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QUICK TIP FOR BROKEN EYESHADOWS

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Imagine dropping your favorite pressed shadow, shattering it to pieces—we’ve all been there and it’s no picnic. Instead of throwing it out, we’ve got an easy step-by-step tutorial to pick up the broken pieces and put the color back into the pan. With a clean space and a little patience, you can get your shattered shadow into working shape.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

  • • Clean surface area
  • • Spatula (or small spoon)
  • • Paper towels
  • • Ziplock bag
  • • Unscented isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol)
  • • Coin (preferably the size of your makeup pan)
  • • Scrap fabric 

STEP 1

Place the shattered shadow into a ziplock bag and crush the pieces with your spatula or small spoon until you have an even consistency.

STEP 2

Pour almost a capful of isopropyl alcohol into the pan and mix enough to create a paste with the shattered pigment. Gradually add more alcohol as needed.

STEP 3

As if smoothing a sheet of brownie batter, spread the product using your spoon. 

STEP 4

Grab a small piece of scrap fabric—an old shirt or pair of jeans will do—and place over the pan. Press a coin down hard over the fabric for 10 to 15 seconds. Remove the fabric. 

STEP 5

Allow at least a couple of hours to dry, but we recommend waiting a day to put brush to pan. Get pressing! 

THE BEST ANTI-WRINKLE CREAMS OF 2013

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The search for more youthful skin is picking up speed this spring with the debut of technically advanced anti-wrinkle creams. The latest arrivals boast superstar ingredients, more sophisticated textures and spa-like results in a bottle. Here’s what to put into rotation right now to turn back the hands of time.

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Top-Shelf Skin Repair
It’s one of the most powerful vinotherapy creams yet. Caudalie’s new Premier Cru The Cream features the house’s three star anti-aging ingredients—firming resveratrol-oleyl, brightening vniferine and protective grape-seed polyphenols—at their highest dosage to help lessen wrinkles and improve facial contours.

Caudalie Premier Cru The Cream, $155, caudalie.com

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Global Phenomenon
Yes, every luxury cream seems to tout rare ingredients discovered in remote regions. All hype aside, Chanel’s new Sublimage Le Fluide Ultimate Skin Regeneration features vanilla planifolia from Madagascar in a potent, purified form to counteract fine lines and dullness. Zinc molecules help mattify skin, keeping it even-toned even in humid temps.

Chanel Sublimage Le Fluide, $310, chanel.com

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Unexpected Hero
Because smooth, plump skin resists wrinkles, Chantecaille Bamboo and Hibiscus Exfoliating Cream is an essential in your anti-aging arsenal. Bamboo particles gently polish the complexion while hibiscus flower acids stimulate cell regeneration to keep skin firm and toned.

Chantecaille Bamboo and Hibiscus Exfoliating Cream, $85, chantecaille.com

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Hard-Working Wonder
While the name speaks to your pores, La Prairie Cellular Emulsion Matte Pore Minimizer addresses five anti-aging concerns, including lines and wrinkles, discoloration, redness and irritation, hydration, as well as enlarged pores. If you’re looking for a multi-tasking moisturizer, this is it.

La Prairie Cellular Emulsion Matte Pore Minimizer, $225, shoplaprairie.com

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DNA Discovery
A French favorite, NUXE Nuxellence is the result of years of research—it currently holds three patents for its ability to repair mitochondrial DNA decline that can weaken skin cells. After 28 days of use, an impressive 90 percent of study participants saw diminished wrinkles, to which we say: très bien.

NUXE Nuxellence Jeunesse, $75, nuxe.com

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Spa Solution
The pros at Elizabeth Arden have turned their decades of hands-on experience with treating complexions into a new results-driven at-home skincare range. The Age Defense Multi-Peptide Moisturizer is like a fresh mist of oxygen, quickly boosting circulation and stimulating cellular renewal for a youthful, firmer look.

Elizabeth Arden Age Defense Multi-Peptide Moisturizer, reddoorspas.com

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Hold The Grease
For those who want powerful youth benefits in a lightweight lotion, Restorsea Rejuvenating Day Lotion SPF 30 delivers sun protection along with the brand’s Vibransea complex (a natural enzyme from salmon that sloughs dead skin plus vitamin C and algae) to tone the skin with a non-greasy texture.

Restorsea Rejuvenating Day Lotion, $150, restorsea.com

WHICH FACIAL PRIMER IS BEST FOR YOU?

