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10 Beauty Buys for $10 or Less

Getting glam for Prom doesn't have to break the bank -- just pick up one, two, three, or all ten of these beauty essentials to add to your arsenal!  --Angel

1. Victoria's Secret Beauty Rush Fragrance Wave Rollette, $10  2. Sugar Pump 'N Shine Lip Plumper/Gloss Duo, $5  3. Girlactik Glam Eye Powder, $8.40  4. OPI Nail Lacquer, $7.75  5. L'Oreal Infallible Never Fail Lipgloss, $9.99  6. Sephora Brand Glitter Lashes, $5  7. e.l.f. Brightening Eye Color, $1  8. Max Factor 2000 Calorie Mascara, $4.99  9. e.l.f. Healthy Glow Bronzing Powder, $1  10. Vincent Longo Brow/Lash Comb, $6

Try This: Tangerine Lips

Prettify your pout with a punchy tangerine-colored lipstick -- it's sassier than the usual reds and pinks, plus there's an orange shade to work with any skin tone.  The key is to keep the rest of your face simple and clean - think liquid eyeliner and lots of lashes.  Try MAC Lipstick in CB 96 ($14), it's a bright pinkish orange so it's not too severe.  --Angel

3 Beauty Trends to Try for Prom

Get gorgeous with one (or all) of these red-hot beauty trends!  --Angel

Voluminous Updo
 

Put some va-va-voom in your 'do this Prom!  This glamorous Bardot-inspired hair is tons easier than you might think.  Here's how to do it:
1. Set dried hair on large rollers.  You can do this the morning of and leave them in for a couple of hours.
2. Remove rollers and tease hair at the crown.
3. Smooth hair over teased part, then twist into a loose bun and secure with hair pins.
4. Sweep bangs to the side and finish with a holding spray, like Bumble and Bumble's.

Berry Pout

Brighten your look with a delicious berry color! For maximum impact, add a clear gloss over the color. Nars Lipgloss in Stella ($24) gives you the color and the shine.

Violet Lids

Make your eyes pop!  Purple tones really make eyes stand out, plus this look will be stunning with any color dress you wear. Give MAC Eyeshadow in Satellite Dreams ($14.50) a try.

For more Prom beauty trends, head to Makeover Magic on Fashion Club!

Sugar and (Vanilla) Spice

You may be busy dashing through the snow and decking the halls this season, but don't forget to show   up to those festive holiday parties looking merry and bright with skin that positively glows!  Use this Vanilla Spice Body Polish ($20) from The Body Shop.  It's a creamy scrub that gently removes dead skin cells to reveal healthy, smooth, touchable skin that's lightly scented with a hint of warm vanilla.  Delish!  --Angel

Golden Girl

Stars like Jen Aniston keep a golden glow all year round with the help of this celebrity makeup artist-endorsed trick that works for every skin tone: lightly dust bronzer on your cheeks, the tip of your nose, and just a little on your chin and forehead.  Easy, right?  Try Sugar Cosmetics Tropic Tan Loose Powder ($12.50) for an instant glow on the go! --Angel

Storybook Sirens - Queen of Hearts

Score this fetching Queen of Hearts look with these red-hot makeup and hair tips!  --Angel

Makeup
To get this glam look, start with liquid eyeliner on your upper lash line, then add a coat or two of mascara.  Hourglass Calligraphy Liquid Eye Liner ($32) has a smudge-proof felt tip, making it easier to apply.  Try it with Prescriptives Lash Envy Volumizing Mascara in Midnight ($19).  Next, apply a matte red color to lips.  If your skin has pink undertones, look for a cool red with a pink or blue base.  Try Givenchy Interdit Satin Lipstick in Rouge Cancan ($26.50).  If your skin has a yellow or olive undertone, choose a warm red with a gold or tawny base.  Urban Decay Lipstick in Deep Coral ($22) is a great pick for you.

Hair
Use a texturizing spray, such as Frederic Fekkai Coiff Bouffant Lifting and Texturizing Spray Gel ($25), all over your hair to give your strands volume and lift, then use a medium-barreled curling iron to curl ends under.  Next, use your fingers to rake front half of hair back and pin in place (you can also use an elastic to wrap hair).  Finish off the look by covering the pins or elastic with an eye-catching hair comb, like this Sequined Lace Haircomb ($9), or top it off with this Crystal Rhinestone Tiara ($19.99).

Storybook Sirens - Alluring Alice

Get this girly, fresh Alluring Allice look with our easy-to-do hair and makeup tips!  --Angel

Makeup
Brighten your face with electrifying color!  Choose shades that contrast your dress or stick with colors that match it perfectly, just have fun with it!  For eyes, try Sugar Cosmetics Round the Clock Eye Shadow Palette in Punch Out ($28) -- it has eight eye-popping hues to pick from.  Follow with two coats of lash-curling mascara, like Chanel Intense Volume and Curl Mascara in Smokey Noir ($28).  Add a candy pink lip color and you're all set!  For fair skin, choose a bright pink such as Smashbox Lip Enhancing Lip Gloss in Electric ($18), and for dark skin, pick a berry shade, like Lancome Color Fever Gloss in Aflame ($23).

