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Check Out the Megan Thee Stallion x Revlon Big Bad Palette

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Megan Thee Stallion is scoring collaborations right and left. She rocked a fierce makeup look over the weekend, wearing her namesake eyeshadow palette from Revlon, Big Bad Palette.

Revlon Big Bad Palette $14.99

The power and style of Megan Thee Stallion in an exclusive palette of 10 cool-to-warm eyeshadow shades personally customized by Megan herself. Featuring 2 dual shades that pop both eyes and cheeks. Versatile wet/dry formula builds and blends for softly stunning and bold high-intensity looks. Matte, metallic and shimmer finishes create endless effects. Day to night, mix and match, blend and layer, coordinate and contrast—because hotties like options.

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Trending—Spring Cleaning: The Best Organic Facial Cleansing & Makeup Removal Wipes

Lazy girl alert! You really don’t have to sleep in your makeup. That’s right. You see, there are these genius facial cleansing towelettes that come prepackaged so all you have to do is wipe and go. Go to sleep that is… Of course, you are expected to apply a mega-dose of anti-aging moisturizer post cleansing so you wake up ultra refreshed in the morning… Top 5 Budget Beauty Organic Makeup Remover Wipes 1. Yes to Cucumbers Hypoallergenic Facial Towelettes $5.99 Gentle Cleansing and Makeup Removal • Hypoallergenic, Non-Comedogenic, Oil-Free • Enriched with natural aloe vera & green tea • Made with biodegradable, natural cloth: FSC Fabric 2. Burt’s Bees Facial Cleansing Towelettes with White Tea Extract $5.99 Natural Skin Essentials • Removes dirt, oil and make up without rinsing Infused with white tea and other botanical extracts for a naturally clean face. 3. Blum Naturals All Purpose Cleansing Wipes with Organic Peppermint Oil, Fresh Scent 15 ea $2.49 • Hypoallergenic • Made with natural & certified organic ingredients • No synthetic preservatives or fragrances • Paraben free Infused with Aloe Vera; it is rich in vitamins, minerals, amino acids, enzymes & proteins. 4. Dickinson’s Cleansing Astringent Towelettes 20 ea $5.99 Perfectly clean and Naturally Balanced Skin- Even When You’re on the Go. A soothing blend of witch hazel and aloe rejuvenates your skin by gently lifting dirt, oil, and impurities from your pores while nourishing sensitive skin. the result is a clean, refreshed and blemish free complexion – naturally! • Oil Free • Non- Drying • All Skin Types • Gently removes dirt, oil & impurities while eliminating shine • With Botanical Extracts Gentle Formula Individually Wrapped Ultra-Soft 5″x7″ Cloth 5. JASON Quick Clean Make-Up Remover $8.95 (Jason Natural) JASON’s make-up removal pads will gently wipe away facial cosmetics, eye make-up, and even waterproof mascara. Pre-moistened pads are made with pure and organic ingredients: refreshing cucumber, aloe vera, chamomile, vitamin E, allantoin and radiance restoring vitamin C. Non-drying and safe for sensitive skin. Shop for your Organic Makeup Remover Towelettes here: Jason Natural Cosmetics Makeup · Dickinson’s Skin Care · Walgreens Skin Care
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Fierce Friday: Glossy Lips & Lots of Lashes like Yara Shahidi

Yara Shahidi stepped out in Paris for Fashion Week looking like she should be on the runway herself. This makeup look, created by no other than @nikki_makeup enhanced Shahidi’s already gorgeous features — cheekbones, eyes and lips. In our humble opinion, this is the perfect spring Fierce Friday look. Get the look: FACE 1. Start with a sheer tinted moisturizer or lightweight foundation. Try: FENTY BEAUTY by Rihanna Pro Filt’r Hydrating Longwear Foundation $35 A hydrating, natural finish foundation that delivers comfortable, long-wear in medium-to-full coverage perfect for normal to dry skin. 2. Add a flush of color on cheeks. Try: bareMinerals BOUNCE & BLUR Blush in Pink Sky $29 A fingertip-friendly, bouncy, powder blush that builds and blends effortlessly for a beautifully-blurred, naturally-healthy-looking flush. EYES 3. Apply sheer pink and nude eyeshadows on eyelid. Try: NARS Duo Eyeshadow in Silk Road $35 (Icy pink / Rose gold with golden flecks) A pair of eyeshadows featuring a formula that delivers high-impact color with one stroke. 4. Apply major eyelashes on top and bottom Try: House of Lashes Siren Double $9 (top) House of Lashes Precious® Lower/Bottom Lashes $7 5. Groom Brows Try: MILK MAKEUP KUSH Clear Brow Gel $20 A clear, vegan brow gel formulated with conditioning, hemp-derived cannabis seed oil to tame and set brow hair. LIPS 6. Complete the looks with a glossy lip. Try: FENTY BEAUTY by Rihanna Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer in $weetmouth $19 An ultimate, gotta-have-it lip gloss with explosive shine that feels as good as it looks.
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Spring Beauty Trends: Raw-Faced Beauty

