How to Choose a Red Lipstick For Spring


Updated 05/02/12 4:20 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 5 comments

How to Choose Red Lipstick

Spring's juicy lipstick shades of gold-red, season-perfect maraschino cherry, and coral-red look fresh and bright on everyone. Orange-inflected reds just look happy and new, and they're extremely easy to wear. So to find out how to get your perfect match and see shades for every skin tone, just keep reading. Read more

Makeup Must Haves From the L!fe Happens Stars


Updated 04/10/12 3:00 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 0 comments

Makeup Looks From Life Happens

Krysten Ritter may have cowrote L!fe Happens with her best friend, Kat Coiro, but she called in a few famous friends — Rachel Bilson and Kate Bosworth, to be exact — to star in the semibiographical flick alongside her. Shot in just 17 days, the film's plot follows three roommates as they take on men, careers, and babies. Amy Nadine, head of the movie's makeup department, played a different Read more

What We're Sweet On: Great Lip Stuff, Weird Names


Updated 02/03/12 3:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

The Best New Lip Gloss and Lip Stain Colors

Nobody would ever really be keen on the idea of putting blood or tears on our lips, so Rain Cosmetics is really lucky that its new lip stain, Blood ($12), and gloss, Tears ($12), are so superlatively great. Blood is a deep pink gel-based stain that's like a thicker, less-red Benetint. The lasting power is excellent when applied on the lips, but it works well on cheeks, too — even though it's Read more

See a Model Get a Dolly Parton Makeover at Fashion Week


Updated 02/17/12 1:21 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 2 comments

Chris Benz's Fall 2012 Makeup and Hair

Backstage at Chris Benz, hair and makeup were inspired by a mix of Dolly Parton in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and Liza Minnelli's Cabaret character. In a word: fun. Models had ombré lids with silver shadow all the way up to the brows, and the creamy lip color was created with Lancôme Rouge In Love lipstick in Sweet Embrace, a dusting of blush, and a dash of Juicy Tubes gloss in Pure. Read more

This Blockbuster Gift With Purchase Lets You Be Your Own Valentine


Updated 02/10/12 10:15 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Barneys Gift With Purchase Is Amazing

If you'll be doing some department-store beauty buying today or tomorrow, we highly recommend that you check out Barneys, because the "Love Yourself" gift with purchase it's currently offering is one of the best we've ever seen. It has everything a beauty fanatic could want, including a full-sized Deborah Lippmann nail polish, Lipstick Queen lip color, and Sunday Riley lip gloss. There are also a Read more

Downton Abbey Beauty: No Mascara, Please, We're Edwardians


Updated 01/14/12 9:08 AM · Posted by · 3 comments

Downton Abbey Beauty: How The Crawleys Lived

We're excited to present this story from our friends at Allure: Fans of the PBS blockbuster Downton Abbey don't need us to tell them that season two has arrived, ending a painfully long wait for the return of the period drama set in a spectacular English country house stuffed with spoiled aristos and scheming servants. How ever did we survive? One bright spot was the video parody that appeared on Read more

Your Complete Guide to Wearing Bright, Bold Lip Color


Updated 01/04/12 3:27 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

How to Wear Bright, Bold Lipstick

We're thrilled to present the following post from Brett Freedman, BellaSugar guest writer, celebrity makeup artist, and founder of Vanitymark Cosmetics. The bright lip trend is in full throttle. Are you on board? Still feeling like it's not for you? Here's my insight into dipping your toe in the bold lip pool! The other night I went to a friend's for dinner and a screening of My Week With Read more

Jennifer Garner Picks Out the Perfect Gifts During a Holiday Shopping Spree


Updated 12/09/11 2:30 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Jennifer Garner Shops For Holiday Gifts in Pacific Palisades

Jennifer Garner ventured out on a shopping adventure in the Pacific Palisades suburb of LA yesterday. She was solo for the retail mission and picked out some gifts for her loved ones. Jen may be getting the bulk of her holiday shopping done early this season. According to Ben, Jen's a whiz at picking out the perfect present, but if you're still on the hunt for unique treasures for friends, Read more

What to Know Before Going to the Makeup Counter


Updated 12/15/11 7:46 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

What to Know Before Getting a Makeup Counter Makeover

We're happy to present this article from one of our favorite sites, Real Beauty. We've all been there. Between the endless aisles of glassy displays and intoxicating wafts of perfume, trying to navigate department store beauty sections can seem more like an Odyssean adventure than a pit stop on a Saturday afternoon. Awesome beauty gifts inspired by your favorite films So we spoke to Tawni Read more