Edited by Amanda Gabriele
It’s Memorial Day weekend, and you’re spending the holiday staying with a friend in his or her beach/lake/mountain house. How generous of your homie to host you! To return the kindness, a small but thoughtful hostess gift is always a must to show your gratitude. If you’re not sure what to buy, we’ve put together a basket of our favorite gifts to give that any friend is sure to love.
Edited by Amanda Gabriele
It’s Sunday, and we’re hungry for a beauty brunch. What’s on today’s menu? Bright, warm, sunny orange lips have been an obsession for some time now, and with summer on the horizon, it’s time to flaunt them once again. Not sure which shades to rock? Here are five of our favorites to get you started on this bold trend.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Crimson-soled cobbler Christian Louboutin is venturing into the realm of beauty with a new luxury line, Christian Louboutin Beauté, set to launch in late 2013.
Edited by Amanda Gabriele
If you love the FashionIndie feature 5 Steps to a Style Icon, you’re going to love our special twist for Music Month, 5 Steps to a Video Ho. This week, I’ll be dissecting Rihanna‘s video for “Rude Boy,” and I guarantee you’re in for tons of bright colors, gold chains and hot pants. Watch the video and learn how to get the look after the jump.
Edited by Amanda Gabriele
Oh summertime – a season for patio boozing, outdoor concerts and minimal clothing. You can feel the warm-weather buzz beginning all throughout the city, even though we have a few weeks until hot pants and sandal weather is actually here. But the best part of the hottest few months is a certain fresh-faced beauty routine, completed in five minutes or less. How can you shed layers and get the look at home? These 5 beauty essentials will quickly become your staples, not just for the summer but the whole year through.
Edited by Amanda Gabriele
Today in 5 Steps to a Style Icon, we’re looking at a French actress who became the sex symbol of the 1960s with her long blond hair, smokey eyes and seductive gap-tooth smile. Want to know how to get Brigitte Bardot‘s effortlessly seductive look? We’ll teach you in five easy steps.
Edited by Zosia Baroody
There’s nothing more annoying than having to worry about lipstick. One minute it looks fantastic and the next it’s on your teeth, your new shirt or all over your wine glass. Lucky for you, we ‘ve found 5 lipsticks that actually stay on your lips… at least for a few hours.
Edited by Amanda Gabriele
We all know it’s key to use sunscreen before hitting the beach or lounging poolside, and many of us use moisturizers with SPF for everyday protection. But do you ever think about shielding your hands, hair or lips from harmful UVA and UVB rays? We know you’re busy, making it difficult to think of everything, so we present you with 5 ways to sneak SPF into your beauty routine. These few extra steps a day won’t cost you much time but will save you a bunch in the race against aging and permanent skin damage. Click to see them all after the jump.
Edited by Amanda Gabriele
It seems we’d hit a bit of a damp spell last weekend in NYC, and we’re sure the rest of you are feeling the wrath of April showers as well. It’s not that we don’t want the May flowers to grow, but heavy rains and chilly winds put a cramp in our style… and in our beauty routines. But there are ways to keep hair perfectly in place and prevent makeup from running. Our six tips after the jump will help you through the last legs of rainy spring.
Edited by Amanda Gabriele
You must know by now, we love a bold lip at FashionIndie. From reds to pinks to purple, and everything in-between, we’ve traded our gloss for rich and bright lipsticks we can change with our moods. If you want to get the look but need a tamer color to start with, the peach pout is perfectly on-trend this season. With the right mix of cool orange and ladylike pink, you’ll quickly become obsessed with rocking this look. Check out four of our favorite peachy-keen lipsticks after the jump.