Perhaps one of the easiest spring beauty trends to replicate at-home, the raw faced beauty look is comprised of flawless skin and a healthy glow, as seen at Gucci, Alexander McQueen and Versace runway shows. “Raw makeup is my favorite look. It’s on the opposite side of the spectrum from the overly done look we have seen in seasons past. This is my favorite spring look – glowy, natural skin at its best. This season it’s not overly bronzed either, it’s just soft and natural.” – Jessica Scantlin, Head Makeup Artist at Blushington Best products to get the look: bliss fabulous drench ‘n’ quench $38 Ask any makeup artist, the key to a flawless complexion, starts with hydrated skin. The only spa inspired cream-to-water moisturizer using transformative hydrozome™ technology to instantly drench skin with over 10,000 marine micro-droplets for immediate hydration leaving skin plumped, healthy and refreshed. Available at blissworld.com CIRCA Color Balance Liquid Foundation $12 This medium-to-full coverage liquid foundation creates a soft-focus effect that blurs out skin imperfections while remaining invisible, comfortable and long-lasting. Available in ten shades suitable for a range of skin tones. Available at Walgreens Laura Geller Filter Finish Baked Radiant Setting Powder $32 Get that straight-off-the-runway, natural glow this season with Laura Geller’s Filter Finish. The sheer silky powder creates soft focus perfection for a naturally “filtered” look that can be worn alone to polish your natural complexion or applied liberally over makeup to set foundation for the perfect finish. Available at ULTA and LauraGeller.com L’Oréal Paris Sublime Bronze Summer Express Face Cream $10.99 Gives the look of a great tan while protecting the skin from the damages of one with SPF 20. The golden, pearlized formula is combined with Vitamin E to offer a natural-looking golden glow and all day hydration. Available at lorealparisusa.com and drugstores nationwide Peter Thomas Roth 24K Gold Prism Highlighting Cream $42 This natural illuminating and color-correcting moisturizer is perfect for achieving a simple, fresh glow this season. Ingeniously features intelligent Shade-Sending Sphere Technology – a complex of optical diffusers that instantly scatter light to create the illusion of a flawless, more radiant, brighter and healthier looking complexion. Available at PeterThomasRoth.com Shop:
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Trending-Spring Beauty: Speed Up Your Beauty Routine

Everyone wants to look their best for spring, but who really has the time to truly primp before heading out the door. This spring, we have the best products to help you speed up your spring beauty routine and look as flawless as possible in under 20 minutes! 2 Minutes to a Dazzling Smile With the weather turning warmer and sunnier with each passing day, no one wants to spend precious time indoors for 30 minutes a day to get those extra pearly whites. With 2 Minute White from Luster Premium White, your teeth are ready for all your upcoming spring activities in minutes! Even better, within 3 days this double-action whitening system will have whitened your teeth 6 shades! Smell as Sweet as Spring Make sure you take a few minutes of your quickened spring routine, to add a few swipes from a Capri Vince Camuto Rollerball (perfect to fit in any bag for a touch up) to have you smelling of the perfect spring floral-fruity fragrance with citrusy top notes of violet and pink grapefruit. Spray Your Hair to Perfection We don’t always wake up with flawless looking hair and we all know the feeling of a bad hair day, but with Nexxus Dry Shampoo, you can skip all the hair hassle and be ready for your walk in the park, brunch or day out with friends in a pinch! Brighten Up Your Eyes It would be great to always have the time to put on a full face of makeup, but when the weather is too beautiful to be inside for any prolonged period of time, we want our makeup routine to be quick! With the Charlotte Tilbury Mini Miracle Eye Wand, you get a two-in-one product that works as an eye cream to hydrate and smooth will simultaneously covering and brightening any undereye bags from the night before! …And Eyelashes! What are flawless eyes without equally stunning eyelashes?! Skip the eyelash curler step of your routine this spring with the Benefit Roller Lash Curling & Lifting Mascara. This mascara actually curls your lashes thanks to a special constricting formula making your eyes instantly look more open and awake.
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Beauty News: Dior Spring 2012 Garden Party Collection—Vernis Rose Scented Nail Lacquer

Dior creates a stir with these limited edition scented nail polishes. Two fresh shades, soft green and flowery lilac that upon drying, release an intoxicating rose fragrance. Available in two garden colors, reminiscent of spring, Waterlily and Forget-me-Not. What it is: An innovative, high-shine nail lacquer with a delicate rose scent. What it does: This spring-inspired nail color collection conjures images of a garden party. The first Dior Vernis with a subtle scent of roses, each radiant shade provides long-lasting wear. Mother of pearl, glitter, and pigments combine with polymers and resins to give the new Dior Vernis an increased, spectacular shine. What else you need to know: Enriched with silicium, an antiaging nail ingredient, this formula restructures the nails’ proteins to strengthen and protect the nail. The over-sized brush makes application easier, more precise, and quicker. Get your rose scented nail polish here: SHOP DIOR NAIL POLISH
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The Best Spring Makeup Trends to Try Now from Fashion Week

Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York is over, but we are still enthralled with the beautiful hair and makeup looks for Spring/Summer 2015 that we saw backstage. Dewy skin, with barely there makeup was the front-runner among most designers as the makeup of choice. Soft lips paired with pastel eyes were a close runner-up as was the perennial smoky eye — albeit a soft smoke… Bold brows are always in, and were a staple on the runway. And if you want a break from traditional black eyeliner, try white line! From minimalistic to full-on glamazon, the backstage makeup looks are easily duplicated with the right tools. 1. Dewy Skin & Soft Blush Try: Lumene Bright Now Vitamin C BB Serum $21.99 Lumene Bright Now Vitamin C BB Serum features wild Arctic Cloudberry and encapsulated Vitamin C to instantly brighten the skin and improves moisture balance. Formulated to minimize the appearance of pores and dull skin. Natural anti-oxidants to protect against the signs of aging. Instantly beautifying effect with light reflecting pigments. Sheer, colorless finish. Try: Smashbox ‘Halo’ Long Wear Blush $28 Inspired by the best-selling Halo powder! Get a luminous, lit-from-within flush with a long-wearing blush. The signature grinder shaves off just the right amount, so you’ll get the perfect flush every time. Buildable color allows for full control – dust on more color for even rosier radiance.
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Trending-Spring Beauty: Simplify Your Makeup Routine

