Category Archives: Beauty 101
By May | November 27, 2008
 Q: The winter cold is making my mane a hot mess. Frizz, split ends, static — you name it, my hair has it. How can I protect my precious hair shafts from looking like I stuck my finger in an electric socket throughout the entire chilly season?
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By May | November 26, 2008
 Jemma Kidd is all grown up.
The London-based makeup artist, wife of an earl (making her a countess) and sister of model Jodie Kidd is moving past her drugstore roots and is entering a higher echelon of cosmetics by bidding goodbye to UK retailer Boots and moving into Space NK.
Adding to her Jemma Kidd Make Up School line, the blonde beauty launched her Skin-Intelligents range yesterday, in conjunction with announcing her retailer move.
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 In my line of work, attending events, store openings, galas and shopping soirees is part of the required job description.
Come holiday season, invitation arrivals go into overdrive, flooding my email inbox (who uses snail mail anymore?) and packing the iCal event bubbles in my MacBook.
It gets increasingly difficult to turn down a glass or three of champagne after a hard day’s work of thinking and typing, not to mention refusing the delicious finger foods and canapes circling of shiny silver trays held by beautiful people.
More often than not, champagne and canapes turn into a late evening and a bout of stunted sleep.
Thank god HollywoodSecrets 5 Minute Eye Transformation ($89.95) is my new best friend.
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By May | November 25, 2008
 Your average male is oddly secretive when it comes to fashion and beauty.
Men go through great lengths to ensure you don’t find out they flip through your glossy magazines (likely reading up on those Cosmo tips!) and rifle through your beauty arsenal when you’re not around, but if they happen to be over and need some hair product, they’ll sheepishly ask. The best thing to do, in this case, is provide them with a wee arsenal of their own.
My recommendation is to go with Every Man Jack, an afforable, male-conscious range of products — for hair, body, skin and shave — made in the great NoCal city of San Francisco.
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 The annual November chill wreaks havoc on all things: your hair, boots, skin, clothes and attitude in general.
After all, no one likes nights that roll in at 4 pm — and no one likes torrential downpours that equate frizz and frazzle.
I suppose the two bright spots in November are Thanksgiving long weekends and the excuse to really start jotting down a wish list of things you wouldn’t mind finding under your tree for the holidays.
Here is a little wish list of top five beauty products that will keep you pretty right into the New Year and will make it a very happy holiday, indeed.
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By May | November 24, 2008
 Be sure to tune in next week as I get makeup tips at the Beauty Boutique gala event this weekend from Jen, one of the artists from BeneFit Cosmetics!
Proceeds from the event go toward the Look Good Feel Better program, so get a ticket if you can.
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By May | November 21, 2008
 Mia DiFrancesco-Licata, the resident skin care expert and National Trainer for organic cosmetics brand Kiss My Face, shares “How To Get Green and Glam!” (ie. get that organic glow) with All Made Up this week.
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By May | November 19, 2008
 Choosing the right eye shadow is like choosing the right clothes for your body type.
Eyes, for the most part, can be a person’s best feature; thus, you want to be complementary, not too matchy-matchy. You want to bring them out without being over-the-top. You want them to be pretty, not frightening.
After all, they arethe windows to your soul, n’est pas?
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By May | November 18, 2008
 Reese Witherspoon is America’s Sweetheart — and, boy, did she ever look elegantly sweet in at the recent Country Music Awards.
I got the chance to speak to Lyle Remier, a makeup artist for M.A.C. (and co-designer of the clothing label Evan & Dean), about how to replicate Witherspoon’s enviable CMA look.
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By May | November 14, 2008
 Q: It doesn’t matter how often I wash my face, I can’t seem to sidestep deep, ugly blackheads. With the recession and subsequent budget-tightening on my end, going for expensive facials to get rid of them is no more. How can I annihilate my blackheads in the comfort of my own bathroom?
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