Hollywood's most fabulous tanning disasters

| Posted May 13th 2008 9:04AM by Kristen Seymour
Filed under: Cosmetics, Skin Care, Celebrity Style

While pale, porcelain skin is beautiful, it's hard to ignore the beauty of a bronze glow in the summertime. Who doesn't feel a little bit lovelier with slightly golden, sun-kissed skin? Notice we said slightly -- there's a big difference between being a little bit tan and looking like you've spent every day for the last three weeks baking on Miami Beach.

Gallery: Celebrity Tanning Disasters: Which is your favorite?

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Get Addicted to Speed, the topcoat

| Posted May 9th 2008 4:03PM by Cat Lincoln
Filed under: Designers, Cosmetics

What kind of clear nail polish is actually worth $20? The kind created by NASA as a topcoat for fighter plans, of course.

Okay, maybe it's not aircraft paint, but Deborah Lippmann's new fast-drying lacquer topcoat, Addicted to Speed, really was created using nanotechnology...how a celebrity manicurist got her perfect hands on nanotechnology is a question for national security experts. We're just happy it works.

Super quick to dry, with UV protection to keep your color bright, Deborah's site specifically says to wear it over color only. Lucky thing she offers so many cool colors to choose from!

Our ideal summer weekend combo is Shutup and Drive/Addicted to Speed. How about you?

Discovering stains

| Posted May 9th 2008 2:10PM by Cat Lincoln
Filed under: Cosmetics

We always forget to reapply lipstick. It's just one of those character flaws that we are resigned to living with. Which would be fine if we had a lighter hand with the eyeliner. A naked mouth on a faceful of makeup can look really unbalanced.

Fortunately we found stains, which give a bit of color, a lot of staying power, and are easy to use. Just apply stain before you lipstick or gloss, and even if you talk/eat off all of your lipstick, at the end of the night you'll still have some color on your mouth.

We also love stains because they can be multi-purposed as blusher, without that grandma-ish powdery feel. One quick swipe and you have a fetching glow.

So versatile, so pretty. And so many to choose from. The best of the best in the gallery.

Gallery: Stains for all styles

Beauty for dummies. And smarties.

| Posted May 8th 2008 3:22PM by Cat Lincoln
Filed under: Cosmetics

We're getting addicted to the Stylelist how-to slide shows. Today our sister site is showcasing a slew of easy to use make-up items and there are a couple of killer finds in there.

At first we felt a little, well, superior. After all, we have mad make-up skillz, earned through years of clown faced experiments. And the first item in the gallery was that Sally Hansen nail pen we posted about a month ago. Um, yawn.

But then we were very pleasantly surprised by the rest of the products. Not just easy to use, they are also cool!

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Dove's campaign for "Real Beauty" was Photoshopped

| Posted May 8th 2008 1:31PM by Jonathon Morgan
Filed under: Style in the media, Cosmetics, Skin Care, Soaps & Salves

Remember when we were all in love with Dove because they ran an ad campaign featuring "real" women? Well, kind of real -- clearly they weren't going to use fat or unattractive people, but at least the women in the ads were of more normal stature, and not Photoshopped to completely unrealistic proportions.

Or were they?

Gallery: "Real Beauty," or Photoshopped? See for yourself

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Flashback: Not pink eye, pink eyeshadow

| Posted May 8th 2008 10:14AM by Cat Lincoln
Filed under: Cosmetics

Stylelist has a how to guide for wearing colored eyeliner, which is totally fun, and balances really well with all the brights we're seeing for clothes this season.

Clicking through the looks gave us sweet 80s nostalgia. Purple eyeliner! Sparkly green! Ah, ninth grade! Then we came across a pictures of lip liner and vivid pink blush and had to laugh.

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The siren call of Hannah Montana lip gloss

| Posted May 7th 2008 8:19AM by Cat Lincoln
Filed under: Cosmetics, Celebrity Style

It happened again.

We stopped at Walgreens to grab a bottle of water on the way to gym, and promised ourselves: No browsing hair, make up or nail polish. And we were thisclose to success, but the register-side Hannah Montana lip gloss display snared us.

Two fruity flavors! Tangerine and strawberry! Cute roll-on applicators! Less than five dollars! Sold!

