HOW TO:
Big Lips

January 18, 2012  /  Comments (0)

Create the illusion of bigger lips with these 6 simple steps. Psst – anyone can do it, guaranteed!:

Products I Used: Concealer – Clinique Line Smoothing Concealer No.04 Medium Lip Liner – Make Up For Ever Aqua Lipliner #1C Beige Lipstick – MAC High Def Sparkle Gloss – NARS Lip Gloss Luminous Glow in Albatross Shimmer Highlighter – Topshop Glow Highlighter in Polished

How-To: Step 1 – With a sponge, dab concealer on lips and mouth area until fully blended (this will act as a primer and fill in cracks and fine lines around the mouth area).

Step 2 – Line lips with a …

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Spring Collection:
Nars

January 13, 2012  /  Comments (1)

Collection: Nars Spring 2012

Products Used: Gaiety Blush Douce France Eyeshadow Trio Larger Than Life Long-Wear Eyeliner in St. Mark’s Place $23.00 (from Holiday 2011 Collection) Bilbao Lipstick

How To: I started by applying the Gaiety Blush – a poppy pink – to my cheeks to create  a light, bright pop of color. This same shade was seen all over the Spring runway (Thakoon had the pink cheek). I love a good trio for the eyes – it takes the guessing out of application. The lightest shade – in this case, a fleshy pink – goes from lash line to brow bone. The middle …

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tarte’s putting on the glitz

January 12, 2012  /  Comments (0)

When I first decided to go green with my beauty products about seven years ago, I was faced with the reality of waste (a ton of haircare, skincare and makeup) and cost (swapping out the old with the new). If your New Year’s Resolutions include going green, one tip I always recommend is grabbing those incredible sets put out around the holidays by eco-beauty brands, like tarte, KORRES and Josie Maran.

In the midst of the Christmukkah 2011, tarte shared a wonderful new set they’d created (and is still available) the putting on the glitz color collection and clutch.

As opposed …

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Holiday Collections:
The Roundup

November 30, 2011  /  Comments (3)

Phew — so many products, so many faces!

The past few weeks were consumed with several different beauty  looks, a ton of fabulous makeup, and too many hours faux smiling for the camera! Alas, the holiday collections are complete and we want YOU to decide on the most festive look!

ENTER TO WIN A HOLIDAY GOODIE BAG!

Choose your favorite Holiday face, tweet it out to your friends (make sure to include @beautybanter at the end of your tweet!), and 1 lucky tweeter will win a Holiday Goodie Bag of festive beauty products!

Contest ends on Sunday, December 4, 2011 so get tweeting! P.S. …

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Holiday Collection:
Dolce & Gabbana

November 29, 2011  /  Comments (1)

Collection: Dolce & Gabbana Ruby Holiday 2011 Collection; designed in collab with makeup artist Pat McGrath (swoon!).

P.S. How fab are these compacts? A giant ruby (faux, obviously) perched atop of lippies and shadows… tres chic!

Products Used: Eyeshadow Quad in Femme Fatale 100 ($75.00) Luminous Cheek Color in Peach 20 ($55.00) Lipstick in Ruby 180 ($37.00)

all available at www.saks.com

 

How To: I brushed the shimmery white shadow (from the quad) on my entire eye – from lash line to brow bone. I mixed the 2 bottom colors – a neutral beige and brown – and added to just the lid on …

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