After Snooki revealed her fresh, makeup-free face, we got to thinking that some of the biggest celebrities out there might look just as good as the Jersey Shore star does without a lick of concealer, powder, mascara, lip gloss, or the general spackle job that is their Hollywood makeup. And guess what -- we were right. This photo of Young Adult star Charlize Theron catching an early morning flight out of LAX shows that she's flawless on the red carpet and the airport carpet. But, I mean, with those cheekbones, can she ever really look anything less than terrific?

It's so refreshing to see our favorite actresses au naturel.

I wonder if Kim Kardashian has an assistant whose job it is to empty Costco-size vats of L'Oreal's True Match makeup into a tub every morning so that Kim can just hop right in, dunk herself, drip dry for half an hour, then get ready for the day. It might not be too far off -- Kim was on Live With Kelly yesterday and admitted to using a lot of body makeup. She said she was happy her seat wasn't white, implying that if it were, she'd stain the darn thing with permanent taupe thigh marks or something. The weird part was that Kelly actually concurred, saying that she may have to switch to black sheets since her body makeup rubs off and gets everywhere.

What's with all this body makeup and where can I get my hands on it?

Good daytime TV is all about the laughs, if you ask me. On The Ellen DeGeneres Show, that's never a problem. Yesterday, Ellen had bombshell Sofia Vergara stop by for a little bit of girly fun. As loyal CoverGirl spokeswomen, the duo naturally decided to get creative with a whole slew of the brand's products.

In true Ellen fashion, we're not talking about a little blush on the cheeks or a clean swipe of mascara. We're talking full-on makeovers. Messy makeovers. As in, Ellen essentially squeezed a whole bottle of foundation onto Sophia's face and then used purple eyeshadow as bronzer. 

"It's boring to just put makeup on without doing something creative," Ellen said.

Judging by Sofia's reaction, something tells me the Modern Family star wasn't exactly prepared for how creative Ellen was thinking. Watch the hilarious clip after the jump and see for yourself:

While the rest of America argues over what really matters (the South Carolina Debate and our future president, Stephen Colbert), I spent the weekend caught up in a tussle over red lipstick. There I was, watching the Golden Globes with a glass of red and a couple thousand of my Twitter friends when Claire Danes crossed the stage. I retweeted one woman's snarky slap-down over all the "whore red lipstick" she was seeing only to have another friend issue a cease-and-desist over the red lipstick-hating.

I think it's really hard to get red lipstick right. You have to calibrate the lip color just so -- for your complexion, your hair, your dress, the lighting. But I actually think a few stars Sunday night nailed the look. Here's my list of ladies who rocked the red lips -- and a couple who seemed to drown in a red lipstick tide.

I've been planning on booking a trip to Chicago to visit my hometown BFFs for a while now, but now, it looks like I have even more reason to! Walgreens is opening a new flagship store today in Chi-Town's Loop that will basically be like if the most beautiful drugstore you've ever been in and the coolest Sephora in the country had a yuppie kid.

In addition to pharmacists you can have one-on-one chats with, a sushi bar, a juice bar, and a high-end wine selection, the store also sports a fancy-pants beauty department staffed by "specially trained beauty advisers." They'll also carry ritzy items like a $160 Italian facial serum and offer mani-pedis or eyebrow shape-ups at their posh Nail Bar or Eyebrow Bar. Ooh la la! 

A'course, in "this economy," the idea that people want to go spend boatloads of cash on beauty treatments and products -- at their neighborhood Walgreens nonetheless! -- may seem a bit, well, off. But it is actually more on-point than you'd think!

I consider myself pretty brave as far as married women go. I'm secure enough in my powerful lady status to let my husband grab things off tall shelves and assist me in shoveling snow off our driveway. And yes, I'll admit it, I've even let the man get his fingers on a particularly painful zit (sorry, I'm a popper). But one woman has gone where womankind has never gone before ... she let her husband do her makeup.

And I thought I was brave? I have nothing on Rosie and the video that is bound to leave you both in stitches (because this couple is that adorable) and fearing for your skin (and your eyes, and ... well, you get the picture).

In the January issue of Vogue, editors are raving about the black cherry shade seen on the lips of models on Balenciaga's spring runway.

Pat McGrath, famed makeup artist (and the woman responsible for Rooney Mara's Girl with a Dragon Tattoo makeover and Scarlett Johansson's Dolce & Gabbana makeup ads) shared with Vogue how she got the lipstick shade ... and guess what, girls?

You can get it, too!

McGrath has been working with CoverGirl on its lipstick shades, and she used two CG lipsticks to create the color.

Find out how she got this hot spring look after the jump!

Ready for my close-upGetting all fancied up for the holiday parties is definitely part of the fun of heading out on the town. Although we oftentimes fall back on our usual makeup tricks, there's no time like New Year's Eve to take it up a notch -- makeup-wise. You want your face to match the fab dress, right?

Personally, I need a little help in the makeup department, which is why I headed over to Blushington and had a pro make me over, and fill me in while I was transformed right before my very eye-lined eyes (see photo right there). Blushington is a one-stop salon for your face. (If you hit sister shop, Drybar for a blow-out, you're soooo ready for any event.) Instead of hanging around the makeup counters at the department store, you get one-on-one attention without the pushing of the products. It's awesome, really.

Here's what Kassandra at Blushington taught me about being gorge on those days that call for more than mascara and lip gloss.