Iconic Beauty: The Looks We Love Year After Year

Iconic Beauty: The Looks We Love Year After YearIn life, there are some things that get better with time (wine, cheese, Julianne Moore); some that are best enjoyed when fresh and shiny (the thrill of opening a gorgeous, brand new lipstick is matched by few); and others that stay timeless and elegant,...

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The MDC Guide to Finding the Right Shade for Your Eyebrows

The MDC Guide to Finding the Right Shade for Your EyebrowsEyebrows are a frequent topic of discussion around the MDC offices. Fine-tuning the shape, perfecting the arch, mastering the proper eyebrow defining technique–we could talk brows for days. For today’s dissertation on our favorite feature,...

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How-To: The Chic Chignon in 4 Steps

How-To: The Chic Chignon in 4 StepsThe chignon – tough to pronounce, difficult to master and sounding vaguely like a fancy brand of French cheese. We hear the word tossed around way too often in the beauty world, but what exactly does it mean? A quick Google search brings up all sorts of hairstyles,...

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How-To: Jeweled Half-Up Twist

How-To: Jeweled Half-Up TwistElaborate updos, bouffant braids, va-va-voom volume…we’re all about taking risks when it comes to our hair. But let’s face the facts – we’re way more prone to admire those intricate hairstyles on our Pinterest boards than execute them on the daily. As...

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Matchy Matchy: 3 Cosmetic Combos that are Totally OK to Wear Together

Matchy Matchy: 3 Cosmetic Combos that are Totally OK to Wear TogetherSometimes “matchy matchy” can be a bad thing (pretty sure we all have photos from our youths to prove it). And sure, the whole bag-matching-the-shoes situation is more faux pas than fabulous; but beauty-wise, “matchy matchy” can be...

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Flawless Face Makeup Application Tricks for Every Age

Flawless Face Makeup Application Tricks for Every AgeAs we age there are a few hard truths we need to accept. Our favorite black mini doesn’t look as good as it did in our 20s. We can’t stay up until 3 am and then rise the next morning resilient and ready to tackle the day without caffeine. And we absolutely...

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Beauty Fact or Fiction: 4 Common Hair Myths, Debunked!

Beauty Fact or Fiction: 4 Common Hair Myths, Debunked!Bad news: the Easter Bunny doesn’t exist. Not surprised? Hm…let’s try again…oh, here’s one: you shouldwash your hair before you color. Got your attention now, have we? Today, we’re talking myths – more specifically, hair myths. We don’t know why exactly...

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Ask the Experts: How to Remedy Dry, Ravaged by Winter Hair

Ask the Experts: How to Remedy Dry, Ravaged by Winter HairDry, brittle, dull…the winter season has not been kind to our hair. In fact, we find ourselves reaching for our hats more often than not nowadays, just to ignore the fact our locks seem to have entered full hibernation mode. We dream of...

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Manicure Monday: The Reverse Half Moon Manicure

Manicure Monday: The Reverse Half Moon ManicureAs manicure trends take a turn for the simple and sleek in 2014, we’ve reluctantly packed away ourfeathers and glitter. But our fondness for nail art has kept us from completely swearing off the stuff. Instead, we’re merely adopting the minimalist...

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Beauty Fact or Fiction: 4 Common Anti-Aging Myths, Debunked!

Beauty Fact or Fiction: 4 Common Anti-Aging Myths, Debunked!As children, we believe in Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny.  At a certain age, we discover that these characters are only myths – a part of growing up, an initiation process for adulthood – and we learn to accept it. ...

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3 Ways You Need to Start Wearing Colored Eyeliner Now

3 Ways You Need to Start Wearing Colored Eyeliner NowWe may not be much with a paintbrush, but hand us an eyeliner brush and the creative juices just start flowing. While we still love gradient winged eyeliner and always swoon over a colorful cat eye, we decided our artistic eyeliner...

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The Busy Girl’s Guide to Friday Night Makeup

The Busy Girl’s Guide to Friday Night MakeupFriday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday…we’ve been fans of the best day of the week way before Miss Black made it her anthem, thankyouverymuch. Though Monday has been touted as the day for a “fresh start”, we think Friday marks a new sort of beginning...

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