Beauty Squared Round-Up - January 5, 2014

Happy 2014! We hope your holidays were fantastic and wish you all the best in the new year.

This is our first round-up of 2014 so let's make it a good one. There is a lot to share with you!

• Karen of Makeup and Beauty Blog shares some of her current favourite permanent collection products including YSL, MAC and NARS.
  
• Great tips on making your makeup last here.
  
• Pantone's colour of 2014 is radiant orchid. New Beauty has a slideshow of some products that'll help you be on trend!
  
• Eyeliners, eyeliners, eyeliners! Here are some great product options. Embrace those peepers!
  
• A review of Deborah Lippman's Sookie Sookie from the True Blood collection.
  
• Online beauty shops you may not know about...I didn't!
  
• What's a konjac sponge and why do you need one in your skincare regime?
  
• Why would you pay $$$ for a lash serum when you can make your own at home?
  
• The Makeup Girl shares her best beauty products of 2013.
  
• Some more best of 2013 from Daily Candy including Michelle Phan, Oribe Mousse and My Ten Friends nail polish.
  
• Love nails? Check out this best of 2013 collection of nail moments.
  
• Here are some of the most-hyped beauty products of 2013 - which ones got thumbs up and which got thumbs down?
  
• And check out Arianne, the Glitter Geek's most loved beauty posts of 2013.
  
• 22 cult beauty products from Asia!
  
• This is an amazingly cool Smaug (the dragon from The Hobbit)-inspired makeup tutorial. I want to try it!