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Jamie Chung Models Spring’s Hottest Lipsticks, YSL To Launch A Tie Dye Top Coat, And More

• A behind-the-scenes look at actress Jamie Chung’s spring lip color shoot for Beauty High. We can’t decide which hue is our favorite! [Beauty High]

• Tie dye isn’t just for t-shirts if YSL has anything to do about it. The brand will release four new topcoats in May that create a gradient effect on nails. [SheFinds]

• Courtney Love dishes on her lavish beauty routine. [Into The Gloss]

• Beyoncé has been named the honorary chair for this year’s Met Ball. [TIME Style]
  

• Ever wonder how to use a stippling makeup brush? Learn the ins and outs of this blending tool here. [BellaSugar]

• The secret to French women’s perfect skin can be found at a the pharmacy. [Birchbox UK]

• More than ten years after its release in 2003, Finding Nemo has a sequel titled Finding Dory in the works. The fishy flick is slated to hit theaters in November 2015 and we can hardly wait. [CBS News]

• Chanel has tapped the flawless Diane Kruger to be the newest face of its beauty line. [WWD]

—Charisse

Learn everything you need to know about aging hair and what you can do to help slow the process.

 

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Our All-Time Favorite Beauty Blunders in the Ultimate Makeup How-Not-to Video

We talk an awful lot about eye-catching beauty looks on the blog, and today we’re featuring a particularly bold one that caught our eye. Think of every beauty blunder you’ve ever committed—then imagine wearing all of them at the same time. YouTube beauty guru Shannon Farrell created that exact look in the video above using a list of makeup pet peeves from this forum on Reddit.

Suffice to say, it’s the ultimate tutorial in seriously awesome makeup snafus, from too-dark foundation and overly contoured cheeks to droopy eyeliner and goopy gloss. (I’m pretty sure I’ve committed at least three of these offenses over the years. My excuse: I grew up in the ’90s!). Watch, learn, and love—we totally did. 

What’s your makeup pet peeve?

—Candice

If you’re looking for a more serious tutorial in defining your cheekbones, we’ve got you covered. Here’s how to contour your face like a celebrity.

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Tarte Cosmetics Introduces A Waterproof Collection, H&M To Launch e-Comm, and More

• Inspired by synchronized swimming group the Aqualillies, tarte cosmetics launches a waterproof makeup collection. [Refinery29]

• The wait is almost over! H&M plans to launch its online store this summer. [Wall Street Journal]

• Learn how to support your favorite college basketball team with these sporty manicures. [Beauty High]

• Just in time for warmer weather, the Kardashians are launching a sunless tanning line called Sun Kissed. [WWD]

• From fishtail braids to ultrabright lips, check out the hottest celebrity makeup and hair trends from last night’s Kid’s Choice Awards. [BellaSugar]

—Charisse

Learn all about why you need to add dry shampoo to your everyday hair care routine, here.

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