It’s raining coral blush, hallelujah! I dunno about you, but I love coral blushes like drag queens love sequins.

A couple weeks ago, Chanel busted out the summer Cote D’Azur collection with their new coral blush, In Love ($45).

It’s one of several coral blushes to arrive on department store makeup counters over the past couple months.

Are you a coral blush kinda girl (or boy!) wondering which new blush to try?

Here’s a comparison swatch of In Love alongside two of my favorite coral blushes to come out recently, Benefit Coralista ($28) and Dior Coral Riviera ($42).

Swatches from left to right: Dior Coral Riviera, Benefit Coralista, Chanel In Love

• Dior Coral Riviera’s a shimmery warm coral with brown tones. I think it’s almost a bronzer-coral blush hybrid.

  Of the three blushes shown here, I think it has the finest shimmer. If you like the way bronzers look on you, you might really love Dior Coral Riviera blush.

• Benefit Coralista’s shimmery pinkish coral makes it the lightest blush of the three. It lacks the warm golden shimmer of both the Dior and Chanel blushes; instead, its shimmer looks like a cool pink to me — cooler and frostier than the other two. Consider it if you’re of lighter skin tone and drawn to cool colors.
• Chanel’s In Love delivers a shimmery warm coral with orange tones. . It’s the sheerest of these three, and I think it’s the most natural looking one, too, despite its large bits of golden glitter. If you’re a fan of Chanel, In Love could be hard to resist. She’s subtle but should look cute with bronze or khaki eyes and shiny lips.

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Can I get an AMEN from all the makeup procrastinators out there? Oh, you *know* who you are, LOL! When you should be finishing that assignment or organizing those files you bust out the makeup and brushes and do a two-hour eye look instead. I’m right there with ya, girlfriend.

I’ve got a paper due tomorrow, but instead of getting down to business, I spent half the morning playing with the new Dior Electric Lights Palette, AHHH!

Eyes

So far, I’m really liking Dior Electric Lights. The light blues don’t apply as frosty as I thought they might. That’s what I expected when I first swatched the colors on the back of my hand.

Another surprise: the light baby blue shade in the lower left hand corner applies surprisingly sheer, and it has a duo-chrome quality to it that totally reminds me of a blue MAC Stars N’ Rockets.

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Girls, because we all have our sad/bad/mad hair moments when we *desperately* wish our hair were more this or less that (insert personal hair hell here), I wanted us to have a huge list of hairstyle resources that we could turn to for ideas and inspiration.

So here are 101 hairstyle tips and tutorials, each one easy to follow and well selected to help your hair go from 0-60 in the time it takes you to get ready for work.

Without further ado, hair we go!

101 hairstyle tutorials and hair care tips

1. How to Style Your Hair Like Gwen Stefani: Let’s start with some fun celebs. I can’t think of anyone who wouldn’t want to look like Gwen for day, being that she’s one of the hottest and most successful powerhouses in Hollywood! Here’s how to emulate her signature ponytail, by Ford artist Johnny Lavoy.



2. How to Style Your Hair Like Amy Winehouse: And on that note, all you even more daring ladies can take it to the next level and inspire your own inner Amys (the hair, not the lifestyle) with the beehive!



3. How to Create Soft, Loose Waves: This is an easy, 20-minute step-by-step process showing how to get soft, loose waves a la Jessica Simpson. This casual style works well for a fun outdoor afternoon or a wild night on the town — and it’s so easy you won’t even keep your date waiting.



4. How to Blow Dry Your Hair Like a Stylist: Every girl knows that it’s almost impossible to recreate the effortless, sexy blow-out you get at a good salon — almost. These insider tips will help you produce those same professional results in the comfort of your own home (sans awesome scalp massage).



5. 6 Fun Ways to Wear Headbands: Take some cues from the stars on incorporating headbands into your everyday hairstyle. They don’t just add flavor to your ‘do but also keep it worry-free. WARNING: headbands may be addictive!



6. How to Create a Pin-Up Do: This is a simple hairstyle tutorial for a rockabilly or pin-up look. Get a sexy ’50s style like Dita Von Teese. Don’t forget the red lipstick!



7. A Classic Bridal Updo Hairstyle: For all you brides-to-be out there, this is a clear guide to creating a classic bridal updo for your special day. One less thing to stress about — the favors, the band, the bridesmaids… Yikes!



8. A Simple, Messy Bun: This is a little more casual, but still very do-able for a quick and sexy updo to attract attention to your face and neck. It’s a perfect way to work your bedhead, tres chic!



9. How to Find Your Perfect Hairstyle: Now this is super helpful in that I know we have all puzzled from time to time over whether we can pull off a specific style.



10. How to Grow Out Your Bangs: Yep, it happens to the best of us — that awkward stage of trying to grow out bangs from an old haircut. What’s a girl to do? These tips pack some helpful ideas to make the most of things while you wait.



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