Since bold lipsticks had a resurgence a few seasons ago, nearly every shade and finish has come back into vogue. Velvety matte reds, glitter-flecked pinks, and dark bordeaux sheers are a dime a dozen these days. But the kind of truly glossy, almost plasticine opaque bullets that would make a Robert Palmer girl proud [...]

When YSL enlisted makeup artist-turned-beauty entrepreneur Terry de Gunzburg (the Terry behind the By Terry product range) to create its Touche Eclat nearly 20 years ago, it was an instant hit. One part concealer and one part highlighter, the gold-encased pen inevitably ends up on anyone who is anyone’s makeup must-haves list for the way [...]

It’s the first week of January, which means I’ve officially reached my palest point of the year. It’s been a full four months since I last stepped foot on a beach, and any tan I managed to amass in the summer of 2011 has long since dwindled away. Winter 2012 is all about a visibly [...]

As previously noted, red was the lip color for Fall 2011, turning up everywhere from Diane von Furstenberg and Giles to Gucci and Ungaro. Bright classic crimsons definitely reigned, but there was also a movement to re-embrace that grunge staple, the brick red mouth. Blame it on the nineties influence that hit the runways, bringing [...]

When YSL launched a shimmering, semi-sheer version of its highly pigmented Rouge Volupte lipstick line last fall, we were of course smitten. You could put anything in those gilded, meticulously embossed bullets and we’d want to buy it, but the brand’s Perle collection, with its micro-pearl and vegetable wax formula, was plenty wearable as well. [...]

Eye shadow is tricky business. Sure, it’s inviting—all those pretty colors!—but once you get them home, the bright pigment pots often seem easier to collect than to actually wear. Truth is, the powder formulas are seriously versatile: You can put them on sheer, build them up for opacity, blend them with other colors, drag them [...]

Much to our chagrin, the Spring manicure mania that persisted through the Fall shows in New York and London died down a bit in Milan and has been nearly nonexistent in Paris. Save for a few Sophy Robson sightings (at Loewe and then at Emanuel Ungaro this morning—more on that in a bit), it’s been [...]

Since losing all semblance of color in our face around early January (thank you, brutal East Coast winter of ‘10/’11), we’ve added blush to our regular arsenal of daily products. And let us just say, wow. It’s amazing what a difference a little smudge of pink or apricot pigment can make—a sentiment that was hammered [...]

When it launched almost 20 years ago, Yves Saint Laurent’s classic Touche Eclat revolutionized the way women went about treating the under-eye area. With a simple click of its patented pen (which, for the record, has since been, um, reinterpreted by nearly every other brand on the market), eyes appear brighter, more sculpted, and magically [...]

What: Personalized holiday beauty makeovers courtesy of YSL Beauté in celebration of the launch of its new Mascara Singulier.
When: Monday, November 2, through Saturday, November 7, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily
Where: Bergdorf Goodman, 754 Fifth Avenue, Beauty Level, between 57th and 58th streets
Why: Since parting with our lash extensions last summer and facing the [...]