Simplify your beauty routine for Spring with these new innovative multi-tasking products from Sally Hansen, Rimmel London and NYC New York Color—beauty should be easy! NEW NYC New York Color Individual Eyes Shadow Palette $6.49 Think: All-in-one portable eye palette. What it is: An all-in one palette containing a primer, four complimentary shadow shades, a highlighter and a gel liner. Each palette comes with step-by-step instructions for easy application. Available shades: The Nudes Collection: soft, warm neutrals available in Beige Nudes, Pink Nudes and Bronze Nudes The Basics Collection: brown tones for each eye color, including Green Eyes Basics, Blue Eyes Basics and Brown Eyes Basics The Smokey Eyes Collection: sultry options of Smokey Charcoals and Smokey Violets Rimmel Introduces Its First Sculpting & Highlighting Kit Designed By Kate Moss $6.47 Think: Get Ready For Model-Worthy Contours What it is: Known for her infamous cheekbones and her unique sense of style, Kate Moss has collaborated with Rimmel to create her very own Rimmel Sculpting & Highlighting Kit. Using her expertise in sculpting gained from years of experience Kate has collaborated with Rimmel to design a palette made up of three silky soft pressed powders to highlight, contour and define your face. After all, who better than Kate to create a sensational sculpting must-have?! Get the gorgeous bone structure you always wanted! Rimmel introduces its first Sculpting & Highlighting Kit designed with Kate Moss – a trio of pressed powder shades to highlight, contour and define. Perfect for every face shape and skin tone, the silky soft powders seamlessly blend with your natural skin tone to create a healthy, radiant, sculpted look. The easy-to-use kit features: Soft shimmer powder to highlight Matte shading powder to contour Powder blush for definition and colour Use a little colour for a natural, everyday contoured look. Or be bold with a dramatic sculpted look. Each of the powder shades can also be used separately. Ready to sculpt and contour like a celeb? Get the London look. Available Shades: #001 Golden Sands – for fair skin, #002 Coral Glow – for fair to medium skin, #003 Golden Bronze – for medium to dark skin Create Ultra-Curvaceous Lashes In The Blink Of An Eye With New 24 Hour Supercurler Mascara From Rimmel London $6.49 Think: It’s time to lose your lash curler. What it is: New 24 Hour Supercurler Mascara from Rimmel London is a revolutionary mascara and lash curler in one, giving you dramatic, even curl and volume that lasts all day and all night. No more pulling or tearing at your lashes—with its built-in curling power, the mascara gives lashes a “perm” effect. The patent-pending formula features a revolutionary polymer, a spherical micro-sponge, and a soft gel. When combined, the breakthrough formula curls, volumizes, and pushes lashes up to a phenomenal 90 degrees. Lashes are visibly transformed as soon as you apply, and set to a flawless curl in seconds. With its curved-eye shape, the special brush fits perfectly into the contours of your eye, giving you flawless application every time. Its cleverly-designed fibers lift and curl lashes from the root to tip, separating each lash for defined, clump-free color. Use the mascara alone, or create an eye-opening look by layering it over your favorite Rimmel mascara. Let your lashes defy the laws of gravity with breathtaking curve appeal. Available Shades: Black, Extreme Black Sally Hansen Complete Care 7-In-1 Nail Treatment Delivers Visible Nail Results $12.99 Think: Sally Hansen’s beloved product, Complete Care Extra Moisturizing 7-In-1 Nail Treatment , just got even better. What it is: Whether your nail problem is dryness, ridges, dullness, breakage, peeling, or all of the above, Sally Hansen presents the solution: new Complete Care 7-in-1 Nail Treatment. This product helps restore dry, brittle nails making them visibly healthier and beautiful. After just 3 days, nails look shinier, stronger, mega-moisturized and brighter with ridges filled. The exclusive patented formula, with Avocado Oil, Sea Salt, Pomegranate Extract and Calcium, immediately protects and continuously nourishes nails, helping create the perfect foundation for any manicure. The product features a new brush for an even application and dries quickly to a smooth, hard finish.This versatile treatment can be used alone or with your favorite Sally Hansen nail color when applied as a base coat or as a protective top coat. To wear it alone, simply apply two coats to clean, dry, bare nails. Use it to refresh a manicure by brushing on one thin coat to nails. It goes on smoothly and evenly, for a streak-free application. Shop:
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Product Launch: NARS Spring 2012 Color Collection

It's a brand that we love—NARS. What other color makeup brand can you literally ohhhhhh and ahhhhh over with ever single new color, product, image? NARS is exciting, innovative and best of all wearable. The NARS Spring 2012 Collection does not disappoint. Model Ginta Lapina is gorgeous wearing NARS Gaiety Blush, Dark Rite Soft Touch Shadow Pencil, and Valaparaiso Pure Matte Lipstick. [portfolio_slideshow] nars
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New York Fashion Week Spring 2013: Get the Look—Alexander Wang Runway Hair with Redken

