?) ADVERTISEMENT I digress… I hope the release of the new MAC Patent paint Lip Lacquers ($22 each) signals that glossy lips are poised...

this time of year always reminds me of one of the most astounding acts of selflessness and courage I’ve ever seen. The year: 2012. The place: new York City, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. ADVERTISEMENT The night before the parade, disaster struck the team in charge of the company float for Tabs the cat industries LLC. The float wasn’t going to be ready in time because the white roses the team special ordered from Belgium got held up in customs, so Tabs stayed up all night long decorating the entire float himself with local flowers he picked himself from around...

ready to give you a lift FOR decades I believed that a lash curler was a non-negotiable when handling stick straight lashes (mine will flex the curl outta everything), but that’s completely not so, man! My opinion changed when Laura Mercier’s marvelous Caviar volume Mascara, which is part of LM’s permanent collection and available at Ulta for $25, rocked my world. It all started one day a few weeks ago… I was running late for work and couldn’t find my lash curler, so out of desperation I whacked a few coats of this stuff directly on my uncurled lashes, and...

Troy Surrat Lash Culer (left) as well as Shiseido Lash Curler (right) I figure if Dolly Parton can go to bed using a full of makeup, I can curl my lashes with a lash curler before as well as after I’ve coated them with mascara. Mind you, I’m always extremely careful! I purposefully utilize sluggish motions when I clamp down as well as release the curler, as well as I try my extremely finest to carefully simplicity it out so I don’t lose any type of lashes. ADVERTISEMENT What about you? What’s your a lot of questionable appeal opinion? ADVERTISEMENT...

A little twist on your fave traditional looks can make all the difference On days when you crave just a bit glam, like a level 3-4, this look hits the spot. It includes just a couple minor tweaks on traditional eye makeup aspects — black feline eyeliner as well as a smokey lower lash line — to provide it a fresh twist. Gray-black feline eyes If you look carefully at the liner, you’ll see soft dark gray along the outer edge of the upper lash liner, as well as the gray on the water lines. With black feline eye liner,...

Well, hello there, Rosie-Pose! When you online within 5 minutes of both an Ulta as well as a Sephora, as well as it’s your birthday, well…this happens. I couldn’t withstand grabbing some things from my beauty wishlist. And, um, some other just-for-fun products may have accidentally fallen into my basket too, whoops! ADVERTISEMENT Peter Thomas Roth Niacinamide Discoloration Treatment Biossance Squalane + Omega repair work Cream Curel makeup Cleansing Oil The Laneige birthday gift from Sephora (Lip Sleeping Mask, Water Sleeping Mask, Water bank wetness Cream) Colorpop BFF Volumizing Mascara in Blue Ya Mind I’ll most likely likewise end up...

five wonders of the makeup world If there were ever a time to appreciate the wonders of a sheer, everyday workhorse foundation, this would be that time! These are my favorites at the moment. What are yours? ADVERTISEMENT 5 sheer foundations to Ace Your WFH Base Lancôme Skin feels good Hydrating Skin Tint healthy Glow: Ultra lightweight with a demi-matte finish; looks great in person and in pics. MAC face and Body Foundation: the most natural-looking of all the sheer bases, and it’s long-lasting too. I kid you not, skin still looks like skin when you wear this. first aid...

Your entertaining factoid of the day! The part of a pen accountable for the click-click-clickity noise is called “a thrust device.” ?️ You’re welcome! ? There’s no thrust gadget in these new $7 Maybelline color Strike Cream-to-Shadow Pens, as well as aside from their cylindrical packaging, they aren’t extremely much like pens at all… When you twist them open, there’s a sponge tip inside, which is basically a relatively traditional preloaded eyeshadow applicator. In fact, there isn’t a felt tip or a ball-point pen applicator or a thrust gadget anywhere in sight. ADVERTISEMENT Semantics, schemantics. These cream shadows are excellent...

So…what is the Monday Poll? Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with bit clicky buttons. It’s just a listing of more or less random concerns I’ve been publishing on this blog every Monday morning for the past quadrillion years (since 2007). 1. exactly how do you like your coffee? Smooth as well as not as well bitter, as well as served with a great amount warm, frothy whole milk or a sprinkle of half as well as half. sometimes with a spoonful of sugar, sometimes without. 2. What attire are you currently wearing? I’m...

Gimme all the shiny, burgundy nails please! (This is Smith & Cult Dark like Me, by the way.) How to play Pick one or the other for each of the questions below, and copy/paste with your answers in the comments. Can’t wait to see your picks! Mine are listed below. ? Copy and paste Treat yo’ self! Do you get a fancy-schmancy spa manicure or a pedicure? Short or long fingernails? Base coat or top coat? Regularly scheduled manicure maintenance: at-home or salon? Glitter or cream finish? Cuticles: cut ‘em or leave ‘em alone? Faux press-on nails or nail polish...