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Doing Drugstore: Maybelline Dream Mousse Blush
After 27 hours of travel to get home for the holidays (yeah, really!), I arrived home looking a bit haggard. As I slabbed on the concealer and swept on the powder blush in attempt to hide my jet-lagged appearance, I couldn't help but wish I had some cream blush instead. The powdered blush just seemed a little flat and settled into my parched skin in the most unflattering way.
Whip It Good: Marvelous Mousse Foundations
Mousse foundations are the latest in makeup technology. These whipped bases feel virtually weightless and provide matte light to moderate coverage on your skin. They blend easily and have a fresh and natural look to them.
Reader Review of the Day: Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse Foundation
While Maybelline's Dream Liquid Mousse Foundation ($9.50) didn't make our top seven list of drugstore foundations, I'm sure it's well on its way. This newer product has a whipped formula perfect for creating airbrushed quality coverage. Reader Mydiadem calls it an excellent foundation.
Make Your Halloween Makeup Stay The Night
With the wrong Halloween makeup, your cheerleader costume can become a zombie cheerleader costume by the end of the night. Makeup that stays put is imperative in pulling off the ultimate costume. Here are some tips to help your getup last the night.
Behind The Scenes at the 2009 Cosmopolitan Beauty Awards
On Tuesday morning, at the Kensington Roof Gardens in London, Cosmopolitan UK threw the 7th annual beauty awards bash of the year! Besides the flowing array of nibbles, coffee and tea, 82 products (and their trophy's) were showcased around the room for editors, PR's and guests to admire and test. Justine Southall (pictured on the far right), Cosmo's Publishing Director spoke about the state of affairs at the magazine whilst Ingborg Van Lotringen, Cosmo's Beauty Director presented the two newest awards for Breakthrough Product to Clairol Perfect 10 and the Classic Award to The Body Shop Body Butters.
Five Easy Ways to Fake a Sun-Kissed Glow
If you make frequent stops on the Bella train, then you'll know that I'm all about safe sunning — which means no tanning at all. But that doesn't mean you have to lose the look of a day at the beach. While I love the benefits of a self-tanner, sometimes I don't want to deal with the smell of DHA combining with my skin's chemistry or the affliction of streak-mania all over my body.
The-Beauty-Pages Guest Edit: Superskin Trend Alert
One of my favourite beauty websites, The-Beauty-Pages is linking with BellaSugarUK to pick the best products to recreate the Autumn/Winter trends. The-Beauty-Pages Founding Editor, Louise Emma Clarke, talks us through the superskin trend. This is her exclusive blog for us:
"My favourite beauty trends are those that we can emulate with little effort or practice.
Beauty Girl Crush: Agyness Deyn
I have to admit, when Agyness Deyn first rocked up onto the scene I didn't really see what all the fuss was about. So she's a former chip shop girl made Jean Paul Gaultier muse and model. So she's best mates with Henry Holland and she looks a little like a younger Debbie Harry - so what.
Beauty Byte: Self's 2007 Healthy Beauty Awards
Self magazine just announced the winners of its 2007 Healthy Beauty Awards, which recognize skin-care, makeup, and hair products that are both good and good for you. I love lists like this, because they always give me ideas about new products to try (as if I needed more, but whatever).
The Self awards are a great mix of drugstore treasures and high-end brands.
How-To: Madonna's Wide-Eyed, Winged Makeup
At last night's premiere of her husband's new film, RocknRolla, I was mesmerized by Madonna's wide-eyed, winged eye makeup. It's not an everyday look, but it really amped up M's style. To learn how to do the multitalented songstress's makeup, check out my instructions below:
- FACE Start off with a foundation with semimatte coverage (such as Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse Foundation [$9.49]).
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