Why You'll Love to Use the Color Wheel in Your Makeup Routine


Updated 05/14/12 4:10 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Use the Color Wheel For Makeup

The color wheel is used by professional makeup artists time and time again to help disguise discoloration on the skin, as well as find the best shadows for any eye color. Learn how to use this tool at home to raise your application skills to megastar status. Emphasis: Color theory can be used to bring out your best colorful feature — your eyes. When you arrange two colors from the opposite Read more

Feelin' Blue: When to Use a Cool-Toned Concealer


Updated 05/15/12 5:25 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 1 comment

What Do Blue and Purple Concealers Do?

You can try to grasp the purpose of each and every shade of color-correcting concealer on the market until you're blue in the face. But why do that to yourself? Speaking of blue, it turns out the icy hue doesn't have to leave you looking like an extra on The Smurfs. So what can blue do for you? Let's first look to the color wheel for guidance. Oh color wheel, tell us your magic ways. Not only Read more

How to Make Yellow Concealer Work For You


Updated 05/06/12 6:00 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

How to Use Yellow Concealers

A few weeks ago, Kim Kardashian posted an Instagram of herself getting her makeup done, complete with yellow streaks over her entire face. The reason? Yellow primer is a complexion-brightening corrector that helps even out the tone of the skin prefoundation. But that's not all. Now that we have you covered (heh) on the benefits of green correctors and pink correctors tones, let's take a closer Read more

Never Have Cakey Concealer Again


Updated 03/19/12 3:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Keep Concealer From Looking Cakey

Cake on the face may be a party-time shenanigan, but when it comes to makeup, cake on the face isn't quite as amusing. Clarins' Pati Dubroff (who has worked with actresses like Julianne Moore, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Naomi Watts), says that the key to preventing cakey makeup from happening underneath the eyes is to think sheer layers. "It's like layering a cake," Dubroff explains. "You wouldn't just Read more

3 Camera-Perfect Beauty Tricks From the Oscars Makeup Master


Updated 02/23/12 10:11 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Makeup Tips For the Camera

Olay ambassador Bruce Grayson is the man who makes sure all the starlets who take the stage at the Oscars appear as fresh and lovely as possible. As a result, he's become an expert at making anyone he comes across look not just beautiful, but flawless, as well. See his advice for correcting some of the most common onscreen makeup mishaps, from too-much shimmer to caked-on foundation. Best of Read more

How to Conceal Under-Eye Circles


Updated 04/01/12 3:29 AM · Posted by BellaTV · 12 comments

How to Conceal Dark Circles and Bags Under Eyes

Under-eye circles are nobody's friend. Luckily, it's easy to conceal them with some simple makeup tricks. Find out how to lhide even the darkest circles with help from makeup artist Lori Taylor. She's showing our reader Sara how to look like she got a full night's rest in just a few minutes. Watch now! Read more

This Drugstore Concealer Is Twice as Nice


Updated 06/06/11 9:44 AM · Posted by · 8 comments

A Great Drugstore Concealer

I like my concealers to have a few qualities: good opacity, nondrying formula, and excellent wear. And happily, I can say that Revlon's PhotoReady concealer SPF 20 ($10) matches all those criteria nicely. It's a lot like another drugstore favorite of mine, Maybelline Cover Stick ($6), but it's a little less cakey and the colors blend more smoothly into my skin. I bought two different shades, Read more