Redken Creative Consultant Guido, always looking to put a new spin on the ponytail, created a futuristic, modern interpretation of one at the on runway with from Alexander Wang. The style was sleek and even robotic in front, but the back was all natural, disheveled texture with a bit of a wave. "I'm always challenging myself to update classics, and the look at Alexander Wang today is a ponytail with a different point of view. Alex wanted a small head this season, so this started as a low pony kept close to the head. But I then added a strip of tape down the center part which makes the style really become more than a simply pony. The severity of the tape almost makes you look twice – which makes sense with the collection." -Guido, Redken Creative Consultant Redken Products: -NEW Satinwear 02 prepping blow-dry lotion -Fashion Work 12 versatile working spray Create the Look: On damp hair, create a center part that's clean but not perfectly straight. Apply satinwear 02 prepping blow-dry lotion and dry hair with a Sultra Temptress dryer, leaving natural texture in the bottom two thirds. Create a low pony at the nape of the neck keeping the hair tight to the head. Using a curling iron like the Sultra Bombshell Cone, create a slight bend to the hair in the pony. Adhere tape to the center part, running about an inch down the center of the forehead. Mist fashion work 12 versatile working spray all over finished style to keep the front sleek and add texture and flexible hold in the back.
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Trending-Final Four: The 4 Perfect Foundations for Spring

It’s time to lose that matte, powdered and baked skin to fresh, luminous, radiant skin. Okay, we know that we don’t all wake up like that, but, we can cheat a tad bit and get there in a matter of minutes. We are talking about the best foundations for glowing, dewy, radiant, luminous and ever-so-flawless skin. Yes, you need to jump on this glowing skin bandwagon for spring. We have already tested these (a few reviews are forthcoming), but we can honestly say you won’t be sorry if you treat yourself to one of these pretties this spring. Best Foundations for Glowing Skin 1. Laura Mercier Candleglow Soft Luminous Foundation $48 (read review here) Candleglow Soft Luminous Foundation is a mosaic of nature’s most luminous natural ingredients that gives skin a glowing look anytime day or night. A calibrated blend of radiant-pearl mica, embedded in an ultra-lightweight formula, mimics the reflective radiance of just lit candles. The mica mélange fuses with refreshing purified water that leaves skin with a burst of hydration and helps foundation glide onto skin for lasting smoothness and natural luminosity. Available in 24 shades, this foundation’s luxurious blend of lightweight oils locks in this moisture to leave skin balanced, soft and beautifully ignited. 2. BECCA Aqua Luminous Perfecting Foundation $44 Smooth on foundation coverage that feels ultra-light and buildable, while it evens and perfects your complexion. Every weightless drop of fluid imparts subtle luminosity that blurs imperfections and leaves a soft-focused glow. The foundation features a curated array of eight flexible shades that flatter all skintones. 3. Lancôme MIRACLE CUSHION Liquid Cushion Compact Foundation $47 This oil-free Miracle Cushion Liquid Cushion Compact creates a dewy finish for a polished glow. Its innovative cushion sponge contains over 800,000 pores to transfer the ideal amount of product for an effortless makeup application. This multitasking formula is infused with skin care actives that give skin a boost of intense hydration, delivering a cooling sensation while brightening the appearance of skin. Miracle Cushion provides the benefits of a BB/CC cream while offering the benefits of light to medium coverage found in a liquid foundation. Simply give this foundation compact an easy tap for light coverage, and then give it a heavier tap for more coverage. Suspended in a cushion sponge, the liquid is enclosed in an air-tight compact for convenient portability. 4. CoverGirl Outlast Stay Luminous Lasting Natural Foundation $11.99 Promotes Natural Looking Glow that Lasts All Day. Luminous Finish that Lasts. Long Lasting Foundation. Outlast Stay Luminous foundation gives you natural luminosity that lasts all day. Shop:
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Fierce Friday: Get Glowing Like Jada Pinkett Smith (archives)

Forty is the new fine, because women like Jada Pinkett Smith are raising the (beauty) bar. Glowing, literally, from head-to-toe, Jada was the essence of 40-is-the-new-20 at the FOX 2014 Programming Presentation at the FOX Fanfront on May 12, 2014 in New York City. With a new chin-length bob parted down the middle, minimal makeup and a fringed Alberta Feretti dress, 42 year-old Pinkett was quite the stunner. Get glowing like Jada: 1. Glowing Complexion Try: NARS Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation $49 A buildable, full-coverage foundation with up to 16 hours of lightweight, natural, fade-resistant wear. 2. Natural Blush & Lip Color Try: Josie Maran Argan Vibrancy Argan Oil Fresh Face Paint Palette $45 A creamy eye, lip, and cheek palette powered by vitamin-rich argan oil and fresh fruit extracts for a full face on-the-go. 3. Sparkling Eyes Try: Smashbox Brow Tech To Go in Taupe $28 A double-ended applicator that has an angled long-wearing waterproof eyebrow pencil on one side and a soft-hold gel with a brow brush applicator on the other. Try: Lancome ArtLiner in Noir $30.50 A smudge-proof and richly pigmented eyeliner that has a clean and precise application in satin and metallic finishes. Try: Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara $25 An intensely black voluptuous volume mascara for the sexiest, defined, multidimensional lashes possible. 4. Body Glow Try: FENTY BEAUTY BY RIHANNA Body Lava Body Luminizer $59 A shimmering body liquid to veil skin in a high-shine finish that feels as dewy as it looks—in four universal shades including new shade Cognac Candy. 5. Shining Hair Try: Philip B Rejuvenating Oil $35 This intensive hair and scalp treatment from Philip B. provides rich moisture that penetrates each follicle to produce healthier hair. The deep healing properties work to repair existing damage, while restoring elasticity for breakage prevention. Locks become lustrous, bouncy and resilient. SHOP THE LOOK:
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Trending-Spring Beauty: The Prettiest Coral Lip Colors You Need Now

