Rarely do I get the kitchen confused with my bathroom, but the more I use edible groceries as beauty products, the more this becomes a problem. The best of both worlds? Extra virgin olive oil. I could probably go on for days about the various uses of extra virgin olive oil, but for now I’ll stick to its brilliant use as a deep conditioner for long, straight, Asian hair.
I can’t testify for other types of hair (coarse, curly, etc.), but for many Asian girls this conditioner will leave your hair …

Somebody may have just ousted BeneFit as the queen of packaging. Japanese-inspired lifestyle brand Tokidoki, known for their cute anime-adorned bags and T-shirts (occasionally sported by Fergie), is bringing their colorful designs to the world of makeup. The cosmetic line, which is presented exclusively at Sephora, launched online a few weeks ago and is slowing hitting stores throughout April. I played with some of their products at my local Sephora store and here are my new brand favorites:
Perfetto Eyeliner: This liquid eyeliner comes in a pen form …

It’s a beauty match made in heaven. BeneFit, whose Brow Bars are known for their amazing brow waxing and shaping services, is teaming up with eyebrow styling expert Tweezerman to launch a new set of brow shaping and grooming tools. The line, which includes slant tweezers ($25), pointed precision tweezers ($30), a retractable travel-compatible brow brush ($12), and an eyelash curler ($20), is set to release sometime this May in over 200 BeneFit Brow Bars all across the country. You can find these Brow Bars—which are BeneFit counters that …

I just put on a thick layer of black eyeliner. Why? Because that’s my beauty equivalent of donning a mourning veil. Something as big as the departure of Shu Uemura from U.S. markets deserves its own funeral. Yesterday, L’Oréal announced that Shu Uemura will be removed from US retail stores and will only be available to American purchasers online at the brand’s website here. Carol Hamilton, president of L’Oréal USA’s Luxury Division explained: “We love the brand, but it is a very small part of our portfolio.”

When you have naturally short eyelashes, using just an eyelash curler and mascara doesn’t always cut it. Enter false eyelashes, the perfect way to bring out your eyes and achieve a more dramatic look. Here are the top falsies we recommend at an affordable price.
The daytime set
During the day, you usually want to look more natural and conservative for school and/or work. Stick to straight and even lashes (avoid alternating lengths or crisscrossed styles), so you can still apply mascara to blend them with your natural lashes. You can also …