Must Have Make-up Items

Urban Decay - Eyeshadow Primer Potion - $16

You just apply a dab to eye lids and spread all over with your finger tips.

Like the name says it's a base for your eye makeup. This stuff is a pretty neat invention! It's strong enough to help your eye makeup stay smudge-free all day, which as you know is NOT an easy task. Great for clubbing and other events where you don't exactly have time to obsess over how your make up looks.

AND...

Instead of the usual eyebrow gel:

Anastasia - Brow Fix - $19 (Sephora)

What it is:

Brow Fix is a colorless brow wax you draw on to keep eyebrows in order.

What it is formulated to do:
Designed to keep brows in place with flexibility, Brow Fix is best used after applying brow color for a subtle defined look.

Karolina Kurkova looks a Lot Like Heidi Klum

Here is beautiful supermodel Karolina Kurkova modeling freshly injected super lips at a gig on behalf of Victoria's Secret. [cosmetic-makeovers.com]

Lindsay Lohan poses in a Calvin Klein dress

Lindsay Lohan poses in a Calvin Klein dress at the Heart Truth Red Dress fashion show at New York Fashion Week on Friday. The annual charity show features celebrity models and guest designers to raise awareness about women’s heart disease. — Reuters

General Motor’s Celebrity Fashion Show — 2007

In light of the awards season (the Oscars are this weekend), General Motors throws its annual GM “Ten” event — a charity-driven celebrity couture fashion show. It’s where fashion, cars, and Hollywood join forces for one special night.

Christina Schmidt-Top plus size Fashion Model and Celebrity Profile

Christina Schmidt is a 19-year-old Canadian plus-size model and actress whose beauty, confidence, and talent have earned her professional acclaim, and have made her a role model for a generation of full-figured girls.

Tara Keely, Sexy White Bridal Gown

Tara Keely, Sexy White Bridal Gown.

Pretty Anne Hathaway On white Dress

Pretty Anne Hathaway On white Dress

Pussycat Dolls - When I Grow Up Album

The Pussycat Dolls photo from When I Grow Up Album.
when i saw Pussycat Dolls,they alway used a lether black lingerie as her costumes on the stage.i never seen the pussycat dolls used a sexy dress like lingerie,or night dress.but,i thinks they are the most sexy women on this planet.

Beyonce Knowles & Scarlett Johansson in a new Disney advertising campaign

Singer Beyonce Knowles, actress Scarlett Johansson and footballer David Beckham are among the stars appearing in a new Disney advertising campaign.

Renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz shot the celebrities in various fairytale guises in a promotion for Walt Disney's theme parks.

Recruited by Disney to promote Disneyland and Walt Disney World's Year of a Million Dreams campaign, Leibovitz persuaded her famous friends to dress up as classic Disney characters. The first images in this ongoing series will appear in the March issues of Vogue, Vanity Fair, W, GQ, Conde Nast Traveller, Cookie and The New Yorker reports USA TODAY.

Atelier Versace Fall 2008 Collection

The Atelier Versace Fall 2008 Collection reflects the season's accent on feminine style. These fabulous evening gowns were designed with dipped backs alongside draped, ruffled or printed fabric and panel pleats.

Most designers choose to show off their gowns by appointment only, which is understandable, but thanks to frillr.com, we get to drool and judge the collection of Donatella's creations, as modeled by Georgina Stojilkovic.

Article: Most Dangerous Cosmetics

I got interested in reading up on Sodium Laureth Sulfate free shampoo's seeing as I truly have noticed my hair is a bit thinner then before. I stumbled across a bunch of other usefull info and thought it way too important not to share since this is a beauty blog too.

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Most Americans use beauty products or cosmetics in form or another but few stop to consider what hidden dangers may lurk within those pretty glass bottles with the colorful advertising. Many cosmetic products are swimming with chemicals that have the potential to cause health problems ranging from allergies to cancer. In order to protect your health, it may be helpful to know which beauty products have the potential to be the most damaging:

Nail Polish

Nail polishes may look harmless, but lurking within those beautiful colors is a toxic chemical known as DBP [...] because DBP has been shown to cause birth defects in mice. This substance has already been banned in Europe and some of the cosmetic companies within the U.S. are taking steps to remove this potentially dangerous chemical. At the very least, use of nail polishes containing DBP should be avoided during pregnancy.

Sunscreens

[...] use of sunscreens may not be so healthy for your cells. Several problems exist relating to the use of sunscreens. Most sunscreens contain chemicals such as PABA and benzophenones that are known to generate free radicals.
As you may already know, free radicals have been shown to cause cellular DNA damage and potentially increase the risk of certain chronic diseases including cancer. In addition, some ingredients found in sunscreens have estrogen like effects on the body which can potentially increase the risk of breast cancer, uterine cancer, fertility problems in men, as well as contribute to a wide range of other health problems.

Body Powders

[...] Talc is a substance that's similar in structure to asbestos which is a known human carcinogen. Past studies have shown that women who talcum powder in the genital area increase their risk of ovarian cancer by up to sixty percent. [...] Talc has been shown to cause tumors in animals when inhaled.

