Makeup

Today's President's Cup semifinal games between Gilman and Friends and Boys' Latin and Mount Saint Joseph were postponed because of rain. The semifinal games will resume at a later date, and the championship game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards will also be rescheduled. Other local postponements of note: The Loyola-Georgetown lacrosse match, which was already moved to earlier in the day today, has been rescheduled for Sunday at 3 p.m. The Nationals-Brewers baseball game has been postponed.

Country sibling trio The Band Perry will perform at Merriweather Post Pavilion on May 18, according to a press release. It's a make-up show for the group's Maryland State Fair concert last September, which was cut short due to a thunderstorm. Easton Corbin and Jackie Lee will also perform. Fans may exchange their concert stubs from the State Fair for a reserved Merriweather Post Pavilion seat between now and Saturday at the Columbia venue's box office. Fans without the original stub should bring their receipt or credit card statement to prove purchase.

Paul's Day Spa and Salon at the Festival at Woodholme in Pikesville is bringing Darphin, an exclusive line of French makeup, to Baltimore. According to Diane Resnick, senior cosmetics buyer at Paul's, Darphin's skin-care products are top-notch, so when word came that the company was introducing a small collection of makeup products, she was thrilled. We had to see for ourselves, so we headed to Paul's for a makeover from Diane. Expecting only makeup, we were pleasantly surprised by the luxurious skin treatment that accompanied it. First, Diane applied Vitalskin Cleansing Milk ($40)

A series of bills in the Maryland General Assembly is part of a perennial attempt by Anne Arundel County lawmakers to change the selection process for the county's Board of Education. Today, eight school board members serve overlapping five-year terms and are appointed by the governor. A ninth member — a student elected by student government and appointed by the governor — serves a one-year term. In 2007, legislators created a hybrid model in which those gubernatorial appointees face a retention vote.

Gov. Martin O'Malley canceled early voting on Tuesday and added a makeup day on Friday. With Hurricane Sandy bearing down on the Eastern Seaboard, O'Malley now has canceled voting on Monday and Tuesday, but added only one makeup day. State elections administrator Linda Lamone said it would not be possible to extend early voting beyond Friday, because poll workers need time to transition to regular voting on Nov. 6. “Everyone needs to...

With all the promises in cosmetics advertising and magazine hints on looking more beautiful, why are women still staring into mirrors wondering how to beautify? Cosmetics application requires a certain amount of technique and some of us have never had the lesson, that's why.Enter Emmy-winning makeup artist David Clark.He did makeup for the Oscar winning film "The Right Stuff," won two Emmys for work on TV documentaries, has made up stars like Cher, Madonna, Sophia Loren, Winona Ryder, Janet Jackson.

The book's main character sips Coca-Cola, shops at Borders and paints her face in shades of "metallic rose" and "midnight metal" CoverGirl makeup. Not unusual for a young adult novel attempting to anchor its story line in the language and material realities of its targeted teen audience. But in the forthcoming Cathy's Book: If Found Call (650) 266-8233, it's that last product mention that has child-advocacy groups raising a wary brow. Running Press, the book's publisher, has partnered with Procter & Gamble, CoverGirl's owner, to incorporate the cosmetics line in the plot.

Is it OK for little girls to play with play makeup? I asked my sister-in-law to get some for my daughter as a gift, and I sensed she didn't approve. Does it lead to something worse or some character flaw? I would like to hear what other people think.-- Sarrar Powell, Peoria, Ill.Parents have little to fear about their little girls' delight in playing with makeup as long as their daughters are also getting the message from role models that beauty doesn't equal success."Little girls like to imitate their mothers, and there's nothing wrong with experimenting with makeup and dressing up in their mother's clothes and high heels," says Wende Devlin Gates, author of "Bringing Out Their Best: A Parent's Guide to Healthy Good Looks For Every Child" (Bantam, $17.50)

I HAVEN'T HAD much luck with the whole "makeover" experience. The first time I tried it -- at one of those glamour shot places in the mall -- they slathered on the makeup with a putty knife, teased my hair until it looked like a fright wig and photographed me in a feather boa. My children, who were much younger then, actually backed away from me when I returned home. My husband commented that he liked me "plain," and I was afraid to ask if he meant "unadorned" or "homely." Some years later, I had a second makeover for a photo shoot for the cover of a book I was writing.

You must remember this: lush red lips, smoky eyes, dark arched brows and a waterfall of wavy hair.The face of 1940s Hollywood screen goddesses -- Ava Gardner, Lana Turner, Veronica Lake -- hover over spring fashion displays like glamorous visions from vintage fan magazines.After all, what could be better than a retro face to go with the retro clothes -- corsets, satin slips, tight belted suits -- that sashay through designer collections in Europe and New York?Whether or not modern women will be seized by the urge to paint their lips plum and wear their hair in peekaboo waves remains to be seen.

