Vogue UK reports on the Victoria’s Secret show, which was taped yesterday and airs December 1st (spoiler alert: Heidi had a baby month ago and she still looks incredible). The Cut also went behind the scenes during prep time.  Highlights from that include a designer noting the show doesn’t have to make sense, it just has to be fabulous. Based on the outfit above, we guess we’ll take it.

Though massive amounts of white tulle with stems sticking up from it might fall outside our fashion purview, we still gleaned some perfectly sensible tips.  Pink lips and black mascara ruled the beauty – all glam and just what you’d expect to be adorning the VS “angels.”  To get the look, try Benefit Benetint Lip Balm, which stains your lips with a rosy hue while keeping them moisturized, so you’ll look luscious from the inside out.  Anastasia’s Lash-Lifting Mascara, meanwhile, does an incredible job of playing up your lashes while keeping them looking quite soft.

We love that such easy, basic makeup can achieve such a pretty look.  For more options to get the style, we’d recommend perusing the best in lip balms, mascara, and dry hair repair.

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I’m always hunting for that perfect mascara. Like everyone, I want something that makes my lashes look longer, thicker, and curlier without making them look like clumpy spider legs. Ick. To help you all on your personal search for perfection, here’s the down and dirty on three I’ve tried:

1. Maybelline Pulse Perfection in Blackest Black ($15). Buy this mascara! The thin formula goes on easily even when layering multiple coats, and the vibrating wand guarantees clumpless lashes. I’m in love.

2. Flirt! Lash-a-delic in Groovy Blue ($14). Obviously, we as a society want all of our visible white-ish surfaces to be as white as possible. Since no one’s invented eye-whitener yet, we’ll have to stick with blue mascara. This one is great because it’s blue enough to work, but not too blue.

3. CoverGirl LashBlast Volume Blasting in Brown ($7). This is a good mascara for casual everyday use.  I’d actually recommend this to someone who was looking for subtle lash enhancement, but definitely not for the extreme “big lash” look  advertised.

For more top picks, take a look at the all the best mascara.  Then make it a three-pronged approach with the best eyeliner and eye creams.

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It seems Estée Lauder has its money on blue mascara making a big comeback, so today The New York Times talks color for your lashes.  Estée’s new Sumptuous Color Bold Mascara line features not only sapphire, but also amber, garnet, amethyst, and emerald shades.

These gem tones are perfect for showing spirit on your lashes this Halloween, Christmas, or Valentine’s Day, but would you really wear them otherwise? Estée and countless other cosmetics companies seem to think so. If you’re not quite ready to take the plunge and sport jewel-toned lashes, we suggest you indulge in a more sophisticated, navy shade from Lancôme, my personal favorite for long lasting (colorful) mascara.

There’s nothing wrong with adding a little fun color to your fall wardrobe. Check out the tones and prints we love in our guides for the best in wrap dresses, sheaths, and pencil skirts.

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These days, Brooke Shields is on TV for prescription-strength lash enhancing serum, Latisse.  And now there are different lash stimulating formulas at every makeup counter. Personally, I’m a little gun shy about trying anything that may permanently change my baby blues to a shade of brown. Yikes.

If that makes you nervous too, a great way to boost your lashes is with a truly fantastic mascara. Lucky for you, we’ve compiled the best mascaras on the market into one guide for you to choose your favorite.

This way, you’ll get all the oomph without the random eye color alteration.

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Some women strive for a natural lash look—alas, I will never be one of them. I’m a sucker for the glamorous allure of a full, thick fringe of lashes. Volumizing mascara formulas are great for maximum impact per coat and these three picks really pack a punch. 

1. You’ll never lose Maybelline The Colossal Volum’ Express Mascara ($6) in your makeup case (check out that day-glo yellow) and the formula is pretty incredible, too. Its secret ingredient, collagen, makes your lashes feel soft and springy.  

2. L’Oreal Voluminous ($7.50) is a drugstore classic and builds dramatic volume with just a coat or two. The Carbon Black shade is truly the blackest black you’ll find anywhere.

3. It takes some maneuvering to get the hang of the huge brush, but once you do, Max Factor 2000 Calorie Extreme Lash Plumper Mascara ($10) rewards you with that coveted fake-lash look. 

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We had the pleasure of interviewing Emmy-nominated makeup artist Bruce Grayson yesterday – the one who ran the backstage goings-on at the Academy Awards (21 makeup artists! 19 hairdressers!) – and he let us in on how we mere mortals can get looks like the ones we saw on Sunday.

Bruce’s advice for getting red carpet glam at home is the same advice he gives the celebrities: it all starts with great skin. Getting your skin in shape weeks in advance is the key to looking as amazing as possible: facials, microdermabrasion, whatever it takes.

Bruce said he swears by Olay Definity Color Recaputre ($21) and Laura Mercier Secret Concealer ($22) to even skin tones and make skin look just flawless.

Bruce’s picks for best makeup on Oscar night? Jennifer Aniston’s look was one of his favorites, with the star going a little more glam than usual but still showing gorgeous, translucent skin and makeup. Other favorites included Kate Winslet’s pale beigy pink eye with a dramatic lip and Viola Davis’s gorgeous mauve-y purple lips.

“Oscars is about sheer simplicity," Bruce says. "It focuses on the eyes or the lips or the skin.”

As far as other makeup bag staples, he adores Cover Girl Lash Blast Mascara ($7.65) and Cargo Blu-Ray Blush/Highlighter ($27). When it comes to lips, Bruce is mad for the new lip gloss/lipstick combination products that go on easy and leave lasting color with shine – one of his favorites right now is MAC Tinted Lipglass ($14).

Whether or not you include the red carpet and HDTV lighting is entirely up to you.

