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Natural Red Carpet Beauty is NOT an Oxymoron! Get some French chic inspiration by way of Léa Seydoux

Cannes Do Chic Beauty: Let Léa Seydoux Teach You A Thing About French Beauty Looking natural, gorgeous, and knowing  how much makeup to apply can result in a fine line between looking overly made up (that K family) and washed out and frazzled (heeeeello, mirror). Instead of a makeup "how to look made up on the red carpet" tutorial, let's look at how to look just as pretty as we would like in our everyday lives… maybe, even with a hint of an ageless glow too! Let French actress Léa Seydoux be our shinging example based on her Cannes Do Chic Beauty look at the 66th Annual Film Festival  In a custom blue feather hemmed Louis Vuitton tube dress topped off with

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No time for (much) makeup, try a matte red lip a la Marni

Matte red lipstick for the love of color, a runway look you could STEAL right this minute… I don't know about you, but there sure are days for me when a quick swipe of makeup is just what I need to look alive. Crazy on the go days with no time for makeup and plenty of desire to glam it up and not scare children with a pasty looking face. I've got a quick beauty solution. And, it's a catwalk trend that is super affordable right now. BTW: You also saw a red lip on almost c'est chic lady when we covered Paris Fashion Week street style , but now you can take the inspiration further from the catwalks of Marni and

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Red Carpet Beauty: Adele keeping it real at the Oscars with drugstore hair products

Adele at the Oscars
We love the way Adele keeps it real and true to herself on the red carpet. We also love the way drugstore hair products were used to create her Bond girl hair at the Oscars. Adele's voluminous, half-up do was the right touch of glam to complement her Jenny Packham dress. Remember, Jenny Packham was one of the designer's from our New York Fashion Week Red Carpet picks?! >>CHECK OUT: Oscars 2013 Red Carpet Arrivals… as it happens Hairstylist Michael Ashton created Adele's red carpet hairstyle using drug store products from John Frieda. Here's the hairstyle how-to for you to try at home: Towel dry wet hair, removing excess moisture before working through Luxurious Volume Fine to Full Blow-Out Spray on mid-lengths and

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Want to tame curly hair to super straight? Look no further than Nicole Kidman at the SAG Awards for styling tips

Rewind, rewind, aaaaall the way back to Nicole Kidman's corkscrew curls. Well, it's been a long time coming and Nicole is rocking super stick straight hair at tonight's 19th Annual Sceen Actor's Guild Awards. We've got the down low on how YOU can switch up curly hair to super straight like Nicole's for a night. >>MORE: Red Carpet Here's the 411 on how to tame curly hair to super straight, like Nicole Kidman: Hairstylist David Babaii spotlighted Nicole's new bob cut by  warming a small amount of IT&LY's Pure Water Drops in the palms of his hands before applying it through the hair. Next, he dried her hair with a nozzle attachment and a large round brush to smooth hair completely

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Do you want something that YOU really can takeaway from Paris Couture Fashion Week? Red Lipstick, it is!

Dita von Teese at Elie Saab's show during the Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2013
We all dream about haute couture, but few, very few, of us can ever get close to it. But, by way of a little beautiful people watching from the Spring/Summer 2013 Haute Couture collections in Paris, there is ONE thing that we can all take away. At least from watching the glammed up attendees. A blast of red lipstick! Jessica Alba arrives at the Christian Dior Spring/Summer 2013 Haute-Couture show as part of Paris Week  A very strong red lip, in all the shades from orange reds to blue reds, were the must-have celebrity beauty takeaway from Paris Couture Fashion Week. Need I say more? Just look at Jessica Alba battling her way in the snow to Christian Dior, above. >>RELATED:

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Beauty Tips: Here’s how to look like Beyoncé. Well, her makeup at the Inauguration, at least.

With the lipsyncing brouhaha aside, Beyoncé did look stunning as she sang the National Anthem at the Inauguration. We were able to catch up with her makeup artist, Mally Roncal who worked with Beyonce for this special event and used products from her Mally Beauty line at QVC to share makeup tips from yesterday's event. This look "works on all ages, skin type and color," says Mally. Now, if we look at the photo above of Beyoncé with Mally, they kinda sorta really look alike. See, we told you that YOU can look like Beyoncé! Wink, wink.  Check out Mally's step-by-step beauty tips and tricks below so you can get the look too: ·         To first set the skin, apply my Perfect Prep Poreless Primer

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Michelle Obama’s Bangs, Oh Yes! The First Lady Keeps To Ageless Chic With A New Hairstyle

A quick little reminder about staying youthful and keeping your personal brand both modern and vital. Case in point: Michelle Obama turned 49 today with a few new things: @FLOTUS  (First Lady Of The United States), her Twitter handle where we got a first look at the First Lady's new hairstyle, BANGS! Yup, there is nothing like a new hairstyle to refresh your style, like Michelle Obama's bangs and layered do.  It sets your look ahead of the curve and creates the image of a mindfulness for an understanding of progress, rather than settled into the past. Think about that as you present YOUR brand to the world. Our First Lady understands that it's about the details when it comes to

