Charlie Tamara Piper

I've always had problematic nails. They chip and peel pretty easily which I addressed by keeping them short. For as much as I wanted to grow them out, I just couldn't figure out the best tricks to get length. I wanted to see if I could turn my nails around and, thanks to some research and putting together a great routing, I feel like I finally found products and a routine that really help my nails out.  Nov. 6 - Starting point Here are my nails at the starting point on November 6. My skin gets very dry in the fall and winter and my nails were certainly feeling it the most. I had peeling on my right ring and middle fingernails that I had to address. Here's how I started treating my nails: - I switched my nails to a rounded shape. For as much as I love square or squoval tips, a round nail shape does the best job at preventing snags and peels on nails. It's a great protective shape, particularly as I was trying to grow out damaged nails. ...

We've all had that moment - your makeup is looking amazing...except for that one mistake! You got a smudge of mascara under your eye. Your face looks a little too powdery. The eyeshadow you picked up has major fallout. Here are some beauty hacks that'll help you fix a makeup mistake. Face Your foundation is the wrong color.  If your foundation is too light, don't fret - it can often be brought to a more decent shade once you add your full face. Bronzer, contour, blush and highlight can do wonders for making your foundation look closer to the right shade. If your foundation is the wrong color, consider mixing it in with you summer foundation shade (if it's too light) or your winter foundation shade (if it's too dark). A tinted setting powder can also help color correct your foundation to better match your skin color and tone.  Your face looks too powdery. Start by using a large fluffy face brush ( MAC and Marc Jacobs make my favorite large fl...