Hair
Get Shiny, soft strands by rubbing an anti-frizz serum through your hair.  Try Samy Silk Anti-Frizz Serum ($7.50).  Next, use a medium-barreled curling iron to curl the ends of your hair under, then spritz with a flexible holding spray, such as Modern Organic Products Finish Flexible Hold Spray ($16).  Sweeten the look with a headband or tie a colorful ribbon around your head.  We're digging this ultra-girly Satin Headband with Bow ($4).

Storybook Sirens - Evil Enchantress

Follow these simple hair and makeup tips to score our bewitchingly beautiful Evil Enchantress look!  --Angel

Makeup
Let your eyes be the focus of your face.  Use an eyebrow kit, such as Bare Escentuals Essential Brow Kit ($32) to enhance and shape brows, then sweep a deep chocolate brown across your lids.  We love Stila Eye Shadow Mattes in Nanda Devi ($18).  Next, line upper and lower lash lines with a black eye pencil and add two coats of black mascara.  Try Physicians Formula Eye Definer Automatic Eye Pencil in Midnight Black ($5.50) and Shu Uemura Ultimate Expression Mascara in Black ($23).  Finish off this edgy look by adding a white shimmer pencil, like e.l.f. Cosmetics Eye Widener ($1) to the outer corners of your eyes and swiping lips with a glossy nude, such as MAC Lipglass in C-Thru ($14).

Hair
To keep the attention on your sinfully beautiful face, keep hair simple and pull it back into a sleek chignon or low ponytail.  To make sure every strand stays put, use a smoothing cream before brushing hair back.  We're wild about Jonathan Product Create Weightless Smooth No-Frizz Hydrating Balm ($26) -- not only does it tame, smooth, and add shine to locks, it's also 100% vegan so it's good for the environment and your hair.  If you like, add a wickedly chic accessory, such as this Ficcare Studded Metal Headband ($48).

Storybook Sirens - Pretty, Pretty Princess

Get flawless Homecoming hair and makeup with our Storybook-inspired beauty tips. Whether your look is sweet and girly like Alice, or dark and edgy like the Evil Queen, we've got something to make you the fairest of them all!  Here's how you can score a pretty-as-a-princess look!  --Angel

Makeup
Highlight your face with touches of shimmery gold.  For fair skin, look for peachy-golden colors to accent eyes and cheeks.  Try Benefit Georgia ($28) on your apples and eyelids and a pale peachy-pink, like Lorac Cream Lipstick in Babydoll ($18.50) on lips.  For dark skin, look for true gold shades.  Use a luminizer to highlight cheeks and eyes.  We like Sephora Brand Luminous Trio in Bronze ($15) because it contains three glimmer-flecked colors that can be swept on your face, shoulders, and decolletage.  Keep lips simple with a sheer gloss like Too Faced Mirror Mirror Lipgloss in 'You Know You Want Me!' ($16).

Hair
Go all out in a head full of Rapunzel-inspired curls.  To get a glorious mane of spirals, lightly spritz hair with a holding spray (try Thicker Fuller Hair Weightless Volumizing Hair Spray, $4.99), then wrap strands around a 1/2-inch barrel curling iron.  Pin the curls to you head as you go so they'll hold longer.  For an extra special touch adorn your locks with a tiara or colorful flowers.  We're wild about this Radiant Rose Hair Pin ($4).

Get Picture Perfect Skin

Ready for your close-up?  You'll be taking tons of pics for Homecoming so it's time to get ready!  Practice your best red carpet poses a la Jamie, Vanessa, and Lindsay, then use these genius beauty products to look fresh-faced and bright-eyed for the camera.  --Angel

Keep makeup from melting off your face by using a primer first.  Try Fresh Twilight Freshface Glow ($36) for a flawless, smooth, even-toned and pore-free complexion.  The formula has special skin brighteners that illuminate your skin and give you a gorgeous glow--even after a long night of dancing and picture-taking!

Banish shine without mussing your makeup with oil absorbing sheets.  We're crazy about Too Faced Refresh Blotting Papers ($12) because they really soak up the shine, plus they come in a super-cute package that reads, "Why be pretty when you can be gorgeous?"  Our thoughts exactly!

There's a reason Benefit Benetint ($28) is a best-seller!  It infuses your skin with a sheer rosy glow that won't budge or smudge.  You can also wear it on your lips for a kiss-proof  tint that lasts and lasts.  The look is natural--only better!

A good concealer stick can hide imperfections and blemishes so your face looks perfect. Sugar Cosmetics Sugar Fix Cream Concealer ($16) is a neutral-colored concealer that blends so easily it practically melts into your skin!