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URBAN DECAY:
EYESHADOW PRIMER POTION
THE most legendary primer in the beauty industry. Eyeshadow Primer Potion is coveted by makeup artists and makeup junkies alike because it guarantees more vibrant eyeshadow that lasts for 24+ hours and NEVER CREASES! Once you experience its powers (plus how smoothly it glides on – an added bonus) you’ll never want to live without it. Original formula dries down invisibly, while Eden, Sin and Greed are shades that can also be worn as shadows or highlighters
TOO FACED
PRIMED & PORELESS
 – Great on any skin color! This nude tone primer becomes invisible once applied. Primed & Poreless creates the perfect canvas for foundation and other complexion products to blend seamlessly onto the skin. Skin appears brighter, fresher and younger. Color stays true and in place all day. Virtually erases pores, softens lines and perfects your complexion, leaving skin ready for bronzer, powder, makeup or nothing at all.
SMASH BOX
PHOTO FINISH COLOR CORRECTING FOUNDATION PRIMER, ADJUST
 – Color correcting, wrinkle reducing, and dark spot defying – talk about a miracle product! Create a perfect canvas for foundation application and even out skin tone with this silky, lightweight blend of antioxidants and vitamins A & E. The formula helps to reduce the appearance of fine lines and pores for visibly softer, younger-looking skin. Wear under foundation or alone for a velvety-smooth finish. Now in a sleek tube for perfect dispensing-down to the last drop! Counteract discoloration and dark spots. ADJUST is green-toned to reduce redness.
BENEFIT COSMETICS
“THAT GAL” BRIGHTENING FACE PRIMER
 – A silky pink primer that makes skin appear smoother and brighter. Prime your skin to pretty – go from dull to darling with “That Gal”! Wear alone for clear complexion radiance or apply before makeup for a smooth, effortless application. Plus you can use it to re-brighten throughout the day.
NARS 
MAKEUP PRIMER SPF 20
 – NARS Makeup Primer SPF 20 combines soothing and hydrating ingredients with a full spectrum of sun protection to create a perfect canvas for natural-looking and long-lasting foundation application. The translucent, lightweight formula of this NARS Primer is designed to be applied before makeup or worn alone to prepare, nourish and hydrate the skin, while helping to ease redness, reduce inflammation and improve the skin’s overall texture and quality.
The unique dual-protection formula offers protection against both UVA and UVB rays with combined SPF 20 and PA++, and additional antioxidant protection helps to fight free-radical damage. Whether you wear this NARS Primer SPF 20 under foundation, powder or alone, the result is translucent, healthy-looking skin.
NARS
MAKEUP PRIMER
 – A foundation primer with natural botanicals. Nars Makeup Primer is a gel-cream ideally applied as a base layer for smoother, longer-lasting makeup for all skin types. Natural botanicals are added to help reduce redness, also making it an excellent after shave for men to soothe irritated skin.
LIME CRIME MAKEUP
CANDY EYED EYESHADOW HELPER EYELID PRIMER
 – No other primers work for you? Meet your new BFF: the Eyeshadow Helper! Formulated to withstand extreme heat, moisture and even the oiliest of eyelids, this primer is guaranteed to keep your eyeshadow on! In fact, it’s so potent our lab says you will need waterproof remover just to get it off.
Intensifies color
Prevents creasing
Moisture-resistant
Comes in a highly giftable box
LAURA MERCIER
FOUNDATION PRIMER – OIL FREE
 – Oil controlling ingredients ensure long wear and flawless application. Meant to be used prior to foundation, creating an invisible layer that acts as a buffer to outside elements. Leaves makeup looking fresh & colour-true the entire day.
Specifically created for oily, sensitive and acne-prone skin types; oil free
Contains high water content and addresses surface dehydration around active blemishes.
Oil controlling ingredients ensure long-wear and flawless application
Vitamins A, C, and E act as antioxidants & protect the skin from harmful, aging effects of the environment.
Cooling Foundation Primer in the refrigerator is refreshing for the skin and reduces puffiness.
MAC
PREP + PRIME BB BEAUTY BALM SPF 35
 – Prep + Prime Beauty Balm is lightly tinted in a nearly sheer beige tone to work on an array of complexions, it creamily re-texturizes the skin and then goes on to excel at being a face primer with high everyday UVA/UVB SPF 35 defense.
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PREP + PRIME HIGHLIGHTER
 – A pen-style highlighter that efficiently brings a soft sheer wash of colour to the skin. With its precision application, adds radiance just where you want it. Goes on smoothly for cushion-soft wear. Use over makeup for highlights, touch-ups or under makeup to brighten and prime.
TARTE
CLEAN SLATE FLAWLESS 12-HR BRIGHTENING PRIMER
 – A waterproof 12-hour brightening primer helps makeup stay in place longer while brightening skin for a healthy, glowing complexion. tarte clean slate™ flawless 12-hour brightening primer helps makeup stay in place longer while brightening skin for a healthy, glowing complexion. Ideal for all skin types, this hydrating base keeps your makeup in place for up to 12 hours of perfect wear time, it’s also a quick fix for tired or sallow skin–just one application and skin looks instantly radiant.
This silicone-free and waterproof primer contains natural antioxidants, Vitamins A, C & E, and fruit- and plant-derived extracts to fight free radical damage and prevent premature signs of aging while brightening skin. Berry Bright, a skin-brightening active, delivers natural arbutin from bearberry leaves to the skin, inhibiting the skin pigmentation process for an even, luminous complexion.
The lightweight texture is ideal for a base under foundation to wake-up your makeup but can also be worn alone as a treatment to counteract dullness. Whichever application you choose, skin is left feeling hydrated and smooth, while looking flawless.

