11.15.16

Tried + True Skincare (Why We Can’t Live Without These 5 Products)

Like any retail store, our stock changes fairly frequently. There’s always something new and fun around to try, and if you ask any of us, you’ll find that we are not strangers to […]
11.10.16

How To Wear a Warm Smoky Eye

A beautiful thing has happened to the smoky eye. Diversity! No longer are smoky eyes only to be done in 50 shades of gray — the trend this go ’round is warmth and […]
11.07.16

The Best Masques for Your Skin Type, Cold Weather Edition

I love masques. I can even – usually — convince my sweet, obliging husband to do a masque with me. (He might not look like a walnut when we’re old!) As one might […]
11.03.16

How Do I Wear It?

Mainstream makeup has evolved a lot over the past few years. No longer do we see dark, vampy lipsticks only at night, bright eyeliners are at every makeup counter, and having a non-black mascara in a […]
11.01.16

Bored, Schmored: A Guide to the Quick Fix

It’s unfortunately easy to get bored with our beauty routines. I find people are more reluctant to change this aspect of personal style than they are any other, even if they’re lamenting feeling […]
10.28.16

Brow Kind of You

It’s no secret that I love a good brow. I think brows are the best way to lift and enhance the face with minimal effort. There are a lot of different styles of […]
10.24.16

Drugstore vs. High End?

The “Today” show recently did a segment testing how obvious drugstore makeup was as compared to higher-end products, and which one people on the street liked better. They used a set of identical […]
10.20.16

Fall Lipstick Vibes

So much of the impression we leave on people comes from the way we look. Right or wrong, appearance is where we get a lot of our presuppositions about people. So what vibe […]
10.18.16

What’s New + Fabulous?

Every so often, the cosmetic stars align and all of our lines start churning out amazing, gorgeous, unbelievable products. This season is one of those times. Right, so what’s new? Here’s a taste… […]
10.11.16

You Picked It!

Wonderful readers, thank you all so much for weighing in via comment or email about our crowd-sourced event! By a landslide, the winner is Option One: Masques, Mimosas, and Mini-Peels! We’d love to […]
10.10.16

For Love of Color [Correcting]

As I daubed green primer on a model for a photoshoot the other day, she asked me what I was doing. “I’m correcting the extra rosiness.” “So will I look green? Like, weird in […]
10.07.16

The Dos and Don’ts of Foundation

There are a million and a half different types of foundation, it seems, and they are not one size fits all. Are there some universal truths about foundation, though? Yes, indeed there are. DO […]
10.04.16

Part 3: Shh…4 Secrets Your Esthetician Wishes You Knew

We’ve covered hair and makeup, so today…skin! I consulted with our amazing former Bellacara gal and working esthetician, Amanda, for this piece, to really get the scoop. 1. Don’t apologize for your skin problems. […]
09.26.16

Part 2: Shh…Secrets Your Makeup Artist Wishes You Knew

Last week we listed some things your hairstylists wishes you knew. Today: your makeup artist. Next week: your esthetician! 1) If you say “Do whatever you want!” you’d best mean it. Just as […]
09.22.16

YOU PICK the Skincare Event!

We love skincare. (That’s why we work here.) We want you to love skincare, too! Even more than we want you to get into an amazing lipstick, we want you to feel amazing […]


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