Evans model Crystal Renn’s glamour tips for fuller-figure girls

(Drafted from www.dailyrecord.co.uk on 23-Dec-2008 by Lindsay Clydesdale)
CRYSTAL Renn had a glamorous career as a globe-trotting model before deciding she’d had enough of the Size Zero lifestyle.
The American beauty began modelling as a teenager but after being encouraged to lose a third of her weight to win more work, she became concerned about her health.
Now 22, [...]

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Short Crops Vs Long Locks

(Drafted from www.femalefirst.co.uk on 23-Dec-2008 by Laura Terry)
It’s the battle that has raged on for years, and since a recent survey has revealed that men actually prefer long wavy hair to short pixie crops, who do you think has the edge?
Well, Cheryl Cole can claim responsibility for making hair extensions and backcombing cool again, as she was [...]

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Expert Tips for Long-Lasting Night Make up

(Drafted from news.softpedia.com on 23-Dec-2008)
The secret is in a good primer!
 
Women know that, while the moment they step out the door for a night out, they look as if ripped from a glamour magazine, not the same can be said for when they return home in the wee hours of morning. Although celebrity makeup artist [...]

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‘Lipstick effect’ – make-up sales soaring in recession

(Drafted from www.marieclaire.co.uk on 23-Dec-2008)
As the economy grinds to a halt and spending hits an all-time low, sales of lipstick are soaring.
It is well known in financial circles that when times get tough people stop splurging on the large extravagant purchases such as cars and, instead, treat themselves to small luxuries like lipstick.
So, when our lips [...]

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Nicky Hambleton-Jones interview: Making over

(Drafted from thescotsman.scotsman.com on 22-Dec-2008 by Claire Black)
I DON’T often smarten myself up before a telephone interview, but I can’t help it before speaking to Nicky Hambleton-Jones, the woman who was once the wrinkle-free face of Ten Years Younger (but who at 38, it seems, is no longer young enough).
Perhaps I’m afraid that those ever-present [...]

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A perfect home manicure

(Drafted from www.dailytimes.com.pk on 22-Dec-2008 by Javeria Ejaz Khan)
Here are some steps for doing an affordable yet great-looking home manicure. Try it!
Jealous of Victoria Beckham’s perfectly manicured, precisely shaped, square cut nails, costing her $850 for one sitting? Don’t worry, I’ve got a smart simple easy way, you can curb your depression in under less than [...]

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Healthy-Hair Strategies

(Drafted from lifestyle.msn.com on 22-Dec-2008)
Getting hot locks can be a catch-22: You assault your mane with blow-dryers, brushes, and styling tools to make it look great. But over time, all that primping can leave hair dull and brittle. What’s a girl to do? Follow this advice from our book Cosmo’s Sexiest Beauty Secrets for preventing [...]

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Beauty: Are You Ready for Your Close-Up?

(Drafted from www.nypost.com on 22-Dec-2008 by Beth Landman)
How to save face—and look your very best—as technology ushers in a new level of beauty perfection.
We all want to look as fabulous as the folks on TV. But in the real world, without make-up artists and hair stylists, it’s not easy. And it’s about to get even harder [...]

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Four beauty bag essentials for a hangover

(Drafted from women.timesonline.co.uk on 22-Dec-2008 by Sarah Vine)
The latest kit to revive you the morning after the night before
There is such a thing as too much preparation. I know someone who recently spent 12 hours getting ready for a date. Twelve hours, I tell you. I rang her at 9.50am, and she was just applying [...]

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Glam Slam: Holiday Hair

(Drafted from www.accesshollywood.com on 19-Dec-2008 By Ryan Patterson)
“Adir is the man. He’s awesome. He cuts my hair, he cuts my friends’ hair.”
That’s Rosario Dawson raving about her mane man, Adir Abergel of LA’s Frederick Fekkai Melrose Place Salon.
With props like that, Adir, who has also worked with Anne Hathaway and Sienna Miller, seemed like the perfect [...]

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