quick makeup tutorials

  • She Think She Slick: Slick Woods’ Fenty Face Tutorial Is an Instant Fave

    There’s something about Slick Woods. Not everybody “gets” the particular brand of bald-headed, gap-toothed, full-lipped beauty that has catapulted the Minneapolis native from former homelessness to modeling for Kanye West, Mercedes Benz and Rihanna, but you gotta admit, there’s something about her. Maybe she’s born with it, maybe it’s … Wait; wrong beauty brand. After…

  • Sun in Your Eyes: How to Get That Sunset Eye Shadow Look for Summer

    It’s the freakin’ weekend. Time to have fun with some makeup. Sunset eye shadow is a hot look for summer, but you can go into a meltdown unless you know a few basic tricks. Pro makeup artist Marc Cornwall talked me through the steps on how to make this eye shadow trend my own. Here’s…

  • No Glitter, No Glory: How to Get the New Glam Gaze 

    How could you resist a package labeled “No Glitter, No Glory”? I flew toward those words on Lit Cosmetics’ Lit Metals Metallic Pigment Kit liquid metallic eye shadow box like a moth to a flame—especially after learning that this was the same makeup used to create Oprah’s look for her turn as Mrs. Which in…