The prettiest lips for spring are in shades of orange, coral, tangerine, and melon. Perfect on brown skin and amazing on tan skin, coral is your go-to color for spring. With textures from matte to sheer to glossy, we are sure one of our coral lip picks will suit your fancy. Sheer Try: FIONA STILES BEAUTY Hydrashine Essential Lip Color in Occidental $16 Experience comfort and shine without fading and feathering with this chic, modern lipstick. The rich, buttery and intensely hydrating formula with a sleek shine finish has a soft texture that leaves lips feeling continuously hydrated, nourished and protected. Lips are left soft, smooth and luminous with sheer buildable coverage. Try: Lancồme SHINE LOVER Vibrant Shine Lipstick in Amuse Bouche $26 A moisturizing, glossy lipstick that’s infused with hyaluronic acid and rose de muscat oil to smooth and condition lips. Enhance all of your lip looks with this glossing lipstick that melts onto lips without drying them out. It stays on the surface of the lips reflecting light for a sheer, healthy-looking finish and can be applied easily on the go without using a mirror. Try: Dolce & Gabbana Passion Duo Gloss Fusion Lipstick in Darling 10 $37 Dress your lips with a luxuriously rich, matte pigment and a high-shine core that delivers a burst of boundless moisture for an impeccably balanced and sensual effect. Smooth, soft, and deliciously drenching, the Passion Duo Lipstick leaves lips with intense color with a touch of satin gloss Matte Try: Fiona Stiles Color Impact Matte Lip Crayon in Rialto $16 A silky smooth, long-lasting and feather-light lip crayon with a matte finish. A creamy, weightless and non-drying, super-rich lip color that doesn’t feather, bleed or flake. Full coverage, velvet soft texture. Try: Smashbox Be Legendary Matte Lipstick in Matte Fireball $20 Be Legendary Lipstick Matte features shades with lasting and intense pigments to glide on lightweight eye-catching color. These vitamin-fortified mattes do not settle unevenly on the lips or dry out. Smashbox created and tested every hue in their L.A. photo studio to guarantee that color stays true in photographs and lasts throughout an all-day shoot. Try: NYX Matte Lipstick Indie Flick $6 Our shockingly smooth lip color that glides right on and stays in place with a silky matte finish that never feels dry. Now available in a range of fresh new hues, these playful pops of color are just what your spring wardrobe needs! Glossy: Try: Marc Jacobs Beauty Enamored Hi-Shine Gloss Lip Lacquer Lipgloss in French Tickler $28 Enamored Hi-Shine Gloss Lip Lacquer lip gloss delivers maximum color and brilliance with its unique Triple Shine Complex, a blend of high-performance ingredients that provide unstoppable wear and shine like “30 coats of lacquer.” This mint-scented lip gloss collection features a profusion of creamy pinks, shimmering lavenders, and iridescent brights that give lips a lush look with lasting color and unbelievable shine. Try: Dolce&Gabbana The Lipgloss Intense Colour Lipgloss in Secret 136 $32 Luxuriously fluid and comfortable, the silky formula glides on to lock in a soft film of incredible color and shine on lips. A delicate rose fragrance makes lips even more captivating. When layered with lipstick or lip liner, arresting iridescent color abounds. Rich in color pigments, Intense Colour Gloss lacquers the lips with a coat of vivacious shiny color, capturing the light to create full-looking, sensuous lips. Try: bareMinerals Marvelous Moxie® Lipgloss in Party Starter $18 A lip gloss infused with natural ingredients that smooth and hydrate lips with sheer, pure color. This high-shine, hydrating lip gloss contains a nourishing blend of shea, avocado, and murumuru butters. Achieve fuller-looking, pillowy lips and lasting color with this gentle formula. Shop:
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Trending-Spring Makeup: The Best Budget Beauty Coral Blush

Coral is on trend for spring and summer and what better way to incorporate this perfect color into your makeup wardrobe. The good news is that you don’t have to spend a fortune to get in on this makeup trend (that’s here to stay!) We rounded up our favorite coral blushes that you can find at your local drugstore. Not only are these coral blushes budget-friendly, but they wear exceptionally well. Whether you are on the lighter side of brown or have deeper tones, these blushes will work for you. 1. Matte Coral Blush Milani Rose Powder Blush in Coral Cove $8.99 (read our review here) This petal soft, natural-finish powder shapes, contours and highlights. 2. Cream Coral Blush Try: Maybelline Master Glaze by FaceStudio Glisten Blush Stick in Coral Sheen $7.49 (read our review here) Liquid shimmer pearls + shea butter glide provide blendable blush color and smooth, even application. 3. Bronzed Coral Blush Try: NYX Baked Blush in Ignite $7.00 Baked to sheer perfection, this luxurious formula is packed full of pigments to provide a natural glow and highlight to the face. 4. Multi-tasking Coral Blush Try: Physician’s Formula Super BB All-in-1 Cheek & Lip Beauty Balm SPF 20 in Natural Peach $6.95 High-tech and multi-tasking, sheer and buildable formula helps instantly enhance the natural color of your cheeks and lips while combining UVA/UVB protection, brightening antioxidants, moisturizing and firming botanicals and perfecting optical diffusers for super-powerful skin care plus makeup benefits in one! 5. Coral Blush with Highlighter Try: IMAN Luxury Blushing Duo Powder in Allure $11 Silky powder brush that provides true color with a natural looking, long-lasting finish. Shop:
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Trending-Spring Beauty: The Prettiest Nail Polish Colors for Spring

