Makeup And Perfume

I decided to challenge myself to a 5 min makeup this morning. Usually the hardest thing for me is deciding what direction I'd like to go in. I like to take my time and play some. Once I do my makeup, it's rare for me to give it much thought the rest of the day. I might change lipsticks, but the rest stays pretty well the way I did it. Yesterday I thought I liked the colors so well that I wanted to do it again today, but change the liner to dark vs. any purple. So I lined with MAC blackgraph top tight lined and bottom in the water line. I added MAC earthline to the bottom under the blackgraph. I thought this was just as nice. My T is a darker pink. Cheeks over my sparkly mix: Beaute cheek and lip stain Lips: Revlon Play up Pink gloss + Beaute Paramour gloss 1/2 and 1/2 It was a lot of fun to just whip it on. I can easily do it in 5 mins if I don't have to make any decisions. I like this new eye shape. Today I swept some Chanel from the purple quad up the inner corners. How long does it take you to do your makeup? Karin Originally posted 2009-07-17 20:41:10.

There's really nothing more aspirational in beauty than the “me, but better” approach to makeup. But, as we all know, it can take a lot to look this good. Well, isn’t it our lucky day, then, because the master of makeup simplicity (and industry titan) Bobbi Brown has segued from those at-home cosmetic tomes we devoured in grade school (Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual, Bobbi Brown Teenage Beauty) to online tutorials. In our favorite video, Bobbi tackles a classic eye “that always works.” This chic, simple, and clean lesson showcases the brand's hyper-natural aesthetics with demonstrations and offers up some trade tips that you really can’t screw up at home. And though it’s a company-produced tutorial, it steers refreshingly clear from product pushing. What a classy babe. Check out the video below and be prepared to dive down her less-is-more rabbit hole.

A year in the works, I can finally spill the beans on the most exciting thing to ever happen to me because of this blog. Coming September 2013 to Sally Beauty stores nationwide, the FingerPaints “A Pair Affair” by All Lacquered Up nail polish collection!!!! FingerPaints A Pair Affair by All Lacquered Up If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram, you may remember seeing pics from my visit to the Sally Beauty Headquarters last June. Well, that’s where it all began. From submitting color concepts, to approving and disapproving over 50 color samples, to brainstorming names and helping design the displays, I’m proud to be able to finally share this exciting news with you all. The FingerPaints A Pair Affair by All Lacquered Up collection is just as the name suggests, three duos of on-trend shades meant to be used for multi-colored manicures, mani/pedi combos and nail art. The display image gives away one of the pairs, purple & green (like there wouldn’t be a green!) but I’ll be giving you sneak peek at the full collection in the coming weeks. I hope you love it as much as I do! Disclosure: Compensation was provided by Sally Beauty for creation of this collection. For more info, view my Disclosure Policy.

In the latest episode of Magazines We've Never Heard Of comes I Love You, a Berlin-based fashion "printed blog," which dedicated its ninth incarnation to food. "The Diet Issue" covers the theme in such a singular way that we actually learned a lot about food and our bodies (one might say we took away more from its 122 pages than we did from a week-long juice cleanse). Those looking for false promises and so-called “quick fixes” can quit while they’re ahead—this rag ain’t for you. Instead, I Love You examines nutrition and food culture from every possible angle, including a tutorial on your metabolic system, strange eating habits (craving tree bark is a thing?), the Immortality Diet, the "intensely personal" ritual of choosing a milk, and...errr… the many uses for bananas. The clear-cut text is packaged between #FoodPorn pics, subversive fashion stories (models covered in produce stickers or framed in the chiaroscuro of a 15th-century Dutch still life), and self-aware satire (the magazine's cover features all-to-familiar faux headlines, like “Lose Weight While You Eat,” “Diets That Really Work,” “and “From Fat to Flat”). We're most grateful for the cheat sheets scattered throughout (most of them highlighted in can't-miss canary yellow), such as: "How to avoid traps in supermarkets," "How to avoid traps at restaurants," and other eating for (fashion) dummies guides. If the magazine weren't so pretty we would have ripped these out on the spot for our next trip to Whole Foods. Luckily, we have iPhone pics.

