As much as I adore makeup, I value convenience over everything. If a product can do double duty, it usually has prime real estate on my shelf. During the warmer months, I reach for lighter products (beauty logic, right here). The makeup gods answered my prayers many years ago, and lightweight tinted moisturizers/ BB creams/ CC […]
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Yes it’s still summer, yes it’s still hot out, but it doesn’t hurt to get your game face ready for fall. My beauty routine shifts upon return to life in academia. Lounging on the beach becomes a distant memory, and my tan fades faster than that looming first midterm. But let’s look on the bright side, which […]
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Every person has a unique, personal approach to beauty. Whether it be a disciplined skincare regimen, a multicolored makeup routine (or both!), it’s hard to find a brand that can bring it all to the table. Clinique is that brand. Their summer collection is no disappointment. Full of bright corals and pinks, cult favorites have been updated in modern hues. Global Colour Pro […]
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Every person has a unique, personal approach to beauty. Whether it be a disciplined skincare regimen, a multicolored makeup routine (or both!), it’s hard to find a brand that can bring it all to the table. Clinique is that brand. With products that appeal to both me and my grandmother, Clinique has remained a staple in my household for […]
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A chef can’t cook with dull knives, and a girl certainly can’t apply makeup with bad makeup brushes. Everyone needs a set of basic brushes in their kit. Where to begin? A powder, flat eyeshadow, crease, and blush brush are good starting points. Powder Brush: A large, fluffy brush is compulsory for powder. It is also […]
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Most college kids don’t share the same passion for cosmetics that I’ve been afflicted with, but everyone has at least one product they use on the regular. If it’s a routine staple, then it has to be good, right? I found six college students with some #blush cred, and asked about the one product they […]
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Attending a university across the country entails lots of commuting. The travel days are long, and my skin doesn’t cope well with harsh airplane cabin conditions. But, I figured if Victoria Beckham can travel and look refreshed in her baggage claim candids, then I can, too. Upon further research, I discovered that my makeup was […]
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When it comes to makeup application, brows are often forgotten. It’s time to end this global epidemic. Your brows deserve a little TLC. Unless your are of Delevingne descent, this means shaping and filling. Zoey Van Jones is a brow savant. Her Pasadena studio has all of the fixings: brows (duh), makeup, waxing. Her services […]
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Bid adieu to your feeble gift-giving ways of the past. Christmas is here, so you better get shoppin’. Oh hint hint… scroll down for a giveaway you won’t want to miss. click me! necklace /// pouch /// glossier /// scarf /// notepad GIVEAWAY! 9th & Elm is hosting a giveaway for AYNIB readers. There is a first place […]
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The key to glowing winter skin? It’s not more cowbell. How about more Glossier? highlight MAC Mineralize Skin Finish in Global Glow: There are a few products that I use daily in order to present myself as a functioning human being. This is one of them, and arguably one of the most important. Dust is […]
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ALL YOU NEED IS BLUSH 