Archive for June, 2009

Mascara. Most women have a love-hate relationship with this simple makeup item. We love what it does for our appearance. The right mascara can completely change your entire appearance. There’s nothing that emphasizes beautiful eyes better than thick, lush lashes - and mascara is the way that most of us can achieve those drop-dead gorgeous sweeps of lash.

On the other hand, mascara can also be the downfall of that natural, beautiful look you’re trying to achieve. Nothing screams cheap more than thick, gloppy lashes, running mascara and flakes of mascara dotting your cheek.

While the mascara that you choose has a great deal to do with the look that you get from it, there are also a lot of tips for applying mascara that can help you get just the look you want - thick, lush lashes that frame your eyes and make them the focal point of your face. Here are fifteen tips from experts on how to apply mascara to get the most out of your makeup.

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Watch this official overview video of the International Make-Up Artist Trade Show to see why IMATS is the only show of its kind in the world. From beauty to gore and prosthetics to bodypaint, we have everything! If you’ve ever wanted to learn make-up techniques or experiment with products, or if you just have an interest in the art of make-up, then the Pasadena Convention Center is where you need to be. The show is open to the public. No make-up artist credentials are required to get you in the door. For a complete show schedule and list of educators and exhibitors, visit www.makeupartistshow.com.

This shoe screaming for attention in Dune’s aptly-named ‘Glitz Glam’ section and was somewhat blown away by the contrast it makes between snazzy eveningwear and summer tie-dye madness.

This dazzzeling shoe is definitely one for parties and posing. You’d be best advised to wear these shoes with block colours, but if you prefer the craziness to come from your outfit, the same style is available in plain fuchsia. £95 at Dune.

Opps I almost forgot the Cluch!!

MELSEY

Tie dye clutch bag
Satin with rouched detailing $45.00

Cosmetics 101

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Sixty years of experience in three continents, and the world’s most advanced cosmetics research laboratories as support have allowed Lancôme to acquire a matchless knowledge of skin, its mechanisms, and its specific needs. Thanks to this unique experience we can develop high-technology products, bringing together efficiency, pleasure, harmlessness, and creativity.

When perfection, culture and elegance come together with beauty, it is France’s art of living which Lancôme is offering to women the world over.

The art of gentle living, with simple and refined elegance.

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