It’s That Sweet Time of the Year, Essie: Essie Winter 2009

“This season, I wanted to create a new set of classic, yet fun colors that are wearable on every skin tone.” – Essie Weingarten, Founder and President YOU GO, E-Money, with your “I’m every woman” approach to nail color. The shades in Essie’s Sweet Time of the Year Collection for Winter 2009 ($8 each) should flatter a rainbow of skin tones and appeal to a range of colorful personalities. Which ones suit you? Classic dames: If pearls, little black dresses and patent leather pumps s

Streamline Your Makeup Bag with NARS Powder Foundation

The holidays coming! The holidays are coming! I can hardly believe it’s mid-September already, and that means the holiday travel season isn’t far away. One of my biggest travel challenges is packing light. I think I’m naturally predisposed to overpack, as if I biologically need 10 different shades of pink lipgloss; maybe it’s a primitive urge to gather? But after a traumatic airport incident a few years back (a TSA agent almost confiscated a baggie filled with Chanel and MAC, NOOOO!), I’

Cheap Thrills with C Me Shine Lip Gloss from Yes To Carrots

CHEAP THRILL ALERT! Hey, now, dirty birdies. Get that mind out of the gutter. I’m not talking ’bout that kind of nasty… Or this kind for that matter… I’m talking about the affordably awesome Yes to Carrots C Me Shine Lip Glosses ($6.50 each and available in six shades). If it weren’t for their faint mint flavor and fragrance (which dissipates quickly), they’d almost be knockoffs of the MAC Lipgelles , which cost twice as much ($14). They have a similar smooth and shiny, non-stic

Lip Look: NARS Lip Gloss-Lip Stain Gloss Duo in Stolen Kisses and Pampa

Poor El Hub… Homeboy just doesn’t get the relationship women have with their shoes. Of particular difficulty for him: why I have so many pairs in black. Over the years we’ve been together I’ve spent hours explaining the differences to him between finishes, heel types and shades (greenish black is so totally NOT brownish black), but it just doesn’t compute. He simply doesn’t get it. Having spent his formative fashion years at Miller’s Outpost and Mervyn’s, all he sees is a big ole’ pile of

10 Things to Avoid When Applying Makeup

1. Always apply face powder after cr?me. On a dry skin the face powder clogs the pores making them visible. However, on an oily skin powder doesn’t last long. 2. When choosing a nuance, remember that brighter shades are not face-flattering. Bright colors accentuate wrinkles and signs of tiredness. Our advice: apply a small amount of [...]

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