Flashback Friday: Bonne Bell Dr. Pepper Lip Smacker
by Amalah
OK, so the eye makeup demo submissions are rolling in, but due to various last-minute technical difficulties that are almost entirely my fault, I won’t have one ready for primetime until Monday. The entries are (so far) entirely fantastic, and you are going to LOVE them. Tons of great looks and advice, plus the voyeuristic [...]
Beauty 101: Idiot-Proof Eyes
by Amalah
Amalah- I think the eye make-up routine you suggested for this person sounds awesome! I think I have a similar deal going on — a lot of eye make up looks overdone on me. I have tried to re-create what you suggest but I think I’m just too spastic and I end up looking like [...]
How to Clown-Proof Your Eyeshadow Colors
by Amalah
Hi, Amy. First off. I love you. Now that I’ve gotten that out of the way, quick eyeshadow question. I am a color ditz. I totally have no idea what goes with what. So usually, I rely on my good friends, the makeup providers, to give me cute little bunches of two or four eyeshadows, [...]
Hold Me Closer, Tiny Makeup
by Amalah
Dear Amalah, I bought a slew of lovely makeup for my wedding — Laura Mercier, across the boards, on the advice of my friend the makeup artist. Thing is, I got married in 2001. I need to throw it all out, right? Ok, ok, that’s not really my question. I know it all has to [...]
Keeping Makeup Safe On the Road
by Amalah
I sometimes need to travel for work and, like everyone, want to look my best, so I tote around my makeup, but I found I have a traveling with makeup predicament. I use a loose powder and whenever I put it in my makeup bag which goes in my checked luggage usually, it inevitably gets [...]
Does Preparation H Reduce Puffiness Around the Eyes?
by Amalah
This is a serious question. Not global warming serious, but you know… Does Preparation H reduce puffiness around the eyes? Does it shrink things other than butt pustules? Amy, I know that you are a cause-driven individual. I’ve seen your pink hair. We’ve all seen your pink hair. I think it’s time for you to [...]








