Argan oil definitely possesses a certain “what can’t it do?” quality—just ask Josie Maran. The model turned beauty mogul has built an entire brand around the multipurpose Moroccan elixir that includes everything from argan-infused sunscreens and illuminators to eye shadows and cream color sticks. Next on her list is a little something Maran has dubbed [...]

The first Earth Day took place on April 22, 1970, and was organized as an environmental “teach-in” with scholarly debate. Since then, the annual holiday has gotten a bit sexier. Hippies, vegan rock stars, eco-celebrities, and green-minded types now embrace April 22 (or the entire month) as a chance to pay respects to the planet [...]

Scarlett Johansson is back in front of the camera again for Dolce & Gabbana The Makeup’s summer color collection. As per usual, she is looking particularly pouty and busty, but this time sporting fuchsia nails, slightly smoked-out eyes, and full brows. [Grazia]
Attention beauty-minded art collectors: Selections from London’s Somerset House’s René Gruau exhibit honoring the [...]

This winter was unbearably long, but after many, many months of being resigned to a rotating wardrobe of heavyweight opaque tights and jeans over those aforementioned tights, the temperature is finally rising…which means our wardrobe is shrinking. The problem is, it’s been a very long time since our legs have seen the light of day, [...]

We declared our love for Josie Maran’s Magic Markers when they launched last spring. Since then, we’ve turned countless friends on to the highly saturated lip stains; even our own mother—a tough customer when it comes to beauty products—has joined team Josie. Flamenco, a bright red, can be found in our purse at all times [...]

Those of you who made the most out of Fashion’s Night Out in the fall were privy to a slew of sneak-peek product launches, Josie Maran’s new argan oil-infused Color Sticks among them. And while we managed to pick up a mini version of the super-creamy cheek and lip enhancer back in September, we were [...]

The Fashion’s Night Out festivities begin in a couple of hours. Should you still be trying to figure out where the best beauty buys, fragrance previews, and free manicures will be, we’ve got a cheat sheet for you. Here, our top ten hit list for some after-hours primping.
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Model-turned-makeup creator Josie Maran’s latest mascara has a catchy name and a good back story to boot. It’s called GOGO, which stands for “Get One, Give One” and hints at the campaign behind it. For every mascara purchased, Maran has pledged to donate one to a City of Hope cancer patient or survivor. That would [...]

As both old-school and born-again lip color devotees are well aware, maintaining a long-lasting bold pout after application is a challenge, but there is a time-trusted solution: Lipstick may fade, but a lip stain is forever (or, well, almost). Josie Maran has just put out a six-piece collection of liquid lip enhancers that boasts not [...]

The giddy rush that your regular Beauty Counter correspondent and nail art pioneer, Celia Ellenberg, gets every time a new polish lands on her desk is precisely how I feel about lipstick. I may have makeup cases overflowing with tubes of every shade and brand, but still, each time I twist open a new bullet [...]