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Perfect Your Skin

As someone with oily skin, I've always shied away from using powder to combat shine because of fears that it will clog my pores, cause breakouts, and make my skin look cakey. Instead, I would...

Tech Survey: Are you Team Mac or Team PC?

Just left a meeting with the nice people from Microsoft who were showing me the new functions of Windows 7. Although I'm a devoted Mac-user (had 1 in college, have 1 at work, have 1...

Ashley Greene's Key To Style

WHO: Ashley GreeneWORE: Divison EWHERE: MAC's Private Artists' Studio Tour and Dinner, NYCWhat do you think of this It girl's style? Share your comments below! ...

Beauty Crisis: How Do I Get Glowy Skin?

Priyancka asks: "My skin is dull and lifeless. FHow can I keep it fresh and dewy-looking all day?"   Dull skin is no fun, but that legendary "from within" natural glow is rarely seen, and...

Beauty Crisis - Beauty 101 for African American Skin

Kailyn asks: "I just turned 13, and want to start wearing makeup, but I'm not sure where to start. I have dark brown skin, dark hair, and dark eyes, and it's hard for me as...

NOT Cool To Be Cruel: Beauty Products Sans Animal Testing!

Here, just a few great beauty brands that DO NOT test their products on animals.AlmayAubrey OrganicsBath and Body WorksThe Body ShopEstee LauderM.A.C. CosmeticsNeutrogenaOrigins Natural ResourcesUrban DecayVictoria's Secret--HILLARY WESTON...

Get the Look: Matthew Williamson S/S '09

Backstage at the Matthew Williamson Spring/Summer show, lead makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury described the beauty look she created as "lived-in, effortlessly cool, rock 'n roll", and she was spot-on. If you think going for an...

Beauty Crisis: Migrating Eyeliner!

Chelsea asks: "What's a good brand of eye liner that will stay on till the end of the day?" It's always a bummer when you leave in the morning with stellar makeup, only to find...

Get the Look: Nanette Lepore S/S '09

I know it's technically still wintertime (boo~), but in anticipation of warmer temperatures and longer days, I'm going to highlight my fave beauty looks from the Spring/Summer runway shows over the next several weeks and...

Backstage Beauty at Carolina Herrera!

Beauty was elegant and refined but slightly undone at Carolina Herrera's fall '09 show, with hair inspired by the designer herself. Orlando Pita gave the models updated chignons to keep the hair off the clothes,...

Hide and Seek: M A C Serves Up Avant-Garde Wares In Hayes Valley

Photo: Chris Anthony DiazFor those whose fashion treads a little on the creative side, San Francisco store, M A C (Modern Appealing Clothing) is the perfect location to pick up hard-to-find Belgian and Japanese brands...

Keri Hilson Hangs with M.A.C.

Last week I had the most amazing opportunity to chat with singer/songwriter extraordinaire Keri Hilson backstage at the Mac lounge before the Zac Posen show! Keri had much to talk about when it came...

Oh, What a Night

Before the annual New Yorkers For Children Fall Gala got underway in all its glamorous glory last week, a handful of very lucky teens got a chance to get professionally primped by MAC makeup...

Namaste M-A-C

We love M-A-C with a capital L. Why? Firmly at the helm of the fashion ship everyone and their pet Chihuahua looks to M-A-C for up to the minute beauty inspiration. All you have...

A Little Help From My Friends

MAC Cosmetics may be super busy this week, dispatching team after team from one show to the next, but thank goodness they haven't forgotten about their editor friends! Before heading backstage at Anna Sui,...

Pretty Boy

Just before the downpour here in NYC on Saturday, I hurried over to Karen Walker's show in Chelsea - and it was truly the calm before the storm. Typically, backstage at a fashion show...

Vivienne Westwood: Jungle Book

Backstage at Vivenne Westwood felt more like an African jungle than a Parisian fashion show. Inspiration came from African nomads and freedom fighters, with the help of imaginative children from a school in Nottingham....

Turning Japanese

So this is exciting - James Kaliardos from MAC told me that when we was developing this look at Rodarte, it made him think a lot about Teen Vogue readers! Maybe not so much...

Leafy Green

Makeup got back to nature at Malandrino, where artist Tom Pecheux accentuated eyes with the image of a leaf. "The two keys words for Catherine were organic and graphic," he said. Using three shades...

Leather & Lace

Some hair and makeup heavyweights turned out for Sari Gueron's show on Saturdayâ¿¿Ashley Javier, Herbal Essence's Celeb Stylist, touted the return of gelsâ¿¿using Herbal's totally twisted to create texture, followed by curling the hair...