No, green eyeshadow and eyeliner weren’t all the rage in 2009. We’re talking green as in environmentally-friendly. 2009 was all about being nice to the environment and we learned lots of ways to lessen our carbon footprint. Lots of us didn’t even realize our makeup could have an impact on the environment, and how many Earth-friendly alternatives there are. More »

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It’s pretty awesome, this thing. No wonder it was sold out from Sephora.com for the longest time! When I got to purchase it, I was so excited because it helped me solve a lot of problems!

You don’t understand, this is like a godsend. As a beginner with makeup, my hands are a little shaky when applying eyeliner, and my eyelids tend to flutter because they’re not used to having makeup applied to them. So then when my eyeliner looked all messed up, I would have to grab a q-tip, soak it with makeup remover, and somehow, carefully get rid of just the messed up parts. Gosh, not so fun. More »

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To wrap up our dating special, I went straight to the source for date-night beauty secrets: a guy.

More often than not, guys aren’t looking for a girl whose face is spackled with makeup. My Insider Guy says that when he sees a girl completely covered up with makeup, he wonders, “what are you hiding?” He says that the less makeup a girl is wearing, the better because it shows that she is comfortable with who she is. More »

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To kick off our special dating series, I’m going to cut right to the chase: a girl needs to be careful when choosing her date-night beauty products. Nothing can ruin a great conversation better than when your lipstick decides to make an appearance on your teeth, or if your date is too busy looking at his reflection in your shiny forehead to respond to your questions. Then there is, of course, the danger of smudging your gloss during that end-of-the-night kiss. Here are three secret weapons to prevent makeup mishaps! More »

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Time to pull out your paisley shorts and palm tree-printed tote bag… Lilly Pulitzer is doing a makeup collaboration with M.A.C.! In true Lilly fashion, the colors are bright, punchy and fun. More »

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I know we live in an age of fast and faster with high speed internet, email on our phones, and drive-through everything, but I was still a little surprised when I heard about Sephora vending machines. Could there be a faster way to buy your favorite products? I think not. More »

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When I was in junior high and high school, I felt that I had to have all of the best cosmetics and beauty products, and one of the things I was addicted to was Hard Candy’s neon and glitter ring-topped nail polishes. More »

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From Ningin: BoA, the epitome of beauty should be no surprise to own most of the best beauty commercials. Before Girls’ Generation and Son Dam bi were crowned, BoA has been remained the queen of advertising in Korea. A few good beauty companies are tied to her name such as Fasio (Kose), Maybeline and Missha. Ever since BoA debuted, her gorgeous face has been captivating audiences and hypnotizing men and women alike with the combination of her charm, sexiness, innocence, beauty, charisma and star qualities. More »