BECCA Stylist Blog
A blog about sharing the unique and joint passions of the BECCA USA team and hopefully inspiring you to do some exploring of your own.
A blendable crème stain for a wash of water-resistant colour, available in 8 nude to bright shades.
2-in-1 crème stain tints cheeks and lips
Subtly scented according to each fruity shade
Oil-free, streak-free, water-resistant
Shake before using. Squeeze out a small amount and apply to the lips and cheeks. Wear alone for a subtle wash of colour.
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Posted by BECCA Beauty Stylist, 21 May 2013
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This year, start the long weekend with a tan. BECCA Bronzing Skin Perfector™ smooths, evens and perfects the skin while imparting a natural sun-kissed glow.
Light reflecting particles diffuse light so your skin looks softer and younger while adding subtle warmth. The semi-sheer formula, blends with foundation or moisturiser to create a custom all-over golden tint.
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Posted by BECCA Beauty Stylist, 20 May 2013
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Introducing Blotting Powder Perfector™ an oil-absorbing powder that mattifies skin and sets makeup for a long-lasting perfected soft focus look.
This non-drying micro-fine powder can be used after foundation to set makeup or alone for touch ups throughout the day.
Blotting Powder Perfector™ controls shine without adding noticeable color or texture. Imperfections are softened whi…
Posted by BECCA Beauty Stylist, 14 May 2013
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Essence Magazine editor Tasha Turner picks Ever-Matte Poreless Priming Perfector™ as one of her top three products to minimize shine "for a no-shine, sweat-free day." Turner recommends you use Ever-Matte Poreless Priming Perfector prior to your makeup to keep shine at bay.
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Posted by BECCA Beauty Stylist, 13 May 2013
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Max May is one of Australia’s leading hair & makeup artists – working alongside notable clients such as Rose Byrne, Teresa Palmer, Abbie Cornish, Sarah Murdoch, and Lara Bingle. Known for his on the covers & pages of fashion books HARPER’S BAZAAR Australia, Singapore and China, OYSTER, RUSSH Magazine, ELLE Japan, GRAZIA Australia, UK and Italy, and TEN Magazine.
In this …
Posted by BECCA Beauty Stylist, 10 May 2013
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Having a hard time deciding which BECCA Foundation is right for you? BECCA Field Marketing Director and National Make-up Artist, Kerry Cole breaks downs the key features of Radiant Skin Satin Finish Foundation and Matte Skin Shine Proof Foundation to help you decide.
Radiant Skin Satin Finish Foundation
"Skin loving ingredients make this foundation ideal for all skin types." -Kerry Cole
>Per…
Posted by BECCA Stylist, Kerry, 7 May 2013
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A medium to buildable coverage shine control foundation with mattifying properties. Designed for combination to oily skin. Shine control foundation that blends perfectly into the skin for a long-lasting, soft-focus matte finish and minimized pore appearance.
Now available in 18 perfect match shades.
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Posted by BECCA Beauty Stylist, 3 May 2013
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We're cleaning out our closet to make room for exciting new BECCA products. Shop the Last Chance Sale for a limited time on BECCA USA Online and save up to 40% on discontinued items, plus receive free standard shipping with your $50 purchase.
Hurry, sale price available only while supplies last!
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Posted by BECCA Beauty Stylist, 1 May 2013
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Known for its super fine texture, light-weight buildable coverage and longevity, Perfect Skin Mineral Powder Foundation is now available in 15 perfect match shades. Introducing Amber a dark golden colour with warm undertones, Sienna a bronze colour with warm undertones and Cacao a deep chocolate brown colour with neutral undertones.
Perfect Skin Mineral Powder Foundation is ideal for all skin typ…
Posted by BECCA Beauty Stylist, 28 Mar 2013
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BECCA Cosmetics Beach Tint has been named one of Vogue Australia's Top 100 Best Beauty Buys in 2013. Vogue editors have "smeared, sniffed and buffed" their way through "new sensations and old faithfuls to bring you a definitive list of the world's most covetable cosmetics."
