The ’80s eyes are back, learn how to build the smoldering, shadowy eye seen all over the runways recently.

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Skin care expert Narine Nikogosian launched her new book, RETURN TO BEAUTY, with the hopes that women everywhere would put down those chemical-laden jars of useless overpriced beauty products. She suggests a gentle, all natural, and effective routine for skincare with the help of your own grocery list.

Nikogosian’s RETURN TO BEAUTY offers readers:

1. Easy-to-follow recipes for whipping up moisturizers, scrubs, masks, and more—with fresh, natural ingredients found in your own kitchen, or any grocery store! Each recipe is accompanied by explanations of the cleansing or healing qualities of each ingredient, and simple instructions for cooking and storing the final product.

2. Healthy, safe, and affordable solutions without the toxic chemicals in your skin creams. Many women don’t know that cosmetics don’t even need FDA approval. Nikogosian’s techniques involve simple, fresh ingredients—like yogurt, honey, cucumbers, and other fruits and vegetables—that are both easy on the wallet and on the delicate skin of your face.

3. Helpful shopping lists by season and skin type depending on the time of the year. Nikogosian breaks down your shopping needs in the grocery store and the drugstore by season and skin type, with an eye to budget-friendly options.

You’ll never buy expensive creams again! Available here.

Mally Beauty has entered uncharted territory with the introduction of their first fragrance.  Mally’s Signature Fragrance, a great floral and citrus scent, captures a fresh and feminine approach to beauty.

Mally’s Signature Fragrance pays homage to her Filipino heritage by using tropical notes from the Sampaguita flower, the national flower of the Philippines, a star shaped flower which blooms throughout the year but wilts in less than a day.

If you love clean floral scents, with just the right amount of citrus, then this is the fragrance for you, I love it and wear it daily!

Pamela Anderson is supposedly $4.8 million in debt …and what do you do when you’re a celeb in debt? You launch a fragrance of course!

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Lady Gaga poses for Hello Kitty, designed to celebrate the famous cat’s 35th birthday. Photographed by Markus Klinko and Indrani, these images will grace a special edition of Gaga’s album, The Fame (supposedly, a lock of her hair will be attached as well). Gaga, along with Cyndi Lauper, will also front the new MAC Viva Glam campaign.

So the ‘It’ color of the season, Jade, is apparently sold out everywhere…everywhere but Ebay! So how far would you go, and how much would you spend to have this color on your filangies?

Love this line of products, enter contest to win.

In June, Burberry will launch a collection of 100 color products for eyes, lips, and skin with Inter Parfums SA, the holder of Burberry’s beauty license. The line will be carried in only 30 stores globally, including Nordstrom.

How awesome is this? Totally a ton of work but Roy Lichtenstein is my idol so it’s worth it!

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If you’re feeling like your makeup skills are up to par, try something crazy this Halloween. MAC did their annual sketches to help us all brainstorm..I suddenly think I’m going to be a comic book character for Halloween. Check out some steps in the video below:

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Positioned to become the best waxing/hair removal experience anywhere at affordable prices, Uni.K.Wax Centers are the first to create a “waxing only” centers with unique and innovative hair removal services and products that originated in the bikini capital of the world, South Beach.

Now with tons of celebrity fans and over 20 booming locations from coast-to-coast, Uni.K.Wax Centers are growing rapidly by word-of-mouth as more and more friends recommend these body and facial waxing specialists, as did I after my first experience at Uni.K.

Offering both male and female clients a greener waxing experience in facial and full body waxing, Uni.K.Wax Centers use an innovative natural, herbal wax that completely removes hair without wasteful and painful paper strips (that’s me getting waxed in the pic above). Unlike “hard waxes” that break on the skin, Uni.K.Wax always stays soft on the skin and has a proprietary elasticity that allows the technician the ability to remove hair thoroughly without the pain of “pulling” the skin with paper strips. Uni.K.Wax is created from safe, natural ingredients including pine sap (giving it that green color) and beeswax and has an aloe vera base that nourishes the skin while gently removing hair.

