Sephora’s Beauty and the Blog

Your 5 must-wear beauty trends for fall, straight off the runways. Trends include dark lips, gray lids, dramatic liner, pops of color, and the earthy smoky look. Makeup artist Tyron Machhausen dishes on each trend backstage at Sephora’com Fall cover shoot.

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On Thursday, April 17th Sephora University hosted its very first Master Class open to the pretty-loving public. Bare Escentuals, the brand with the biggest cult following, ever, was the inaugural brand to share their beauty brains (tips, tricks, insider info)—and boy did they deliver. Leslie Blodgett, CEO and founder of Bare Escentuals, served as the mineral-makeup master of ceremonies and brought her team of top makeup artists to help illustrate all the va-va-va-valuable lessons she had to share. Below, you can watch the highlights. Makeup class is in session!

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Look like a Botticelli painting in the season’s freshest look. Spring’s runways were graced with modern Lady Madonna’s, radiating with glowing skin, rosy cheeks and nude lips. Here, we catch up with makeup artist Sylvia Del Orto at our Beauty as Art cover shoot for the skinny on how to look like a goddess.

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Experiment with bold color for a look that’ll get you noticed. On the Spring runways, eyes and lips popped with unexpected jolts of Pop Art color—from sky blue lids to poppy red lips. Here, we catch up with makeup artist Sylvia Del Orto at Sephora’s Beauty as Art cover shoot for the skinny on how to pop your look.

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Paint up some pretty drama using layers of color and texture. From clothing to the makeup, Impressionism was celebrated on the spring runways by mixing textures and colors to create light and movement. Here, we catch up with makeup artist Sylvia Del Orto at our Beauty as Art cover shoot for the skinny on how to score this gorgeous look.

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Look as classic as Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring. The season’s must-have runway combo of glowing gold lids and luminous coral lips conjured up the painters of the Dutch Golden Age. Here, we catch up with makeup artist Sylvia Del Orto at our Beauty as Art cover shoot for the skinny on how to score this neoclassic look.

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Need to look pretty toute de suite? Watch Carmindy—makeup artist from TLC’s What Not To Wear—as she offers time-saving tricks from her new book, “The 5-Minute Face,” with beautiful Benefit products. I have to say, she’s absolutely radiant in person—no wonder TLC scooped her up!—which you can see for yourself anyway when you meet her at Sephora Times Square tomorrow. Carmindy will be there talking beauty 12-6PM, and Benefit beauty experts will be giving gorgeous, complimentary makeovers 12-7. Call 212-944-6789 to book an appointment!

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Sephora makeup artist Tyron Machhausen talks contouring and highlighting at our skincare catalog shoot, where he mastered that just-out-of-bed look.

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Mom knows best—and beauty should be no exception. She’ll score a knockout look—ballerina-pink lips, radiant skin and oh-so-voluminous hair—with these behind-the-scenes tricks from our Mother’s Day cover shoot.

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Do you know how to apply false eyelashes? Fake fringe was such a huge trend on the fall runways, but it seems no one knows how to wear them … until now.

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