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7 Must Have Brushes

There are several different ways to apply makeup, but by using brushes you ensure that you aren’t transferring the bacteria from your fingers on to your face. To make sure you have an even flawless look while applying makeup there are certain brushes every girl should have. Here are the 7 essential brushes everyone…

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Top Five Makeup Color Trends

Who says just because fall is around the corner that you can’t be bold, beautiful and colorful? These new fall makeup trends pair bold color statements with soft surrounding areas, making your statement really pop!
Trade in your dark fall lipsticks, stains and eye shadows for these new fall staples:

Black Cherry…

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Seven Eyeliner Tricks Every Girl Should Know

Most of us are always on the lookout for ways to make our eyes bigger or pop more. My favorite way of doing that is with eyeliner! Here are seven tricks you may not think about!

The drop Eye You might not know exactly what a ‘dropped eyeliner trick’ is, but it’s actually when you apply liner to half of your bottom …

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White after Labor Day?

We’ve all heard the old wive’s tale, “Don’t wear white after Labor Day.” Well, don’t listen to those women! You can wear white after Labor Day!

White eyeshadow is having a moment in the spotlight lately, as evident on many-a Pinterest posts featuring the most nude neutral.…

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Tips for Wearing Glitter

If you are like me, until glitter eye looks made the runways, I thought glitter was only for little girls. No way can I wear glitter and still look like a respectable adult, I thought. I was wrong. Here are a few tips for wearing glitter and still looking like an adult.

Choose Carefully

Only use glitter that is made to …

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Perfect Brows in Five Steps

It is my belief that the eyebrows are the most under-utilized feature that can be dressed up with makeup. Brows play an essential role in your everyday look, they frame your face, after all! To get the perfect brows, follow these five simple steps.

First, measure the inside. Using a thin brush, such as Motives Angled

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Makeup Application Made Easy

Makeup comes natural to some, whereas others it takes a little practice – no worries we have got you covered! Even the pro’s make some mistakes when applying! Check out these tips to make your makeup application a little bit easier.…

If you make a mistake with your eyeliner or mascara take a q-tip and a

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End-of-Summer Makeup Saver

As we head out in droves to the pool or beach this Labor Day Weekend, some of us are worried about what our watery destinations will do to our makeup. Fear no more! Créme eye shadow is here to save the day!

Using Motives Luxe Créme Eye Shadow or Motives Eye Candy Créme Eye Shadow as a base to your look will help ensure …

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Date Night Glam: Get The Look

Need a good date night look? Tired of wearing your same colors from the office out for drinks or dinner? Take your look from subtle and soft to dazzling seductress with these tips!

1. Run jet-black eyeliner along the inner rims of your eyes. Using black on your rims creates a bold contrast against the whites of your …

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Scalloped Liner

With summer coming to an end and school around the corner I thought it would be fun to try something crazy with eye liner while I still could. It’s such a playful and creative take on winged-out liquid liner and easy to do with this DIY stencil. After trying to make the scalloped edge with a hole puncher (too small) …

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