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Posted by BECCA Beauty Stylist, 26 Mar 2013
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Silicone-free primer creates an invisible veil perfecting the face, minimizing pores and mattifying even the most oily skins. Ever-Matte Poreless Priming Perfector™ controls oil up to 8 hours for shine proof skin, all day.
EverMat™reduces oil production and controls shine by attracting and capturing oil for long-lasting matte skin.
Instant skin tightening and mattifying effect upon…
Posted by BECCA Beauty Stylist, 6 Mar 2013
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Introducing BECCA Cosmetics's NEW Lip Priming Perfector™, a lip perfecting formula designed to smooth, define and prime lips for long-wearing colour that won't fade or feather.
Apply before lip colour for a smooth base, longer-lasting finish and softly plumped pout.
Complete the look with BECCA Ultimate Matte Lip Colour or BECCA Ultimate Colour Gloss for long-lasting lip colour.…
Posted by BECCA Beauty Stylist, 12 Feb 2013
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BECCA Cosmetics introduces Eye Priming Perfector™, the newest addition to the best-selling BECCA Perfectors™ family. A perfecting eye cream designed to smooth and even the lids, creating an invisible canvas for long-wearing, non-creasing eye shadow.
Apply from the lash line to the brow bone; follow with your favorite creme or powder eye shadow for a fade proof, colour-intense fin…
Posted by BECCA Beauty Stylist, 22 Jan 2013
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BECCA National Make-up Artist, Jo Levy, takes you through the Winter Nights look step-by-step. Featuring deconstructed, soft smokey eyes and subtly bright coral lips.
STEP 1:
Start with BECCA’s Ultimate Eye Quad in Eclipsed, apply the lightest shade in the quad, Metallic Champagne over the entire lid from the lash line to just passed the crease of the eyes.
STEP 2:
Next, dab into both Me…
Posted by BECCA Stylist, Jo, 8 Jan 2013
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1. The Anya Hindmarch In-Flight patent leather-trimmed travel case is perfect for storing beauty essentials in impeccable style. Shop Here
2. An Aquiesse Boardwalk Candle in smoked bronzy glass with a lid and badge. The soy blend smells like muted vanilla, caramel – it’s lovely and not too overpowering – my favourite! Shop Here
3. The Waterford Mixology Talon Red Double Old Fas…
Posted by Rebecca, 12 Dec 2012
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Now available for a limited time BECCA's Iconic Beauty Collection, a $157 value for only $115 (that's +25% off)!
Collection includes:
-Full-size Shimmering Skin Perfector in Opal
-Full-size Ultimate Mascara in Black
-Full-size Eye Tint in Gilt
-Full-size Mineral Blush in Flowerchild
-Limited Edition Anniversary Quad in Dusty Rose (includes Lip Gloss in Cassini, Crème Blush in Turkish …
Posted by BECCA Beauty Stylist, 3 Dec 2012
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Don't miss this once a year offer! Enjoy a complimentary five piece gift set with any $125 purchase. Offer ends Monday at midnight PST*. Enter code: CYBER125 at checkout
Collection includes:1 - Best Selling Shimmering Skin Perfector™ in Topaz 2 - Full-size Glossy Lip Tint in Cherrybomb 3 - Full-size Glossy Lip Tint in Daiquiri 4 - Best Selling Full-size Beach Tint in Strawberry 5 - BECCA Co…
Posted by BECCA Beauty Stylist, 25 Nov 2012
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Terms & Conditions: Offer does not apply to previous purchases. Black Friday 20% off discount applies to Internet orders shipped within the 50 United States via beccacosmetics.com/us and totaling $50+ before shipping, handling and taxes are added. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Discount offer expires Saturday, November 24, 2012 at midnight PST. Promotion code must be entered to …
Posted by BECCA Beauty Stylist, 21 Nov 2012
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BECCA Shade Match Guarantee™
With a full range of foundations, powders, and concealers we’ve created colour so that everyone on the planet can find their perfect shade. It’s our guarantee.