Using just enough wax for each client, each Uni.K.Wax Center client is waxed with their very own personalized warming canister of wax (above, from when I got waxed) that is prepared on site in the Uni.K.Wax laboratory. Unused wax is disposed of immediately after each service to ensure a standard of hygiene found in no other waxing salon (totally the best thing about Uni.K, and the fact that they are open 7 days a week, until 10pm during weekdays).

Uni.K.Wax Centers are also affordable and offer a detailed wax menu for both men and women. Waxing everything but the head (I don’t think you want to do that anyways), Uni.K.Wax prices range from $8.00 for upper lip to full Brazilian Bikini for $25.00 for women. Additional services include Shapes for men and women and Celebrity Brows starting at $25.00 with take home stencil and cosmetic kits.

Special packages for her include full legs, bikini line and under arms for $63.00 and back, shoulders, chest and stomach for him for $93.00.

Check out their site here.

Check out a great step by step on how to get indie fave designer Alisha Trimble’s runway look.

HAIR HOW-TO:
By Key Hairstylist Rea Winter
From Arrojo Studio

Start by prepping damp hair with Arrojo styling creme. This product creates maximum texture with a strong hold and a light feel, wrap dry with a large paddle brush to create root lift and direction for your parting.

Once the hair is dry, part hair to the side starting at the front and pull your hair into a low ponytail. Tie your hair into a knot and securely pin with 1 or 2 Bobby pins, tucking in any loose ends.

The idea is to make it look relaxed and not overstyled. So if there are some wispy pieces, that’s ok! The most important thing is the prep of the hair with the styling creme so no pins slip out! You can finish with a spritz of Arrojo hair spray.

MAKEUP HOW-TO:
By Makeup Designer Sara Franzese
sarafranzese@gmail.com

Start with a primer and tinted moisturizer from Smashbox Cosmetics. A soft cream blush from Stila dotted on the apples of cheeks and spread up towards the temple will create a natural flush. Follow with a highlight on the cheekbones as in “All Over Seduction” by Edward Bess.ni

For a smoky eye, a kohl liner works great and smudging any eyeshadow over it will intensify the look. Try Laura Mercier in Black Violet or Black Gold. Also for a subtle lip, her lip stain in Shy Pink is great on almost any skin tone.

As a final step, I use Kevin Aucoin mascara and clean up under the eyes with concealer.

Credits:
Sara Franzese, Makeup Designer, sarafranzese@gmail.com
Rea Winter, Key Hairstylist, Arrojo Studio

Images by Nicole Marie Polec
Additional images by Ron Contarsy

The RoC® Brand, the French skincare expert and pioneer in developing retinol, the gold-standard in anti-aging, is proud to announce their partnership with the Hamptons International Film Festival Women in Film Program for the second consecutive year. RoC® Skincare continues to support the talent and creativity of women in film through the “Gold Standard Award for Female Feature Director,” by elevating the award to an official category of entry at this year’s 2009 festival. The winner will receive a $5,000 endowment to be used for an upcoming film project so that she can continue to enlighten audiences with her work. The Hamptons International Film Festival received an abundance of entries from many gifted women and RoC® Skincare is pleased to announce that this year’s award winner is Emmy Nominated Actress and Director, Cheryl Hines, for upcoming film, “Serious Moonlight.”

The RoC® Skincare “Gold Standard Award for Female Feature Director” aims to recognize a talented female filmmaker who’s excelled in the film industry, a field in which they are currently underrepresented, as only 7% of directors are women. The winner of this award is a true inspiration for women everywhere striving to meet their own personal gold standards in excellence.

In celebration of this partnership and award, RoC® Skincare, would like to give away the newest addition to the RoC® Brand portfolio (RoC® MULTI CORREXION™ Skin Perfecting System ) to one lucky reader, be the first to comment and we’ll send you your free gift (valued at $49.99)

I have personally used this product and I absolutely love it. It feels great on the skin, and has slowly begun to diminish some fine lines I have creeping up under my eyes. Total skincare at such a low price def has my stamp of approval.

Rimmel London signed Georgia May Jagger and Coco Rocha as the brand’s new faces starting in 2010. They’ll be joining Kate Moss and Lily Cole.

NY Mag via In Style UK

Fergie teamed up with Avon to produce her own fragrance. The ads look like they’re going to look pretty good..Mario Sorrenti really knows what he’s doing.

