Go Retro Glam Without The Time Machine
One sure fire way to change your look without jumping off of a make-up cliff is by going with a classic look.
BECCA Balearic Love Line & Define Pencil [In Our Makeup Bag]
BECCA is an Australian brand that we haven’t seen on CC in a while! They’re latest collection, Balearic Love, “invites you to dream of distant shores and unguarded temptation with the Balearic Love Collection”.

CC Beauty Live: Hair Chalking With Color Fusion
Hair chalking is one of the hottest new trends in the beauty world right now. It’s a great alternative to dying your tips or getting colored highlights because it washes out.
The Beauty Department [Web Spy]
Brought to you by the always-chic Lauren Conrad and her hairstylist and makeup artists, Kristin Ess and Amy Nadine, The Beauty Department houses all sorts of wonderful hair, makeup and nail how-tos and helpful tips, accompanied by gorgeous pictures!
LAQA & Co. Fat Lip Pencil [In Our Makeup Bag]
I’m been loving lip pencils lately, especially ones with twist-up bottoms! No sharpening! They are easy to toss in your bag and are often creamier than lipsticks.
Bite Beauty Lip Rouge [In Our Makeup Bag]
Multi-purpose products always intrigue me. Even though I have hoards of makeup, including more lip color and blush than I could possibly ever use, I couldn’t wait to test out this combo lip/cheek product from Bite.
CC Beauty Live: Review Session!
Time for review! I’m sure you’re doing plenty of reviews in your classes, as am I hence my absence. It’s about that time again, final exams are coming and we need to brush up on how to take care of ourselves.

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theBalm Girls Lipstick [In Our Makeup Bag]
theBalm is a great brand and I always appreciate their quirky approach. These lipsticks are modeled after a James Bond theme and are named accordingly. The tube design is even supposed to mimic a sleek bullet! theBalm says “These double agents provide your pucker with amazing pigment and rich conditioners”, which is slightly vague, but let’s see how they go!
CC Beauty Live: Review Session!
You can rock a cat eye during the day or at night. You can wear it alone or paired with eye shadow. It’s versitile and perfect for when you want to add a little flare to your look.
Origins Cosmetics Celebrates Earth Day!
Origins cosmetic company is offering a cool solution to that problem this Earth Day. On April 22nd, you can trade in any old cosmetics, regardless of brand, at any Origins store. You’ll receive your choice of an Origins moisturizer in return.
Tuffy Luv Makes It Up
Do guys like makeup? My friend says yes, I don’t think so. Is there a happy medium when it comes to applying makeup, or do you guys think it’s hot when we go all out Kardashian style? Let me know what’ll help me attract guys, not repel them!
In Our Makeup Bag: Clarins Gloss Prodige
Lip gloss is the perfect Spring/Summer handbag essential. Lighter and brighter than lipstick, it gives you an effortless, airy look. I definitely switch over to mainly gloss in the summertime and hopefully this new gloss fits my needs. I tried out two very different shades, Grenadine and Papaya!

How to Perfectly Apply Red Lipstick
If I told you the number of times I have attempted “the perfect red lip,” you’d be surprised that I still have not figured it out. Somehow I always end up smudging it by the end of the night, leaving me with an embarrassing hint of red around my lips that makes it look like I’ve been hardcore making out with some guy (which is not what happened!). As it turns out, this was all just a result of me not knowing how to correctly apply lipstick.