Complexion Exchange Program
If your qualifying foundation, powder or concealer purchase is not a perfect match and you purchased it from beccacosmetics.com/us, contact us within 30 days…
Posted by BECCA Beauty Stylist, 15 Nov 2012
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A medium/buildable coverage foundation with antioxidant protection and a lightweight radiant finish.
This sophisticated silicone emulsion contains sebum-absorbing properties that provide a perfectly natural look. The soft, smooth texture glides on seamlessly, reducing imperfections with buildable coverage that easily blends over the skin for a radiant finish.
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Posted by BECCA Beauty Stylist, 13 Nov 2012
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Known for her luxe range of skin oil Olio Lusso, here at the New York HQ, Linda Rodin also exemplifies a timeless, unique beauty. Proving that you can be stylish and current at any age. Aside from her sartorial savvy we love her for her quirkily curated apartment, gorgeous standard poodle ‘Winky’ and refusal to dye her silvery mane.…
Posted by BECCA Stylist, Zoë, 12 Nov 2012
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Terms & Conditions: Offer does not apply to previous purchases. Free shipping applies to Internet orders shipped within the 50 United States via UPS Ground (7 to 9 business days) and totaling $50+ before shipping, handling and taxes are added, and after discounts and other special offers. Orders $49.99 or less will be shipped within the United States at a flat rate of $6.95. Discount is applie…
Posted by BECCA Beauty Stylist, 12 Nov 2012
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It's autumn again in my favourite city and there are so many things to love about NYC this time of year. There is a crispness to the air, wardrobes are transitioning and the city's leaves are changing before our eyes.
For the month of October, I have paired some staples with can't miss events guaranteed to get you in the mood for fall.
-Regarding Warhol: Sixty Artists, Fifty Years - Warhol…
Posted by BECCA Stylist, Lexie, 1 Oct 2012
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Nine sublime tracks to kick off our favorite season!
Our first foray into making a regular playlist for the BECCA Stylist blog comes in the form of a moody, atmospheric mix of old and new. Curated by our resident music buff; BECCA Art Director Zoë Sabbath, we will bring you her eclectic selection of aural delights every month; Download playlist here (Ping) or stream (BECCA YouTube).
1. Ratt…
Posted by BECCA Stylist, Zoë, 26 Sep 2012
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A few of our favourite things here at the BECCA New York HQ:
1. Shimmering Skin Perfector, your makeup collection isn’t complete without at least one of these employee, customer, artist and editor favourites. Its the perfect amount of glow for any time of the year.
2. Dual Coverage Compact Concealer, this dual coverage compact can be blended to create customizable coverage worthy of any sk…
Posted by BECCA USA Team, 25 Sep 2012
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Recipe from Market Vegetarian by Ross Dobson -
3 tablespoons of olive oil;
2 garlic cloves, sliced;
1 red onion, sliced;
1 lb. of Swiss chard, cut into ¼ inch pieces;
4 eggs;
7 oz. feta cheese, crumbled;
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper;
Pastry:
2 cups all-purpose flour;
1 stick plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cubed;
2 egg yolks;
2-3 tablespoons ice water;
Ser…
Posted by BECCA Stylist, Karen, 24 Sep 2012
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SKIN
Apply one to two pumps of Lumionous Skin Colour in your shade over clean skin.
BROWS
Fill in brows using Brow Powder in Medium using the Angled Makeup Brush #9. Set with Brow Shaping Gel for all day hold.
EYES
Create a tight smokey eye. Start by prepping with Eye Tint in Gilt from the top lash line, blending up past the crease with fingers.
Smudge Eye Colour Powder in Sable over the eye…
Posted by BECCA Beauty Stylist, 18 Sep 2012
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SKIN
Apply one pump of BECCA Shimmering Skin Perfector in Pearl over clean skin and blend.
