Category Archives: Obsessions
Her dress frocks may be a little heavy on the wallet during these dreaded “R” times, but you can still own a little bit of Tracy Reese, thanks to nail polish-on-a-budget brand Sally Hansen.
The designer debuts her nombre six collection for Sally Hansen this week, in seven limited-edition colors matching her Spring ‘09 runway collection. [...]
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Ask me to choose between lip gloss and lipstick and I’ll choose lip gloss.
Ask me what color I’d pick in lip gloss and I’ll say raspberry.
That’s why when I asked my girlfriend if I could borrow her lip gloss while we were on a trip out of town this and she handed me L’Oreal’s Color [...]
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By May | February 19, 2009
Discovering primer was the best thing to happen to me since discovering the the joint benefits of mascara and shu uemura eyelash curlers.
Primer is so fantastic because it smooths over pores and makes your makeup stay put, from concealer to powder to blush to bronzer.
My new favorite is Fresh Rose FreshFace Primer, a sweet-smelling — [...]
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By May | February 16, 2009
Flipping through the latest March issue of NYLON, I couldn’t help but wonder — in classic Carrie Bradshaw speak — how actress Camilla Belle got that great, natural looking lip color in her Marvin Scott Jarrett-shot editorial spread.
Eight words: L’Oreal Paris HiP High Intensity Pigments Jelly Balm.
The consistency is, as the name suggests, exactly like [...]
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For the fashion set, the seven-day bonanza — best known as Fashion Week — of runway collections, after-parties, celebrity sightings, free Veuve, swag bags, front-row gossip and nights dancing at hip joints takes a detrimental toll physically (body can’t function, unless on eBoost or sugar-free Red Bull), mentally (mind can’t keep track of all next [...]
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I will sing the praises of Benefit bronzers and powders until the day I go to the big makeup counter and Vogue closet in the sky.
In fact, I’ll admit right now that I own two Benefit Dallas bronzers, just in case.
Benefit has a new addition to their cosmetic stable: a coral-hued, all-over face powder number [...]
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By May | February 13, 2009
Too Faced Cosmetics has earned a reputation for being trendy, irreverent, and fun-much like Too Faced founder and creative mind Jerrod Blandino himself. From innovative products and packaging, to shade names that have a heck of a sense of humor and undeniably glamorous formulas, Too Faced truly lives up to the brand’s philosophy: “Why be pretty when you can be gorgeous?” As one of the chicest-and quirkiest-cosmetic brands around, Too Faced encourages us to unleash our inner starlet and steal the spotlight by giving us makeup that’s glamorous, fun, and has a sense of humor.
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By May | February 10, 2009
There’s more to Brazil than Gisele Bundchen, Carnaval, plastic surgery and beach stretches of beautiful people.
Exports from this South American country are not only relegated to models like Caroline Ribeiro, Raquel Zimmerman, Ana Beatriz Barros and Adriana Lima. In fact, Brazil’s latest popular export is good FOR the body, not just a good body.
What am I [...]
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By May | February 9, 2009
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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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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