I dream of a walk in closet. The kind I’ve seen in model homes, Cribs, and Instyle features of celebrity homes. You know, the ones are big enough to be a small kid’s room or nursery and have enough room…
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The twenties were a major turning point in the usage of makeup for one major reason: people were allowed to use it. Cosmetic enhancement has existed in form or another throughout time but mass production and distribution of it is…
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Because its fun? That’s obviously too easy and doesn’t come close to all the answers to the question of why people wear makeup. However, because that happens to be my answer, I’m going to lead with the fact that one…
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Clothes can be a great ally if you know how and where to look for them. With that in mind, here are some tips to help an uncertain shopper find what will work for her. EXERCISE CAUTION WITH TRENDS: Unless…
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When searching for a glamorous and mysterious way to make up your eyes, the smoky eyed look is a popular way to go. Luckily this heavy lidded look has a lot of leeway with regards to mess ups because it…
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Four words on crafting a 1960s face: liquid liner, pink lipstick. While the faces that typified the latter part of this tumultuous decade were known for their unadorned freshness the cosmetic loving women of the early to mid sixties looked…
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While struggling to get a grasp on the various make up looks of the seventies, you could do worse than watching “Rocky Horror Picture Show.” If you’ve already seen it, pay attention to the makeup this time as opposed to…
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A good cosmetic collection is no different from a versatile wardrobe, a few well chosen staples are essential and will never steer you wrong. Thankfully, collecting the basics of a makeup does not require laying down the amount of money…
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The key to a forties makeup look is precision. The dominant look of the decade was a mix of escapist Hollywood glam, a “don’t mess with me, I have a boyfriend in North Africa and I can rivet you to…
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April 23, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
“First of all let me say there are no rules when it comes to makeup.” So reads the opening sentence Kevyn Aucoin’s “Making Faces” which is just about the best beauty resource ever assembled. The best selling makeup text written…
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Ever hear the advice from the frugal fashionistas that say that you don’t need a huge wardrobe to be your stylish best; you just need to know how to mix up the investment pieces you have with accessories that make…
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Make no mistake, the light up make up mirror will not tell you what you want to hear. It believes in tough love. But it does have some uses that a regular powder compact cannot hope to accomplish. I have…
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It is slightly nonsensical to write a tutorial on creating the look of a decade we are only nine years away from. But if VH1 can do a nostalgic countdown on the decade immediately preceding this one, then it appears…
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I was a child in the eighties, and not in a “I was a child of the eighties because I snuck into Ozone when I was 16” kind of way. I wasn’t even in double digits when the “me decade”…
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Advising on wardrobe choices suitable for the holidays is a mind bogglingly wide task. Holiday activities and what constitutes a holiday vary from person to person. However one can safely assume that a joyous ambiance and some kind of party…
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For some women, choosing what to wear to work isn’t an option. Their work has pre-chosen and provided a uniform for them. But others who work from home or who are employed by companies who don’t require identically clothed workers…
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Matt & Nat is an eco friendly accessories company founded by Inder Bedi in 1995 and based in Montreal, Quebec. The company sprung from 30 days at age 18 when he was, according to a guest blog he wrote for…
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A girl’s guide to moving back to live with her parents, or in other words, how to avoid regression. I have to preface this by saying that this is an art that I am still trying to figure out. I…
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“Low-riders. Belly-button-baring halters. High heels. Fake nails. Why are today’s parents permitting their little girls to dress like glitzy street walkers?” So reads the first line of Amy Bloom’s “Sex and the 6-Year-Old Girl” featured in the September 2004 issue…
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