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Do you want something that YOU really can takeaway from Paris Couture Fashion Week? Red Lipstick, it is!

Dita von Teese at Elie Saab's show during the Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2013
We all dream about haute couture, but few, very few, of us can ever get close to it. But, by way of a little beautiful people watching from the Spring/Summer 2013 Haute Couture collections in Paris, there is ONE thing that we can all take away. At least from watching the glammed up attendees. A blast of red lipstick! Jessica Alba arrives at the Christian Dior Spring/Summer 2013 Haute-Couture show as part of Paris Week  A very strong red lip, in all the shades from orange reds to blue reds, were the must-have celebrity beauty takeaway from Paris Couture Fashion Week. Need I say more? Just look at Jessica Alba battling her way in the snow to Christian Dior, above. >>RELATED:

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Beauty Tips: Here’s how to look like Beyoncé. Well, her makeup at the Inauguration, at least.

With the lipsyncing brouhaha aside, Beyoncé did look stunning as she sang the National Anthem at the Inauguration. We were able to catch up with her makeup artist, Mally Roncal who worked with Beyonce for this special event and used products from her Mally Beauty line at QVC to share makeup tips from yesterday's event. This look "works on all ages, skin type and color," says Mally. Now, if we look at the photo above of Beyoncé with Mally, they kinda sorta really look alike. See, we told you that YOU can look like Beyoncé! Wink, wink.  Check out Mally's step-by-step beauty tips and tricks below so you can get the look too: ·         To first set the skin, apply my Perfect Prep Poreless Primer

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Bond Girl Makeup- Follow these step-by-step makeup tips for some 007 beauty thrills

Skyfall makeup parody
Have you seen the James Bond movie, "Skyfall" yet? I did and absolutely loved it.  Daniel Craig is right up there with Sean Connery in my book as best 007 and this movie has plenty of that old school sex appeal. Bérénice Marlohe is as gorgeous as expected as the new Bond girl. Here's something cool that you can takeaway: We've got the "Skyfall" makeup parody! Doesn't the model, above, look like a Bond girl? >>MORE: Beauty Yup, celebrity makeup artist, Kristina Brown, created the Bond girl makeup look with Votre Vu’s French Accents, available at votrevu.com, in this adorable spoof. Here's Kristina's Votre Vu makeup step-by-step on how you can prepare for a rendezvous with 007… Start out with a really hydrated, moisturized face.

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Younger Than Springtime! It Cosmetics Vitality Anti-Aging Color Collection Sets You On the Right Path

It Cosmetics Vitality 5-Piece Anti-Aging Color Collection
At a certain age too much makeup, or the wrong texture of makeup, can make otherwise bright skin look like a day spent lounging at the embalming lab. Look pasty no more with It Cosmetics (that stands for Innovative Technology) latest bundle of the Vitality 5-Piece Anti-Aging Color Collection. >> MORE: Beauty Tips Developed with plastic surgeons and infused with all sorts of cutting edge goodness to keep you looking vital just like the name says, the anti-aging color collection includes my new favorite Vitality Lip Flush 4-in-1 Lipstick Stain, a nifty Vitality Anti-Aging Brightening Face Disc with Blush Stain & Drops of Light Luminizer CD-looking compact, Bye Bye Under Eye Anti-Aging Conceler/Foundation, and two fantastic brushes to make it all

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Top 10 Professional Beauty Finds- Use What Makeup Artist Pros Use via The Makeup Show

It takes a bit of makeup to look better than natural
It can take a lot of the right makeup to look better than natural on camera. One of my favorite pitstops to see what makeup artist pros use in their kits is The Makeup Show by The Powder Group trade show for beauty gurus. These may not be makeup brands that you see advertised in the pages of magazines, but are the brands used on many the models. >> READ: Professional Beauty Finds- What’s In Your Makeup Artist’s Pro Kit via The Makeup Show 2011 Take a peek at some of  my Top 10 latest and tried and true pro makeup goodies from The Makeup Show and consider adding some to your personal makeup kit. What I couldn't resist picking up at

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Expert Beauty – Natural Makeup Tips from Dimitri James of Skinn Cosmetics

Exude Femininity with the expert help of Dimitri James: Natural make-up is as strong of a perennial Spring trend as nautical themes are so take note with sensational advice that's destined to get you in the know on looking easily fresh-faced this season... >> WATCH: Natural Makeup Tips for Everyday Beauty  Skinn's Dimitri James shares his inspiration, tips & know-how with us below- Smokey eyes and bold red lips are undeniable statement looks, but sometimes the best declaration you can make with your makeup is being natural.Nothing exudes confidence and femininity more than a neutral-focused complexion. >> MORE: Beauty Tips It may look easy, but getting this flawless nude is a challenge. Luckily, Dimitri James, celebrity makeup artist and the man behind Skinn Cosmetics, has

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Favorite bridal makeup tips to look timeless and beautiful in your wedding photos

You may not be getting married but just might be wanting to look timelessly beautiful in an important photograph, Brad Boles tells you how you can achieve perfect, better than natural makeup that won't look dated. - S.H. If you are embarking upon the most important day of your life, you’ve probably put in hundreds of hours into the planning of every detail of your wedding. So, don’t fall short on your make-up choices! I've leafed through many wedding albums and still cringe at the bad choices in make-up and hair that stare back at you. Knowing what works best for you, before hand by trying several make-up looks and using a camera to document them, will pay big dividends. MORE:

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Oscar Red Carpet Beauty Prediction & Hot Makeup Tips Too!

