Beauty Squared Round-Up - May 26, 2013

The Beauty Squared gals were in NYC last weekend, so there was no round-up. Lots to share with you this week though. Dig in!

• Some things to consider before you dye your hair at home.
  
• A history of perfume bottle design.
  
• Some great lipstick tips from InStyle magazine.
  
• Photos of Tilda Swinton for Chanel. Swoon.
  
• Makeup tips for ensuring you'll look great in photographs.
  
• Plus-size clothes are typically just made by enlarging smaller sizes, which doesn't work since everyone's bodies are built differently, no matter what size you are. Cornell students have created a workable plus-size dress form for a size 24 pear-shaped female after analyzing 3D scans of plus-size women.
  
• A simple, soft brown eye. Learn how to do it!
  
• Dita von Teese talks about glamour and her new fragrances in this interview with Beautylish.
  
• A punk rock nail look you can do at home.
  
• Hair and makeup looks that defined an era. 

Sam and Nic of Pixiwoo are in Cannes for the Film Festival and have done a Carey Mulligan Great Gatsby makeover for us. 

Beauty Squared Round-Up - April 14, 2013

Here are the clickable links we've gathered for your reading pleasure this week! 

Do you have fair skin? A sensitive complexion? Rosacea? You've probably got redness to your complexion. Beautylish has some tips for dealing with redness, here. 

YSL's new tie-dye nail polish. I have yet to see any swatches of this but hmmm, I'm intrigued!

China Glaze has a new iPhone app that promises to match anything that you photograph with one of their polishes.

Makeup artist Sharon Farrell does a video tutorial in which she shows off her skill at doing all of her favorite makeup pet peeves.

Dita von Teese apparently spends only 20 minutes getting ready. Click here to read how she manages it.

For some reason, it's still being discussed whether short hair is sexy or not. Sigh...really? But here's a Buzzfeed story showing models with short hair being sexy. 

UK retailer, Debenham's summer 2013 lookbook features men and women who you don't typically see modelling, including women over 40, over 6 foot, under 5 foot, plus-sizes, and Paralympian Stefanie Reed.  

Barbie takes off her makeup and still looks good. Shocking? Not really.

A contouring and highlighting cheatsheet from The Beauty Department.

The meaning of eyeliner on Mad Men. Oh, the glorious detail of this show!

Beauty Squared Round-Up - April 7, 2013

It's time to take a look at the beautiful links we've gathered for you this week. Scroll through and enjoy!

This is a photo of actress Emilia Clarke who plays Daenerys Targaryen on Game of Thrones. Is she wearing "too much" makeup? 

Lipstick trends throughout the decades. This stuff is fascinating. 

New Butter London shades for summer 2013!!!

Watch drag queen Ivy Winters transform into her glam self in 50 seconds (edited down from 90 minutes). 

Kirstie Clements, former editor of Vogue Australia, has written a tell-all book about the behind-the-scenes of the fashion glossies. One of the bombshells she reveals is how models starve themselves and some resort to eating tissues to try to make themselves feel full.

Your retro girlfriend, the inimitable Audrey Hepburn, felt that her nose was too big, her breasts were too small and that she was too skinny, a new book reveals.

The eye-brightening white eyeshadow look at Emilio Pucci's Spring Summer 2013 show.

Flare Magazine rounds-up ten eco-friendly, all-Canadian beauty buys, including Lovefresh (pictured above). 

Burlesque queen and retro beauty, Dita von Teese makes her musical debut with English electronic act, Monarchy. Watch the super-sexy video here. 

Beauty Squared Round-Up - March 9, 2013

Welcome to this past week's Round-Up where we gather the beauty links we've been checking out for your surfing pleasure...

Beautylish explains what face primers are and why everyone could benefit from using one (not just oily skin types).

Sarah Jessica Parker's poor feet have taken the toll for all those stilettos she wore on Sex and the City. 

InStyle.com has some tips on how to comfortably wear heels.

Sephora's Pantone 2013 colour collection is in stores. In the above video they show you how to wear the emerald winged eyeliner.

LouLou Magazine has some Spring/Summer 2013 beauty looks to try right now (even though it's not quite feeling like spring yet).

This past week, Dita von Teese modelled a 3D printed gown in New York City. See more photos and video here. 

Just as model Andrej Pejic has blurred his maleness into a modelling career as a female model, female and former Olympic swimmer Casey Legler is doing the same for the world of male modelling.

A pretty genius way of fixing a broken nail.

These porn star before and after photos are pretty fascinating.

Buzzfeed has photos of extremely corseted French singer Marie Bouchaud (AKA Polaire). 

Refinery29 has a round-up of the best beauty jobs.

Introducing Fashion Magazine's brand new Beauty Panel, including Arianne of The Glitter Geek and Michelle of LipstickRules.

Check out this new ad from Dove's Real Beauty campaign as they take on the photoshoppers of the world. 

Beauty Squared Round-up - January 13, 2012

Here are the most clickable beauty links we came across this week. Dig in!

For all you blue eyed lovelies out there, here are some tips for making your blue eyes bluer.

Here's a way of camouflaging your chipped nail polish. 

Bodybuilder Jenna Abbou is the new face of MAC.

How to not look sick and tired when you're feeling sick and tired via the lovely Arianne of the Glitter Geek. 

Edge up your eyeliner by giving it a squared-off end as in this look from Aquascutum. 

The chains of Proactiv. 

Great natural home remedies for some common beauty issues such as acne and calluses. 

For the first time, the mysterious hairdo of the ancient Roman vestal virgins has been recreated. 

Gah-mazing Bansky-inspired nail art. I'm so envious of people who can paint their nails like this!

Smashbox has collaborated with street artist Curtis Kulig for a graffiti-inspired collection.

Make-up tips for very, very fair skin types. 

Another swoonworthy product from Benefit, Fine One One, a cream highlighter, blush and contour stick. Here it is reviewed for Beautezine.com. 

Tentacle-like eyelash extensions were included in last week's round-up. Here are some more from the same Etsy shop. Definitely not for everyone.

butter LONDON's new Starkers collection is super-nude. Like pantyhose nude. 

The glamourous Dita von Teese does have casual days. Here she offers her tips for retaining glamour in everyday life.

Beauty Squared Round-Up - October 21

It's almost November! But no matter, here's your weekly link love from Beauty Squared.

How to dress like a pin-up girl and style tips from Dita von Teese. 

Scarlet Ibis from MAC Marilyn Monroe collection matches Tracy from Beauty Reflections hair!  

Illamasqua mystery box! This needs to be mine....

MAC's Pro line is now available online to everyone!

In a bizarre beauty trend, women in the Ukraine are turning themselves into living dolls. Yes, that photo is of a human girl. This might give you nightmares.

A review and swatches of the MAC Marilyn Monroe collection and an account of a Hollywood tour of Marilyn haunts given by MAC's Director of Artistry, Gregory Arlt. 

Victoria's Secret photos before and after retouching. 

A (Elizabeth Taylor) Cleopatra Halloween tutorial.

The Disney characters have evidently been dieting intensively and had body modifiying surgery to fit into designer clothes. This is a Barneys/Disney collaboration that has a number of people angered. If you're annoyed at the sickly thin versions of Minnie Mouse, Daisy Duck and Goofy (Goofy???) there's an online petition here.