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Cara Delevingne Models for Burberry Beauty; Makeup Meets Performance Art at the New Museum
MAKEUP
• Cara Delevingne features in the new ad campaigns for Burberry's beauty products, including blushes, lipsticks, lip glosses, and eye shadows. [Fashiongonerogue]
• British makeup artist Alex Box will create looks using MAC Cosmetics as part of a live performance called "The Evolution of Surface" tonight at the New Museum. [WWD]
• Makeup artist Emily Kate Warren breaks down the best of this season's products for creating nude lips. [Allure/Daily Beauty Reporter]
SKIN
• Susan Cernek, the executive fashion editor for Glamour's website, runs down her skin-care routine for Into the Gloss. It includes Johnson's baby oil, Nivea creams, Shiseido softeners, and Vaseline. [Into the Gloss]
• A historical researcher from Colonial Williamsburg has compiled a podcast full of beauty and skin-care tips from the period — and has begun using a fat-based moisturizer (with hog's lard in the ingredients) in place of modern products. [Bellasugar]
HAIR
• Rickys NYC has launched a line of No-Frizz combs that have olive oil baked into the plastic teeth for smooth brushing. [Beauty Counter Blog]
• Elizabeth Taylor was born with distichiasis, a condition that meant she had an extra set of eyelashes, which can actually be quite painful for those affected (in her case, it wasn't). [Daily Mail UK]
• It's now possible to get your nose hair waxed. [Allure/Daily Beauty Reporter]