Simply Fab: Delux Beauty Blush and Gloss Wand


Updated 12/27/06 11:50 PM · Posted by FabSugar · 1 comment

Simply Fab: Delux Beauty Blush and Gloss Wand

This little wand looks like it's just another one of our double lip gloss dynamo, but looks are deceiving! One side of this is a lip gloss while the other side is a liquid blush - now that's fab. This Delux Beauty Jr. Duo, $8, contains Delux's famous emollient lip gloss on one side while the other side contains a liquid blush formulated with clear pigments so it creates an ultra sheer and Read more

How to Choose a Red Lipstick For Spring


Updated 05/02/12 4:20 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 5 comments

How to Choose Red Lipstick

Spring's juicy lipstick shades of gold-red, season-perfect maraschino cherry, and coral-red look fresh and bright on everyone. Orange-inflected reds just look happy and new, and they're extremely easy to wear. So to find out how to get your perfect match and see shades for every skin tone, just keep reading. Read more

Spring-Clean Your Makeup Bag


Updated 04/20/12 11:42 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 34 comments

When to Throw Makeup Away: Guidelines For Cosmetic Life Span

It's almost May, so it's time for a little Spring cleaning . . . of your makeup bag, that is. Since expired cosmetics can cause skin irritation and eye infections, it's important to replace them before they go south. Unlike food, though, cosmetics aren't required to have an expiration date on their packaging. Instead, you'll have to keep track of when you opened them. Most products have a jar Read more

A Day in the Life of a Celebrity Makeup Artist


Updated 03/20/12 4:45 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

A Day in the Life of Mally Roncal

We are pleased to present the following post, written by our guest writer Mally Roncal! Hi, BellaSugar beauties. For those of you who don't know me, I'm Mally Roncal, celebrity makeup artist and president and creator of Mally Beauty. Like so many of you fierce ladies out there, I am an entrepreneur, a mom (to three beautiful girls), and a beauty addict. While I love getting glammed up for my live Read more

Try Nina Dobrev's Eye-Catching, Two-Liner Makeup Look


Updated 03/12/12 10:40 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Nina Dobrev's Eye Makeup Tutorial

The stars came out in droves for this year's PaleyFest looking as fresh and chic as ever. Take Nina Dobrev, for instance, who sported perfect-for-warmer-weather makeup at a Vampire Diaries gathering at the event. Amy Nadine, the makeup artist responsible for creating Nina's look, used a pale pink lip hue and two different eyeliner shades to achieve a radiant, dimensional palette. See how you can Read more

Five Eco-Friendly Products For a Natural-Looking Face


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Eco-Friendly Makeup Products For a Natural Beauty Look

If you've been disappointed by eco-friendly beauty products in the past, it might be time to give them another chance. Formulas have improved by leaps and bounds in the last few years, and there's something to appeal to everyone. Celebrity makeup artist Lina Hanson, who counts Naomi Watts and Natalie Portman among her clients, goes green whenever she's doing makeup. Here, she shares her Read more

What We're Sweet On: Tinker Bell Gets a Perfect Palette


Updated 02/23/12 10:17 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Tinker Bell Makeup Pixi Palette Review

If you were the rogue Disney girl who chose Tinker Bell over the long list of available princesses, you aren't going to want to miss the latest cartoon/makeup collaboration. Pixi Beauty, the aptly named brand known for its sweet, girlish packaging and shimmery shades, just teamed up with everyone's favorite foot-stamping little fairy. Putting Pixi and Tinker Bell together was a stroke of Read more

See a Model Get a Dolly Parton Makeover at Fashion Week


Updated 02/17/12 1:21 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 2 comments

Chris Benz's Fall 2012 Makeup and Hair

Backstage at Chris Benz, hair and makeup were inspired by a mix of Dolly Parton in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and Liza Minnelli's Cabaret character. In a word: fun. Models had ombré lids with silver shadow all the way up to the brows, and the creamy lip color was created with Lancôme Rouge In Love lipstick in Sweet Embrace, a dusting of blush, and a dash of Juicy Tubes gloss in Pure. Read more

One Star, 3 Makeup Looks: Rachel McAdams at Cannes


Updated 05/14/11 9:47 AM · Posted by · 4 comments

Rachel McAdams Makeup at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival 2011-05-13 12:30:00

There's no denying Rachel McAdams has been looking as beautiful as ever during her various 2011 Cannes Film Festival appearances. Good, clean living plays a part (as well as some enviable genetics), but it's also thanks to the work of her talented makeup artist (and sister), Kayleen McAdams. Learn how Kayleen created three of Rachel's Cannes red-carpet looks below: "For the Midnight in Paris Read more

This Lips-Only Beauty Brand Bites (And That's a Good Thing)


Updated 05/03/11 5:04 PM · Posted by · 5 comments

Bite Beauty Review and Background

If you are what you eat, then you might want to get a taste of Bite. The new beauty line focuses solely on the lips, infusing its lipsticks and glosses with the powerful antioxidant reservatrol — the same antioxidant found in red wine. Instead of synthetic ingredients, the formulas feature natural ones such as fruit butters and organic beeswax. Minerals and food-grade colorants provide the Read more