BellaSugar’s Blog

With the 25th anniversary of Like a Virgin's release this month, this seems like the perfect time for a retrospective on Queen Madge, whose style has shaped the taste of at least two generations of women. Madonna's had a surfeit of different hair colors and cuts, and the best ones look as good now as they did 10 or even 20 years ago. Click through to take a look back at the Material Girl's best hair moments, and find out how to get the looks for yourself.

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Do you really need a Brazilian wax these days? That's the question a woman posed to the Times of London, after a new beau was "shocked" by her presence of pubic hair. In her letter, she says, "I don’t think that a permanent tan and Brazilian wax should be dealbreakers in a relationship. Or am I just hopelessly outdated?" Read More »

Katy Perry isn't the only celebrity hopping on the sparkly, encrusted nail bandwagon. Beyonce had similarly wild nails with heart-shaped jewels on them last night at the MTV Europe Awards, and Kristen Bell was sporting iridescent foiled nails recently, too. I think this trend is so creative and cool, but what about you?

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Your mom: the woman loves you, she carried you around for nine whole months, she fed you, cleaned you up, and has taken care of you since always. No pressure to get her a good gift, right? Luckily, beauty is a realm in which you can get her something great for way less than $100. The only problem is sifting through the endless gift sets to find something she'll actually like. To help you out on that end, I've put together 10 cute gifts for moms of every stripe and offspring of every budget — from $25 to over a Benjamin. Click through and find something for your dearest mama. Read More »

Once a makeup item has achieved cult status, we can almost assuredly expect replicas to pop up anywhere from drugstore brands to competing department store collections. Recently, I mentioned that I had found a great dupe for Nars's famous Orgasm blush in Milani's Luminous. Thanks to input from readers Baby Girl, yajairab, JessRose, and SnufaLuf f-- us143, I've gathered together 10 products that could easily pass for the original. To join in on the fun, why not become part of our Beauty Dupes Group? And for more lookalike cosmetic items, check out some of my Look For Less coverage, too. Read More »

Admit it: Sometimes you want Jem and the Holograms hair ( I get dibs on Aja). I know it can be a little scary, or seem extreme, but there's no time like the present to try a little wild color. Celebrities know this, and tons of them, regardless of their age or their image, go for a little pink, purple, or blue once in a while. Adding a bold shade to your color repertoire is easier than you think, and to show you the prettiest ways to wear a little bold color, as well as the pitfalls, I've put together 30 examples of stars gone Rainbow Brite. Click through the gallery and get colorful. Read More »

Here at the Sugar offices, we're an adventurous bunch, and given all the attention the black lipstick trend has been receiving, I thought, "Why don't we see how all these colors actually look?" Six brave volunteers tested out some of the most dramatic shades so that you can see how they look in real life on women with a variety of skin tones. Click through the gallery to see the shades and see what the ladies involved had to say about each. Read More »