As anticipated, Wednesday night's annual showdown between UMBC and top-ranked Maryland at Byrd Stadium in College Park has been postponed indefinitely because of the snowstorm blanketing the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. area, and a makeup date is unlikely. Retrievers coach Don Zimmerman and Terps coach John Tillman discussed the situation earlier Wednesday morning, and both universities canceling classes Wednesday aided the decision to call off the contest. “We know how important it is to the kids, and I'm sure Coach Zim would like to play it, too,” Tillman said.

For decades, African-Americans have been sentenced to prison at far higher rates than their proportion of the population would suggest. In 2000, black men were incarcerated at nearly eight times the rate of white men, while black women were nearly three times more likely to be imprisoned than white women. But for the first time in recent memory those disparities appear to be narrowing, according to a new study. If the trend continues it could have implications for the racial makeup of prison populations across the U.S., including those in Maryland.

Gov. Martin O'Malley canceled early voting on Tuesday and added a makeup day on Friday. With Hurricane Sandy bearing down on the Eastern Seaboard, O'Malley now has canceled voting on Monday and Tuesday, but added only one makeup day. State elections administrator Linda Lamone said it would not be possible to extend early voting beyond Friday, because poll workers need time to transition to regular voting on Nov. 6. “Everyone needs to...

It's easy being green, once you learn the knack. To create the distinctive pigment for Elphaba, the title witch in "Wicked," makeup designer Joseph Dulude had one goal. "The most important thing was that we didn't want it to look fake," Dulude said. "We wanted it to look like skin, and we wanted Elphaba to be pretty. People hate her not because she's ugly, but because her skin color is different. " Dulude tried several products before he settled on Landscape Green Chromacake, after discovering that it could not be applied full-strength, which required airbrushing.

I know I've said it before, but it's more true than ever: It's time to revisit the question of Code Home Rule for Carroll County. The Board of County Commissioners can propose such a change, then the voters can approve it in the next general election. Easy as pie. What would this mean? Well, for one thing, all those Carroll County local bills in the State Legislature would no longer have to be submitted. Instead, the commissioners could enact or repeal any bill which applied only to Carroll County.

Tom Yeager is old enough to remember when there was a Pac-8 rather than a Pac-12, when the Big Ten actually had the number of schools its name implied and when the college football landscape wasn't seemingly changing by the day, if not the hour. Which is why Yeager, the lone commissioner of the Colonial Athletic Association it its 26-year history, does not seem vexed by the defection of Virginia Commonwealth to the Atlantic 10 or the impending departures of Old Dominion to Conference USA and Georgia State to the Sun Belt Conference.

The natural makeup look is out and color grabs the spotlight for spring, starring orange or pink lips, well-lined eyes, and a cameo appearance by an old friend from the '60s: false eyelashes.Experts from three cosmetic companies agreed that false eyelashes will have a more central role by fall, but even then, they are expected to come out primarily at night. Why? Messy adhesives still make them difficult to apply, and experts don't think '90s women can justify the bother."I think lashes are going to be good, but they still are not so easy to use," said Susan Freeman, assistant vice president of marketing for makeup at Lancome.

Truth be told, most "fashion" makeup never leaves the runways and magazines. Heavily lined mod eyes or garnet-red Evita lips may generate a buzz for a season or two. But for most women, the attraction of makeup is much simpler: We wear it to look healthy, glowing, polished.And now, for once, fashion and reality are in accord. From the first wispy, fishtail dress that drifted down a Milan runway last October, it was clear that clothes weren't the only thing that had turned tender for spring.

Of all the high hopes and potentially unrealistic expectations that a bride has concerning her wedding day, the desire to look like the most obscenely beautiful version of oneself tops my list. At the risk of coming across as vapid and shallow, I not so secretly fantasize of a super dramatic hush rushing across the room as I walk down the aisle followed by whispers of  “SHE LOOKS AMAZING.” I warned you that this was pretty vacuous. Of course, there are the long-term self-improvements that many brides make leading up to their big day, whether it be joining a gym, kicking a bad habit to the curb or paying visits to a “special” doctor.

Del. Tony McConkey, a Severna Park Republican, is sponsoring four bills in the General Assembly that would give Anne Arundel County residents the right to choose at least some members of the school board. McConkey says his ultimate goal is to see voters select the entire nine-member school board. For now, he is seeking a formula that would scrap the current process, in which eight board members are appointed by the governor from a list of nominees submitted by a county panel. The ninth member, a high school student, is selected by the county's Chesapeake Regional Association of Student Councils.