Chunky glitter nail polish is both a pleasure and a pain. What looks like a party in a bottle can be a total bummer to work with if you approach it like a traditional lacquer. Recently, I’ve had a few friends and readers ask me about the best way to apply glitters, complaining of lumpy, bumpy results. What better way to explain my “dab, dip & glide” technique than to show you. Check out my quick & dirty nail tutorial with the new Maybelline Color Show Polka Dots color, Blue Marks The Spot. The Maybelline Color Show Polka Dots limited edition colors officially launch in July 2013 but are already popping up on store shelves. Maybelline nail polish retails for $3.99/ea and a full review is in the works. Share your favorite glitter nail polish application tricks in the comments! Disclosure: Product samples were provided by Maybelline. For more info view my Disclosure Policy.

Hi ITG Readers, You may have seen me pop up on here a few times (I dyed my hair pink, got false eyelashes put on me, braided my hair into a beard, and sometimes show up in the team’s Instagrams). But I am here to tell you about my prom last Friday in New York City. This being my first one, I didn’t have any idea of what to expect since everything I knew, or imagined, about prom came from movies or TV. Meaning: bowls of punch, some sort of choreographed dance number, pig’s blood, and Marty McFly (see below). So why am I telling you this? Because when I told Emily I was going to my first-ever prom, she basically squealed and told me I had to write something about it for ITG. So… this is my prom: Every year, the seniors vote on the place they want their prom to take place. (I’m only a sophmore, so I had no say in the decision, but my boyfriend, Eli, did.) The winning location: the Hudson River. I wish I could tell you that I went to prom in a super-secret glass-cube club that’s safely submerged in the Hudson River, but I can’t—we were on an old-fashion river boat. This, luckily, didn’t put any limitations on hair, makeup and outfit choices, as might have been the reality of the whole underwater cube-club idea. About two months ago, I asked my mom, Jeanine, who you guys probably know, about a dress. She told me that we would figure it out and not to worry. I let her do her thing. I wasn’t actually worried, more just excited to see what she was going to do. Like any mother would, she called up Natalie Portman to see if there was anything I could borrow (sarcasm intended: Natalie has become a family friend, thanks to years of my mom doing her makeup). She did. The day of prom—the same day as my physics final, ugh—I got ready with my friend Hazel. This consisted of ideating on worst-case scenarios and eating Trader Joe’s microwave tamales. I was afraid of falling off the boat, or somehow getting left behind on the boat and then being dragged to another school’s prom. After eating too much, we got ready to go. My mom did my makeup and assisted with my hair. Makeup-wise, I wanted to basically look like a cleaned-up version of myself. (It had been finals week, so I was wearing sweatpants, no makeup, and yelling a lot in school.) We used a Tom Ford Silverized Topaz Eye Color Quad, Chanel blush, and lots and lots of Chanel Inimitable mascara. My dress was a greyish black color, made of layered tulle and strapless. It was tight on the top and then poofed out and ended just above the knee. It was by Lanvin, and it was gorgeous. At 6 PM, my boyfriend came over to pick me up. I had ordered him a boutonniere the day before from a flower shop, which thankfully looked beautiful (the clerk had asked me something about “bling,” which I politely declined—the thought of a bedazzled orchid concerned me). I wasn’t sure how to put it on, so my dad had to fasten it on my date’s blazer. This would have been extremely embarrassing and a night ruin-er if my life were a 1980s film, but (unfortunately) it is not, so it was all good. I decided to wear my mom's crystal Valentino sandals because I was not going to be able to walk around in heels all night and feared that I would trip and become a trending gif on tumblr. We got to the boat with a small umbrella (it was sprinkling), and boarded. Somehow, we managed to be early, but the staff let us on. Inside, there was a lineup of soft drinks, which all tasted like every soda and juice mixed together in a glass. (None were actually that bad, but I was frazzled and needed something to complain about.) For some completely pop-culture-inspired reason, I expected lots of paper-mache decorations and streamers—reality: balloons!—and, I sincerely hoped, a live band! No such luck. The rest of the night consisted of lots of dancing (I basically became Rihanna), food (a lot of pasta, which I indulged in happily), about 1,000,000 photos, and, of course, many more selfies. Also of note: no slow song! I was okay with it, tho

This is racy... Karin Originally posted 2007-05-14 21:46:52.

