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Whether you need to pluck that one stray hair or get rid of excessive shine, these are the quick beauty fixes we're certain will come to your rescue.

Quick-Beauty-Fixes-Image-1.jpgUrban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion
Sick of your eyeshadow creasing and fading throughout the day? You NEED this product in your arsenal. A tiny drop on each eye and your shadow will stay for hours, guaranteed. It even comes in different colors and finishes so you get more mileage out of your shadow.
$23 at sephora.com

Tweezerman Slant Tweezer
In between waxing appointments, pluck those stray hairs with the best tweezers EVER. Tweezerman will even sharpen them once they start to dull. Our new favorite color from their wide array? The bright and pretty Blue Jewel, seen above.
$20 at tweezerman.com

Boscia Green Tea Blotting Linens
That unsightly shine goes away in an instant, thanks to these ingenious little blotting papers. We're loving Boscia's new limited-edition set, inspired by Japanese flowers.
$10 at sephora.com

Quick-Beauty-Fixes-Image-2.jpgSephora Nail Polish Corrector Pen
So you're doing your nails at work and — oops! — you got some polish on your cuticles. Simply swipe this remover-filled pen across the mistake and no one will have to know.
$6 at sephora.com

Supergoop! SPF 30+ Sunscreen Swipes with Zinc for Sensitive Skin
Don't want to carry around a huge bottle of sunscreen? Now you don't have to! These wipes contain enough sun-fighting power to keep your skin healthy for hours.
$34 for 40 wipes at sephora.com

YSL Touche Eclat Radiant Touch
Need a little brightening action on those dark circles? This ingenious pen will make you look like you got a full 8 hours, even if you only got 3.
$40 at sephora.com
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Is it just us, or did Amy Adams look absolutely stunning at the 68th Annual Golden Globes this past Sunday? We love the wavy tendrils peeking out around her face - they created such a soft, feminine look. "I wanted to create a soft 20s mood, but in a different, modern way," said hairstylist Laini Reeves of the look. "We started by changing the texture of her hair before we went on to loosely braid and roll the chignon."

And if you're looking to recreate the look at home? Good news, because we got a step-by-step of how Reeves styled Amy!

Reeves started by washing Amy's hair with Moroccanoil Moisture Repair Shampoo and followed with Moroccanoil Moisture Repair Conditioner. These two products infused Amy's hair with argan oil, keratins, fatty acids and proteins, and also controlled the hair by keeping it smooth and frizz free.

Next, Reeves applied Moroccanoil Hydrating Styling Cream from roots to ends while Amy's hair dried to further smooth the texture and add definition and shine. The hair was rough-dried and then air-dried, except at the roots, where Reeves used a blowdryer - this created "a modern, freer look," Reeves said.

To create curls around the head, Reeves used a 1" curling iron and then blended them in. After creating a side part, Reeves pulled pieces from the front to frame Amy's faces, pinning them in an "S" shape away from the rest of the hair. She then gathered and pulled back the rest of Amy's tresses, made a loose doubled braid, rolled it upwards and pinned it at the nape with five thick bobby pins.

The final step? Reeves released the "S"-shaped sections in the front and pinned them behind Amy's ears "to open her face up and show off her cheekbones," Reeves said. A quick spray of Moroccanoil Luminous Hairspray kept everything in place while adding tons of shine.

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Fall and winter makeup trends are a bit at extremes lately. Minimalism vs. va-va-voom. To get a simple look with some pizazz, a bright, yet smokey bronze eye is the perfect middle ground for those who can't choose. Leading ladies such as Diane Kruger and Claire Danes rock the copper lids, and we're here to show you what you need to be a golden goddess like them. Bonus: you only need two products! 

1. Apply your chosen foundation or tinted moisturizer to even out your skin tone. 

2. With Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick in Bronze ($38, sephora.com), apply the top four colors to your blush brush, and lightly apply to the cheeks of your apples.

3. Sweep the light highlighter (top) shadow from your lash line to your brow bone to brighten up your eye.

4. Continue by applying the copper hue (third color) onto your entire lid, and slightly below your lower lash line.

5. Blend the darkest brown copper hue (fifth color) into your outer crease to deepen the look slightly.

6. Wet a liner brush, and apply the same brown copper hue to your inner lash line - top and bottom - smudging slightly to create a smokey effect.

7. Finish your eye with two to three quotes of L'Oreal Voluminous Million Lashes ($7.99, target.com). 


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ISAAC-MIZRAHI-SPRING-RTW-2011-BACKSTAGE-027_runway.jpgBackstage at Issac Mizrahi's Spring/Summer 2011 show, the look was intentionally mussed, as if the girls had started out polished, then had slept in their hair and over-painted their lips.

MAKEUP: Using all Shiseido products, artist Dick Page first smoothed skin with foundation before powdering. Mizrahi wanted the girls to look "pure" and "blank", aside from the sharp brows and attention grabbing lips. The rest of the face was kept bare, brows were filled in, and lashes were given a coat of black mascara. The focus was on bright, coral lips, applied with a brush and extended beyond the lip line.

HAIR: Eugene Souleiman for Wella gathered hair into a pony, flipped, and sprayed with hairspray for texture. He then backcombed the ends of the ponytail and pinned into place, for a mussed, slept-in appearance. Souleiman described the hair as "ladylike, but trashed and a bit quirky."

NAILS: Mizrahi told the nail team he wanted "mannequin hands" like a "perfect Barbie" with polish that made the nails an extension of the skin. CND's Wanda Ruiz coated nails with one coat of Desert Suede, a creamy nude, and followed with two coats of Super Matte Top Coat for a fleshy look.

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photos via elle.com

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If there is a starlet that rocks the winged eyeliner look fabulously again and again and again...and again, it's Lauren Conrad. It's her signature, and she does it so well. If you're anything like us, the winged eyeliner has been attempted several times with many, many failures. Most times, we end up looking like Amy Winehouse, minus the beehive and the pink satin ballet slippers. But it doesn't have to be that way! 

On several Fall Fashion Week runways, the winged eye was sported (at times completely out-of-this-world exaggerated, but winged, nonetheless). Plus, with the uber popularity of retro TV series Mad Men, this swooped eye look is everywhere. 

The key to achieving this mod, ladylike look is a good liquid liner (like Smashbox Limitless Liquid Liner Pen for $22), a steady hand, and keeping the rest of your eye makeup very light (or non-existent). 

For the rest, follow these quick (and we promise, easy) steps:

1. Apply your base/foundation/powder as usual.

2. Curl your lashes and apply mascara, focusing on your top lashes. 

3. Take your liquid liner and create pin-sized dots between your lashes on your lash line, and then connect them (this will help prevent the normal gap between your liner, and your eyelid that usually looks amateur.)

4. Steady your arm, and create a thin line with your liquid eyeliner at the base of your lashes (this should bring the line you already created between your lashes up onto your eyelid.)

5. On the outer half of your eyelid, create a slightly thicker line with your eyeliner, and in one swoop, slightly curve outward as soon as you get to the end of your eyelid. (Try to get it in one go, because once you start building it up, it's hard to keep it clean.) 

6. Finish your face off with some slight bronzer or blush, and keep your lips neutral. 

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