Makeup Does Miracles

The first archaeological evidence of cosmetics usage is found in Egypt around 3500 BC. How much of these people's lives are spent applying makeup?




Useless Celebrity Makeup Secret: Scarlett Johansson’s makeup artist Matthew Van Leeuwen uses a wet wash cloth to exfoliate her lips with horizontal strokes. This increases circulation and temporarily plumps up lips. Then he applies gloss for the finishing touch.




Kate Hudson’s makeup artist, Leslie Lopez, feels that sometimes smoky eyes are a bit much for fair-skinned gals. She uses pale gold shadow and gray eye liner instead. “The effect is subtle but sexy”, she says.

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