I know it’s lame to talk about the weather, but can we just talk about the weather for a second? It’s gray and humid in New York, and has been all week. Where’s our Memorial Day sunshine?
It’s obvious that something needs to be done. Yesterday, three-quarters of our office turned out in brightly colored pants (we neglected to get a picture) and today, we’re all about pulled back hair, bright cheeks, and glossy lips. Who wants to pile on the eyeshadow when it’s this sticky outside?
Here are my gray day picks:
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Image: BellaSugar Australia
Katy Perry is known for her extreme beauty and fashion, but her new movie, Katy Perry: Part of Me, reveals the star’s more natural side. The movie will be out July 5th (in 3D!) and follows the singer’s life for the past year. So far it’s being marketed similarly to the Justin Bieber movie, Never Say Never: as a behind-the-scenes diary look at a star’s concert tour. While many will probably head to the theatre to find out juicy details about the end of her marriage (Perry decided to not to skim over their breakup), the trailer shows a fun-loving, quirky side of Perry that makes us like her a lot more.
We were thrilled to catch a clip of the movie on BellaSugar Australia’s site, which shows Perry trying on costumes for her concert tour—totally makeup-free—for much of the clip. Click through to watch for yourself.
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At last week’s Birchbox video shoot, we were lucky enough to have the fabulously talented Reiva Cruze on set. In addition to rocking some seriously stylish turquoise specs from Xray, she also shared some of her pro tips.
Cruze, with her awesome Xray glasses, at our shoot.
Cruze is a master at airbrushing and loves the way it looks. But she knows that most people aren’t attempting to do it themselves. She says you can get a similar effect by using airbrush foundations as tinted moisturizer—just smooth it on with your fingers or a synthetic foundation brush. Or, for a more sheer look, Cruze likes to mix the foundation with a silicone-based primer like Temptu Pro’s S/B Primer.
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On a recent trip to the Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics flagship store, we discovered their line of amazing makeup brushes. We’re big fans of these animal-friendly options (made from nylon and taklon) because they’re perfectly formed in hard-to-find shapes that make shadow application particularly easy.
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We’ll admit it—there’s a contingent of Birchboxers in the office who are Lauren Conrad fangirls. Her antics in The Hills and Laguna Beach aside, it’s hard not to be a supporter of her when she has winged liquid liner down to such an art and has done a stellar job with her website, The Beauty Department. Her new book, Lauren Conrad Beauty, is set to be released in October and we’re already itching to get our hands on it.
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Google alum Brit Morin is the founder of Brit & Co., an online lifestyle brand that covers tech, DIY, beauty, food…basically all our favorite things. Now she’s launched Weduary, a super-cool app that makes getting married as easy as ordering from Seamless Web. It lets couples construct a custom site in just four steps and even leverages Facebook’s social graph to help with photos, invite guests, and manage other logistical details. All week, the wedding-savvy entrepreneur will be sharing her best big day tips with us. Even if you aren’t a bride-to-be, there’s plenty to learn.
Ombre. It’s all the rage these days. Feeling bold enough to add some color gradation to your wedding day? Here are three ways to incorporate this bold trend into your beauty and style look.
LIPS
These ombre lips are “kissable yet off-limits.” A perfect combination for any bride. Get the tutorial.
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Google alum Brit Morin is the founder of Brit & Co., an online lifestyle brand that covers tech, DIY, beauty, food…basically all our favorite things. Now she’s launched Weduary, a super-cool app that makes getting married as easy as ordering from Seamless Web. It lets couples construct a custom site in just four steps and even leverages Facebook’s social graph to help with photos, invite guests, and manage other logistical details. All week, the wedding-savvy entrepreneur will be sharing her best big day tips with us. Even if you aren’t a bride-to-be, there’s plenty to learn.
Sure, as a bride, you get the spotlight. But don’t forget about your girls! If you’ve ever been a bridesmaid, you know how much work the job can entail: dress shopping, nerve-calming, party-throwing…the list goes on and on.
So brides, please remember to thank your bridesmaids kindly. Here are a few great creative gifts to buy or make your besties:
1) Custom Make-Up Palette: Create a wedding day palette for your girls by mixing and matching different eyeshadows, blushes, and glosses that your bridesmaids can wear on the big day. Click here for the tutorial.
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A quick shout-out to the Girls in the Beauty Department over at Glamour. They scouted this picture of Olivia Wilde looking fresh-faced and oh-so-pretty at last week’s Tribeca Film Festival Awards. The star, who appears in the upcoming film Rush (due out in 2013), went makeup free to a night event—and we have to say we’ve got an even bigger girl crush on her now than we did before. We love a girl who can pull off both a glam red-carpet style and a cute, laidback look like this (sans makeup or hair product), at a shindig like the Tribeca Film Festival. It inspires us to try heading out for a night on the town without getting über-gussied up, too.
—Candice
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We’ve always been fans of country songstress Carrie Underwood, but now we love her even more. One of the original American Idol winners (her debut album has gone platinum seven times), Underwood has been an amazing live performer since the beginning. But we just found out an incredible fun fact about the gorgeous blonde: she does all her on-stage hair and makeup looks herself.
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