Q: Help! Greasy sunscreen makes me break out. I want to be safe, but ugh! Try powder SPF. It sops up oil and creates a barrier on the skin that blocks UV rays physically (not chemically, like traditional cream), explains NYC derm Macrene Alexiades-Armenakas, M.D., PH.D. I am swearing by it. Q: How can I wear metallic eye makeup without looking like a robot? To soften gold or silver shadows; do a base shade first, says makeup artist Lucia Pieroni. [...]
Extreme Shadow Apply color from the lash lines all the way down up to the brows, earth toned shadows work best. Smudge shades all around the eyes and define them with black liner. Try Revlon Luxurious Color Perle Eye Shadow in Black Galaxy ($5 at drugstores) and Revlon ColorStay Liquid liner in Blackest Black ($7.50 at drugstores). Also, try these earthy eye shadows: MAC Pro Sculpting Powder Pro Palette in Bone Beige and Shadowy ($16 each, 800-387-6707) Shamelessly Big Curls [...]
Q: Any trick for pulling off the metallic-polish trend? Finger-bling is totally in now, says Angi Wingle, a CND manicurist. For a matchy finish, use a shade that almost blends in with your coloring – silver if you are fair, gold if you are medium or olive toned, copper if you are dark. It looked amazing on the Chanel couture runway. Or clash! It’s cool to wear the ‘wrong’ hue too. ———————————————————————————————————————————————– Q: I always get giant knots in my [...]
Affordable hairs, makeup, help out items for this hot summer. Get ready to save some money! $25 and Under Skin Miracle The ultra-lightweight moisturizer, Olay Regenerist Micro Sculpting Serum is a distillation from the original formula that won’t make you break out or leave you too shiny, the key ingredients, peptides and vitamins, are incredibly potent, it firms brighten and smooth lines under makeup or sunscreen. Olay Regenerist Micro Sculpting Serum, $25, drugstores Cleansing Bars The most gorgeous, super moisturizing [...]
Frosty pale shadow or liner is a fresh ethereal way to telegraph “instantly festive” without having to resort to serious makeup application. In place of harder-to-wear pure whites or anything with the word “glitter” in its name, these subtle, apple blossom pinks are much more skin-flattering. Smudge all the way around your eyes; since the color is so soft, there’s no overdoing it. Sleek, stick-straight hair looks amazing with it: Spritz heat protecting spray onto damp hair, blow dry until [...]
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