Follow with BECCA Stick Foundation in Praline underneath the eyes, around the nose and chin for a polished finish.
CHEEKS
Blend BECCA Creme Blush in Amaryllis to the outer "apples" of the cheeks using fingertips or a brush working outward toward the temples.
EYES
Squeeze out a small amount of BECCA Eye…
Posted by BECCA Beauty Stylist, 17 Sep 2012
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Last day to enter the BECCA Ultimate Colour Inspiration Pinterest Contest! Contest ends today Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at midnight PST.
After seeing all seven of the new BECCA Ultimate Colour Glosses, guest Beauty Blogger & Celebrity Judge, Laurie of Product-Girl.com selected Hummingbird. "The deep berry color of Hummingbird helps give any look a little allure and mysterious edge. It's so …
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Final hours to enter the BECCA Ultimate Colour Inspiration Pinterest Contest! Contest ends today Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at midnight PST.
After seeing all seven of the new BECCA Ultimate Colour Glosses, guest Beauty Blogger & Celebrity Judge, Danielle of TheStyleandBeautyDoctor.com selected Hotel California. “I'm drawn to red lip color like a moth to a flame so Hotel California…
Posted by , 11 Sep 2012
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Final days to enter the BECCA Ultimate Colour Inspiration Pinterest Contest! Contest ends Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at midnight PST.
Guest Beauty Blogger & Celebrity Judge, Elizabeth of BeautyBets.com played around with the new collection of BECCA Ultimate Colour Glosses. With seven brilliant colour choices she selected Miami Vice as her inspiration. "My search is over for the perfect peach…
Posted by , 10 Sep 2012
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Need some inspiration before starting your Ultimate Colour Inspiration board? Check out the boards of our three guest celebrity beauty bloggers!
Elizabeth from BeautyBets.com picked the delicate peachy-pink of Miami Vice
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Danielle from TheStyleandBeautyDoctor.com selected the rich raspberry red of Hotel California
The Style and Beauty Doctor B…
Posted by , 24 Aug 2012
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Inspired by the warm colours and tantalizing allure of the tropics, BECCA Cosmetics Endless Summer collection introduces the NEW Ultimate Colour Gloss. A lip gloss that delivers dramatic colour with brilliant shine. Lightweight and long-lasting, these vibrantly coloured glosses are enriched with vitamin E for smooth, hydrated lips.
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Posted by , 14 Aug 2012
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The most exciting brand in skin care- 100% active ingredients, zero ‘useless’ substances - six amazing skin serums to treat the visible signs of skin aging. Once you try them you will never want to use other inferior products (full of unnecessary ingredients!) on your skin again.…
Posted by Claire, 27 Jan 2011
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We here at BECCA live by the adage: a girl can never have too many bags and shoes… So we keep our friends at Anya Hindmarch on speed dial at all times. This bag - called The Carker - is just one of a veritable smorgasbord of delights from the wonderful Anya Hindmarch range, sure to set your little hearts a-flutter!
Check them out at www.anyahindmarch.com…
Posted by Claire, 26 Jan 2011
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Since we are all about the new here, we'd like to draw your attention to a young ingénue who's turning heads aplenty due to her fresh, distinctive beauty. Imogen Newton is a London-based model who's been named as one to watch by UK Vogue, and we couldn't agree more! As well as being the face of Topshop's AW '10 campaign (pictured here), Imogen is to feature in an upcoming Burberry campaign …
Posted by Claire, 17 Jan 2011
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Take a look at the latest main fashion story from this January's InStyle magazine, shot by Brendan and Brendan, which features the exquisite makeup mastery of BECCA-sponsored artist Clare Read from Caren Agency. Clare is a stalwart here at Chez BECCA, having been behind one of our very early beauty campaigns, as well as countless fabulous editorials, campaigns and celebrity shoots. Take a look her…
London-based Makeup Artist Wendy Turner recently used BECCA products to achieve this dreamy vintage-inspired look for Volt Café Magazine's latest editorial, aptly titled Day Dreamer. We got in touch with Wendy and asked just how she achieved the look, and what it is about the range she likes so much.
