Hello beauty fans! The Shape beauty team (Didi Gluck, Ellen Miller, Carly Cardellino) wants to let you in on all the cool products, tips, and tricks we pick up daily. Ours is a tough job, we know -- slathering on new creams, dipping our fingers into the latest makeup, polish, and styling products, sniffing amazing scents, and even getting our hair done by celebrity stylist -- but hey, somebody’s got to do it. Our only hope is that our dispatches help you look and feel your best.

A cool campaign to end poverty

I love when philanthropy and beauty meet--everyone wins. Case in point: FusionBeauty's "Kiss Away Poverty" campaign. The company (k[image]nown for its pout-plumping products and more) has teamed up with the Seven Bar Foundation to raise funds for microfinancing. ...(more)

Best second-day styler. Ever.

I am the queen of not washing my hair; I shower daily, of course, but I've been known to go three or four days between shampoos. While this has kept my hair from drying out, my style looks pretty questionable by day three or four. But I was just at a ...(more)

Beauty advice from an Olympian!

[image]Quick, what do me and Dorothy Hammill, the 1976 Olympic gold medal figure skating champion, have in common? We're both former competitive figure skaters! Ok, so I didn't get quite as far as she did, but that didn't stop us from having lots to bond ...(more)

Beauty below the neck

 [image]In the world of magazines, we're constantly writing about products that are soon to appear on shelves near you. What fun would it be if you got your copy of Shape and we only told you about things you've already seen? But every once in ...(more)

Flaunt faux-looking lashes—hassle-free!

[image]There are very few products that we literally run out of in the beauty department—but mascara is one of them. And I’m more than likely the reason behind their disappearance. There isn’t one that I don’t immediately grab ...(more)