February 22, 2012

Bag It: Melissa’s Beauty Essentials

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Recently, you heard about what Anne carries around in her bag for our Bag It series. It's funny… if asked, I'd say I'm not a makeup girl, but my purse is oddly full of lip-loving products. So here goes: My bag, exposed! ♥ Fresh Sugar Rosé Tinted Lip Balm ($23, pictured). I use this as blush and lip color -- it's smooth and creamy and gives my lips that stained look, like I was just drinking cherry Kool-Aid. ♥ Maybelline Great Lash Mascara ($7). A red lip and a swipe of mascara … [Read more...]

Blemish Blaster!

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I had bad skin. Zits, blackheads, painful under-the-surface eruptions of terror -- you name the epidermal blemish, and I experienced it (if you think I'm lying, you can ask my mom). So when a couple of my friends incredulously asked me why I had facial cleanser for acne in my bathroom, it was confusing, because they were saying I had good skin... HUH? But then it dawned on me -- my skin isn't so bad anymore. Dare I say, it's relatively... nice? And I think one of the products that has helped … [Read more...]

RED Hearts: Nail Art Essentials

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RED Hearts are guests posts on I Heart Daily from the authors of RED: Teenage girls in America write on what fires up their lives today. Today’s RED Hearts post is from Alison Smith, 21, in Brooklyn, NY, who breaks down the art of DIY nails: Here are the essentials that any nail artist should have in her kit: ♥ Base and top coat. Seche Vite is the absolute best, in my experience the shiniest and fastest-drying around. ♥ Precision Tip Q-Tips. Perfect for cleaning … [Read more...]