Author: Iskra Banović

Tests have shown that Smashbox Photo Finish Primer can help makeup stay on longer. It also helps blur flaws, smooth skin, and make skin look more radiant. The mercury is rising and you’re quickly discovering that some of the beauty products you’ve bought since last summer definitely aren’t sweat-proof. You may not care about waterproof formulas that will stay in place even if you dive in a pool but you want your makeup to last when you’re on land and not have it melt off your face before lunch. Primers are meant to be a girl’s best friend when it comes…

I’m a beauty minimalist. But one thing that I can not live without are lip products. So obviously, I HAD to get my hand son Clinique’s $17 Chubby Stick. I may be a beauty intern, but I’m definitely what you’d call a beauty minimalist. My daily makeup routine can be summarized in 5 words: serum, sunscreen, BB cream, eyebrow tint, and lip product. (Does serum and sunscreen even count as makeup?) While most girls my age have become masters of eyeshadow, eyeliner, and mascara, I’ve never been too interested in that area. Confession: I’ve never even used mascara. That being said, I LOVE lipsticks and glosses. Unfortunately,…

Allow me to introduce you to Lush’s Sea Spray Hair Mist, my latest beauty obsession. Ever since I stopped straightening my curly hair about seven or eight years ago, I’ve spent an embarrassingly large amount of my time obsessing over frizz-defying creams, gels, and leave-in conditioners. Anyone who has curly hair knows that the fight against frizz is an absolute uphill battle. It seems to me that most products fix one of my problems, but cause seven others. A gel, for example, might make my curls super defined and frizz-free, but it will also make my hair look greasy and wet. Mousse might…

Summertime humidity can wreak havoc on your hair—here are 9 hairstyles to try out when that happens! If you’re anything like me, your hair is not the biggest fan of Summer. The heat and humidity often leave it dry and frizzy, and even your greatest efforts to smooth it out before leaving the apartment are defeated the second you head out in the great outdoors. For the longest time, I felt as though I had no other choice but to resort to pulling my locks back into a fluffy ponytail or bumpy, frizzed-out topknot, and guys, it was not a cute…

Messy buns are supposed to be the easiest, but there’s a trick to looking that nonchalant. Check out these 8 messy bun tutorial videos to get the look. I am going on vacation in a week, and my main goal is to look like I live in a J. Crew catalog. Actually, that’s a lie. My main goal is to eat all the octopuses in the world, my second goal is to decimate Italy’s supply of effervescent wine, and my third goal is the J. Crew thing. In pursuit of that goal, I’ve spent the past few days combing the Internet for…

A few years ago, Leanna Williams was living in Brighton, England, and working a 9-5 at the Register Office of Birth, Deaths, and Marriages. While she enjoyed her work, she harbored a secret dream of designing a line of lingerie exclusively for full-busted women like herself. It wasn’t until 2011 that Leanna began turning those dreams into reality. After taking courses at De Montfort University and the London College of Fashion, she started sketching out what would eventually become her first lingerie collection. Today Leanna is the founder and creative director of Harlow & Fox, a British-made lingerie line catering to…

Hello there, high-waisted acid-washed jean shorts! I do hope you’re having a fine day today. Based on the amount of women I passed on the streets this morning donning your look, I’m assuming things are more than well and you’re actually rolling in the dough. And not just minimal dough, but real dough; like the kind of dough you find in the pockets of people who own a Bentley and five homes. It must be fun. So here’s the deal: I do not understand you. You make zero sense to me. At first, I thought you were just specific to…

Buzzfeed’s video showed there shouldn’t be one color of nude underwear. Here are some neutral bras for all skin tones. “Nude” isn’t just a single color. What would be considered a nude lipstick on one person can be completely wrong on another? There are countless different skin colors with as illustrated by the skin color matching project. BuzzFeed recently released a video of black women trying on nude fashion to illustrate this point. It may not be possible to create underwear (or foundation) to match every single skin tone on the planet, but there should definitely be more than one color of “nude” underwear and bras.…

If you’re not into showing off your naked areolae, this is the PG-13 way to do things. Exposing your bra is easier to pull off than showcasing your nipples without making it look like an accidental wardrobe malfunction. Before you put on your jazziest bra and head out the door, there are few important things to consider. If you decide to go sans shirt, whether you’ll have to consider whether you will still be allowed in places which have a “no shoes, no shirt, no service” policy. (Would you classify a bra as a top?) Here are the dos and don’t for showing off your bra in…

True&Co has designed the True Spectrum bra range based on data on real women’s breasts, so bras fit their shape not size. Sorry Victoria, you’re not the only one with secrets! Though you probably know this one: boobs are like snowflakes and none are the same–sometimes not even the two breasts you have. Symmetric or not, it can be difficult to find a bra for any shape or size, which is why 85% of us are wearing the wrong bra size. So the vast majority of us will be pleased to know that this is the week of bra inventions. First, we had…

Children are innocent and all they need from you is to pose questions and get them talking. According to research, kids require brief and intensive conversations with adults and some rare questions to get them talking. The fact remains that errors are corrected by being repeated correctly and openly answered. The other advantage of choosing questions to ask your children is to speed their vocabulary development. Here is a list of all the fun get-to-know-you questions that you can ask your kids. Currently, scholars are on the topic of language development through questions. They are also suggesting ways that parents…

Are you looking for the right foundation for your skin tone and type? Read these 10 tips from Prescriptives Beauty Genius Erica Bishop on how to get it. If you’re going to spend money on one makeup product for your skin, I would say you should go for foundation over anything else. The right foundation can be a serious game-changer – it will smooth out your skin, fix an uneven complexion, and hide blemishes. The wrong foundation, on other hand, can be a makeup disaster. If the color you choose doesn’t go with your skin tone, it will look all wrong, and the…