Editorial: Culture

Culture
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Color Culture: Pride’s Rainbow Palette Explored

June pride month is shining bright this weekend in San Francisco, and the gay community’s rainbow color culture is on our minds. Turns out, the rainbow flag that inspired many a bold eye design has deep cultural roots in the city by the bay.

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Makeup Art
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A Stroke Further: Shiseido Showcases Graphic History in Paris

Le Palais de Tokyo, the Parisian center for contemporary Japanese art, recently celebrated Shiseido's 140-year anniversary with a two-day pop-up show, displaying some of its finest advertisements.

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Stories
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Cosmetic Collectibles: Jason Wu's Fashion Royalty Dolls

Find out why Jason Wu’s Fashion Royalty dolls up the ante on beauty collectibles.

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Culture
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What’s On Now: The Best Beauty Inspiration From Film and TV

TV shows and films aren’t just entertainment anymore, they’re a visual feast of beauty inspiration! From “Snow White and the Huntsman” to “Game of Thrones,” we’re ready to experiment with Queen-worthy eye shadow and intricate braids.

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Products
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Lessons in Lipstick and Love From A Top Makeup Artist

Apart from a never-ending supply of beauty products, what gets a beauty editor excited? The opportunity to have her makeup done by a world-renowned makeup artist! Keep reading to find out what happened when Beautylish Associate Editor Tara was transformed by legendary artist Fulvia Farolfi.

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Nail Polish
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Celebrating the Diamond Jubilee With a Royal Nail Salon

Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee was in full force at London’s Battersea Park, and played host to its first-ever Royal Nail Salon.

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Makeup Art
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Having a Color Moment: International Klein Blue

June 6th marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Yves Klein, the noted French post-war artist. Known in circles for his influence on pop, minimal, avant-garde, and performance art, he is most famous for the color he codified, International Klein Blue.

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Culture & Celebrity
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Cannes-spotting: Rita Ora’s Must-Have Mani

She’s Jay-Z’s latest prodigy and rocks some mean fashion and beauty style. But how did she hook us? With some super cool nails! Keep reading to check our latest girl crush, Rita Ora.

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Culture & Celebrity
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Britney's Pitch-Perfect "X-Factor" Look

Thought Britney looked gorgeous a the "X-Factor" opening? So did we! Click to get the inside scoop with her makeup artist Glenn Nutley!

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Beauty Library
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Benefit's SpyGal Comic Fights Crime—and Pores!

Beauty geeks rejoice! If you thought the makeup world couldn't get any cooler, leave it to the creatives at Benefit to bring us our latest lunchtime read: a beauty comic book!

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Beauty Library
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Tilda Swinton Covers Candy Magazine

It’s Tilda as you’ve never seen her before! If you’re as obsessed with the actress as we are, you’ll love her drag queen-inspired cover for Candy, a transversal magazine.

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Culture & Celebrity
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Music's Beauty Inspirations

Music soothes your soul, and its creators are inspiration for hair, makeup and wardrobe! Click through to see the music artists that we’re crushing on at the moment.

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Culture
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Beauty Inspiration for the Daring Bride

No longer held to traditional constraints, a modern wife-to-be can choose whichever gown—and beauty style—she prefers. Inspired by New York 2013 bridal week, we cordially invite you to rethink the way you envision wedding beauty.

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Places and Spaces
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My Little Pony Meets Melrose Avenue

My Little Pony gets a makeover by Beautylish besties, Sugarpill's Kevin Marburg and artist Malcolm Stuart. One Pony even has makeup inspired by Beautylish!

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Culture
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3 Ways to Wear Schiaparelli's Pink

The Met Gala was filled with the usual spread of celebrity gorgeousness, but we focused in on the honored guest of the evening: fashion legend Elsa Schiaparelli and her signature shade of shocking pink.

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Culture & Celebrity
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Talking Patterns and Poppin' With Hip Hop Dynamo Rye Rye

With a fresh new album about to drop and a saturated signature style, Baltimore club artist Rye Rye is changing the music industry, one vibrant pattern at a time. Read our exclusive Q&A.

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Music and Makeup
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What's Your Beauty Beat?

How often do you mix music with makeup? Keep reading to see which melodies may inspire your next masterpiece.

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Culture
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The Drag Race is Over: May the Best Woman Win

There were less breastplates and more colored contacts, less Shangela’s and more makeup mavens bringing their beauty realness. They lip synced for their lives. Now who was crowned America’s Next Drag Superstar on RuPaul's "Drag Race?" Legendary makeup pro Billy Brasfield weighs in.

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Culture & Celebrity
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A Victoria's Secret Angel's Summer Tips

Getting ready for summer? We spoke with Victoria's Secret Angel Candice Swanepoel for some tips on how she preps for bikini season.

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Beauty Library
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Beauty Library: 3 Makeup Books We Can’t Put Down!

We’ve combed the library racks for the freshest, coolest, most interesting literary superstars! Behold, Beauties: our top beauty books of the moment.

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