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Skin Perfection for the Breakout-Prone: I would be much less attractive were it not for a genius named Bobbi Brown. I'm not being insecure: this is an actual fact. Her Oil-Free Foundation Compact ALWAYS makes me look freakishly better as...; By Cat Marnell; October 29, 2009; Keywords Bobbi Brown, Concealer, Foundation

How to Look Really Hot When You're Sick: I've been stuck at home with a hideously contagious case of walking pneumonia. Walking pneumonia sucks. It's not serious enough for anyone to feel sorry for you (the whole point of getting sick). You also...; By Cat Marnell; October 23, 2009; Keywords Clarins, Lancome, self tanning

Burning Question: Accutane: I've told only two women in the past 30 days how great and glowy their skin looks, and both chirped back the same thing: "Accutane!" As one who's always fighting off acne, I am hugely...; By Cat Marnell; October 19, 2009; Keywords accutane, acne, skin

Wall-E Makes My Apartment Smell Incredible: Ok, fine, that's not the famous trash-collecting robot Wall-E you see here, but this egg-sized orb (officially known as the Slatkin & Co. Scentbug Home Fragrance Oil fan) is at least as endearing as the...; By Cat Marnell; October 13, 2009; Keywords Cat Marnell, Slatkin and Co., Wall E, home, home fragrance

Ted "$950 Haircut" Gibson's Favorite $6 Drugstore Product: Everyone is in love with Ted Gibson because he's literally the nicest man in the world. If he was in your life every day, you'd be a better person--sort of like 90 minutes of yoga,...; By Cat Marnell; October 05, 2009; Keywords Cat Marnell, Pssssst, Ted Gibson, dry shampoo, hair

Bronze Goddess Body Oil: Get It While It Lasts!: Last year's Estee Lauder's Bronze Goddess perfume launch was the most exciting thing to happen to me since I saw Mark McGrath (formerly of Sugar Ray AND Entertainment Weekly) skulk by THREE times as I...; By Cat Marnell; September 21, 2009; Keywords Bronze Goddess Body Oil, Entertainment Weekly, Estee Lauder, Mark McGrath, Sugar Ray

Celebrity Beauty Audit: Whitney Port of "The City": SO. We all know I LOVE a celebrity beauty interrogation--so when I got an email announcing "The City" star Whitney Port's lipstick collaboration with Cargo Cosmetics ($2 of every sale goes to St. Judes Children's...; By Cat Marnell; September 18, 2009; Keywords Cargo, Cat Marnell, Enjoy, The City, Trish McEvoy, Whitney Port, celebrity beauty, celebrity guest bloggers, conditioner, fragrance, hair, lipstick, perfume, shampoo

Fashion Week Makeup Innovation Award: M.A.C. for Rodarte: M.A.C. senior artist Chantel Miller designed the Maori-inspired, futuristic tribe-esque geometric tattoo makeup seen on the runway at the Rodarte show yesterday. It took forty artists four hours to apply. One of the products they...; By Cat Marnell; September 16, 2009; Keywords Cat Marnell, Cat's blogs, MAC, New York Fashion Week Spring 2010, Rodarte, eye makeup, eyeliner, liquid liner, makeup

Backstage at Marc Jacobs: Polar Bear Costume Redux?: Sadly, no, and no ketchup bottle suit either. Instead, the (relatively) nascently-hunky designer looked as Marc-y Marc as you could imagine: kilt, gladiator sandals, tan, etc. There were so many hugely famous faces there that...; By Cat Marnell; September 15, 2009; Keywords Cat Marnell, Fashion Week, Guido, Marc Jacobs, Nars, OPI, backstage beauty, makeup, nails

Sneak Peek: Barbie Loves Stila Fall '09 Collection: Apart from 'The Oregon Trail' on Apple IIGS and barricading my brother in a closet and forcefeeding him cough syrup ("jail", I called it), my favorite playtime activity was Barbies: I had about 30 and...; By Cat Marnell; September 09, 2009; Keywords Barbie, Nuvo, Pretty Woman, Stila, The Oregon Trail

Perfume Ads by Glamorous Directors: Sophia Coppola for Miss Dior Cherie: If you're ever feeling a little too dark and David Lynch-y, I suggest checking out the most intensely cheerful 45 seconds of film possibly ever: Sophia Coppola's ad for Dior Miss Cherie perfume....; By Cat Marnell; August 26, 2009; Keywords Cat Marnell, Dior, Miss Dior Cherie Perfum, Perfume, Sophia Coppola

Perfume Ads by Glamorous Directors: David Lynch for YSL Opium: Lynch directed perfume commercials for a bunch of brands (check out this F. Scott Fitzgerald-themed one for Calvin Klein Obsession, starring pre-fame Heather Graham and Benecio del Toro!). I particularly like this 1992 ad starring...; By Cat Marnell; August 26, 2009; Keywords Calvin Klein, Cat Marnell, David Lynch, YSL, ad campaigns, fragrance, perfume

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