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Photos via Style. Thanks NY Mag!

What’s better than a tote bag’s worth of free beauty samples, allowing one to bypass the beauty aisle at Duane Reade for at least a month or two? A tote bag’s worth of free beauty samples and liquor. Hard liquor. Free, hard liquor. And of course some cheese on a toothpick to balance out all that free, hard liquor. All this is thanks to Shecky’s Girl’s Night Out, the annual culmination of all things gorgeous. This awesome two-day event inlcudes a dj spinning some groove-worthy throwbacks, tons of beauty vendors, and the attendance of over 500 women (and maybe a couple of men–I see you Daniel) that just might be worth the $40.00 dollar price tag of admission. Representatives of skincare, makeup, clothes, shoes, jewelry, accessories and even cosmotology companies, with even more free goodies in tow, were there to help us all look and feel just a little bit prettier. And who doesn’t want that?

Check out Shecky’s here!

The Dell has partnered with OPI  to create a series of 26 laptops in OPI shades. Twenty colors will be from the standard collection, while six will be holiday hues.

This would be way cooler for i-Phone Skins.

NY Mag via Engadget

Model Charlotte di Calypso is featured in the latest beauty spread for Vogue Italy, shot by Richard Burbridge.

Find more photos like this on CULT

Thanks Fashion Copious

Kristen Bells’s complicated updo looks straight off the runway.

Via Glamour

Can you hear me now? How about now? How about with my new ‘Purple Khaki’ nailpolish?…I know it’s dumb but I couldn’t come up with anything better!

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Have no idea how you get this done and I feel that the procedure might cause you to lose all your hair, but this is by far the coolest look I’ve ever seen. Period.

Celebrity make up artist Scott Barnes’ book “About Face” (done in collaboration with photographer Karl Simone) will be available for the Holidays!

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“I wanted something rich and creamy and sexy, but still youthful.”

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I think it’s actually called ‘Débauche de Pigments’ but close enough.
Vogue Paris Oct 09
Shot & Makeup by: François Nars
Models: Anna Selezneva, Tao Okamoto & Eniko Mihalik
Styled by Carine Roitfeld

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Yes, we’ve written about colored mascara before, but it’s currently a major beauty trend and now comes in a ton of different colors like amber, garnet, amethyst and emerald.

Check out more here.

Michelle Buswell looking very sexy for the new Jean Paul Gaultier ad…photographer was unnamed by this source, anyone know who it is?

LINK LOVE: Fashion Copious

Sometimes people spray a little perfume to add that hint of sexiness, but Etat Libre d’Orange has decided to make their perfumes a much more overt statement. The French-based company gives you Vraie Blonde, equipped with such slogans such as ”Is she a real blonde? To know the answer one will have to wait for nudity”, or for Putain desPalaces, “Hotel Slut: A hint of supple leather…hints at what’s to come: a boudoir…the palpable presence of raw desire”.

A bit out there, but whatever works.

LINKAGE: Allure

Finally, something that makes it possible to test out makeovers without having to go through all the hassle. RealBeauty.com has released the latest in makeover technology by ModiFace. Upload a photo of yourself and let the fun begin! An entire array of hairstyles, shadows, glosses, and more to chose from. Sometimes it’s a bit too risky to just chop off all of your hair and hope it turns out good, but with ModiFace you get to see what it looks like before hand!

What’s next on their list? Anti-aging and weight loss tools that allow you to visualize yourself before and after. I have to say, I’m impressed!

Jessica Alba seems to really be undergoing some sort of evolution. Though, I can’t quite say I approve. The brunette turned blonde is now turned red! If you ask me, she really needs to head back to brunette roots.

LINKAGE: Style List

Here are the two latest trends in nails: the above from Prada’s runway, and the below as seen on celebs such as Blake Lively. I can’t lie, I kinda like the clear plastic add on (not necessarily the length) more than the lace, which seems too bulky. What do you guys think?

LINK: Allure and All Laqured Up

Lately I have been OBSESSED with vivid colors and textures. I want to paint every face I see in vibrant colors and dip them in glitter and diamonds. I have visions of Fuchsia cheeks, Chartreuse eyelids, Yellow lips. Yes, I said yellow lips… Don’t knock it til you’ve tried it.