Dark Hair Dyes

This has been an area of controversy with some studies showing an association of use of hair dyes with an increased cancer risk and others showing weak or no association. The most recent studies show that use of dark hair dyes, but not light ones, may increase their risk of developing a certain type of lymphoma. Nevertheless, dark hair dyes contain a variety of chemicals that are suspected carcinogens.
For some of these cosmetics and beauty products, you may be able to form more healthy alternatives. There are sunscreens on the market that use zinc oxide as the active ingredient which presents less of a health hazard than PABA. Henna may be a good alternative to hair dye. Be sure to read labels carefully and make sure you understand what you're putting on your skin. It could save your life.

Be pending.. I will be doing more research on better alternatives and which products don't contain such ingredients.
As far as nail polishes, I checked Sally Hansen and it doesn't seem to contain the ingredient DBP. Since it's been banned in Europe I doubt there is too much concern. Just look out for DBP and/or phthalate in the ingredients if you want to be careful.

Kate Moss tops Tatler's Best Dressed list

Kate Moss has been hailed the world's best dressed person by Tatler.

Her ex-boyfriend Jefferson Hack and his supermodel girlfriend Anouck Lepere are joint second on the list by the prestigious British society magazine.

Actress Sienna Miller is fourth and Jarvis Cocker's stylist wife Camille Bidault-Waddington is fifth.

The magazine said of Moss: "(She) looks good in anything she wears ¨C whatever the combination. (She) has an assortment of tastes, like pick 'n' mix, which are always tempting. A true trendsetter."

Japan Fashion Week: 2008 Spring/Summer Collections

Japanese and in fact Asian fashion mainly due to New York designers of Asian descent such as Derek Lam, Vera Wang, Anna Sui, and Philip Lim but also because of the street style, especially Style Arena about Tokyo street style. This is the reason why I start browsing for asian designers and started with Japan Fashion Week as a fashion week usually gathers the best designers. Thirty-six fashion houses presented their 2008 spring/summer collections. Junya Tashiro (born in 1974) is a Japanese fashion designer based in Fukuoka City who creates women's clothes, mainly dresses and skirts, as well as handbags and fashion accessories. He often uses natural fabrics such as linen and a basic, earthy palette.For more on this matter check the official Japan Fashion Week website www.jfw.jp.

Japan Fashion Week: 2008 Spring/Summer Collections

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin 2008: Top model Eva Padberg and the new Mercedes-Benz CLC

Leading model Eva Padberg and the new Mercedes sports coupé CLC share top billing in the key visual for the second Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin, which takes place from January 27 - 31, 2008. The new CLC will be unveiled to the public for the first time at the fashion event.

The purpose of the key visual is twofold: It will be used as a motif on adverts, posters and event materials promoting the Berlin event, and at the same time will generate interest and a sense of anticipation in advance of the world premiere of the new CLC, because the photo reveals only part of the sport coupé. Most of the body is hidden by the vivid yellow fabric of the evening gown worn by Eva Padberg. The CLC will then be revealed in all its beauty on January 27, 2008 at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin 2008.

Marc Jacobs Spring Street bag

Feast your eyes on this! Purple is the "it" color this season.

This quilted, structured leather tote with front pocket detailing has a smooth surface finish on the sides, gold toned hardware and slit pockets on front and back. Additional zippered pocket on the front. Double top handles. Back wall zippered pocket. Front wall slit pocket.

This beauty is currently retailing for a hefty $ 1.648.

British designer Katharine Hamnett enjoys fashionable return

ROME (Reuters Life!) - British designer Katharine Hamnett is relishing a comeback now that the fashion world has finally caught up with her campaigning notions about clothes.

Hamnett stormed off the fashion stage four years ago after her pleas to use organic cotton fell on deaf ears.

But the designer whose oversized T-shirts with slogans like "Choose Life" and "Use a Condom" were all the rage in the 1980s is enjoying a return now that "ethical fashion" is in vogue.

"Years ago when I was talking about this I was a voice in the wilderness and now I have people come up to me and say 'Oh, you were right all along,"' Hamnett said in an interview at Rome fashion week, where she was promoting ethical fashion.

Once a fixture on the London catwalk scene, Hamnett severed her contracts with licensees in 2004 to commit what she calls "commercial suicide" and went back to selling T-shirts when her social and environmental initiatives drew little support. [ read more ]

Leggy Shoes Modeling

Leggy Shoes Modeling

Friedrich Gray 07 modeling fashion show

From fragility to sporty punky garments.right model on the right side is Sophie Ward, sister of super model Gemma Ward.

Anna Sui Spring Fashion Show 2007

The only designer that does Boho right is Anna Sui. Anna Sui's was pure unadulterated fun, with models who smiled, had punky stripes in their hair and and wore outfits that somehow merged the 30s with the 70s.

Sui concentrated on funky prints, great colour combos and mixing textures like chiffon and denim, silk and sequins, for a beautiful collection that put a modern spin on very retro shapes. Though hard to wear in reality, the high-waisted hotpants teamed with puff-sleeved blouses and layered tops were really cute, as were the signature printed dresses in diaphanous fabrics.

Easy tailoring was gorgeous too, with great wide-leg high waisted trousers teamed with waistcoats and 3/4 sleeve jackets. puffed sleeves, bows and scarves kept the look feminine and not too Bugsy Malone. The shoes had a 70s vibe - high platforms and perspex chunky heels.
[ debutanteclothing.com ]