Beauty Squared Round-Up - March 24, 2013

We have TWO WEEKS of beauty links to share with you, so without further ado....

The legendary Tina Turner is on the cover of the April Vogue Germany and she looks fantastic. Great, right? Well, it's the FIRST TIME Ms. Turner has been on the cover of any Vogue. So, good for you Vogue for putting a A) 73 year old on the cover; B) a non-white face on the cover; and C) the fabulousness that is Tina Turner on the cover but otherwise you get a SLOW CLAP.

The European Union has banned the sale of animal-tested products! This will likely have a ripple effect on other countries, so stay tuned....

Reverse ombré hair colour DIY.

NYmag.com has a slideshow of 29 of the most iconic bob haircuts in recent history.

Do you know if your skin has a warm or a cool undertone? Take this quiz to find out.

Louise from xojane.com shares her tips for fighting chub rub, AKA when your thighs rub together and cause irritation. Note: This is something that happens to men and women, and thighs that are large, thighs that are muscular and thighs that are slim but that happen to touch and rub when you walk or run.

Karla Sugar has done her thing and swatched the new Burberry Complete Eye Palettes. Gorgeous!

Primer, foundation and blush...for your nails?

Talking hair: The Long and the Short of It. 

Fantastic gifs of classic pin-up girls and the photos that originally inspired them. 

In Sweden, H&M has started using different looking mannequins to demonstrate how their clothes might look on a more diverse range of bodies. Yes, these mannequins are certainly more "plus-size" than typical mannequins but they're also apparently not just "inflated" versions. These mannequins will show a variety of body types, not just the classic smaller, slim sizes or the larger, perfect hourglass shape. 

Check out these photos from an Andy Warhol-themed party. That's Anne Hathaway, above, with Warhol-inspired pop art makeup. So cool!

We're well past St. Patrick's Day now, but check out The Glitter Geek's coooooool green eyeliner look. Don't forget that emerald is the colour for 2013!

Nicki Minaj is actually a very pretty girl under all of that bold makeup and crazy hair. See her made-under for Elle magazine and let this be a reminder to us all that while it's fun to wear lots of makeup, sometimes we can forget what we really look like and it's just as beautiful!

Beauty Squared Round-Up - June 3, 2012

Here are the stories that caught our attention this week:





This is a great makeup tutorial video for anyone with acne. The beautiful, brave girl in it suffers from cystic acne and you can hear the emotion in her voice when she's barefaced in front of the camera. And look at the beautiful finished product when she's finished!

Un-photoshopped, photoshopped.

German Vogue's June issue is running an 11-page spread featuring Peter Lindbergh's un-Photoshopped portraits of prominent German women including supermodels, actors and Vogue's editor-in-chief. 

The New England Journal of Medicine published a study of a 69 year old man who worked as a trucker for most of his life. As a result of spending so much time driving a truck, the left side of his face received much more sun exposure than the right and the results are startling. Doesn't this make you want to wear sunscreen?

Can yoga help prevent wrinkles and sagging in the skin on your face? 

Real Beauty has a list of the best highlighters to make your skin luminous and glowing this summer. 

Also for summer, here are some tips on how to detangle wet hair. You know, for after jumping in the pool, lake or ocean on those hot, hot days. 

Bloxsun makes sunscreen fabrics in the form of hats, scarves and gloves to protect you from the sun's damaging rays. 

InStyle offers 11 Hair Rules You Need To Break (some may surprise you)!

Florence and Machine's new video, directed by David LaChapelle is just as over-the-top, dramatic, glamourous and spectacular as you might expect and Florence is pushing the beauty and fashion envelopes again. Florence looks absolutely stunning and I kind of love her hair.