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TOP 5 LUXURY SCENTS FOR MEN

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BOBBI BROWN BRIGHTEN, SPARKLE & GLOW 2013 SPRING COLLECTION

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Brightening Finishing Powder ($50): Yeah, this is expensive. And yeah, all those pastels look a little wacky, considering this isn’t an eye palette. But one swirl of a fluffy brush over the surface of this radiant powder, and your complexion will be transformed. You’ll go from tired, saggy, sallow, and blah to perky, bright, and luminous. Swear! It’s a miracle in a compact. Dust on a sheer veil after you’ve applied the rest of your makeup and watch your complexion light up. Also, the pressed powder is infused with a skin-brightening blend of Mulberry, Grape and Scutellaria extracts and Sodium Hyaluronate (which is like a moisture magnet) to keep skin fresh, glowy, and smooth.


Sparkle Eyeshadow ($28): This new limited-edition gilded shade is in addition to the lineup of seven other shimmery, shiny shades.

#01 Silver Moon
#03 Ballet Pink
#04 Mica
#20 Cement
#22 Black Chocolate
#23 Gold Star Venus

High Shimmer Lip Gloss ($24): This is one of my favorite formulas of lip gloss, because the shimmer really does brighten up your whole complexion, without going anywhere near the realm of tacky. Available in 17  Shades.

Bare Sparkle
Beach
Bellini
Black Ruby
Bronzed Heather
Canary
Citrus
Electric Violet
Firefly
Hot
Midnight Violet
Naked Plum
Pastel
Pink Tulle
Pink Sequin
Uber Suede
Plum Gold

Extra Soothing Balm ($58): A great first step toward getting a glowing complexion.

Sheer Color Cheek Tint ($26): Sheer Pink and Sheer Berry. I have raved about the Sheer Pink shade of this product for about three years, and then they stopped making it. I’m still squeezing bits out of my old push-up stick, savoring the last morsels. And now it’s back! Honestly, my favorite cream blush ever. It’s so dewy and glides on cheeks so smoothly…it’s a dream.

Retouching Powder Collection ($36): This multipurpose powder does pretty much anything you need it to. It can stand in as a blush or bronzer. It can be used for midday or after-work touch-ups to refresh your makeup. It can be mixed with moisturizer to make your skin look extra dewy (in a good way). It also minimizes redness, soothes and calms skin, brightens, evens tone and discolorations, minimizes the appearance of fine lines, and gives you an overall airbrushed look. In Yellow, Rose, Peach, White, and Brown.

White: Brightens and illuminates alabaster to light skin
Pink: Counteracts sallow undertones in alabaster to medium skin tones
Yellow: Tones down redness in extra light to medium skin tones
Peach: Warms up light skin tones. Evens out tanned and medium to dark skin tones
Rose: Gives light to deep skin tones in a healthy flush of color
Brown: Warms up dark and rich skin tones

Brow Pencil ($22): I am officially a broken record: brows can make you look totally polished and pulled-together, or like a hot mess. If you only have 30 seconds for makeup in the morning, perfect your skin and define and groom your brows! Pencil is the quickest, easiest way to fill in sparse spots, and you’ll be amazed at how fully it pulls your whole look together. The new shade Brunette will be a savior for you darker-haired ladies.

Tinted Eye Brightener ($30): Dark circles? Forget about ‘em! This magic wand will whisk them away in one swipe. This is the product you ladies battling dark circles (myself included) have been dreaming of! For an extra punch, layer it over Bobbi’s Corrector to look well-rested, healthy, and utterly luminous. Available in 10 shades (listed from lightest to darkest): Porcelain Bisque, Light Bisque, Bisque, Medium to Dark Bisque, Dark Bisque, Porcelain Peach (pictured), Light to Medium Peach, Peach, Dark Peach, and Deep Peach.

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NO MORE EYESHADOW CREASING!

