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Health and Beauty - April 2008

Wedding Hairstyles

April 24th 2008 01:30

Brides of Spring will no doubt be flipping through magazines and/or scouring the net for some ideas on which hairstyle would suit them best for their wedding day. Let me throw some in for you, courtesy of Complete Wedding Hair & Beauty 2008 magazine.

GLAMOROUS UP-SWEEP
The up-do continues to be the most popular hairstyle among brides, and why not? It’s out of your face, you don’t have to worry about it looking frizzy throughout the day and you can dance your reception away without limp, sweaty tendrils hanging around the face.

A smooth chignon with a full quiff fringe works best when embellished with a gold and silver comb. This type of do focuses the attention on the eyes but may not be suitable for those with high foreheads.

The short blunt fringe may be in danger of giving your face a hard look, but here it’s softened by an upsweep of layers high atop the head and adorned with a flower near the front. This style is perfect for pixie, heart-shaped faces but may not be suited to those with long faces and/or big noses.

If your husband to be ever had fantasies of Princess Leia, then he would love this Leia-inspired buns, with a modern twist. Instead of cinnamon swirls, have your long thick curls swept up into two loose buns on either side of the head. Have short layers frame the side of your face for a softer, more casual, but still elegant look.

The focus of the hairstyle shouldn’t just be on the front. Get your hair stylist to create something more dramatic to the back of your up-sweep style to have your guests admiring your bridal do from all angles.

A side-sweep fringe leading into a smooth chignon and fastened with a brooch at the back.

A high ponytail is bound at the back with a bow of hair and a diamond brooch.

LONG & LUSTROUS
The long and lustrous style is perfect with long, straight narrow wedding gowns and is quickly becoming popular among brides who want to stay away from the traditional up-sweep styles. But things to think about with this style : if wearing a veil, any movement from the head may cause static and your hair to cling to the veil; and depending on the weather, your hair may get frizzy throughout the day so it’s definitely worthwhile asking your hairstylist for some advice.

Soft, elegant but sexy, it reminds me of Angelina Jolie’s style. This half-up do leaves the rest of the hair to trail gracefully down the back in soft, luscious waves that are bound to hypnotise your guests as you sashay down the aisle – especially when secured with an embellished comb.

Blow dried hair, teased at the crown to add height and volume and pushed back from the face with bandeau on satin ribbons give a modern twist to the classical beehive style.

This do is the best way to show off your thick, lustrous shiny locks. Wear it long and loose, curled at the ends to add extra volume and movement. If you have a high forehead, try a low-side part. This style is suitable for medium to thick hair that already has some natural movement to ensure the curls stay in place.

SHORT & PLAYFUL
Short, funky bobs are in so forget donning a weave or sweeping it all up and concentrate instead on showing off your playful side on your special day.

Make your short bob funkily glamorous with a high-volume blow secured with a pin at the front.

Create a soft bob look with loose waves for texture and volume. Sweep the fringe off the face and hold in place with a decorative comb.

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Green is the New Black | Environmentally Friendly Bags are the Latest Trend

April 14th 2008 10:00

Forget basic black and charcoal gray. The hottest fashion color this season is green. We all know about the impact of global warming and climate change and everybody wants to do something about it. And that includes some of the world’s hottest bag designers.

Cool eco-friendly shopping bags like Baggu reusable totes and Envirosax shoppers make it easy to ditch old-fashioned plastic and paper varieties. These clever creations are lightweight, spacious, and stylish. They’ll hold a lot more than those nasty plastic bags, and they’re made of strong fabrics to withstand the extra weight. The playful patterns on the Envirosax and bold colors of the Baggu bags make these environmentally fashion bags great fashion statements.

We all know recycling’s a great way to help our planet, and some of our favorite fashion houses are getting in on the act. I love Nahui Ollin’s colorful purses made from gum wrappers, soda bottle labels, and candy wrappers. These materials make much better fashion accessories than landfill!

They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, and the Aussie company Trash Bags firmly agrees. It’s taking old telephone books, juice cartons, plastic bags, and newspaper and turning them into designer bags. And their cool creations aren’t just eco-friendly. They’re also socially responsible, with profits helping to improve communities in the Asia Pacific region.

These hot eco-friendly bags will help you save the planet in style!