With spring here and summer around the corner, it’s time to lighten up and brighten up your nail polish game. From beautiful brights, to pure pastels to colorful classics, there are gorgeous nail polish colors that are your best accessory for spring. The Blues: Rimmel 60 Seconds Nail Blue my Mind $1.69 Nonie Creme Colour Prevails Nail Lacquer in All-Nighter $8 Milani Color Statement Nail Lacquer in Water Front $3.99 The Corals & Oranges Marc Jacobs Beauty in Snap $18 Formula X in Uber $10.50 Milani Color Statement Nail Lacquer in Mango Tango $3.99 The Pastels Red Carpet Manicure Nail Laquer in Bikini Bod $8 Nonie Creme Colour Prevails Nail Lacquer in Shy Guy $8 Red Carpet Manicure Nail Laquer in After Party Play $8 The Brights Sally Hansen Triple Shine Nail Polish Lemon Shark $4.99 Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear Nail Color Violet Voltage $2.99 Wet n Wild Wild Shine Nail Color Be More Pacific $.99 Shop:
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Budget Beauty Tuesday: Day & Night Makeup Looks From Essence Spring Collection Under $10

As the heat turns up and the layers come off it’s time for the mandatory seasonal wardrobe swap, with less definitely being more. This too goes for our makeup; it is less about coverage and more about rocking your natural beauty. essence cosmetics gives you both day and night spring-gleam with their latest and greatest for eyes and lips from the spring/summer collection! Day Keep lashes natural throughout the day with essence LASH mania reloaded mascara. The innovative elastomer brush with star-shaped bristles separates and grips lashes to give them volume and length creating a “no mascara” mascara look. SRP: $4.99 Complement the eyes with a soft wearable lip using the essence kiss care love lip balm in fruit, fruit, fruity. The gentle texture of the lip balm is moisturizing and pampering thanks to its premium ingredients. The highlight: a refreshing fruity taste and natural look with their subtle color-dispersion. SRP: $1.99 Night Nighttime calls for glam and the new essence get BIG! lashes triple black mascara does not disappoint. The large, innovative fiber brush offers maximum volume and adds serious density to lashes. Its deeper carbon black formulation ensures a dramatic look with a triple black effect! SRP: $3.99 Finish with a splash of color on your lips using the essence lipstick in miss peach – soft, seductive and unbelievably creamy, this lipstick is the perfect match for a sun kissed glow! SRP: $2.99 Shop:
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Spring Cleaning: Zelens Radiance Facial Cleanser for Luminous Skin

We all know the saying ‘diamonds are a girls best friend’, but they just got some competition from pearls! For years women have been brightening up the room with pearl jewelry, now the pearl extract used in Zelens Radiance Luminous Facial Cleanser can brighten up your skin as well! About Zelens: Zelens Radiance Luminous Facial Cleanser is a luxurious, high performance, creamy-textured hydrating facial cleanser. Formulated with pearl extracts containing 16 amino acids, proteins, and polysaccharides to help the skin retain moisture, makeup and impurities are effortlessly removed, leaving skin clean, soft, smooth and radiant. Zelens skin care has been created by Dr Marko Lens, plastic and reconstructive surgeon and an expert in the field of skin cancer and skin ageing. Each Zelens product has been formulated by Dr Lens based on his extensive research and in-depth knowledge of the biological functions of the skin. A comprehensive understanding of skin ageing at a molecular level was fundamental to the development of Zelens cosmeceuticals. Formulated from a multitude of specially selected ingredients using advanced skincare technology, Zelens skincare products have been subjected to extensive independent clinical testing at international research institutes to prove both safety and efficacy. No animal testing has been conducted. Zelens is an eco-responsible skincare line. Zelens RADIANCE LUMINOUS CLEANSER
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Beauty News: Nordstrom Spring 2018 Beauty Trend Events Are Here!

Beginning in March, Nordstrom Beauty will kick-off their seasonal Beauty Trend Events! Every New York Fashion Week, Nordstrom goes backstage to assess the biggest beauty trends and then brings this intel direct to their customers nation-wide. For the Spring 2018 season, they’ve identified trends such as Luminous Skin and Hi-Definition Lips. Guests can learn how to achieve the freshest runway-inspired looks of the season and get free samples and exclusive gifts with your purchases (while supplies last). Receive one-on-one time with Nordstrom beauty experts, tips tricks to nail the newest trends and receive beauty buzz intel from industry insiders — and it’s free to attend! To read more about the trends, click here: https://shop.nordstrom.com/c/beauty-trends-store-services and to learn more about Nordstrom Beauty Trend Events, click here: https://shop.nordstrom.com/c/spring-trend-week-by-store. Simply RSVP online or ask for special accommodations by calling or stopping by their favorite cosmetics or skincare counter, located within Nordstrom. If you are unable to attend, please click the banner below to check on the trends online!
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Editor’s Picks: The Prettiest Nail Polish Colors for Spring