Like I said, I’m a little obsessed with color these days, maybe more than a little obsessed.

I have come across a photographer who apparently feels the same I do about color and texture and has some serious photography skills to properly highlight it. I am completely enamored of her work. Her name is Daniela Glunz and she is amazing. It’s like her photos are ALIVE and they are living VIVIDLY. The colors and the textures just about jump off the page at you.

Now, being a makeup artist I feel I must mention that she obviously works with some incredibly talented MUAs. That being said however, a MUA can paint a face and 2 different photogs can take a pic of said face and you will see 2 completely different pictures. Us MUAs are essential but so is a photographer’s skill and vision. Daniela Glunz’s skill and vision are outstanding and extraordinary…

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I have no prob with women who don’t shave, but as a model I would think that it is a major requirement. Apparently, Carmen Kass has strong opinions on hair removal, which is why you see her hairy legs on the runway. If it doesn’t bother Emilio Pucci, why should it bother us, right?

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Nina Ricci’s great-grandson, Romano, launches bullet shaped perfumes with names like “Lady Vengeance”. Finally, a scent for woman who enjoy the smell of NAPALM in the morning…

“A women who doesn’t wear perfume has no future.” -Coco Chanel

Romano Ricci, great-grandson of Nina Ricci a legend in the world of couture and fragrance, had very very big shoes to fill when he decided to try his hand at the family business and create a line of fragrances. Well, he filled them and then some. Not only has he created a line titled “Juliette Has A Gun”, he created 3 scents and three Juliette “personas” to go along with the scents. “Lady Vengeance”, “Miss Charming” and “Citizen Queen”.  For the first 2 scents Romano enlisted the assistance of Francis Kurkdjian, one of the most famous and talented perfumer. But for “Citizen Queen”, Romano Ricci worked alone.

Now he’s taken it even a step further and created the “Purse Bullet”. Oh how I LOVE this… Ensconced in a black velvet case lays a beautiful silver bullet and 3 refills. So edgy, sexy and glam. And convenient, the bullet will fit anywhere, tiny enough for the smallest of Fendi baguettes. You may get any one of the scents in this style… I will need them all.

To learn more and find store locations: http://juliettehasagun.ovh.org/

Suggested Matching Accessories:

Report Kane’s Over the Thigh Holster Boots:

Kisses Bitches…

Glamour Whore…xoxo

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Yes, we’ve written about Matte nails before, and if you’re still looking for the perfect matte mani, check out K.O (Knockout Cosmetics) Flatte Nail Polish.

Brands like OPI, Zoya and Sephora by OPI have matte collections as well.

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“This girl doesn’t spend hours getting ready but she looks amazing, her style is all her own,” says Dan Caten. “Young Hollywood is about that, they don’t need to impress anyone, it’s cooler than being too studied. The same goes with the makeup, it isn’t about being perfect.” Um, yeah, NO.

This quote was accompanied by the latest release from MAC about their new collection of makeup inspired by the Fall/Winter 2009 looks of DSquared2.

The twins behind the label have released this series of facial goodies which is meant to not be “perfect”.

Saying that Young Hollywood doesn’t need to impress anyone seems a little like these boys don’t understand the scene ( YOUNG HOLLYWOOD NEEDS TO IMPRESS EVERYONE, ALL THE TIME, OR ELSE THEY AREN’T TALKED ABOUT AND WON’T GET THERE LITTLE MOVIE ROLES, AND WON’T BE ABLE TO DO LINES WITH THEIR LITTLE FRIENDS AT THE VMA’S, AND WON’T GET TO BANG A JONAS ON THE DOWN LOW, CAUSE WE ALL KNOW THEM BOYS AINT NO VIRGINS, AND IF THEY ARE, THEN THEYRE GAY, OR REALLY, REALLY MORMON, WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH GAY. ).

Either way the collection looks great and hits stores September 28th. Photos below.

