BEAUTY TIPS AND SECRETS…

Look gorgeous at any age with beauty tips and secrets for makeup, hair, skincare so you can feel confident on camera and in daily life.

Mr. Beauty Tips: Summer Skincare and Sunscreen Advice from Dermatologist Dr. Francesca Fusco

Fun in the Sun… How honored was I when top NYC dermatologist Dr. Francesca Fusco agreed to be interviewed? Very! Although Francesca is my dermatologist, I know that she is amazingly busy and sought after, so I was thrilled when she agreed to answer some questions about my treatment, skin care recommendations and getting clear about sunscreen. Summer is just a round the corner (yay!!!) and I wanted to find out some skincare tips and recommendations from the expert. I think in many ways we all know much of the basics when it comes to sunscreen and skincare at this point, right? Well…no. Francesca enlightened me about some real basics that I had not known about sunscreen and maybe you

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Pink Lips rule vivid lipstick shades for summer…

You might want to call it the Pink Lip, lay off on natural beauty Jessica Biel Lip Watch: Pink Lips rule vivid lipstick shades for summer...You might want to call it the Pink Lip, lay off on natural beauty Jessica Biel Lip Watch! Runway to real way can be impossible to pull off for many beauty trends. The crazy, vivid lipstick trend is so hot for summer and does look fab when on a runway, in a fashion editorial, or when executed just the right way— as in the gorgeous flush of pink on Jessica Biel, pictured here. I have to admit a strange bias as to not loving baby pink lips. Mostly in that they remind me of an

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Men’s Style: Adrien Brody rocks the ‘Hairy Hipster’ look

Beards and greasy hair are taking over the downtown scene… Just last night while having dinner in SoHo, I counted seven men in deliberate need of a trim and, perhaps, a bottle of shampoo. The Hairy Hipster-cum-Geek-cum-Poet-cum-Anarchist look is on a fast rise from Williamsburg to NoLita to clear out of downtown New York. I admittedly have a cringe thing for extraneous ungroomed hair in any area, but come on guys, can you at least not look like you joined the army of the great unwashed??? How about an occasional beard trim to tidy up the edges, some hair wax to make your hair look piecey but not filthy, and a perfectly worn T-shirt– without the stains?? Huh, just asking.

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Beauty Book Review: Face Value by Kathleen Baird-Murray…

A Novel Beauty Face Value by Kathleen Baird-Murray, a novel beauty book review In a seemingly flawless macrocosm of pretty good reads, Sapien bookcases vertically riddled with cutesy tomes from interns who gab too much or stay-at-homes who discover their latent editrix by a steady diet of watching fashion TV. What's a stylish girl to do when she wants a little chic in her chicklit, some irony, a sporadic giggle, and a really fun romp to read while not-so-patiently waiting for her flight to finally take off? She fills in the blanks... So here we have a novel (Face Value) with a fairy tale premise (how to make a splash in the glamour biz without really having a clue) by

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Sweet Smell of Transexual Glam, Amanda Lepore Fragrance

Real girls spice up the atmosphere The Sweet Smell of Transexual Glam: Amanda Lepore Fragrance, holiday gift set It seems that almost every other reality star takes a page from the drag queen guide to over-the-top glam, so why not just go for the real thing?Imagine next week's episode of The Real Trannies of the East Village, America's most popular gender-bender Amanda Lepore gets her own exclusive perfume.Cute cat fights, behind-the-scenes wig pulling, some naked tushy wiggling, along with a little lip enhancement, breast augmentation, fierce heels, one major party, and a babe who knows how to work the room-- with or without the de riquer stripper pole. It's the same set-up as every other pseudo rich bitch reality show

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How to grow out a bob hairstyle- Tips to avoid the dreaded soccer mom hairdo

I personally know how difficult it can be to stylishly grow out a bob hairstyle. Let's help this reader avoid the dreaded soccer mom hairdo in the process. I make an effort to keep my hair up-to-date and have been working a bob hairstyle for the past year. I loved the hairstyle and its simple chic appeal. However, its time has passed for me and I want to move on to a longer hairstyle. Here's the thing, now that my bob has grown out a bit and my hair reaches to the middle if my neck, my once cool cut has taken on the neither here nor there look of a suburban soccer mom-- sans the pearl studs and chinos!

