Welcome to the second part of my 20th Century beauty quiz, inspired by Face of the Century: 100 Years of Makeup and Style.
Filled with old pictures and beauty history facts, the book provides the details on makeup and style one decade at a time. I've already tested your makeup smarts from the 1900s-1940s, so let's see what you know for the remainder of the century.
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The nerd in me loves history and the lady in me loves makeup. So, imagine my excitement levels when a dear friend of mine lent me Face of the Century: 100 Years of Makeup and Style, a great coffee table book she picked up at a yard sale.
Filled with old pictures and writer Kate de Castelbajac's brilliant bits of beauty information, the book provides the details on makeup and style one decade at a time.
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From Russia with love comes this covetable cosmetics brand, Rouge Bunny Rouge. The two-year-old label is inspired by fairy tales (much like Paris Hilton, it seems), but it's not cutesy, thanks to the gorgeously dark packaging. Featuring a Victorian bent, it's heavy on floral outlines and black-and-white contrast — kind of like a Disneyfied take on Kara Walker's silhouettes.
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Whether it was a boozy late night or you inherited them from your Aunt Martha, dark circles under the eyes are often unavoidable. So, if you've been seeing the blues (or purples), I've got some easy directions on how to reduce the appearance of these unwanted tones below:
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Earlier, I told you that I really enjoyed makeup artist Robert Jones's new book, Looking Younger.
Chock full of application techniques and aha-moment tips, I thought I'd share some of my favorites right from the book. Oh, and lucky us, Robert even provided some quotes just for Bella readers (check out number two and three):
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Alesha Dixon looked stunning on the red carpet tonight with her slicked back hair smoky eyes and pale, chalky-pink lips against her flirty Julian Macdonald dress. Her skin has an effervescent smoothness and slight glow that adds a modern elegance to a rather classic look. What's your opinion of Alesha's red-carpet makeup look?
My mom was never one to wear a whole lot of makeup, except for lots of mascara and a little lipstick (her signature look). So, when my best friend in high school had a Mary Kay makeover, I soon learned that "shadow" was something more than a dark image cast upon a surface in the background.
"Your look is a little plain-Jane," she told me.
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Cleopatra is one of the original beauty divas, and when Fab showed me her costume ideas for the legendary Egyptian Pharaoh, I just had to chime in with some dramatic makeup tips to complete this dazzling style.
With a life more intense than every episode of The Hills combined, this Bella Donna's look correlates rather nicely with several Fall 2008 trends: winged-out eyeliner, ample brows, hints of metallic, and boldly colored shadows.
For some suggestions on how to apply Cleopatra's makeup, check out some of my tips (along with a fun widget) below, following the picture to your right as a guide:
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A friend of mine just moved in with her boyfriend. The other day, she complained to me that she still holes herself up in the bathroom when she's getting ready for work. "It's not that I mind him seeing me without makeup," she said.
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Last night at the Mobo Awards, English singer, songwriter and dancer, Alesha Dixon walked the red carpet with a voluminous curled coif and glamourous looking makeup.
Her creamy skin glowed with the help of a perky pink-coloured blush and her eyes twinkled like the flash bulbs of the paps, lined with black liner and grayish-silver shadow. I love this nod to Old Hollywood beauty, but her rosy pink lips keep the look modern and fresh. 
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