How to Create Showstopper Eyes

Allure‘s lastest magazine issue has Zoe Saldana on the cover, and this lovely page on how to create showstopper eyes. This smokey blue eye was created by makeup artist Linda Cantello for the Giogio Armani show. The key to getting a precise line is to make one swift, continuous stroke – don’t pause, or it will look jagged. Cantello achieved this soft slate hue by blending both gray and blue...

Zooey Deschanel’s She & Him-Inspired Nail Decals

File this under: It’s about time! Nail art enthusiast Zooey Deschanel is getting her own nail decals. The New Girl star and one half of band She & Him (her bandmate is M. Ward), is collaborating with Rad Nails for a set of limited edition nail stickers that match the pair’s newest album cover.Unsurprisingly the decals fit Zooey’s signature cute, retro style. The mod designs feature pastel bows and squares....

Taylor Swift debuts new fragrance "Taylor"

Between the world tours, Keds partnership, awards show sweeps and Instagramming her cat, we don’t know how Taylor Swift finds time to come out with new fragrances. And yet, she does. The singer follows up her Wonderstruck and Wonderstruck Enchanted scents with Taylor by Taylor Swift, a scent which Swift calls “a mix of a lot of things: It’s sweet, it’s sophisticated, it draws you in. It’s really my way...

Julep: Maven Selection Boxes (June 2013)

Well today is May 27th, and I did not get my email for selecting a June Julep Maven Box. I had to go to the Julep Facebook page to find the link. Not good. Hopefully it is my email putting it in the spam folder and not Julep not sending me the emails. Anyhow, if you are considering joining Julep Maven, these are the June selections (for $19.99, You may...

Julep: Jennifer Swatch & Review

Swatch Gallery Video Review Review This is a very pretty shade for office and a great bridal color. The first coat was streaky and uneven, but the 2nd full coat eliminated all the imperfections of the first coat. This is a sheer soft pink, and if you have the dreaded white dots on your nails (caused by banging your nails around), you can see them through one coat. One coat...

OPI Limited-Edition Nail Polish Shows Support For Newtown School Shooting Victims

NEWTOWN, Conn. (CBSNewYork) — Sandy Hook Promise, a non-profit organization founded following the Newtown school shootings, has created a limited-edition nail polish to show support for the victims. OPI manufactured the polish called “Sandy Hook Green” and donated 10,000 bottles to the organization. The polish is not for sale, but will be given out this weekend to people who donate $10 to Sandy Hook Promise during a Salon-a-Thon event at...

OPI Couture de Minnie Collection

OPI Walks the Runway with New Couture de Minnie Nail Lacquers Inspired by Minnie Mouse OPI announces the launch of its Couture de Minnie collection, including four limited edition nail lacquers and one new Liquid Sand shade. Created in honor of Disney’s beloved character, the Couture de Minnie line explores the fashion-forward side of Minnie Mouse, mixing pink, fuschia and red shades with textural elements. In addition to three crème...