Rooney Mara for the Oscar®-Nominated Actors Step Out of Character for Academy Portrait Exhibition
Yves Saint Laurent Radiant Touch Touche Éclat I've got my Swarovski crystal turban on and I am making some beauty predictions. Can you picture me? When it comes to Oscar red carpet beauty this Sunday,  you can expect to see a makeup throwback to the 1920's with clean fresh skin spotlighted just the right way. I guarantee that big dark eyes, double sets of false lashes, and blood red lips will dominate the Oscar red carpet beauty looks. MORE: Beauty Highlighters used on the bridge of the nose and the crest of the cheekbone focus über brilliant attention, and you know those stars love attention. So should you. I like the Yves Saint Laurent Radiant Touch Touche Éclat to highlight. Are you aware that  YSL says

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Pre Oscar Beauty- Age-Appropriate Celebrity Glam, Your 50’s and Beyond, Part 3 of 3

Jaclyn Smith
The Oscars are coming! Are you ready for a heady source of fresh celebrity style inspiration direct from the red carpet? Pre-game your Oscar beauty on day no.3 with makeup and hair stylist Gad Cohen as we look at top Hollywood actresses while helping you up your own beauty-regime ante with a three-day series on Oscar-worthy style through the ages! -N.H. We've covered what those in their 20's, 30's & 40's should do to maintain a beautiful mane, day no.3 has us contemplating what works best when in your prime. Oprah Winfrey Act 3: It Ain’t Over Yet! Keep it going with voluminous, defined locks for a strong look. If you haven’t found your signature beauty look by now (and

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Pre Oscar Beauty- Age-Appropriate Celebrity Glam, Your 30’s and 40’s, Part 2 of 3

Katie Holmes
The Oscars are coming! Are you ready for a heady source of fresh celebrity style inspiration direct from the red carpet? Pre-game your Oscar beauty on day no.2 with makeup & hair stylist Gad Cohen as we look at top Hollywood actresses while helping you up your own beauty-regime ante with a three-day series on Oscar worthy style through the ages! --N.H. Our first day's installment had us looking at the gorgeously gamine look of actress Michelle Williams to inspire girls in their 20's while today we'll look at what's best for you in your 30's and beyond... Act 2: Beauty’s Where You Find It - Enhance the Positive and Deflect the Negative in your 30's & 40's Let’s face

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Pre Oscar Beauty- Age-Appropriate Celebrity Glam- Your Twenties, Part 1of 3

Michelle Williams and her pixie cut
The Oscars are coming! Are you ready for a heady source of fresh celebrity style inspiration direct from the red carpet? Pre-game  your Oscar beauty with hair & makeup stylist Gad Cohen as we look at top Hollywood actresses while helping you up your own beauty-regime ante with this start of a three-day series on Oscar worthy style through the ages! - N.H. As we watch the stars we idolize and consider trying to emulate, don’t forget that we’re all acting. Our daily performance starts when we walk out into the world and into our own spotlights. Oscar Aries MORE: Age-Appropriate Tips and some hot Red Carpet Style We have all at some point experienced the “fabulous fakes” as they go from seamless hair

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Cat Eye Liner- Some sultry, sexy eye makeup tips

I'll Have What She's Having: Jamie King's dramatic cat eyes With a return to classics finding their way back into your wardrobe, you can naturally expect the return of  Cat Eye Black Eyeliner. Here's a little beauty tip on how to get your cat on, ladies. Apply base primer to the lid. Powder lightly. Take your liquid eyeliner wand starting with the inner upper lid, when you get to the end of the lash line, tip your wand upwards to create a perfect delicate cat eye point. Makeup Artist Trick of the Trade: Start out with a thin band of eyeliner and increase the width as you fan out to the edge of the lash. This is where things can

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N.Y.C. New York Color Glams Up Drugstore Make Up

Beauty Products Review: Cheap chic cosmetics N.Y.C. New York Color is taking their line international and to celebrate its revamped launch they held a handful of intimate makeover sessions in a chic loft space in Manhattan, each session tailored to the skin tones and features of each woman present. The fact that only four sessions were had, each with roughly 10-12 woman, made it feel very exclusive. Bare faced upon arrival and after the makeup artist touched me up at the event. The week prior to the event I sent in a photo of myself so I could arrive to a customized makeup palette fit for my skin and eye coloring. That feature certainly added to the exclusivity and uniqueness

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