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The Best Eyeliner for Tightlining: A Close Look at a Fascinating-Yet-Kind-of-Scary Technique

Tightlining is such an interesting trend: when done correctly, it can be absolutely striking, but very few people know how to do it—and even fewer know how to choose the right eyeliners to make it work. It’s one of those weird better-known/lesser-understood techniques, and there’s not too much written about it online. So, here, we’ll take […]

The Best Eyeliner for Sensitive Eyes: Reviews, Tips, Gripes, and Loves

We get it: if you’ve got sensitive eyes and skin, makeup selection and application can be a torturous affair. You have to do things that people with typical skin don’t have to do, like look for hypoallergenic products, scour ingredients lists, and alter your makeup routine to “outwit” your skin. It can be a pain, […]

The Best Bronze Leg Makeup: Our Picks and Tips to Keep in Mind

For many of us, leg makeup is an uncharted territory—we know exactly what to do when it comes to putting cosmetics on our face, but on other parts of our bodies? Not so much! People have a lot of questions, and surprisingly, there’s not too much online that provides answers. So here, we’ll take a look […]

The Best Setting Powder for Dry Skin: Our Five Favorites

Setting powders aren’t the flashiest cosmetic in the world—they don’t necessarily make you pop, or glow, or look luminous—but they’re still one of our absolute favorite items. Good ones can cover lines and creases and they can elongate the wearability of your makeup by hours. They’re amazing, and we love them, but it can be […]

The Best Concealer for Dry Skin (and How to Select the Right Option for You)

If you’ve got dry skin, you may have a love/hate relationship with concealer: on the one hand, it provides coverage and color and consistency, and that’s all wonderful… but it can also be absolutely brutal on your epidermis, and result in rashes, bumps, flakiness, and whole bunch of other situations you want no part of. […]

The Best Morphe Brushes: Our Picks

Aside from having one of the most fantastic names in the game (seriously—“Morphe”—what a great name for a cosmetics brand!), there’s a lot to like in the Morphe line of brushes. Some are better than others, though, and we’ve selected the ones that we think deserve the title of “best Morphe brushes.” We’ll discussed both single […]

The Best Lighted Makeup Mirror — Product Reviews

Welcome! In the post below, we’ll discuss MAKEUP MIRRORS: the different types people use, the features to keep in mind when selecting one, and our favorites, along with the product we consider to be the best lighted makeup mirror overall. It’s safe to say, we’re in love with mirrors, so this post was a lot of […]

The Best Airbrush Makeup Kit: Reviews and Picks

Up until fairly recently, airbrush makeup was something you’d only see on models and celebrities and people who spend their lives in front of cameras. It was kind of an exotic option that was reserved for people who were in showbusiness or media, and most people didn’t really know about it. All that has changed, though, […]

The Best Blow Dryer for Natural Hair: Our Reviews

A blow dryer is one of those beauty tools you develop a relationship with: the right one can be like a trusty sidekick that helps you out every single day and gets you ready for the world, whereas the wrong can make your beauty routine a daily struggle. Finding the best blow dryer for natural […]

The Best Non Comedogenic Moisturizer: Our Selection

In this post, we’ll be discussing NON COMEDOGENIC MOISTURIZERS. We’ll list some things to keep in mind if you’re choosing one, discuss our favorites (including our top pick for best non comedogenic moisturizer overall), and define what “non comedogenic” actually means. After that, we’ll talk about some things that can make your skin really dry, […]

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