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Hairstyle How To For Kate Middleton’s Updo- Ok, so you need Princess-worthy hair

We've all been amazed about the Princess worthiness of Kate Middleton's hair. The Duchess of Cambridge has a thick, long mane that puts our straggles to shame. Just on the offshoot, that you may have a gorgeous, thick head of covetable hair, we've got some quick hairstyle how's to achieve two of Kate Middleton's holiday hairstyles by way of Edward Tricomi, co-owner of Warren-Tricomi Salons. >>MORE: Hairstyle How-To'sThe first look for our Kate Middleton hair how to is the Updo, pictured above. What looks modern is the way it is brushed off her face in a regal, yet modern way. “This look is elegant, charming and surprisingly easy to achieve,” promises Tricomi. The healthy sheen keeps the style young, “Kate has mirror-like shine which makes her

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Bond Girl Makeup- Follow these step-by-step makeup tips for some 007 beauty thrills

Skyfall makeup parody
Have you seen the James Bond movie, "Skyfall" yet? I did and absolutely loved it.  Daniel Craig is right up there with Sean Connery in my book as best 007 and this movie has plenty of that old school sex appeal. Bérénice Marlohe is as gorgeous as expected as the new Bond girl. Here's something cool that you can takeaway: We've got the "Skyfall" makeup parody! Doesn't the model, above, look like a Bond girl? >>MORE: Beauty Yup, celebrity makeup artist, Kristina Brown, created the Bond girl makeup look with Votre Vu’s French Accents, available at votrevu.com, in this adorable spoof. Here's Kristina's Votre Vu makeup step-by-step on how you can prepare for a rendezvous with 007… Start out with a really hydrated, moisturized face.

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Guest Post Submission Guidelines & Editorial Suggestions for Experts

Thank you for your suggestion to CONTRIBUTE A GUEST POST on FocusOnStyle.com, the expert fashion, beauty & style site, delivering can-do chic online since 1999. Due to popular demand, we are considering individual guest posts from experts in their field along with founder Sharon and our Masthead of Expert Contributors. WE DO NOT ACCEPT GUEST POSTS FROM CONTENT BLOGGERS OR CONTENT NETWORKS. YOU MUST BE A WORKING EXPERT IN YOUR FIELD TO BE CONSiDERED. Here's the thing: We get pitched A LOT for guest posts. Therefore, we are not able to consider submissions that may overlap with what has already been published, are already on our editorial schedule, are not written in the editorial style or viewpoint of FoS (please be

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Runway Now: Nude Nail Polish, The Beauty Trend To Wear Now

butter LONDON at The Row Spring 2013
Nude nail polish, right from the Spring 2013 New York Fashion Week runway.  There's nothing we love more than when classic is on trend! This catwalk trend that SHOULD BE in every stylish woman's beauty arsenal, if it's not already. >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS  It's CLASSY not crazy. Forget neon color nails and  grotesque nail designs. (Almost) naked is better and VERY chic. Age-Appropriate Tip: What you can pull off for your toes, doesn't always rock on you hands no matter how trendy it may be at the moment. I've never been a fan of kooky nail colors for a mani after a certain age… let's face it, mint green nails and wrinkled hands are not a pretty combo.  It's far

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Brad’s Runway Beauty Notes from #NYFW- Makeup tips too!

Jason Wu
Brad Boles is taking some notes on runway beauty for Spring 2013. Here are his thoughts thus far. Oh, yeah, we got him to throw in a few how-to makeup tips just for you too! Jason wu  >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS Jason Wu once again seduced us with a winning collection and flawless make-up with his Spring 2013 outing.Jason Wu S/S 2013 sees the designer expand his repertoire with noirish elegance while citing Helmut Newton as a touchstone for inspiration. Quite a departure indeed, but in his hands, the notion was strictly polished. The make-up and hair was flawless and unmistakably refined, from the red lips to the played-up eyes. It didn't look heavy… which made for a pitch-perfect duet. Elegance

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Get the Do – Kate Beckinsale’s Easy To Manage Hairstyle

Star style favorite Kate Beckinsale made a bold look seem easy to manage with an undone hairstyle that you'll be able to pull of with expert advice straight from the pro's who helped her In Giorgio Armani Privé at the premiere of her latest film Total Recall, actress Kate Beckinsale made the correct and inspiring choice to play down her dress' opulent motif with simple hair that made her look all the more modern. >>DISCOVER MORE TIPS: Our Beauty Section Celebrity hairstylist Mara Roszak, who created Beckinsale’s look took a cue from her statement making dress and created a texturized look Roszak describes as “edgy and undone, with an effortless feel.” >>LEARN FROM THE PRO'S: Olympian Hair Care Advice Get Kate’s

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