Beauty

Beach Trip: What’s a Glam Girl to Pack?

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Make sure your city glamour doesn’t wear off just because you are relaxing seaside. Here’s a roundup of all the yummy smelling sunblocks, lip balm in colorful packaging, wide-toothed combs, and beach friendly hair spritz that a glam girl could want. Oh, and don't forget to check out our guide to the best swimsuits for your body. Surf's up!

Trend Alert: Chic Chignons

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Chignons, or buns, create an incredibly dressed-up effect but are easy to do. They're also verstaile: you can wear the look at the beach or at work as an option to your usual ponytail. And of course, buns are great when you want to look more formal, too...just note how chic our stars look when they wear them on the red carpet! Here’s how to do yours:


SLICK
hair back into a middle-to-high ponytail with gel. Don’t leave out any stay hairs unless you are doing the romantic look.

How To: Get the Perfect Brow

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Nothing adds character to a face like perfectly groomed eyebrowsand by that we don't mean the pencil-thin, painted-on ones! These days, it's important to think of brows as your friend, not your enemy, and to use your tweezers strategically. Just look at how Brazlian starlet Camilla Belle's dark, perfectly under-plucked brows define her striking beauty, and you can see why it's so important to keep them trimmed, orderly and groomed just so. Here are five tips to keep yours in line:

How-To: Get Eva’s Modern Look

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Eva Mendes
is a regular on the charity benefit circuit, and yet night after night she pulls off a consistently stunning look: polished, natural, and effortlessly elegant. Is she born with it? Yes. But does she also get a lot of help from the right blush, some concealer, and judiciously applied eyeshadow? Definitely.

We consulted with Becca’s National Makeup Artist, Joanne Hwang, to dissect the secret behind Eva’s fabulous face. Here's her step-by-step tutorial:

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