by Jeannine Morris on September 2nd, 2010
Bold, bright lips are in. Even though I’m a huge beauty geek, I’ve never felt confident enough to try rocking the look. My eyes are my best asset anyway so I tend to always play them up.
Bright lips can be intimidating, but if you follow these simple steps from makeup artist Victoria Stiles as told to DailyMakeover, you can easily create a bombshell lip that will last the night away–and the morning after!
- Be bold and choose a color that is matte in texture. Matte lasts longer than satin, cream, frost, or shimmer formulas. One of my all time favorite red shades is MAC’s Ruby Woo Lipstick. If you are nervous about wearing red, this may be a great choice because it has a subtle pink undertone. For warmer skin tones, try a shade with a slight orange undertone such as Nars’ Heat Wave.
- Instead of using a traditional lip brush, stain lips with your choice of color by applying the lipstick with your fingertip. Simply rub the top of your index finger on the color and press into the heart and pout area of your lip, avoid a sweeping motion.
by Jeannine Morris on September 1st, 2010
In support of breast and ovarian cancer, over two dozen of NYC’s top chefs are joining forces to serve their finest at the seventh annual “A Second Helping of Life” event during Food and Wine Week at Chelsea Piers. The benefit will support Share, a New York based, non-profit organization that empowers women affected by the diseases.
Join the tasting, fine wine and silent auctions and get to meet your favorite celebrity chefs on September 20th at 7pm. It’s an evening not to be missed. I’ll be there along with Chef Alex Guarnaschelli of Butter restaurant and Food Network host, who’s serving as the executive chef for the night.
Purchase a ticket or if you’d like, tables can be purchased for 8 or 10 and help support the cause.
Keep reading to see a list of participating chefs…
by Jeannine Morris on August 31st, 2010
One starlette stood out amongst the rest on Sunday night at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, Glee’s Lea Michele. Classic perfection. Her navy, silk Oscar de la Renta gown complimented her figure, yet the ruffles at the bottom made it a red carpet stunner. With such an elegant look complimented by over 400 carats of Lorraine Schwarts mesh jewels, I was glad to see the birthday girl left her hair down. Everything worked.
“Lea wanted her hair to look touchable and super modern, and full hair with lots of volume and a bit of roughness was perfect against her flawless gown” said her stylist Mark Townsend.
Love the look? Follow the step-by-step straight from Townsend himself. Since Lea is in the middle of shooting Glee, she wasn’t able to experiment with color, but Townsend added custom pieces into her hair for dimension.
Starting with clean, damp hair, he used Dove Body & Lift Volumizing Mousse and blow dried with a round brush for added lift. Then, he used a 2″ curling iron to give slight bend (not actually curl the hair) from the ends to the roots and clipped each section with a barrel clip for five minutes to allow them to cool.
by Jeannine Morris on August 31st, 2010
Ever since my experience with Bare Minerals I haven’t been too much of a mineral makeup fan. What happened? Horrific, cystic acne happened. I thought mineral makeup was suposed to be good for your skin. However, when I consulted a dermatologist it was explained to me that the way the crystals were cut in Bare Mineral’s powders and the bronzers were harsh and therefore causing acne.
After tossing my whole collection and nursing my skin back to health I swore off mineral makeup forever. However, I was recently introduced to Sheer Cover and because of my journalistic duties, decided to suck up my fears, sacrifice my skin and put it to the test.
Their Mineral Foundation SPF 15 is a dime. Applied with a brush it’s not messy, blends easily into your skin and really creates a flawless finish. I never wear foundation, normally only bronzer and blush, but it was very light weight and I would apply it for special occasions before the rest. My face looked incredible. Bottom line: I am a believer in mineral makeup.
Every time I cover a red carpet event it’s always about the women – their glowing skin, twist on a smokey eye and who’s wearing the chicest chignon. However, this year a different breed caught my attention, a man in a tux named Jimmy Fallon.