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Eye make-up for Asian eyes

April 8th 2008 02:30

If you’re Asian like me, then you’d know that those traditional eye make-up tricks usually written on the back of an eyeshadow case, or in a magazine article, don’t apply to Asian eyes. Going by these tips only made me look like I was a six-year old who went crazy with her mum’s make-up. Light, shimmering colour on eyelids, for some reason, only succeeded in completely wiping out what little crease I have left and made my eyes appear harsher and older. Then I went through the phase where I attempted to put a ‘wider crease’ – applying a light shadow all over and past my lid, then rubbing a dark shadow into the part where I would want my crease to be. While I still sometimes wish for bigger creases and wider eyes, I’ve had to learn to make the best of my Asian eyes with these tips :

Typical Asian eyes - not sure about the make up though

1. Apply a neutral base colour – of matte or satin finish – all over the upper eyelid area, from the lash line all the way to the brow bone. This creates an even tone on the upper eye area.

2. While traditional eye make-up tricks will have you applying the lightest eyeshadow colour on your lids blending with a medium shadow toward the crease, it’s actually the opposite for Asian eyes. Start out with the darkest shadow near the lashline, gradually lightening the shades as you work your way up to the brow bone. Or, if you don’t want to use too much eyeshadow, simply blend the edges of the dark eyeshadow toward the browbone with your fingertip. Whatever you choose, always apply a light shimmer shadow on your browbone to ‘uplift’ the eyes.

3. One thing I’ve started doing, especially when using matte eyeshadows, is line a light highlight colour very close along the lashline – just a very fine line though, to give you a slightly shimmering look. Even better, opt for those eyeliners that have a hint of metallic gold. Apply along the lashline then gently smudge.

4. Apply eyeliner against the lash line from corner to corner, making sure that the application isn’t too heavy when you’re lining the bottom lashline. Smudge the colour at the outer corners upward with your fingertip. If your lashes are short and sparse, dot the eyeliner in between the lashes along the upper lashline to create a look of fuller lashes.

5. Again, if your lashes are short and sparse, opt for mascaras that are supposed to define each and every one of your lashes. Using any other mascara will only give you a clumpy mascara look. Alternatively, you can blot your mascara wand on a napkin to take away any excess build-up.

6. After applying mascara, wait one minute before curling your lashes to allow the mascara to dry. Curl from the lashline and hold for 15 seconds. Then curl again halfway up your lashes, holding for another 15 seconds.

7. Smooth and trim eyebrows. For dramatic, full brows, use a dark brown brow liner or brow shadow instead of jet black to fill in the spaces in your brows. Ensure you fill in only lightly. Then with a small applicator brush, blend the colour along your eyebrows for a complete, even coverage.

Colours to go for : who said Asians should stick to browns and blacks? Go for bold, bronze, brown, plump, raisin shades work really well on Asian eyes. Avoid light, pastel shades because your hair and eye colour will only wash them out.

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Reese Witherspoon has #1 hairstyle

April 3rd 2008 01:18

Reese Witherspoon has beaten the likes of Jennifer Aniston, Eva Longoria and Angelina Jolie to win the #1 fave celebrity hairstyle among Instyle’s thousands of avid readers – all because of the fringe that every hairstylist insists is a must-have.

Witherspoon’s fringe with its tapered ends falling softly around the eyebrows, gives her a ‘modern and edgy’ look, according to her own stylist, Mark Townsend who assures us that we can all adopt the same look with the following tips :

1. A blunt straight cut will only make your face look severe so get your hairdresser to create subtle layers at the end with the sides cut half an inch longer than the rest, allowing them to fall softly around the sides of the eyes.
2. To create volume, blow-dry the fringe with a round brush. Holding the brush horizontally, roll the fringe under the brush and pull toward the nose then, with the brush vertical, half-dry them towards the side.
3. Apply hairspray to an eyebrow brush then graze it over the fringe, making sure you brush toward the very end. This ensures the fringe stays in place while not making it look stiff, a result from applying hairspray directly to the fringe.
4. To prevent that straight, flat look, bend the ends of the fringe by using a domed flat iron half an inch from the roots and curling the iron towards the ends of the fringe.
5. Apply baby powder or talc through the fringe with your fingers. As the fringe sits on the skin, it may get a little oily throughout the day. Putting powder through the fringe will absorb the oil.

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vamp lips (LINK)

April 1st 2008 13:24

Vamp Up Your Lips

As a Professional, Celebrity Hair & Makeup Artist who works on both sides of the Atlantic (NY & London) I am always searching for what the next hot look will be. Funny thing is no matter how trends in beauty may change- one iconic look always pops up every other season- the Golden Age of Hollywood. For a glamourous evening out, a 1940's vamp is always a winner. A strong lip always makes bold statement and it's easy to pair up eyes with just a few lashings of lovely mascara

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