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Hello lovelies!
Hoping that you're warm and having a great Sunday, doing whatever it is that you need to do. Here are our beauty links to share this week. Let's dig in!
- Do you know what keratosis pilaris is? You may have it and not realize it. It's a very common skin condition and here's how to deal with it.
- Undereye circles. Most of us are *blessed* with them, no matter how much sleep we get and how much water we drink. So concealer is our friend. Our very, very close friend. Here are some drugstore picks so you'll save some money AND be able to look more awake.
- The Muse reviews the Bliss Fabulips Pout-O-Matic Spa Powered Lip-Perfecting System - a battery-operated lip exfoliating tool.
- Wearing sunscreen is difficult especially when you wear makeup on top since you have to layer your products. Wearing products with built-in sunscreen is the trick, shortening your time spent and issues that can arise with layering. This list of the best tinted moisturizers that contain sunscreen should help.
- Three contouring techniques for giving yourself your best cheekbones.
- If you care about what's in your nail polish, here are ten five-free nail polish brands you should know about.
Hello! There's a whole lotta beauty stuff to share with you this morning and I'm on my second cup of Yorkshire Gold, so let's do this! Hope you enjoy.
- Starting with a jolt, here's MUA Charlotte Tilbury recreates a starry-eyed look worn by Kate Moss. And I mean starry-eyed.
- What sort of beauty tips can you find in a 1932 beautician text book?
- Do you conceal your dark undereye circles? Maybe you shouldn't. Maybe none of us should.
- An interview with Frank Toskan, co-founder of MAC Cosmetics. If you love MAC, read this.
- A few weeks ago, we featured a Lisa Eldridge video where she did a Downton Abbey-inspired makeup look on Downton Abbey star, Laura Carmichael (she plays Lady Edith). In this video she takes that barely-there makeup look to an evening, red carpet look.
- Another video by Lisa Eldridge, this one a fantastic casually-chic evening look that looks great but doesn't look like you tried too hard.
- We all wash our hair, but how many of us are doing it correctly? Check out this Allure.com article about how to do it the right way.
- MUA Ashlee Glazer shows how to look holiday party ready in just 5 minutes, how to look great with a post-holiday party hangover, and how to look fresh after a long flight home for the holidays.
- Face mapping and how your breakouts are (may be) linked to your overall health and how to prevent them.
- 12 beauty products that can (almost) change your life.
- Here are some weird beauty tricks. Do you have any of your own?
- If you wear liquid or gel eye liner, you know how easy it is to mess it up, even if you've been doing it for years. Here's how you can fix it if you do.
- It's winter in Canada, so the air is colder (outside) and dryer (both inside and outside), and it's holiday season (food, drink, late nights, stress). Here are some beauty fixes to help you deal with the season.
- Alternative spa treatments (vibrating chairs, crystal healing, PEMF (electromagnetic energy)) that actually feel great.
- How to apply false lashes, step by step.
- How to get a sexy, youthful eyebrow, just with a spoolie brush and some brow gel.
- Makeup product names and marketing seem to be getting saucier and saucier. Remember when the name Orgasm (the iconic NARS blush) was risqué? Product names used to be Fire and Ice, and Dusky Heather while now more and more products have names like Snatch, Spunk, Bang, Perversion and Full Frontal.
- Four women have launched a class action lawsuit against Sephora after the disastrous 20% off sale a few weeks ago. The lawsuit alleges discrimination, that Sephora purposely blocked customers from making online purchases because they are of Chinese descent.
Hello there lovelies! It's been a busy weekend so this Round-Up is getting posted later than usual, but we appreciate your patience mightily. But no more delay, let's show you our links.
- First up, this gorgeous bronzy look from Sam Chapman and Real Techniques.
- A step-by-step GIF tutorial on how to cover up undereye circles.
- A very simple DIY anti-aging eye cream using coconut oil, Vitamin E and rose oil.
- This tutorial makes me wish I had long hair - the soft and romantic Double Gibson.
- Look at this incredible makeup (and outfit) on the stunning Lupita Nyong'o on the cover of Dazed Magazine.
- Elle Canada's never fail eyeliner picks.
- Karen of the Makeup and Beauty Blog takes a look at Essie's Resort 2014 collection.
- Are you a Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat fan? Have you never heard of it? Read on.
- Beauty editor picks for their favourite products via Elle Canada.
- The beauty industry and the conflicting social, psychological and economic rewards and penalties of appearance obsessions are examined in a new photo book called Love Me by Zed Nelson.
What was interesting in the realm of beauty links this week? Here's what we found for you. Enjoy!
Beth is your typical American teenager living through a zombie apocalypse on AMC's Walking Dead. Here's her beauty tips, in case you ever need them.
If you've seen photos of Marilyn Monroe, you've probably seen a Ceil Chapman dress. She made some stunning frocks for stars such as Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe. Pin Up Girl Style takes a look at this legendary dress engineer.
One of the things I love most about make-up is the way it can make someone see themselves in a whole new light. Lipstick Angels are an L.A. organization of volunteer make-up artists who help women feel beautiful, special and confident.
What makes badasses (like the band The Kills, above) so sexy?
A collection of make-up artist Luke Goss's best tips in one video!
