Beauty Tames The Beast

Gold On Gold

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:25:18 -0500

Gold On Gold

drugstoreprincess: asdfjkl On Fire!

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:24:15 -0500

drugstoreprincess:

asdfjkl

On Fire!

"People are more than just the way they look."

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:24:37 -0500

““People are more than just the way they look.”” - Madeleine L’Engle, A Wrinkle in...

Sweetie

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:23:29 -0500

Sweetie

Lemony

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:21:55 -0500

Lemony

Marilyn Stop Calling

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:19:16 -0500

Marilyn Stop Calling

cultofpretty: Fact: tinting your eyebrows is the easiest and...

Sat, 11 May 2013 12:52:16 -0500

cultofpretty:

Fact: tinting your eyebrows is the easiest and chicest thing ever and will change your life.

Why I did not know this before is beyond me, and also pains me.

I was recently invited to the Boom Boom Brow Bar in NYC’s West Village, which is a charming little place with a screen door, a couple of stools, and a bunch of brow geniuses.

I have pretty fine, blond eyebrows and on the rare occasion that a professional makeup artist comes near me, they always spend a lot of time filling them in … and the result is a whole new me, kind of like I’m in a cartoon where I play an attractive person. This looks great in photos - but not so much in real life - because hello, someone drew on my face.

So I was very curious - but also scared - about this brow tinting exercise.

Here’s how it went down: I sat there, they combed some dye through my brows, I looked like a Cindy Sherman photograph and not an early one, I waited a few minutes, and they wiped off the dye and shaped my brows.

THE RESULT WAS SICK! I suddenly had defined brows and appeared to have more hairs extending in an elegant way to the outer corners (the dye picks up the finest, lightest hairs). But it looked so natural!

I can honestly say I was enamored with my upper face for weeks. I felt like I could go out of the house with no makeup and look alive. I will be doing this brow tinting thing forever now, end of story.

PS It is possible to do this at home, but you should absolutely not attempt until you’ve tried it in a salon, or possibly ever.

Go there: Boom Boom Brow Bar, 35 7th Ave. (between 12th/13th), NY NY Tel. 212-229-2666
Do this: Brow tinting ($22) - they also do lashes, and waxing for your whole bod, etc.!

Brow tinting courtesy of Boom Boom, thank you! Image: Harper’s Bazaar UK

Peppermint

Fri, 03 May 2013 21:59:25 -0500

Peppermint

Feather

Fri, 03 May 2013 21:58:57 -0500

Feather

onenailtorulethemall: Today I reviewed the new Models Own...

Wed, 01 May 2013 20:34:15 -0500

onenailtorulethemall:

Today I reviewed the new Models Own Artstix Duos, you can read more on my blog!

Sweet Heart

makeupbox: Mermaid “Glequin” Fish-scale Manicure: Ciate Apples...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:36:12 -0500

makeupbox:

Mermaid “Glequin” Fish-scale Manicure: Ciate Apples and Custard polish with Blue Acrylic Paint and Aqua Hexagon Glitter

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I love, love, love the look of hexagonal glitter on the nails, and the dramatic “sequin nails” look.

But I especially like the honey-combed look where instead of dunking your entire finger in glitter, you carefully dot each piece of glitter on with a pointed object so it looks like fish scales.

Key to the look is a translucent larger sized glitter. If you choose an opaque glitter the ombre colors beneath won’t show through. If they are too small, you can’t place them on properly. You can find hex glitters from most art stores, but they don’t always stock larger sizes, so you can also search for sets like these on bornprettystore.com or ebay.

WARNING: this nail look takes a LONG time to do…

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Day At The Beach

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:22:16 -0500

Day At The Beach

"There are no bad pictures; that’s just how your face looks sometimes."

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:00:46 -0500

““There are no bad pictures; that’s just how your face looks sometimes.”” -...

I’m giving this mascara a try.

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:00:33 -0500

Voluminous Million Lashes Blackest Black

Voluminous Million Lashes Blackest Black

I’m giving this mascara a try.

True Love

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:13:40 -0500

True Love

apophysis: important Pretty Kitty

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:14:09 -0500

apophysis:

important

Pretty Kitty

Sprinkles

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:55:17 -0500

Sprinkles

madeupeyes: thriftyfox: BEST DRUGSTORE EYESHADOW: Wet ‘n’...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:05:32 -0500

madeupeyes:

thriftyfox:

BEST DRUGSTORE EYESHADOW: Wet ‘n’ Wild 8-pan Palette in “Comfort Zone”. $4.99 at Rite Aid and Walgreens.

This is honestly the most gorgeous palette ever.

I love it as well!

ghostly-youth: Marilyn Monroe |

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:33:46 -0500

ghostly-youth:

Marilyn Monroe |

Silver Lining

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:32:46 -0500

Silver Lining