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MAC Paint Pots:

I recently started using MAC Soft Ochre Paint Pot for the first time.  This product is part of their permanent collection, and I’ve heard people talk about it for years, but I’ve always been drawn Painterly Paint Pot over this one for a creamy nude color.  A couple of months ago I decided to switch things up and give this shade a try! MAC Paint Pots are cream eyeshadows that can be worn alone or used as a primer/base under other eyeshadows. They have a highly pigmented colour that goes on creamy but dries to an intense, vibrant finish. Long-wearing, colourfast and creates a seamless coverage without weight or any caking. Mac pots blend smoothly over the lids and can be mixed with other shadows and liners.
If you have any problems with (Creasing) from other primers or you do not use anything underneath your shadow, I definitely would suggest giving Mac Pots a try, they absolutely work  and will keep your eyeshadow in place all day. Also depending upon color of the mac pot you choose  your eyeshadow color will really pop! (I prefer a lighter color for versatility) MAC Pots are usually my go-to  for primers, especially for high performance and long lasting on a shoot.
 I love the consistency, they keep the powder eyeshadows bright, and they don’t ever crease on me!  I prefer something like a Paint Pot over a primer like Urban Decay’s Primer Potion because a paint pot acts as a foundation for the eyelid and covers up any veining, redness and any other discoloration in the skin while leaving a smooth and perfect canvas to begin applying other products on.
Soft Ochre is a light nude cream with yellow undertones.  It has no sheen or shimmer to it.  Soft Ochre is a little lighter and more yellow than Painterly Paint Pot, which is more of a beige/pink nude.  In general I would say if you wear yellow/warm foundations, Soft Ochre would suit you best.  If you wear pink/cool foundations, Painterly may be better. If you happen to be neutral, you really could lean either way.
Soft Ochre applies on the skin like a super creamy concealer.  It can be blended sheerly, or layered for full coverage.  This color would make a great “nude” primer for people with light to medium complexions.  On deeper complexions, it would work great for lightening and brightening the eye area to apply lighter shadows.
Soft Ochre applies on the skin like a super creamy concealer.  It also can be blended sheerly, or layered for full coverage.  This color would make a great “nude” primer for people with light to medium complexions.  On deeper complexions, it would also work great for lightening and brightening the eye area to apply lighter shadows. Most importantly and i can never stress this enough and all great MUA know that great tools are the key to a flawless makeup application.
I have used every brush in the world it seems from craft stores to every department store brand on the planet and my team and I LOVE LOVE LOVE the brushes from the adesign brush collection, they are created for professional makeup artists and can turn the everyday diva into an artist in seconds with there specially crafted hand cut designs which can also be used wet/dry, you definitely want to check them out! And let me know what you think?
Be sure to check back later this week as I will be doing a full overview on Primers, what i have found to be the best as for performance, consistency and price point. I actually have many in my kit and believe every product can serve a purpose, as for “Eliminating Creases” I definitely choose the Mac paint pots for those long days of shooting.

OBSESSED??? A CONCEALER THAT COVERS IT ALL

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OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE COSMETICS
 
The sleep-deprived, internet fanatic that I am, I’ve tried my fair share of concealers and it’s been trial and error on my dark circles throughout the years. Someone once described OCC Skin: Conceal as “Photoshop in a jar,” so I had to try it. The wonder product does not disappoint. I can be completely discolored in spots with irritation around my nostrils, and this cover-up leaves me with the most even-toned face I’ve ever had.
Intended as a multi-purpose skin product, this line fits perfectly with my OCC Airbrush Foundation since all of their skin products have the same shade range. I’ve been using their skin products for quite some time, so this made it a lot easier to find out what color I needed. I personally use two different shades as I need a slightly deeper, warmer toned concealer under my eyes. Just like their industry-loved Lip Tar, a little product goes a long way—so your face is light, clean and crease-free without caking on the layers. Thanks to this pot of gold, I go from worn out and fatigued to fresh-faced and ready to face the day.
 
CONCEAL 
OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE COSMETICS 
 – More than just a concealer, OCC SKIN:CONCEAL may be the only product you’ll ever need for complexion perfection! Tested behind-the-scenes by the artists at OCC for over two years prior to its release, it’s passed the pro’s test for ease of use, coverage and endurance. Formulated from the finest vegan ingredients available, OCC SKIN: CONCEAL also nourishes and hydrates the skin with Cocoa Extract, Aloe Leaf Extract and Vitamin E for coverage that feels as good as it looks! Perfect for any medium from Digital Photography and Hi-Definition TV to everyday use and wear!
 
• An opaque but adjustable coverage, best applied with our #003 Concealer Brush
• Available in 12 multi-ethnic, internationally calibrated skin-tone shades.
• Paraben-Free and also free of Silicone, Petroleum and Fragrance

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