Makeup Types & Tips

Does Black, White & Fuschia Go Together?

Black and white is a classic color combination that looks appropriate for any type of occasion, from casual dinner dates to wedding receptions. If you're tired of the tried-and-true, though, make a splash with fuschia touches. The vibrant pink hue...

Mary Kay Sample-Organizer Tips

If you're a beauty-product lover, Mary Kay samples might be taking control of your makeup case and bathroom cabinet. According to "Allure," a national poll shows that 49 percent of women find beauty-product samples useful; they're the...

How to Pick L'Oreal Foundation Shades

You've probably been there, standing in the drugstore facing a wall of foundations and hundreds of skin-toned shades. Start reading and you see words such as: light, medium, warm, cool, pink-tones, ruddy, olive -- it's enough to make a girl give...

The Best Cake Eyeliner

Frequently used by professional makeup artists, cake eyeliner delivers a dynamic, defined look to any eye makeup. Worn thin, the liner looks chic and classy. Worn thick, cake eyeliner adds instant drama and flirty sex appeal. The best cake...

The Best Lip Gloss & Lipstick for a Cool Complexion

Sure, finding the right color lippie to suit your complexion can feel like mission impossible, but armored with the right information, you can make things a whole lot easier on yourself. Understand the color undertones of your skin and...

The Best Illuminating Primer for Fine Lines & Pores

Not all women use primer before putting on foundation, but it can help to create an even base and natural skin tone, especially if you have fine lines and large pores you’re trying to minimize while giving your skin a natural, radiant glow....

Cosmetic Primer for Dry Skin on the Eyelids

OK, so primer may be one of those beauty buzz words you’ve heard everybody talking about, but what’s the hype? Well for starters, if you want eye makeup that lasts for more than just the morning, a primer for your lids is essential....

How to Apply Nude Matte Lipstick

In the wake of the classic red lip craze, you may crave a subtler statement of femininity. A beautifully nude, matte lip can be stunning when done correctly. Use it as a foil for a smoky eye at night or a sheer, glowing face for day. The best...

How to Put Together Your 02 Airbrush Makeup Kit

If you are a professional makeup artist or a makeup novice using O2 airbrush makeup colors for clients or special occasion makeup looks, putting together a complete makeup kit is a high priority. You can use airbrush makeup to cover any skin...

The Best Foundation for Glowy Skin

It can be hard to find a foundation with just enough shine to make your skin glow but not make it look greasy. The wrong foundation will make you look like you just got off the treadmill at the gym or spent too much time sweating in the sun. Some...

The Best Cake Eyeliners to Use With Water

Back in the days of full-on glamour, cake eyeliner was the only choice for starlets and cocktail party hostesses alike. Despite constantly evolving cosmetics technology, cake eyeliner is still around‚ and for good reason. If you want a...

How to Wear MAC Myth Lipstick

Bubblegum-pink lips aren’t just for 12-year-olds playing in their mama’s makeup drawer. Celebrity models, including J Lo, Katy Perry, Kerry Washington and Charlize Theron, sport the pale pink lip too. Cosmetics giant MAC offers its own...

Cosmetics That Cover Melasma

If you hang out in the tropics, take hormonal medications such as birth control pills or are pregnant, you are a candidate for developing melasma. Also known as chloasma, this skin condition gives you a mask-like look of dark brown or gray skin,...

The Best Hypoallergenic Lip Stains

If you love lip color, but aren't crazy about the waxy feel of lipstick, lip stains may be what you're looking for. Lip stains "stain" your lips by saturating them with long lasting and often budge-proof (what girl doesn't like the sound...

How to Remove Eye Makeup Without Pulling Eyelashes Out

Eye makeup has a notable way of migrating all over your face -- that’s why eye makeup remover is vital to keeping your eye makeup in normal areas of your face. But if you use an eye makeup remover and something extra appears on the cotton...

The Best Non-Rub-Off Red Lipstick

Red lips are bold and dramatic, but it's a whole different kind of drama when your lipstick is rubbing off. That shade looks awesome on your pout -- but not on your teeth or your glass. Red lipstick is tricky because the highly pigmented formulas...

How to Use a V Shaped Makeup Brush

Smoky eyes, apple-pink cheeks, contoured brows and sun-kissed features -- your face is a canvas, and when it’s time to apply an artist’s touch, you need an artist’s tools. When you’ve assembled the makeup colors you need,...

Matte Finish Hairstyles

The great thing about uber-short hair is that with the right style, you'll look trendy, sexy and feminine. The downside of a short cut, however, is that the gels and waxes you need to get your tresses coiffed into that special style can be heavy,...

The Best French Makeup

What is it about the allure of French makeup? Maybe it's the mystique evoked by the ads depicting your favorite actress dashing across Paris into the arms of a Gallic lover. Perhaps it's the haughty saleswoman handing you the heaviest lipstick...

Airbrush Body Makeup for Blemished Skin

One of the latest must-have items in the makeup world is an airbrush cosmetics kit. Once used exclusively by the pros for photo shoots, you can now get your chance to have flawless, super model-worthy skin by simply visiting a beauty-supply store....