Posts Tagged ‘black’

MANI MONDAY

photos + post designed by Kristin Ess

There’s nothing more decadent than the Art Deco era so it was really exciting to translate that concept using black + gold on our nails. (more…)

INSIDER TRADING

photo: terry richardson/styled by eunice chun

Here’s a big secret for those of you deathly afraid of liquid liner! Cake liner (invented a century ago and used on all the Hollywood icons) is the easiest way to define your eyes… be it winged, cat eye, or simply lining. It’s merely a black matte shadow applied wet with a pointed liner brush. Here’s all you need to know:

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BLACK + GOLD

photos by Grace Niu and post designed by Eunice Chun

BLACK + GOLD for the win! Congratulations to Grace Niu who is the winner of our most recent “Guest Post” contest. We absolutely loved her holiday eye makeup tutorial. We received so many great tutorials and it was really difficult to pick just one. But we thought Grace’s tutorial was seasonally appropriate and will look great on any eye shape or color. Plus– we’re suckers for sparkle. Here’s how Grace gets this look:

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MAJOR MERGER

photo: tom munro/design: eunice chun

Of course there are many ways to line our eyes… just the top lashline, just the bottom, just the inner waterline, all depending on our mood that day… but try not to forget about this lovely option, integrating all three lines into a sharp and gorgeous wing! It’s such a stylized and dramatic way to make a statement. But, inherently there are a couple ways you can go wrong with this one so try to follow these guidelines in this specific order:

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