5 beauty trends I'd never follow after working as a hair and makeup artist for over 6 years

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Makeup artists see it all, from bad trends to timeless looks.

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Wende Zomnir revolutionized makeup with Urban Decay. She's not done building her empire.

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Wende Zomnir.
Wende Zomnir.

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From the moment Wende Zomnir answers my call, it's like I can feel rays of California sun beaming through the phone.

While I'm settled in a New Jersey suburb, she's enjoying Newport Beach, California. It's where the beauty mogul runs her latest cosmetics venture out of a Zomnir-described "surf shack" that sits in front of the ocean.

I've worked as a hair and makeup artist for years. Here are my favorite drugstore dupes for high-end products.

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There are some bold, pigmented makeup products at the drugstore.

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How Glossier's perfume saved it from the millennial dustbin

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"You" perfume, Glossier's viral hit with Gen Z, has saved it from the dustbin of once-hot millennial-focused products.

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I work at Sephora. These are the 5 products I swear by to keep my makeup looking perfect all summer long.

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I grabbed products at Sephora that will last through the summertime heat.

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Billionaire LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault is the richest man outside America. Here are 23 of his luxury conglomerate's iconic brands.

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Bernard Arnault is the world's third-richest person.

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A 'Bridgerton' makeup artist says these 5 beauty products passed 'smooch-tests' and stayed on during steamy sex scenes

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Luke Newton as Colin Bridgerton and Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington on season three, episode two of "Bridgerton."

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Bethenny Frankel says she's tried about 1,000 beauty products. Here are 6 of her favorites.

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Bethenny Frankel

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I've been a makeup artist for 7 years. Here are 9 products I get from Sephora for under $25.

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I get plenty of great products at Sephora for under $25.

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A 'Shark Tank' beauty brand was criticized for lacking deep foundation shades. It tried to fix it and made it worse.

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Content creator Golloria George criticized Youthforia's darkest foundation shade.

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