Author: Iskra Banović

Everyone has overplucked, overdrawn, and overdone it with the waxing on their eyebrows. These are the mistakes we have ALL made. Some beauty instincts come naturally. Generally speaking, even though you may need some practice, it’s pretty clear that nail polish goes on your nails, lipstick goes on your lips, and self-tanner should be applied evenly so’s not to look like every part of you went to the Bahamas besides your feet. Eyebrows are more difficult. It’s hard to tell what shape, arch, angle, and length work best for you. Filling in your brows is confusing; making them even is endlessly frustrating, and dyeing…

The best inexpensive eyebrow pencils tested and reviewed for you if you want to make your eyebrows look fuller or fix a hole. Now I love you guys and would test almost anything for your sake, but I had to draw the line at actually pulling a chunk out of my own eyebrow in the name of journalism. However, I do use a brow pencil on the regs, just to fill in the spots that are a bit less lush, and I’m sure many of you do as well. So I checked out four of the top inexpensive pencils at Ulta to…

Are nude eyebrows a passing fad or here to stay? More importantly, how do you feel about them? Everybody knows that it takes a few months (or even years) for the things we see in high fashion magazines to trickle down to the mainstream, so it kind of makes sense that we Normals are latching on to the idea of thick, full brows at the exact same time as runway models are starting to ditch theirs entirely. If you flip through this month’s Vogue, you’ll notice that nude, scarce, and bleached eyebrows are everywhere. If you follow some of the more daring celebrities on Instagram,…

We always want what we don’t have, isn’t that the way it goes? Some people allegedly hate having thick eyebrows that rival brow-queen Cara Delevingne, which is weird to me because all I’ve ever wanted in life are BBBs (big, beautiful brows, duh) to call my own. In their natural state, my brows look like something Miley and Katy have to visit a salon to have – white blonde, and from a distance appear to not exist at all. They’re ghost brows. Unfortunately, there aren’t too many browless celebrity idols to look up to. While my friends could point to the classics like Brooke Shields and Jennifer Connelly, as well…

Some beauty products are worth the high cost. Others, like these sad $35 temporary tattoos from NARS, are basically an insult to customers. As an avid makeup lover, I am willing to pay a lot for high-quality or unique beauty items. As a human being with even the slightest bit of logic, I will never be willing to pay 35 dollars–that’s thirty-five bags of Pirate’s Booty–for these temporary tattoos from NARS. Since the introduction of Flash Tattoos last summer, there have been countless copycats and spinoffs. Now, NARS is getting in on the action by coming up with a way to cash in on the trend, but…

If you’re interested in walking around looking like a human candy cane, might I suggest one of these x bathing suits? Ready or not, it’s official swimsuit season. For some, that means donning the cutest pin-up styles or channeling their inner cool-girl via FKA Twigs-inspired cutout suits, and for others, it means hiding in the shade to prevent the inevitable summer sunburn. But no matter what your preference, they all have one thing in common: If you stay out long enough, you’re guaranteed some kind of tan line. Just how aggressive the tan line is? That’s up to you to decide. Or, you know,…

Here are the 7 best ways to cure even the worst sunburn, because Memorial Day Weekend fun always has a price. Happy Memorial Day Weekend hangover day, everyone! What did you all do? Probably went to the beach? Had some fun in the sun? For those of you who have been keeping up with me here on The Gloss, you know that I went to Electric Daisy Carnival, and it was basically the best day of my life and I can’t decide whether or not the fact that I’m not exaggerating is sad or not. Whatever, that’s not the point right now. What IS…

The fastest way to look cool is to steal FKA Twigs’ style, so here are 8 cut-out bathing suits just like hers. FKA Twigs is so cool, I want to copy everything she does. I especially want to copy the spectacular slashed swimsuit she wore onstage last night in Manchester at the Parklife festival because its shredded fabric makes her look like a sexy version of The Incredible Hulk. I want to wear it everywhere, even though I do not look good in white and know it would generate really weird tan lines. FKA Twigs’ suit is the Lexxi swimsuit by Agent Provocateur, which is stunning and…

When it comes to choosing a tattoo, we all want something meaningful to us. This should make selecting a design easy, but when you’re on the spot and committing to something, it can be harder than you think. The problem is, it’s permanent. While this is part of the charm of getting a tattoo, it also means you need to make a decision that you will be happy with for years to come. That’s why we’ve created this article. We’ll help you brainstorm ideas and come up with a design you’ll be pleased to have inked on your skin…

Few activities offer as much comfort as gardening when you are feeling low and depressed. In fact, there is now a rapidly growing body of evidence that shows that gardening can be very beneficial to our overall mental health. This is a very important consideration keeping in mind the fact that so many people take potent antidepressants just to get through the day. As a matter of fact, it has been estimated that around one in every four persons is depressed and needs a “pick-me-up” to feel good. However, it doesn’t have to be this way at all. Gardening can be…

People either love or hate MAC’s Strobe Cream, but is the sparkly moisturizer really worth $33? MAC’s Strobe Cream is a moisturizer that is full of sparkly particles to make your skin look glowy, and it’s an underappreciated holy grail, according to many die-hard fans on makeup forums everywhere. It tends to be very well-reviewed, but there are always a few naysayers around to say that it is heavy, or greasy, or made them break out. People really seem to love it or hate it. Either it makes you look young and fresh, or you wind up covered in whiteheads and cursing…

Benefit’s Gimme Brow might be the “no makeup” brow booster you’re looking for. As much as I love makeup, especially very high-end makeup applied heavily and with an eye towards drama, I have to admit that in real life, I am very, very lazy. On most days, I am a messy bun and no makeup kind of person, and I’m fine with that. I wear makeup when I feel like it, and I go barefaced when I feel like doing that. It works out well for me. I have no problems with people seeing me in my natural state, but I do…