Beauty Squared Round-Up for April 12, 2015

Good morning, lovelies!

It's Beauty Squared Round-Up time. Settle in and enjoy!

• The Up the Rollercoaster blog's  concealer library. It's helpful for a number of reasons - - talking about the types of concealers you need for different concealing purposes, and the types of concealers that are especially good for different concealing purposes.
  
• We all love drugstore dupes for high end products. Here's a new round!
  
• Curly hair is like denim.
  
• Are you intrigued by but a little scared by blue eyeshadow? (I am). Here are some new shades and how to wear them that might inspire you out of that fear.
  
• Maybe more people would wear sunscreen if it didn't smell like sunscreen? Here are some of the best-smelling sunscreens.
  
• Relevant to me (and maybe you), beauty things to pack for travelling.
  
• Skincare ingredients you might not be using, but should be.
  
• Do you lips need a bit of TLC? Here are some of the best lip products to give them new life.
  
• Beauty mysteries, like why does the salon shampoo feel so much better than when you do it yourself? Is your "Hmmmm?" moment on the list?
  
• Nic from Pixiwoo has two great basics videos up on their YouTube channel right now.
• Top tips for colour correcting
• How to contour

Beauty Squared Round-Up for March 15, 2015

Good morning!
If you've got a little time to kill, why not check out a couple of beauty links today? Treat yourself.

• Loving this grunge makeup tutorial by Nic of Pixiwoo. It's a great look especially if you tend to look very groomed all the time.
  
• Some of the most notable beauty looks from the runways of Paris Fashion Week.
  
• We've gone from BB creams to CC creams and now to Cushion Compacts. Read about them here.
  
• A possible solution to your acne scars.
  
• Curly girls, this post is for you.
  
• Why every woman should shave their head at least once.
  
• Have you ever wanted to get rid of a semi-permanent hair colour? Here's a solution.
  
• Beauty editors share their favourite luxury products.
  
• Brands that make good foundation shades for dark skin.
   
• Is the beauty industry finally embracing diversity?

Beauty Squared Round-Up for August 24, 2014

Hello lovelies!

Happy Sunday. 

• Kandee Johnson reviews the new Urban Decay Naked Basics 2 palette. 
• Do you have curly hair? This post is for you. 
• A step-by-step guide for applying false eyelashes. 
• I love this elegant ruby twist on the French manicure done by Rita Remark for Essie Canada.  
• Anna Sui has revamped her line of lipsticks. You've never seen a lipstick like this before. 
• Makeup bag essentials for beginner, intermediate and professional makeup wearers. 
• An absolutely stunning lavender smokey eye look by Lisa Eldridge done on Sophie Dahl. (Look for an upcoming Beauty Squared post where Catherine recreates this!)
• Laverne Levinson writes about why she uses Photoshop on photos of her face. It's perhaps food for thought.
• Related: here's XOVain's Alle with tips on becoming more photogenic (it's a learned skill!).
• Is a younger face more of a blank canvas than an older face? The Guardian's Invisible Woman talks about her experience with makeup now that she's nearing 60. 

Beauty Squared Round-Up for August 3, 2014

Hello lovelies!

We've got a packed round-up for you this week. Are you ready? Comfortable? Have a drink? Good. Let's go!

• People are excited about the new MAC Marge Simpson collection which was featured at San Diego's Comic Con recently. Check out the Marge makeover TV host Traci Stumpf received from MAC MUA John Stapleton.
• We all love hacks, right? Here are 11 lipstick hacks, from repairing broken lipsticks to DIY stains using Kool Aid. 
• Check out this lipstick/lipliner trick by Tracy from Beauty Reflections!
• Makeup before and afters featuring some of the impressive transformations of the cast of Guardians of the Galaxy. 
• Speaking of transformations, look at what MUA Maria Malone-Guerbaa can create using just makeup. Just incredible!
• Glitter Geek, Ariane shows us how she fills in her eyebrows for a natural but groomed finish. This is good for you if you have sparse or thin brow hairs. 
• Buzzfeed has a list of inexpensive beauty finds that really work. 
• Allure has a list of new beauty products specifically designed for curly hair. 
• Are you planning a trip to Paris? If so, lucky you! While you're there you might want to check out some of the pharmacies for beauty scores. This article tells you what to look for. 
• BlogTO has a list of Toronto's best cruelty-free makeup brands/stores. 
• Makeup storage is a common problem and solutions are often very individual. Check out this chic and graphic DIY makeup storage solution.
• The history of red lipstick. 
• The legendary Pirelli calendar has cast its first plus-size model, Candace Huffine. 
• Check out this Onion video, featuring Maybelline's brand new rubber latex mask, the new solution to achieving that perfect look with no fuss.
• Since 1973, cases of melanoma in the US have increased 200%. Researchers blame a generation of sun worshippers. Wear sunscreen, and stay out of the sun, kids! It's that simple. 

Beauty Squared Round-Up - January 26, 2013

Hello lovelies!

I hope you're warm and cosy wherever you are (it's chilly where I am). There's lots (LOTS) to settle into in this week's Round-Up so we'd better dig in!

• If you're chilly, here's a smoky eye that will warm you right up. This gorgeous look was done using the Urban Decay Naked 3 palette.
  
• Sensitive skin? Clinique has a new line of nail polishes (A Different Nail Enamel for Sensitive Skins) that won't irritate your eyes or your skin.
  
• Concerned about toxins in your beauty products? Here's a helpful list of what you should look to avoid when shopping.
  
• Fashion Magazine's Beauty Panel share their tips for organic and all-natural beauty.
  
