Natural Red Carpet Beauty is NOT an Oxymoron! Get some French chic inspiration by way of Léa Seydoux

Cannes Do Chic Beauty: Let Léa Seydoux Teach You A Thing About French Beauty

Looking natural, gorgeous, and knowing  how much makeup to apply can result in a fine line between looking overly made up (that K family) and washed out and frazzled (heeeeello, mirror).

Instead of a makeup “how to look made up on the red carpet” tutorial, let’s look at how to look just

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No time for (much) makeup, try a matte red lip a la Marni FW13

Matte red lipstick for the love of color, a runway look you could STEAL right this minute…

I don’t know about you, but there sure are days for me when a quick swipe of makeup is just what I need to look alive. Crazy on the go days with no time for makeup and plenty of desire to glam it up and not scare children

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Red Carpet Beauty: Adele keeping it real at the Oscars with drugstore hair products

We love the way Adele keeps it real and true to herself on the red carpet. We also love the way drugstore hair products were used to create her Bond girl hair at the Oscars.

Adele‘s voluminous, half-up do was the right touch of glam to complement her Jenny Packham dress. Remember, Jenny Packham was one of the designer’s from our New York Fashion Week Red

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Want a little sexy time with your fragrance? Agent Provocateur Pétale Noir, it is!

How about a hint of leather with your mandarin, violet leaves, magnolia, and ginger? I told this was a sexy time scent.

No stranger to the pretty and provocative, Agent Provocateur Pétale Noir Eau du Parfum, along with Luxurious Body Elixer, are out just in time for Valentine’s Day.

The sweet and spicy scent bottle’s closure resembles a little handcuff and chain for some added naughtiness intrigue to your

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Want to tame curly hair to super straight? Look no further than Nicole Kidman at the SAG Awards for styling tips

Rewind, rewind, aaaaall the way back to Nicole Kidman’s corkscrew curls. Well, it’s been a long time coming and Nicole is rocking super stick straight hair at tonight’s 19th Annual Sceen Actor’s Guild Awards.

We’ve got the down low on how YOU can switch up curly hair to super straight like Nicole’s for a night.

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Here’s the 411 on how to tame curly hair to

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

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!

 A very strong red lip, in all the

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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

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Michelle Obama’s Bangs, Oh Yes! The First Lady Keeps To Ageless Chic With A New Hairstyle

A quick little reminder about staying youthful and keeping your personal brand both modern and vital.

Case in point: Michelle Obama turned 49 today with a few new things: @FLOTUS  (First Lady Of The United States), her Twitter handle where we got a first look at the First Lady’s new hairstyle, BANGS!

Yup, there is nothing like a new hairstyle to refresh your style, like Michelle Obama’s

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Red Carpet Beauty: Kerry Washington Goes Straight For The Golden Globes with Drug Store Hair Products

Kerry Washington went for super sleek straight hair at the Golden Globes by way of John Frida drug store products…. talk about cheap chic paired with her MiuMiu dress!

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Here’s how to get the red carpet look while the show is still airing:

Step 1 – Prep

Spray Frizz-Ease 3-Day Straight Semi-Permanent Styling Spray ($9.99 at drugstores), throughout wet hair and comb through to distribute the

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