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After two and a half years of saying I’d experience the masterful dye jobs of Wella color ambassador Aura Friedman, I finally sit in her chair for “My Little Pony” highlights. The results: sheer beauty.

Bobbi Brown’s first-ever celebrity spokesperson, Katie Holmes, smolders in the first of two ads to drop—this one an ode to the beauty brand’s new Long-Wear Cream Shadow Sticks (launching January 20).

After one too many run-ins with my bed sheets, I’ve decided to turn to a pro manicurist to find out how to make my fresh manicure retain it’s glossy finish all night long.

My rush to pack everything for a more than week-away-from-home trip meant being hasty with my New Years Eve makeup choices. I settled on a metallic eye and bubblegum pink lip for a sweet and feminine balance.

The eight New Years resolutions I’m going to try to live by, lack of willpower be damned.

Dress up a bare face with just a few swipes of eye-brightening cobalt blue mascara. I try Dior Diorshow, Inglot Colour Play and Make Up For Ever Smoky Lash.

In search of a bold matte lip hue that won’t deplete your lips of moisture mere minutes into wearing it? Look no further than lip gloss-and-lipstick hybrid NYX Cosmetics Soft Matte Lip Cream.

Why stop at a headband when you can pile on the hair accessories? This season, the trend is to throw on more than one hair bauble, making manes stand out in the best way possible.