Celebrity makeup artist Brett Freedman shares his tips, product picks and his favorite holiday makeup looks with TMD! WINE & BERRY HOLIDAY MAKEUP: This holiday season it's all about vivid hues in plum, berry and wine. The best part about this color palette is that it universally flattering. Other pluses are that these juicy tones add brightness and instant glamour to the face. The 'season appropriate' blush: I heart Benefit's Throb powder. A beautiful toasted cranberry color that gives a... Read Full Story
12 Best Shampoos for Oily Hair … - Dealing with oily hair can be a bit on the frustrating side. There are many times when I had to deal with oily h. Read Full Story
Enter for your chance to win a $10,000 Sephora Shopping Spree! How much stuff could you buy with a $10,000 Sephora Shopping Spree? Where do we start?! How about 416 DiorShow Mascaras. Or 41 ghd flat irons. Or 51 Clarisonic Skin Care Brushes. The better question is what couldn't you buy? Answer: Nothing! Enter for your chance to win by writing product reviews on TotalBeauty.com or signing up for TotalBeauty.com's newsletters, it's so easy! Find out more here. See how to win... Read Full Story
When a someone looks at a woman’s face, more often than not the main thing he or she observes are her eyes. The eyes are the windows to the soul, as they say and they are the brightest and the most charming features in a female’s face. That is why the eyes are given much attention.
If your eyes look exhausted you will look less energetic than you really are. Mascara can help perk up your eyes. However, mascara can give your eyelashes a gloppy look. Mascara also does not last all day. You... Read Full Story
According to celeb makeup artist Brett Freedman, there are 3 necessary tools to fab lashes: 1. A STURDY LASH CURLER BRETT SAYS: This is huge. I'm shocked by how many women don't take advantage of this eye opening, younger-looking-in-a-snap tool. Even if your lashes don't need the extra lift a curler can give, I like the crispness that a little nudge will give by just aligning and evening up the lash line. TRY: The CURL from Vanitymark (guess what ladies? It’s on sale for $6.50 on vanitymark... Read Full Story
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The Smokey Eyes Effect always looks magical and sexy and fits perfectly to the party or family dinner! Smokey Eyes always do a bit of a dramatic effect, so You're welcome to use this make-up even with photo shoots and castings. You will feel determined as a beauty queen and the others will look at you with bated breath.
If you want to achieve the same effect, I'll tell you step by step how to do it. There are many different techniques, but what you... Read Full Story
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Mascaras available in the market nowadays are protein-filled and contain waxes that are designed to condition your lashes and are formulated to prevent damages to your eyelash. Know the difference in the types of mascara and pick the one that's perfect for you. Remember that there's no such thing as too much mascara! Make your lashes thicker with several coats.
Lengthening Mascara. These mascaras have thick bristles. This allows you to get more mascara... Read Full Story
November 5, 2009
Melanie Abdelnour
Just as there are trends in fashion and beauty, there are also trends in eyebrow shapes, colors. The 1920s brought us a straight and thin brow, Marilyn Monroe 's contoured arches dominated the 1950s, and who could forget Brooke Shield 's infamous untamed brows of the '80s? We tweeze, wax, thread, tint, and tattoo our brows into submission. Yet, no matter what the current trend is, there seems to be a common desire amongst women... Read Full Story
September 9, 2009
Lyz Mancini
Before you think you're having a Hot Topic flashback, complete with bondage pants and worn-in Nirvana tee, hang on. It's not your junior high school rebellion coming back to haunt you, it's just the black makeup trend from last fall making a reappearance.
Whether you rocked the shade last year or not, we know you questioned it the whole time; whether you looked like a femme fatale on the cutting edge of fashion, or the clown from the... Read Full Story
The tanned look is both popular and trendy more now than at any time for decades; people like the brownish glow of their skin as it makes them feel cool and self-confident. However, at the same time, sun bathing is less and less advisable because of the rise in the quantity of skin cancer cases. Therefore, substitutes to it have and still are being developed. Synthetic tanning using tanning beds or sunless tanning by artificial means such as body lotions, creams, gels or self tanning... Read Full Story
