The best stay-put lipstick I’ve tried. Kiss me, Nars!
I am always looking for a good stay-put lipstick, which means it uh, actually stays. Plus, it can’t be too drying, it has to distribute the pigment evenly, and it uh…actually has to stay put. Within reason of course. Well hallelujah for Nars Powermatte Lip...
Fenty Beauty by Rihanna | Editors Top 10 of the Year
Read Rihanna’s mission statement for her new Fenty Beauty line and it was a contender for our top 10 of the year before we even tried it. The brand was “created for everyone: for women of all shades, personalities, attitudes, cultures and races. I wanted...
12 fabulous last-minute beauty gifts for everyone on your holiday shopping list. Including you.
If you’ve ever read any of our gift guides, you know we love to give and receive (hint hint) beauty gifts any time of year at all. They’re a brilliant, easy gift for those of us last-minute shoppers, and yet they never feel last minute at all. Whomever is...
The wonderful Disney x Kiehl’s charity collection is doing great things for people in need.
As we go into the holiday season — because, not to be alarmist about it or anything, but it is totally on its way — we love finding the coolest gifts for our family and friends. And we love it even more when the coolest gifts also give back in a meaningful way, like...
5 hot fall lip trends you can totally wear every day. Hey, if we can, you can!
As much as I’m obsessed with beauty products and keeping up with make-up trends, I feel like most of them are for people with tons of time (and well, expendable income). And let’s be honest, lately, I feel like they’re meant to stay on the runway, or...
5 Black beauty secrets I learned from my own gorgeous mother…who I thought was Diana Ross.
When I was little, I just knew my mom was one of The Supremes. Actually, she wasn’t just one of them, she actually was THE Supreme, Miss Diana Ross. I figured this out using my excellent 5-year-old powers of deduction, of course. My mom’s name is similar to Diana Ross...
An honest review of Glossier Balm Dot Com Universal Skin Salve | Damn You, Facebook Ads
I can’t be the only one seeing Glossier ads all over my Facebook feed. Those videos of dewey-skinned young lovelies applying their skincare products and popular lip balms were too much for this beauty product fan to resist! So in our latest installment of Damn...
7 new favorite beauty products that maximize the ones you already own.
After getting a whole lot of products chosen for me this past Saturday from some pros, I culled it down to seven of my favorite beauty products to share that I’m still using today. (As in, years later. Hi! this is Liz from the future, updating this post.) You...
We love these My Little Pony, Hello Kitty, Super Mario, and Disney cosmetics for adults. No apologies.
The trend of fun, retro makeup for adults is taking retailers by storm. It may seem crazy, but you can now find your favorite animated characters from your childhood on professional — i.e. adult — collections of lipstick, blush, toner, masks, brushes and...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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