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If there’s one thing we love about beauty, it’s that everyone always has amazing application tips and tricks to share. And since it’s the festive season and we’ll definitely all be pulling out our best mascara for coats of thick, lush lashes, we decided to hit our Facebook fans up for some of their best tips and biggest don’ts. So get your wands ready for the perfect fluttering of lashes this holiday season! By the way, I adore the above image of the dramatic falsies at Louis Vuitton’s spring/summer 2012 collection. Aren’t they just divine?

What are your biggest mascara dos and don’ts?

Dana Zickar Lajeunesse Do wiggle that brush right into your lash roots, and don’t forget to get the finer hairs on your inner corner (or your eye).

Katelyn Blakeney Waterproof. Always.

Deborah Howard Patrick DO take a cotton swab and dab any smudges off underneath the lower lashes when you’re done…and DON’T put so many coats on that it looks like tar has been applied.

Amanda Popko Primer helps so much! Waterproof is such a pain to get off and you can damage your sensitive eye area trying to take it off — save it for special occasions only. Read the rest of this entry

There’s finally a nip in the air that makes me long for not only a cozy fall wardrobe, but also some major changes in my beauty routine. I’m anxious to start slathering on thicker creams in anticipation of colder temps. I can’t wait to update my summer smoky eye, to a deep shaded fall eye. And I’m excited to toss out my summer lip shades for more robust colours.

Here are the three key things to swap from your summer beauty routine to get fall prepped.

Bright lips at Jil Sander. Image coutesy of ImaxTree.com.

Switch up your lip colour
If you jumped on the spring and summer bright lip colour bandwagon, you won’t be disappointed with fall’s lip trends. Fall is still all about the statement lip, and it can still be your beauty thing, but instead of a vibrant, neon pink (my go-to shade all summer) take it down just a notch with a bold, glossy red (as seen at Gucci), deep purple or fuchsia. If you want to stay on the brighter side – find the right orange shade for you, like the orange-red hue at Jil Sander. Or go really soft with pale, glossy nude and pink lips – seen at Stella McCartney, D&G, Emilio Pucci and Donna Karan.

Spider lashes at Gianfranco Ferre. Image courtesy of ImaxTree.com.

Bring back the mascara
A lot of the bold eye looks for spring and summer focused on bright colours (reds, pinks, yellows), so mascara was often nixed to keep the look clean. But for fall, mascara doesn’t just come back, it came back in a big way. Spider lashes at Gucci and Gianfranco Ferre should make a double coating of mascara (check out 7 of our faves under $10) on your must-do list every morning. If the clumpy look just doesn’t work for you, apply thickening mascara to get a full, lush set of lashes. Read the rest of this entry