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When you see the perfect, flawless faces of female celebrities in the limelight, you are actually seeing the hard work of their expert makeup artists. “Celebrity makeup tips” usually come straight from their artists (not the celebrities themselves).

A lot of people are confused about FDA guidelines concerning cosmetics and the hair, skin and nail industry in general.  Cosmetic ingredients certainly aren’t regulated in the same ways that food and beverages are but for some reason people are still surprised to find out that certain nasty ingredients and potential allergens are allowed into our cosmetic products every day.

One of the most interesting inventions of the last hundred years is various forms of glues and adhesives, and super glue and associated variants are the most impressive of these.  You may not realize it, but products related to household glue are the most common active ingredients in eyelash extension glue and you might be surprised to know that many …

Whether you are considering synthetic Xtreme Eyelash Extensions or authentic Siberian mink lash extensions by Minki Lashes, one component that everyone must consider is how they are going to get secured onto your lashes or eyelid.

Before you can understand how to remove eyelash extensions either at the professional salon or at home yourself, you must first know a thing or two about the type of adhesive used to install them.  While many lash salons use a wide variety of glues to enhance your lashes, the majority of eyelash adhesive products used contain the same base …

There are many brands of false eyelash remover available on the market. They’re designed to gently break the bond that lash adhesive has on either individual eyelashes or strip false lashes such as those by Minki Lashes. The first step in figuring out which adhesive remover you should choose is to actually determine whether you will be reusing the same …

Most people don’t have any reaction to the actual eyelash extensions being gently applied to the tips of their own natural individual eyelashes. They never touch human skin and are sterile and devoid of contaminants.

Walls of brightly colored little containers, glistening in the lights, beckoning you, calling your name… If you’ve ever walked into a MAC store and encountered the high pigment eyeshadow display wall, you know mesmerizing effect we are talking about. The only problem is, we may hear these little gems calling our names, but we’re not exactly sure how to answer …

For some, the act of applying eye shadow is pretty routine. You’ve got powder eye shadow down pat…maybe you’ve even ventured into loose pigments. But have you tried wet eye shadow? Yes, wet.