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Everyone who has already dropped their New Year’s resolution to get to the gym more, raise your hand. Hey, a lot of people have dropped out by now because the hassle of getting re-dressed and re-applying makeup can be a total pain. Well, we want you to reach all your goals this year, so dump out all your toiletries and pack these small, light essentials to get you from the gym to gorgeous in no time flat.

If your gym doesn’t have shower toiletries, take the Bliss Sinkside Six Pack ($22) into the shower with you. It has face wash, soap, body wash, shampoo, conditioner, and body butter in a package that fits into your hand.

A mascara eye and bold lip complements the flush in your skin after a workout. This Urban Decay Trifecta Makeup Kit ($22 ) contains eye primer, mascara, and liner to get a perfect post-workout wink.

Now, if you’re truly in a hurry and don’t have time to even wash your hair (and those of us who have been paged into a meeting during a sweat session know what I mean,) these Ted Gibson Hair Sheets ($17 for 10) are a godsend. Run them over your hair and hit your mane with a cool blast from the dryers provided.

Keep this light and travel-friendly Sedu Revolution Shortie Mini Styler ($50) at the bottom of your bag. It heats up quickly, works like a dream using tourmaline ionic plates, and best of all, comes with its own heat-resistant carrying case which doubles as a protective surface!

Here’s another trick: keep all of your toiletries in a lingerie bag like the ones you use to wash your delicates. You can hang it in the shower and it drains dry. Just place the wet bag on a towel while you’re getting ready and throw it in your gym bag when you're ready to go. You’ll never have moldy gym things again!

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January is the perfect time to ditch the old stuff and revamp with some fresh new goodies. In addition to the thrill that comes with pre-spring cleaning (and the eye infection you'll save yourself from tossing that ancient mascara), it's a great way to glam up your look, no gym membership, diet or new wardrobe necessary.

Get the Smashbox Best of Smashbox Rapture Kit ( $19) and get three must-have basics and a screaming good deal. You'll get a mini Fusion Soft Lights shimmering powder in Dusk (neutrals), a mini Lip Enhancing Gloss in Aura (pink-ish) and a Travel Size Bionic Mascara in Jet Black.

To add some drama, try  MAC's Slimshine Lipstick ($14.50). It's moisturizing and sheer, but with beautiful, lasting color. I'm partial to the shade Urgent!, a pinky-red with excellent day-to-night potential.

Get glowing lids and cheeks with The Balm Hot Mama ($18), a pinky-peach multi-use powder that is paraben, sulfate, and phthalate-free.

Moisture, SPF 20, and skin-evening color in one simple step, Cosmedicine Honest Face Skin Tint and Treatment ($35) is one of the best tinted moisturizers I've tried. Serious bonus points for having a high SPF and still going on smooth and sheer.

For a touch of glam on the go, I stash everything away in a new Tory Burch Medium Cosmetics Case ($57). Looks amazing, and it's cheaper than a new purse!

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What: L'Oreal Double Extend Lash Extension Effect Mascara, $11

Why: If there's one beauty product out there that almost never lives up to its glamorous hype, it's mascara—after all, how are we to know those long-lashed models in the commercials aren't wearing falsies? So it's always a pleasant surprise when all an advertisement's techno-babble and percent-longer promises actually turn out to be true.

I'll admit, I was skeptical about trying L'Oreal Double Extend Lash Extension Effect Mascara (the commercial claims "Lashes look 80 percent longer!" and shows little animated spirals corkscrewing around lashes to lengthen). But once I'd gotten through the two application steps—a nourishing and lengthening white base coat and a darkening and extending black topcoat— I was glad I'd taken the plunge. My lashes actually did look longer (by 80 percent, I'm not so sure) and I made it through a whole day with none of that icky black dust that most mascaras leave under my eyes.

I even slept in the stuff and woke up with a just-applied eye look. I was even impressed with the science-y way the mascara washed off; it really did come off in little lash-shaped tubes, just as hyped in the ad.

Get Yours: drugstore.com

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Yesterday the New York Times published an article about how the makers of Botox will soon release a non-cosmetic (read: medical) product that stimulates the growth of longer and thicker eyelashes. Latisse, as this concoction is called, derives its formula from the company's glaucoma eyedrops, which reduce pressure and swelling in the eyes–and as a side effect tend to send patients' eyelashes into overdrive. However, other, less pleasant side effects include red itchy eyes, darkening of eyelid pigmentation, and permanent change of iris color from light (blue, green, hazel) to brown. And at $120 a month for this creepy alchemy, we'll stick to the mascara, thank you very much.

Lash wands have come a long way, baby (maybe not as far as glaucoma eyedrops or wrinkle-freezing chemicals, but still), and they're among the beauty products that give the most bang for your buck. Here are some of our favorite mascaras:

When Maybelline came out with Define-A-Lash ($8) last year, we wondered if anything could really improve on Great Lash. But we soon fell in love with the spiky brush that makes clumps a thing of the past and reaches even your teeniest lashes to create a clean, long look. I switched to Define-A-Lash last year, and my own mother (a Great Lash user, I might add) actually noticed the difference in lash-length and definition.

Speaking of Maybelline, makeup artist Carmindy from TLC's "What Not to Wear" swears by the company's Lash Stylist Comb ($6), whose extra small brush allows you to get in deep and hit every lash (including those little lower ones) without painting your skin black, too.

If you can wait to blink while it dries, Rimmel Super Lash Mascara ($3.49) is a great everyday product. Its liquid formula allows for unlimited applications that give incomparable length to lashes, and the extra-black color creates an intensity we haven't found with any other product. Plus, did you see that price? I can barely find a Diet Coke for under $3.50 these days.

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