"I love using BECCA; they have the most luminous bases on the market, which always just lo…
The lengthy Goddess of Androgyny herself - Erin O'Connor - has always been a friend and favourite at BECCA Base Camp, and suffice it to say we have a healthy reciprocal love affair going on. Very much a fixture of the 90's anti-fashion movement (as seen here in a recent Oyster Mag spread shot by Brooke Nipar), model and eco-campaigner O'Connor's regal bearing and exquisite alabaster complexion is …
Posted by Claire, 15 Nov 2010
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Anyone remotely clued-up about the amount of effort it takes to look effortlessly natural has heard about Balayage by now. A French word for the technique hair stylists use to create that subtle 'grown-out colour with roots' look that is so au courant. But, be warned: it isn't safe to walk into any hair salon and request it, as so few stylists are actually trained in this relatively complicated te…
Posted by Claire, 15 Nov 2010
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BECCA-sponsored Makeup Artist Abigail Johnson is responsible for this latest shoot titled 'The Dreaming' for Cooler Magazine, and my, ain't it perty? Shot by photographer Roberto Rubalcava, the aptly titled shoot juxtaposes a bohemian floral backdrop with harder edged laces and leathers... The makeup - all courtesy of BECCA - is equally contradictory... Using Luminous Skin Colour with the Compact …
Groan… Just like they say the only safe sex is abstinence, it seems the only safe tan is, well, abstinence also. A new study has found the main active ingredient found in self-tanning products - Dihydroxyacetone (or DHA to you and me, contained in almost all self-tanners) – increases the level of free radicals generated by up to 180% during sun exposure, causing the photo aging proces…
Posted by Claire, 20 Sep 2010
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We hate to show off and drop names (alright, we love it), but our latest devotee happens to be someone who we feel just as fondly of. Marina of Marina and the Diamonds fame is the latest BECCA groupie, and we couldn't be happier to have her on our tour bus of love. With a name like Marina Diamandis (which translates, funnily enough to 'Diamonds' in Greek), this was a gal who was always destined fo…
Posted by Claire, 20 Sep 2010
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He may be the world's best known, least pronounceable session stylist... (it's 'Or-bay' for those not in the know) but the good news is that the genius guru to the stars Oribe has just released a new range of products, and they are ah-mazing. With a portfolio stacked full of the biggest names in the fashion and celeb world, including this gorgeous image of Daria shot by Mario Testino for V Mag…
Posted by Claire, 20 Sep 2010
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Hands up who has a revolting sponge or a useless old brush in their Makeup-Bag-of Shame? There's no need for that now that the BECCA brushes - top of the line for both Makeup Artists and mortals alike - are all back in stock. The press have been raving about some of the beauties in the range, as seen here in the Daily Mail's You Magazine, featuring the famous Number 58, which polishes foundation i…
Posted by Claire, 20 Sep 2010
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It seems petulance is back in; if this gorgeous editorial in style bible Oyster Magazine is anything to go by. Shot by irreverent photographer Ben Sullivan, known for his artful mix of situational cutaways and authentic fashion portrait style, with hair and makeup by Australian maestro Max May (who is sponsored by BECCA, and uses our products right here), this shoot sums up our new mood perfectly …
We know we’re not supposed to bake in the sun, and now it seems we’re not supposed to fake tan, so if we want to turn our office pastiness into bronze Goddess-i-ness, how exactly can we do it? Well, luckily the BECCA Shimmering Skin Perfector in Topaz is the ultimate product for just that. A liquid bronzer in the perfect deep metallic nutty shade, this is a hit with the world’s t…
Posted by Claire, 16 Aug 2010
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