I’m pretty sure there’s no bigger celebrity fan of the intense, sexy smoky eye than Eva Longoria. Right now, the gorgeous L’Oréal Paris beauty ambassador is at the ultra-glamorous 2013 Cannes Film Festival on the French Riviera. It’s cold and pouring rain there today. Between red carpets, Eva checked in with Beautygeeks to chat about her beauty choices. [geek on]
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I’m so glad you couldn’t see my legs in the BT Toronto segment I did on Body Bronzing this week. I committed the biggest self-bronzing sin. And in other news, it’s high time I chopped off my hair. [geek on]
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I should say diligent SPF application is the best thing I’ve ever done for my skin. Sunscreen is definitely on the list, but it still comes after this, the best thing ever for my complexion, and it comes after what I’m about to tell you. And the best thing about what I’m about to tell you is that it’s fantastic for every skin type and for pretty much any age. [geek on]
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It’s strapless wedding-gown/bridesmaid-dress season. What are you going to about those tan lines on your shoulders and chest? According to St. Tropez celebrity skin-finishing expert Nichola Joss, it’s a little tricky to fix yourself, but you can, absolutely. [geek on]
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You don’t want to be near me if I’ve just used a full-strength self-tanner. I don’t want to be near me when I’ve used full-strength self-tanner. When glow moisturizers — aka gradual self-tanners — first launched, I was hopeful. Gradual formulas have smaller amounts of dihydroxyacetone (DHA), so That Smell should be less potent, right? And they are for some lucky women. But my body chemistry won’t co-operate — gradual formulas still envelop me in That Smell. Even Jergens’ new No Odour formula (explained and reviewed here) won’t play nice with my body chemistry. It’s less overpowering than other formulas, but That Smell still wafts up. Why? I have a theory, and need your help to prove it true or false. [geek on]
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The infectious, giggles-and-great-girlfriends vibe Kate Hudson and her Oscar-winning mom Goldie Hawn exhibit in Almay’s Mother’s Day campaign is a real thing. Laughter frequently punctuates their easy camaraderie and shared anecdotes as together they chat about motherhood, family, mutual admiration and beauty stuff. The pair has already ’fessed up to Beautygeeks about beauty blunders and Goldie’s unique makeup skills; here they geek out about their beauty favourites (including the one item that would delight Goldie if she could have just 200 more) and fragrance preferences, and share what they most admire about each other. [geek on]
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Wow, Kate Mara. She didn’t go punk at the punky-themed Met Ball. Instead she went for the safe drama of smoky, tightlined eyes. Love that swipe of purple across the lower lashlines (purple is so great with brown eyes) and the heightened flushed cheeks. Made me wonder what her other red-carpet makeup looks are like and why I haven’t appreciated any before now. Here’s a bit of an evolution. [geek on]
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This year’s Met Ball was a hotbed of interesting makeup decisions. I’ve never been struck by so many celebrity looks! So many arresting eye makeup ideas (above: Emmy Rossum’s is one of my faves). This post is all dramatic eyes, from smoky to graphic, as well as details about Michelle Williams’ insanely enviable skin (plus her makeup details, Anne Hathaway’s, and Emmy Rossum’s too ). It’s not about liner — that’s still to come. And it’s not about colour — also still to come. [geek on]
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More makeup inspiration from Monday’s Met Ball 2013: DOs and DO-ish sexy-glam and classic red-lip glamour. Despite the image of Jennifer Morrison’s dinosaur hair here, I don’t really care whether these looks work with the event’s Punk: From Chaos to Couture theme, although it’s fun. So many of these looks will work IRL. You might have to ignore someone’s hair and crazy-eyed expression, though.
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Most of us have no immediate plans to hit a red carpet at a major fashion-centric shindig with a “Punk: Chaos to Couture” theme. But we can all take inspiration from the range of beauty looks at Monday night’s Met Ball 2013 in NYC. From best-you to classic glamour to bold lips to dramatic graphic eyes, we saw examples of looks that worked — and some that didn’t work quite as well. This post features celebs who took an understated approach — too understated? — to fancy-shindig makeup. [geek on]
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Happened upon this image of Jennifer Lopez at the launch party for her first album On the 6. Then compared it to an image of her from the 2013 Met Ball last night. It’s 14 years later. [geek on]
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Oh watermelon, it’s so good to see you again! (Bought my first ripe half-watermelon of the season just yesterday — did anyone else?) [geek on]
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Master Perfumer Harry Frémont and I have something in common. Strong vanilla is not our favourite scent. [geek on]
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As mentioned yesterday, Oscar-winner Goldie Hawn has joined her daughter Kate Hudson for Almay’s current Mother’s Day ad campaign. And according to Kate, Goldie has an unexpected (for a celeb) approach to putting on her makeup. Beautygeeks everywhere need to know more, right? [geek on]
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