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As a makeup artist/beauty blogger, the questions I get asked most frequently involve eye liner application. Applying eye liner correctly can be tricky. The trickiest look of all is the “winged eye”. It took me years to perfect it. Well…years and a fabulous “how-to” video I came across awhile back. Before I came across this priceless video tutorial I was able to apply a winged eye on my clients and myself but it took some time and was super frustrating. This tutorial makes it so simple anyone can do it. I was going to keep it my little secret but since one of the purposes of this blog is share my beauty knowledge I have decided to share it with all of my readers. You’re Welcome;)

You will only need two items for the perfect winged eye look:

Surgical Tape. Any brand will do and you can find it at any drugstore (Walgreens, CVS, Harmon, Rite Aid, etc).

Eyeliner. You can use whatever brand you prefer and chose the form that works best for you such as liquid, cream or pencil. My favorite is Chantecaille’s Le Stylo $26 (above)

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Bloom cosmetics are on sale today on Hautelook.  If you’re not familiar with Hautelook, you’re definitely missing out! Hautelook provides its members with limited time designer sales daily.  Today save 50% on Bloom cosmetics, the creative, innovative line by graphic designer turned cosmetics brand owner Natalie Bloom. Save on eye shadow sets, lipstick, eye paint, and body scrubs…products from only $10!

Head over to Hautelook and join to shop this sale

British wig designer Charlie Le Mindu has given us all something to stop at stare at. Yes, there is a pair of lips on top of that woman’s head and she has three pairs of sunglasses made of hair. WTF!?

LINKAGE: Glamour

I’m all for wild ideas and unique inspiration, but StrangeBeautiful’s founder Jane Schub has taken it to a whole new level. The new line, Color Volume 3, consists of eight polishes that really let us in on how “To Be Strange is to be Beautiful”. Inspirations include “the saturated rusty iron color of an Irish bog, veins of green mold running through Roquefort, the dreadfully wonderful dirty almond color used on kitchen appliances, the belly of a pigeon, the artist Sean Scully, aged armagnac, the rich black olive green color of Loden cloth, and the dull brown red of Redrope files.”

Whatever works I guess. Right?

LINKAGE: All Lacquered Up

We have quite the new tradition on our hands; selling movie-inspired beauty products. Sephora has let loose a series of five lip gloss hues just in time for the remake of Fame, the 1980 hit movie. Get your hands on the gloss today at Sephora.com!

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For Rodarte’s Spring/Summer 2010 Runway Show last week during Fashion Week in NYC, MAC Cosmetic’s Senior Artist Chantel Miller took makeup art to new heights. In collaboration with Rodarte designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy , miller designed full-sleeve, half-sleeve and neck tattoos painted on BY HAND using only MAC cosmetics and brushes. It took 40 artists, yes I said 40 artists, and 4 hours to prepare and accomplish the look on the models before the show.

AMAZING. UTTERLY AMAZING.

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Haven’t heard anything about this so I’m not quite sure what it’s for, but Amber Rose (and her boobs) were promoting some sort of fragrance the other day. Drunken Stepfather has one hell of a bash on her, but I’ll just keep this as an info breakdown.

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Well this brings me back to 7th grade…

Image via Jezebel

The folks behind the Odin boutiques are launching 3 fragrances in October, reports WWD. The scents, named 01, 02 and 03, will only be available in a handful of stores at first, including Odin’s 5 store in NYC and online at odinshop.com.

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Michaela Green is Sebastian’s newest it girl, following Charlotte Ronson and Corey Kennedy. Born in Australia, this singer/songwriter/model’s claim to fame was her first album, titled ‘White T-Shirt.’

We love Sebastian, we’re just not sure why they pick girls who permanently look drunk, but I’d appreciate a bit more consistency in the choosing of their ‘fresh faces.’

About a month ago I was drowning in jealousy of the West Coast spa week, but now it’s time for East Coast!  Pick up your phone and book an appointment, because on October 12th east coast’s spa week will be in full throttle.

If you live in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and Toronto, or Canada you can count yourself in!

LINKAGE: Allure

I can’t even tell you all how many times I’ve searched endlessly through my bag to find my favorite gloss. And finally, someone has given me the perfect solution.

Murad Energizing Pomegranate Lip Protector not only looks fabulous, but comes on a key chain to avoid the silly game of lost and found! Now, if only every product came with a key chain I’d be set.

LINKAGE: Allure