We all love the moody, dark, smoky nail polish colors of fall and winter — navy blue, oxblood, vampy reds, and of course the rebel favorite black. But, it’s spring and time to incorporate pops of color into your nail polish wardrobe. From pastel lavenders and blues, to bold vibrant oranges and pinks, now is the time to have fun with nail polish colors. If you are in a WFH or self-isolation situation, it’s even more fun to take a break and do a little self care with a mani and pedi and check out some of our favorite spring nail polish colors. Best Spring Nail Polish Colors: Deborah Lippmann Gel Lab Pro Nail Polish in Everytime We Touch $20 (full coverage cantaloupe crème) A gel-like, treatment nail polish. Essie Expressie Quick-Dry Nail Polish in Don’t Hate, Curate $9 (golden yellow) One step color and shine that dries in about a minute. Angled brush for self-application with both hands. Unconventional, trans-seasonal and fast drying nail polish colors. CHANEL LE VERNIS LONGWEAR NAIL COLOUR Turban $28 (pink coral) An iconic nail polish reformulated for longer-lasting, high-shine color that cares. Sally Hansen Miracle Gel in Orchid-ing Aside $9.99 (orchid pink) The only true 2-step gel manicure with no light needed. Marc Jacobs Beauty Enamored Hi-Shine Nail Polish Snap!!! $12 (mandarin orange) A nail polish with an unprecedented finish and a shine like 30 coats of lacquer. Dior Vernis Gel Shine & Long Wear Nail Lacquer in Bonheur $28 (vivid pink) A couture gel-effect nail polish featuring an advanced formula that provides you with glass-like shine and extended wear. Londontown Lakur Enhanced Colour Nail Lacquer in Peach Please $16 (pastel peach) Londontown’s Lakur Enhanced Colour Nail Lacquer delivers an intensely shiny, long wearing collection of colors that range from ultra bold to delicately sheer. Their formula is supercharged with Florium Complex, a propriety blend of botanicals and vitamins that work together to heal and nourish the nail from within for healthier looking nails with every application. salon manicure at home! essence shine last & go gives you gel-like shine & vibrant color that lasts. and with a quick dry formula you can create your perfect manicure at home with ease. Pacifica 7 Free Nail Polish Collection in Eternal Flame $9 (bright copper) Amazing vibrant colors that go on smooth and stay put, in addition to a custom wide 100% vegan brush for easier application. Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear in Mellow Yellow $3.59 (sunny yellow) Long-lasting color is chip-resistant, fade-resistant and waterproof. OPI Mexico City Nail Lacquer Collection in My Chihuahua Doesn’t Bite Anymore $10.50 (bright orange) Doggon it! An exciting and beautiful orange nail polish to scare away any ankle biter! SHOP:
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Beauty News: Marc Jacobs Beauty Launches Limited Edition Spring 2020

Straight off the runway into your makeup bag. Marc Jacobs Beauty introduces the Spring 2020 Fashion Collection inspired by the bold prints and unique looks seen on the Marc Jacobs Spring 2020 Runway. The new limited-edition runway collection has everything you need to get creative this spring season. Everything Goes With Blacquer 4-Piece Essentials Set With Bag ($69, $100 Value): Create a sparkling smoky eye plus smoky lashes and a nude lip. Carry it all in a collectible bag with a print straight from the runway. Includes full-size Highliner Gel Eye Crayon in Blacquer, full-size See-Quins Glam Glitter Eyeshadow in Glitter Rock, full-size Le Marc Lip Crème Lipstick in Cream and Sugar, mini Velvet Noir Major Volume Mascara, and collectible makeup bag. Mist Matched 3-Piece Essentials Set ($34, $51 Value): Line your eyes in lilac with best-selling longwear Highliner, paired with a hydrating gel highlighter, and a shimmering nude gloss. Includes full-size Highliner Matte Gel Eye Crayon in Mist Me?, mini Dew Drops Coconut Gel Highlighter in Dew You?, and mini Enamored Hi-Shine Lip Lacquer Lipgloss in Cream and Sugar. SHOP:
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Editor’s Picks: The Best Waterproof Makeup to Beat the Heat

