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Beauty Must-Have: Peacekeeper

Wearing makeup should always, always make you look good on the outside, but wouldn’t it be even double the pleasure if it made you feel good on the inside, too?
Thanks to Peacekeeper, a natural “cause-metics” brand founded by makeup-loving good samaritan Jody Weiss, you can.
The philosophy of Peacekeeper is to donate “all of their distributable profits [...]

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Q&A With: Chad Hayduk of Three Custom Color Specialists

All Made Up had the chance to lock down a few minutes with Chad Hayduk, co-founder of New York-based cosmetics line, Three Custom Color Specialists.
 

Q: How did you get started in makeup artistry? 
CH: I have loved makeup since I was a kid.  One of my favorite toys was my “Hugo: Man of a Thousand Faces!”  [...]

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Beauty Glossary: Jojoba Oil

Some ingredients find themselves time and time again in beauty products and, thus, us beauty junkies have gotten used to their presence in our face washes, moisturizers, toners and the like.
But what’s the point of owning a product with beneficial ingredients if you don’t know what purpose the serve?
All Made Up’s new “Beauty Glossary” section [...]

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Beauty Tip: How To Make An Avocado Mask

Ah, avocados. So great in guacamole and California rolls, but even better for the face!
This fruit, a native of South America, is full of goods fats and 25 essential nutrients (including Vitamins E and B) as well as moisturizing properties, which is why its oil is often found in beauty products like shampoos, conditioners and masks.
Avocado [...]

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Beauty Must-Have: Clinique High Impact Curling Mascara

Yes, I’m one of those girls.
Not a day goes by that I don’t use the following: bronzer, eyelash curler, mascara primer and mascara. And not a day goes by that I don’t haul that cosmetic quartet around with me all day.
Clinique just might make my morning makeup routine a little easier — and not to [...]

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Beauty Trend Watch: Glitter and Shine

To see what’s happening in beauty trends, the wisest (and most obvious) place to look is the runway and the collections coming down it.
It was clear the the fashion set that sequins were going to be huge last autumn-winter ‘09 and into the holiday season — those who have fallen for those glittery, shimmery little [...]

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Beauty Must-Have: Tria Laser

TRIA Beauty has come up with a quick de-fuzzing solution for ladies who have no time to run to the salon, no more waxing strips under the sink and no threshold for pain related to hair removal.
Enter the TRIA Laser, an FDA-approved contraption conceptualized by engineers, scientists and dermatologists determined to help women bring laser [...]

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Beauty Must-Have: Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant

What happens during winter?
Let’s see: Christmas, busy travel schedules to visit the folks and old friends, last-minute shopping for presents, chapped lips, frizzy hair, increasing levels of sugar consumption (ginger molasses cookies with cream cheese filling are were my nemesis during Holiday ‘08), massive ingestion of alcoholic beverages (rum and eggnog, yikes!) and dry skin.
The [...]

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Beauty Must-Have: Benefit Eye Bright

Women can be creatures of habit when it comes to things aesthetic and sartorial.
After all, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, right?
Following this maxim often means wearing the same five-inch heels that manage to land you a free drink or two at the bar, carrying the same clutch that fits your Blackberry (plus three [...]

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Beauty Must-Have: Coqui Coqui Perfume

Continuing on the same vein as a few posts ago, in discussion of where to find cult fragrances, is the topic of Coqui Coqui Perfumes, a scent collection founded by former male model and current hot hotelier, Nicolas Malleville.
The 32-year-old Argentinian model left life in front of the camera lenses of photographers like Mario Testino [...]

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