• Have you heard of the Caveman Regime for skin? The idea is similar to the Paleo Diet, going back to a very simple routine like our ancestors would have done. Somehow I don't think cavemen and women would have been overly concerned with having clean and clear skin. Here's a XOJane contributor's experience with it.
  
• Tracey from Beauty Reflections takes a look at some of New Brunswick's Reve Maxeville Handmade Cosmetics.
  
• New Beauty Magazine share their picks for beauty essentials - Cutex nail polish remover, Bobbi Brown makeup brushes, FHI flat iron, Smashbox primer, Dove body wash, Colgate toothpaste, Elnett hairspray, and Guinot face mask among others.
  
• Dencia, a Nigerian-Cameroonian pop musician, has released a line of skincare products that claim to lighten hyper-pigmented areas of the skin. It's the latest in "skin toning" which is what it's called in Nigeria, where 77% of women use skin-lightening products on a regular basis in order to adhere to a Western standard of beauty, improve their marriage prospects and social mobility.
  
• Hungarian singer Boggie has released a new music video for her song "Nouveau Parfum", in which her moving image goes through a Photoshop transformation. It's pretty pretty fascinating, and disturbing to see her transform through makeup, lighting and digital manipulation.
  
• Vancouver makeup artist Samantha Ravndahl is suing Lil Kim for copyright infringement after the rapper took one of Samantha's Instagram images and passed it off as her own to promote her new album.
  
• Take this with a grain of salt, but because it's good news, new research from Dove shows that 82% of women think that social media drives the definition of beauty. And, that means that fashion magazines and advertising have less to say over what is beautiful than they did ten years ago. More women feel that they have control over what they think is beautiful now compared to ten years ago. In this link you can read more and also watch 'Selfie', a short film made by Dove that looks at just this, and talks to teenage girls and their mothers about their different views of their own beauty.
  
• After Canadian model Elly Mayday was diagnosed with a rare form of ovarian cancer, she chose to continue modelling for Forever Yours Lingerie, despite her surgical scars, weight and hair loss. Rather than representing a sexy, beautiful ideal, she's representing a sexy, beautiful reality.
  
• 3D printed nails? Yikes.
  
• Curly haired ladies, you'll want to bookmark this site. Wavy haired ladies, you too.
  
• Orange lipstick - yes, you can wear it. Here's some inspiration.
  
• Illamasqua's Sculpting Powder Duo reviewed.
  
• Red carpet makeup secrets from the pros.
  
• MTV's Fora shows off some of their favourite headphones with the help of Phoebe Dykstra and MUA Lucky B recreating the looks of M.I.A., Lorde, Miley Cyrus and Rihanna. 

Beauty Squared Round-Up - June 2, 2013

Happy June everyone! How's the weather where you are? 

Here are your curated beauty links for the week. We hope you find lots of interesting, inspiring things.

• The Science of Beauty: 4 Physical Traits That Help to Define Female Attractiveness. A short video explains the science behind female attractiveness. Fascinating stuff!
  
• Beautezine is giving away a Benefit prize pack (for Canadian residents only) and Jessica reviews the three products being given away. Check out her "before and after" photo!
  
• There's online controversy simmering about this magazine cover and the accompanying editorial, featuring model Julia Nobis. On a YouTube show called The Young Turks, Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian labelled Nobis as "obviously anorexic" and "like she'd just come out of a camp". New York Times readers have also condemned the photos. But Nobis is also being defended in online comments. Read more here.
  
• Advice on some annoying beauty problems - body hair regrows so quickly!, grimy packaging!, smudged nail polish!
  
• It's that time of year again - the sunburn season. With more and more "natural" and "green" products available, it's tough to know which to choose that will work and not coat you in toxins. Toronto's NOW Magazine takes a look at some eco-friendly sunscreens and rates them on their effectiveness and green factor.
  
• SheDoestheCity.com also has some good advice on buying sunscreen that's safe for the body.
  
• A super-pretty finger wave hairstyle that you should try at home. It's a bit complicated but worth it!
  
• Butter London's summer 2013 collection swatched and reviewed! Click through to see the gorgeous shades - Hellllloooooooo Bobby Dazzler and Bit Faker.
  
• The NY Times has a feature on OCC founder David Klasfeld. The Beauty Squared gals visited the OCC store a few weeks ago when we were in New York. Stay tuned for reviews of our hauls!
  
• Fashion Magazine's Beauty Panel offer their tips for waterproof, sweat-proof, humidity-proof summer beauty.
  
• Curly hair styling tips from New Beauty magazine.
  
• An interesting article about women and their shoe obsessions. 

Beauty Squared Round-Up - September 23

Here are the links we've gathered up for you this week! Scroll though and enjoy all the interwebs had to offer up beauty-wise this week....

Some great hairstyle ideas for you curly-headed folks.

Rumour has it that when Burberry asked Adele to model some of their clothing, she asked them to first design a plus-size line.

Scrangie reviews the NARS Andy Warhol nail lacquer colours.

The style evolution of Sophia Loren. 

27 ideas for awesome accent nails. 

Can candy-coloured hair look expensive?

New York Fashion Week's Spring/Summer 2013 season saw more models of colour than ever before. Let's hope this isn't just a fleeting trend.

In South Korea, it's actually becoming expected for men to use skin perfecting makeup. Can this trend be coming to North America to? 

GPS shoes that can guide you home. 

Is grey hair really caused by stress?

Some makeup dos and don'ts from Pixiwoo. 

How many of these beauty myths do you believe?

butter LONDON's waterless pedicure!

Looking for vegan beauty products? Here are some picks from xojane.com.

New York Fashion Week as seen on Instagram.