Puerto Rican supermodel Joan Smalls is pretty much perfection when it comes to looking fabulous at the beach or in the pool. While most of us don’t possess Smalls’ God-given genes, we can certainly take a hint from her when it comes to how to make up for days at the beach or pool. Not to mention that summer is just around the corner and the heat is here to work it’s evil on our makeup. Most necessary of course is waterproof makeup. Now, the key is to look like you are not wearing any makeup, so a deft hand is needed for application. Also, minimal makeup is the look you need to strive for when you plan to be in or near the water. That can be on beach, poolside or taking in sun on your boat. We have rounded up the best of the best of waterproof makeup that will keep you looking flawless without making you look like you are competing in RuPaul’s Drag Race. Products can be found at Nordstrom, Sephora or Ulta. Waterproof Makeup for Face: The best beach makeup for your face includes a lightweight waterproof foundation and or waterproof concealer. A touch of a cheek stain is a great option because it does exactly what it says– stains the skin. Other blush options include creamy blush that is water resistant. Or you may opt to just highlight your best features with a waterproof highlighter for beachy glow. Waterproof bronzer may be the only color you need for your day at the beach, with of course waterproof mascara and a lip color that holds it own as well. Here’s the water-resistant makeup we are living for. SKIN Start with a generous layer of SPF. Cooola Classic Body Organic Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 Fragrance Free $28 70%+ certified organic ingredients with broad spectrum SPF 50 protection. Water-resistant (80 minutes), Designed for long active days in the sun, but light enough for daily use. Fragrance Free/Vegan / Non-GMO / Gluten-Free / Paraben-Free, recyclable plant-based tubes sourced from sugar cane. A waterproof primer that blurs imperfections may be all you need before you add color. Try: My Clarins PORE-LESS Blur & Matte Stick $20 This waterproof mattifying and re-texturizing complexion primer features optical matte-blur technology that reduces the look of imperfections. It leaves a shine-free matte canvas for your foundation to last 12 hours. Next, a sheer application of foundation and concealer to simply blend and flaws into the background. Only if you need it though… Try: Urban Decay Stay Naked Weightless Liquid Foundation $39 A vegan, buildable, medium-coverage liquid foundation with a real-skin, matte finish that lasts up to 24 hours. This waterproof, long-wear foundation feels like a second skin, thanks to its breathable formula. Try: tarte Amazonian Clay Waterproof 12-Hour Concealer $25 A waterproof, 12-hour wear concealer that expertly hides skin discolorations and imperfections in one seamless application. A dusting of water-resistant bronzer with a pop of color on the cheek may be your perfect makeup for a day at the beach. Try: MAKE UP FOR EVER Pro Bronze Fusion Bronzer $36 A gel-power bronzer that blends seamlessly for a lightweight, foolproof, luminous glow. Skin will appear healthy and glowing when you brush on this long lasting, waterproof bronzer that blends on like a second skin. Try: FENTY BEAUTY by Rihanna Cheeks Out Freestyle Cream Bronzer $32 A light-as-air, non-greasy cream bronzer that effortlessly melts into skin for a natural-looking bronze or soft contour—in a range of no-fuss shades for all skin tones. This light-as-air, sweat- and water-resistant formula instantly melts into skin without disturbing makeup to bronze, define, or contour. Try: FENTY BEAUTY BY RIHANNA Cheeks Out Freestyle Cream Blush $20 This blush is easy to use and impossible to overdo in a lineup of shades designed to enhance every complexion with a youthful glow. Created by Rihanna, these shades are sheer, buildable, and melt into skin. The sweat- and water-resistant formula smooths over skin without feeling sticky or greasy. EYES Go light or go bare with your waterproof eye makeup. Groom your brows and flick your lashes with a water resistant mascara. For more drama add a sheer color to your lids or a bit of drama with a waterproof eyeliner. Try: Lancôme Monsieur Big Waterproof Mascara $30 The Monsieur Big Mascara, now in Waterproof, features a large brush and an ultra-creamy, sweat proof, and smudge proof formula that glides onto lashes like silk and delivers up to 12 times the volume with up to 24 hours of wear. This waterproof mascara doesn’t require touch-ups and doesn’t flake or smudge. Try: Revlon ColorStay Crème Eyeshadow $9.69 This waterproof, easy-to-blend, creamy shadow goes on smooth. Wear on your entire lid or across lash line for a bold eye liner look. The high-pigment shadow color comes in two beautiful finishes: matte and shimmer. Try: HOURGLASS VOYEUR WATERPROOF GEL EYELINER $28 A waterproof gel eyeliner that glides on effortlessly to deliver high-impact, 12-hour wear without smudging, bleeding, or fading. The creamy, versatile formula allows you to effortlessly create a precise line, or build to add a definition for a statement look that lasts all day — no touchups required. Available in four matte shades and one shimmer hue. LIPS A swipe of a bright lip stain will last for hours. Try: FENTY BEAUTY by Rihanna Poutsicle Hydrating Lip Stain $27 Hydrates instantly and all day and locks in moisture & conditions lips to leave them feeling soft & smooth. Goes on glossy—leaves behind a soft tint. Customizable, sheer-to-medium coverage.
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Trending-Spring Makeup: 5 Coral Lipsticks You Need Now

One of the prettiest upgrades you can do for your makeup wardrobe this spring is to add a gorgeous coral lipstick. Why coral? Coral, whether you all it peach, salmon, papaya — you get the drift — is softer than red and a tad bolder than a soft pink and the perfect accessory for spring season. No matter your skin tone, hair color or eye color, there is a perfect coral lipstick waiting for you. One of our favorite beaut CeleBeauties, Kerry Washington, rocks a coral lipstick on her perfect pouty lips, and it’s the perfect example of how to get on board with the coral lipstick trend for spring. 5 Coral Lipsticks you need now: 1. Clarins Joli Rouge Lipstick in Papaya $27 This classic, creamy lipstick delivers stunning colour and silky-smooth shine. Formulated with the innovative extreme shine Maxi Lip Complex to help plump and hydrate for full, soft and supple lips. Deeply moisturizing and long-wearing with a fruity, floral scent, this lipstick feels amazing from the minute you apply it. 2. bareMinerals Pop of Passion™ Lip Oil-Balm in Tangerine Pop $16 This oil-rich formula delivers vibrant color and slick shine with a comfortable color-stain. Treat your lips to this luxurious melt-in formula that’s enriched with passion fruit seed oil for intense hydration and vitamin E for nourishment 3. Marc Jacobs Beauty Le Marc Lip Crème in Core Cora $30 Indulge your lips with Marc’s new revolutionary 10-hour lipstick that saturates your lips in luxe and creamy, vibrant pigment with just one swipe. Experience unprecedented color payoff from concentrated color-boost pigments that are triple-milled and enriched with hydrating ingredients—leaving lips with ultimate long-lasting color and moisture. 4. Kat Von D Studded Lipstick in La Femme $21 Designed to look as rock ‘n roll as its wearer, this revolutionary, hybrid lipstick is formulated with Color Cushion Technology that combines lasting-wear, one-swipe payoff, and velvet-touch comfort. 5. Lancôme SHINE LOVER Vibrant Shine Lipstick in Amuse Bouche $25 It stays on the surface of the lips, reflecting light for a sheer, healthy-looking lip look. Light, fruity, and fresh, this balmy conditioning lipstick can be applied easily on the go, without using a mirror, for perfect application that melts onto lips without drying them out. Shop:
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