When I sit, I tend to fall asleep, which bums me out...unless I'm occupied doing something -- knitting (and I hadn't done that in years until this past year) or beading (and I haven't done that since before Christmas, when I was knitting a lot to include scarves with presents) or on the computer or... I thought I'd share some interesting websites for beading. My beading is not like this. I can appreciate it, but I would not do it. I like fast and easy, with colors. I think this work is amazing. I can't imagine putting this much time into it. This page shows some jewelry made with the designs. Many of them are collars. They are quite substantial pieces and would require a particular kind of outfit to show them off -- or a case to put them in so they could be on display. I'm guessing the designs would be more exquisite in person, but I've not been to a show where this designer exhibits, though I found the site off links from a show. Karin Originally posted 2007-01-16 20:30:37.

Mascara-izers of the world, look alive (which is probably easy for you, with all of your inky, perky lashiness): Lancôme has collaborated with Lanvin designer Alber Elbaz on a nine-piece makeup collection...and the mascaras look like this. While the oft-celebrated wands and formulations of the Lancôme Show by Alber Elbaz mascaras—Définicils, Hypnôse Star, and Hypnôse Drama, respectively—remain unchanged, the Elbaz-illustrated tubes (with doodles of winks, stars, and rose petals) scream limited-edition ("LIMITED EDITION!!!!"). So whether you prefer the deep black gloss of Définicils (like Karlie Kloss), the clear-cut definition of Hypnôse Star (hi, Hanaa Ben Abdesslem), or the wide-eyed, volumizing effect of Hypnôse Drama (cheers, Arianna Huffington), there's no time like the present to snag one for travel, to beautify your makeup bag, or just in case your current supply runs out. We're supposed to replace our mascaras every four months anyway, right? Photos by Elizabeth Brockway.

This past weekend, Man Of Steel dominated the box office, earning a handsome $128.7 million. But that wasn’t the only attractive aspect of the Superman franchise reboot. We now have on our hands arguably the most dashing superhero to date: Henry Cavill (above). And one thing our new hunk offers that his supernatural peers don't is an abundance of chest hair, noted in this hilarious conversation on NYMag's Vulture. The authors raise a valuable point—sure, teen-targeted TV shows may encourage many a “high school student” (read: pushing-30 actor) to remove any and all natural hair growth, but where are the grown-up examples of definitive masculinity? Surely Captain America didn’t halt his battles against the Nazis for a quick visit to the esthetician. So, why is Hollywood implying he did? Maybe it’s a vaguely creepy attempt to encourage young girls’ admiration of (much) older actors or, conversely, older folks' enjoyment of an apparently prepubescent gentleman? Perhaps it’s just so we can more easily see the six-pack abs. Or, another possibility: the bigwigs in California are banding together to promote a new male beauty trend, and consequently, some form of gender equality! Waxes for all! But we doubt it… What we do know for sure is that manscaping, whether of the chest, back, shoulders, or some nether-region adventure, is on the rise. Way back in December 2008, Diddy (always on the cutting edge) told Allure that real gentlemen should “return the favor.” We are now living in a world of (supposed) equal opportunity, so, keeping in that spirit, maybe men, too, should enjoy the opportunity to wax? Or should we just be showing the hirsute among us more love? We’re not sure where to stand on this one, so we're throwing it back at you all. Men avec chest hair: love or loathe? Thoughts? [1] Henry Cavill, [2] Alec Baldwin, [3] Antonio Banderas, [4] Jake Gyllenhaal, [5] Jon Hamm, [6] Sean Connery.