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Windswept Hair – Tracy Reese Runway Hairstyles

Windswept Hair.. Runway Hairstyles, Natural hairstyling tips from the Tracy Reese fashion show Runway hairstyling tips How to get pretty and natural looking windswept hair with hairstyling tips from Edris for FHI Heat for the Tracy Reese Fashion fall fashion show. >>See runway photos from the fall Tracy Reese fashion show Dear Sharon:I have a good head of hair, which makes me kind of lucky when I want to change my hairstyle. But here's the thing, I'm getting hung up on this new undone wavy hairstyle that I have been seeing on the pages of magazines and it's wrecking my styling repertoire. I'm noticing a lot of ever-so-slightly styled wavy, almost curly yet rather deliberately mussy hair on models and

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Runway Hairstyles How-To Styling Tips…

Runway Hairstyles How-To Styling Tips... Get the Hot Summer Braids from the Tracy Reese fashion show Get the Hot Summer Braids from the Tracy Reese fashion show Dear Sharon: With hot weather coming, I can never quite get a daytime summer hairstyle that rocks a runway look without being too done or showy. Do you have any runway hair tips for stylish long hair in the summer? -- Hairess to Style (Portland, OR) Dear Hairess to Style: Getting a definitive, modern hairstyle for day can get a bit tricky—particularly when the weather gets hot and humid and your hair can go either limp or fizzy. Honestly, who has the time for complicated styling, hot rollers, or hair that may look

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Blow dry your hair like a pro…

Turbo power hairdryer for salon results at home The most powerful blow dryer for professional hair styling results at home - Twin Turbo 3200. At one of my highfalutin hair appointments, I asked the very chichi stylist how I could get the same gorgeous blowout at home? Instead of a hold-the-brush-this-way and use-this-product kind of hairstyling how-to, his response: “You need me”! Well, perhaps he's on the right track because you can get his tools. Frederic Fekkai, Oribe, the Jean-Louis David chain and 8 out of ten stylists in major United States salons all use the The Turbo Power Twin Turbo Ceramic Ionic 3200 blowdryer that's like no ordinary dryer, but a souped-up style salon on steroids. So good, that

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Celebrity Chic Hairstyles- Get a red carpet updo like Ellen Pompeo

In the throng of celebrity style, which can be pretty tiresome, Ellen Pompeo always stands out as an example of effortless chic. Admittedly, I also have a special eye towards her personal style since we are “related” because our pooches have the same parents. Breeder bros aside, the actor knows how to rock glamour in a very modern, elegant, and off-handed manner that is absolutely worth a double-take. Ellen Pompeo's simple chic hairstyle at last night's SAG awards was no exception. "Ellen was looking for a modern, cool, hip style - not your typical old Hollywood up-do," says her hair stylist for the event, Harry Josh, the Creative Consultant for the John Frieda Collection. "We went through tons of runway

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Sleek, straight hair tips right off the runway…

Simple chic, ponytail hairstyles from the Tracy Reese fashion show Sleek, straight hair tips right off the runway…Simple chic, ponytail hairstyles from the Tracy Reese fashion show Dear Sharon: I really want a straight hairstyle to compliment all the feminine clothing styles I've seen on the fashion runway this season. My hair has a bit of a bend to it, but it's not really that wavy. Whenever I try to style my hair straight, it looks too fluffy. Do you have any hairstyling tips to get a smooth straight hairstyle that's doesn't look limp or puffy? (Straight to Style— Bozeman, MT) Dear Straight to Style: Sweetness, you've got your styling right— when clothing is soft and feminine, hair needs to

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How to Seduce – with your makeup?!

Prescriptives unveils The Seducers color collection How to Seduce, with your makeup?! Prescriptives launches the Seducers makeup color collection. Bazillions of us wish there was some magic potion to bone up on the oh so delicate art of how to seduce that special someone. If there was only an oil, a fragrance, a studied list of seduction tips, anything to lure in Mr. Adorkable in the cubicle across the way. Well, my romantics souls… when it comes to tantalizing tricks and homebrewed hocus-pocus, the best bet to master the art of seduction is The Seducers-- a sultry in an old-movie star glamorous kind of way, makeup collection from Prescriptives. The Seducers, inspired by those gorgeous and alluring black and white

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How to Seduce – with your makeup?!

How to Seduce, with your makeup?! Prescriptives launches the Seducers makeup color collection. Bazillions of us wish there was some magic potion to bone up on the oh so delicate art of how to seduce that special someone. If there was only an oil, a fragrance, a studied list of seduction tips, anything to lure in Mr. Adorkable in the cubicle across the way. Well, my romantics souls… when it comes to tantalizing tricks and homebrewed hocus-pocus, the best bet to master the art of seduction is The Seducers-- a sultry in an old-movie star glamorous kind of way, makeup collection from Prescriptives. The Seducers, inspired by those gorgeous and alluring black and white celebrity photos of the 1940's spin

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