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9 Ways to Play Up Your Best Features (Total Beauty)

by Diana Ajih on February 8, 2012

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9 Ways to Play Up Your Best Features

Show off your natural beauty with these stunning makeup and hair looks

 

9 Ways to Play Up Your Best Features

This is a TotalBeauty.com natural beauty article

Gone are the days of covering your face in a thick layer of foundation and loading on the hair gel. We’ll show you how to flatter your best features without smothering your face and hair with products. See how to look your best naturally.

 

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Thinking of Beauty from a Cross-Cultural Perspective

by Diana Ajih on February 1, 2012

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Everyone knows that there are some striking differences between beauty standards among women of the world. In some more developing countries in Africa and Central America, it is considered more appealing to have extra weight than the super-thin standard found in Western and Eastern cultures. In the Middle East, modesty is seen as a beauty virtue instead of the in-your-face attitude spread by Hollywood.

European and American conceptions of beauty have always been thought to be similar. America is a country full of people from European descent, but different cultures pop up and create different definitions of beauty throughout. Because of the proliferation mass media and social media sites, every woman in the developed world has access to the latest fashion trends. Whether someone wants to look at high fashion on Vogue or purchase an initial necklace on Etsy, the choices are endless.

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Guest post from my friends over at College Candy!

During winter break, I had the chance to talk to my best friend, who is more like my long-lost twin. In high school we used to spend hours in the morning with hair, makeup, and putting together outfits. While this made me late 60% of the time (and her 100% of the time), we loved it. Now that we are at different colleges and not making each other late in the morning, she asked me, “Do you still get dressed up for class now?”

Uhhh, duh? I mean if I could do it at 6 am, why can’t I do it now when I wake up at 8 am or later? She confessed to me that she has given up on looking stylish for class. How dare she?!?!

Okay, I get it. I have had a few ‘bum’ days too. And she is in a sorority, so at night she has to be dressed to the nines to attend a social or a party, so she gets some slack during the day. However, don’t for a second think she looks like a homeless person going to class.  Smart girls can use ten minutes to look great before they have to be anywhere.

So after consulting some of my ever-gorgeous friends and us some of my ever-gorgeous friends and using my own knowledge, here are my tips for looking great even though you just rolled out of bed.

Here are some tips for looking great even though you just rolled out of bed!

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10 Best Tips from Makeup School (Total Beauty)

by Diana Ajih on January 9, 2012

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10 Best Tips from Makeup School

One editor goes to makeup school and comes back with a notepad full of professional makeup techniques — steal her tips

 

10 Best Tips from Makeup School

This is a TotalBeauty.com makeup article

Makeup school is not only time-consuming, but it can cost up to $6,000 for just one introductory course. Becoming a professional makeup artist is no small feat, which is why we sent one beauty editor to three different makeup academies for you. Now you can learn how to apply your own makeup like a pro without spending the time or the cash yourself. You can thank us later.

 

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12 Biggest Beauty Inventions of 2012 (Total Beauty)

by Diana Ajih on January 6, 2012

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12 Biggest Beauty Inventions of 2012

These new beauty products were worth waiting for — see the 2012 breakthroughs now

 

12 Biggest Beauty Inventions of 2012

This is a TotalBeauty.com beauty products article

With the New Year comes resolutions to slim down, work harder, and eat better. But when we think ahead to what the new year will bring, we think about one thing: What will the biggest beauty breakthroughs be? See which beauty inventions will have everyone rushing to the beauty store in 2012.

 

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Eye Popping Makeup (via College Candy)

by Diana Ajih on January 5, 2012

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Guest post from my friends over at College Candy!

I love black eyeliner and white eye shadow, but I particularly love them together. I was on Pinterest the other day setting up my “CC Beauty Live Inspiration” board, follow me and CollegeCandy and you can pin stuff at us! I came across this cool eyes make up photo above, which looked super easy and seemed like the perfect winter eye look.

Watch this video and learn how to recreate the eye popping makeup!

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