Not having a tween in the house, we're a bit late to the whole HM game. A little research turned up a surprising selection of branded lip glosses, with some spectacular applicator accessories.

Check out our "faves" in the gallery, but beware: no one can resist the lure of Hannah Montana!

Gallery: Hannah Montana lip gloss faves

Dentaburst, when brushing your teeth is just too hard.

| Posted May 6th 2008 10:00AM by Annie Scott
Filed under: Stores, Cosmetics, Skin Care, Soaps & Salves, Reviews

We got sent these free samples from Dentaburst. What? A tooth-brushing alternative? I gave the mint flavor a whirl and recorded the experience with my handy MacBook Photo Booth.

Gallery: The Dentaburst Experience

Read on to hear the Styledash verdict on Dentaburst.

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Urban Outfitters creates a nail polish line

| Posted May 5th 2008 2:13PM by Tiffany Neal
Filed under: Cosmetics

The sun has finally broke through all of those dark gray skies, and its beaming rays have allowed us to finally rock our over-priced sunglasses and adorable wedges.

But, unfortunately, it's also shined a light onto our toenails, which are in dire need of a new paint job. So, the news about Urban Outfitters launching a nail polish couldn't have come at a better time because not only do we love to experiment with our nail color, but we also love it when we can do it for cheap.

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Gwen Stefani, style inspiration

| Posted May 5th 2008 11:09AM by Cat Lincoln
Filed under: Style icons, Style in the media, Coiffure, Cosmetics, Celebrity Style

Recently our sister site Stylelist did a beauty evolution slideshow of Gwen Stefani. She had a lot of kooky looks, that Gwen. Blue hair, bindis, and that red, red lipstick. Something about that story stayed on our minds, and we finally figured it out.

Gwen owned every single look, no matter how off the wall or potentially unflattering. True, some worked better than others, but she always seemed comfortable with herself and really excited about her style. And because of that she looked terrific all the time.

We could all benefit by taking a page out of Gwen's book, and just go for it once in a while.

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Oprah gets cast in a flattering light, literally

| Posted May 2nd 2008 6:15PM by Kristen Seymour
Filed under: Cosmetics, Celebrity Style

Over the years, there's no doubt that Oprah Winfrey's look has changed dramatically -- you can check her out right now at StyleList's Look of the Day. Her hair, her weight, her wardrobe -- they've all been switched up on a yearly basis. But, has she gone under the knife to make more drastic changes?

Many experts say no -- as a matter of fact, although the look of her face has changed somewhat throughout the years (most notably, her schnoz), it's more a matter of makeup and lighting than surgical intervention. Because, let's be real, folks -- how many of our faces don't look considerably different now than they did in the '80s?

Gallery: Oprah: Looking good, girl

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eBay WTF of the Day: Really, really ugly purse

| Posted May 2nd 2008 12:01PM by Annie Scott
Filed under: Bags and Purses, Accessories, Cosmetics, eBay WTF of the Day

Sorry Justabear. We're afraid the purse you are selling is ugly. We don't mean to be catty, no, but it's really ugly. If "Reddish-Brown" is a selling point...it's ugly. Also...it's orange. We don't get why you can't admit that it's orange.

Orange is clearly not what's wrong with this bag. What's wrong with this bag?

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eBay WTF of the Day: Toe ties

| Posted May 1st 2008 3:20PM by Annie Scott
Filed under: Cosmetics, Skin Care, eBay WTF of the Day

This gave us a geniune WTF. Toe ties.

What are toe ties? Well, after some Google-image searching, we discovered they have something to do with hockey skates. And yet, friends, we do not recommend you bring these into the locker room with you.

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Make-up how-to's for women of all colors

| Posted Apr 30th 2008 11:38AM by Kristen Seymour
Filed under: Cosmetics

We always love reading about a new "how-to" when it comes to make-up -- one never knows when she's going to learn a swell new trick. However, many make-up tutorials on the web are geared toward women with fairly light skin and large eyes, not toward Asian or African American. That's not to say they're not out there -- they're just a bit less prevalent.

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Jean Paul Gaultier's brings the man makeup

| Posted Apr 30th 2008 8:55AM by Josh Loposer
Filed under: Men, Cosmetics, Skin Care

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