Posts with tag tips

The importance of good lighting is often overlooked, but as all good fashionistas, like Cher in Clueless, it's vital that one not stumble into some bad lighting, if it can be helped. And when you have home field advantage, there's no reason whatsoever to have a bad lighting concept. With just a bit of planning, you can get your room to glow.

Domino has five great tips for lighting your home beautifully, and we're including our suggestions on how to best make it happen in the gallery. We'll make sure your lighting concept is hip, flattering, and completely useful!

I've always plucked my own eyebrows, but a few months back, I realized they were looking a little sparse. (Okay, I had accidentally tweezed them into oblivion.) So when I was given a gift certificate to the Warren|Tricomi salon in my Los Angeles neighberhood, I decided to make an appointment for an eyebrow shaping and tinting with Kristie Streicher and see if she could help.

Kristie--who herself looks like she belongs walking the red carpet--has worked with celebrities from Julia Roberts to Molly Sims in her ten years as an eyebrow specialist. Still, I was surprised by just how polished I looked after she tinted, tweezed and trimmed my brows. Now, I'm happy to say my eyebrows are no longer in critical condition. In fact, they're pretty much perfect.

We gave you the step-by-step on the perfect pluck a while back, and now Kristie has been kind enough to exclusively share her list of expert eyebrow-grooming dos and don'ts with the Stylelist crowd.

There are so many bits of makeup advice flying around out there that it can be hard to absorb it all. Not all of it applies to all skin types, and what works for one person's look might not work for yours. But still, we collect these little nuggets of wisdom like the tooth fairy collects teeth because when the right tip comes along, it can rock our world.

Having curly hair is like having an unpaid second job, with all the time it takes to find the right product and the right technique to make your behave and be beautiful.

Atlanta-based Keneesha Hudson got tired of living a double life and decided to make it her first job. She opened Urbanbella, a "Curly Hair Apothecary" that specializes in curly, kinky and wavy hair textures.

Adding to her own experience (her hair looks awesome, and isn't she pretty?) Keneesha and her team of experts find and test the best products.

If you can't make it to Georgia to have an in-person consultation, you can at least check out Urbanbella's favorite products, like Kinky Curly Curling Custard and Miss Jessie's Stretch Silkening Crème, and follow Keneesha's tips for bringing out the best in your curls:

If you're looking to lose 10 pounds instantly, the easiest (and safest) way to do so is with your clothes. Regardless of what your problem area is, the right clothes can help you to look thinner, curvier, or more proportional -- whatever it is you need.

We have several tips, courtesy of Ladies Home Journal, that will help you look thinner instantly, so if you've got a big day coming up (special date, big presentation, first day back at school), use these tips to get a quick boost of confidence. You'll look fabulous, we promise!

Isobella Jade is a model in New York City, she runs three modeling blogs and also a pod cast called Model Talk. She is also the author of Almost 5'4", which will be available in 2009 through an imprint of Harper Collins,The Friday Project, in early 2009.



For more info on plastic recycling by the numbers, check out this post on our sister site, Green Daily. And for tips on how to recycle less commonly-accepted plastics (like #3, #6, and #7), go here.

Isobella Jade is a model in New York City, she runs three modeling blogs and also a pod cast called Model Talk. She is also the author of Almost 5'4", which will be available in 2009 through an imprint of Harper Collins,The Friday Project, in early 2009.


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If you have a curvy figure, it's entirely likely that there are some days you wake up wishing you had a skinny, straight body. We can guarantee you that there's another girl somewhere with the opposite body type wishing she had some more curves -- the grass is always greener in somebody else's closet. However, we think it's really important to appreciate what you have, and that means learning to make the most of it.

Sometimes making the most of it will mean pulling attention away from a certain body part, and sometimes it means bringing the eye to a particular body part. These tips will help you figure out how to do both, with style.

Mixing and matching prints can be intimidating. Do it right, and you're a risktaker! With such fashion sense! However, do it wrong, and you'll look like you lost a bet. Fortunately, we found three tips at SheFinds.com that will help you mix up prints in style!

The Stylelist post about hair myths and truths got us thinking about our favorite hair gear.

Their expert sort of, um, debunked volumizing shampoos, but we love thickening products. In fact, three of our top five faves are thickening related!

They also said that a blow out is vital for high volume, and this combined dryer/round brush is another big favorite.

Now it's your turn. What are your cherished hair beautifiers? Best products, styling tools, techniques? Don't be shy, come on and share!

We can't wait to hear from you!

We are going to share a real beauty secret with you. It pains us a little to do it, especially because it is so simple, and also because it might make you hotter than we are and then how are we going to win Johnny Depp's elusive affections?

Seriously, we have a secret. We know what we're talking about.

Here's a tip so good you won't want to tell your friends:

Let's say you haven't been dating for very long, and you don't want to come off like a commitment-obsessed psycho by going all out on a super-formal Valentines Day date. So you're keeping it casual. Sounds easy, right?

Sort of. While, chances are, you dress down for most nights grabbing dinner, catching a movie, or just vegging out on the couch, this is still a special occasion -- even if you're both pretending it's not. Make sure your date knows you care by dressing it up a notch. Don't go nuts -- showing up in black tie attire (or a formal gown, or whatever) is likely to make your relatively unfamiliar partner feel really uncomfortable.

Ladies:

• A little extra attention on the accessories goes a long way. Try a nicer necklace, or even some glitzy earrings.
• Remember, you're going for a look that's slightly spruced up compared to how you normally dress. So if your everyday style is a ratty t-shirt and sweatpants (God forbid), a pair of jeans and halfway decent top will do the trick.

Guys:

• Unless you're particularly fashion-forward, look for little ways to show you thought about your appearance before the big (albeit casual) date. No hats, no holes, no beer logos.
• Shoes are the key -- they can be the difference between slob and sloppy chic. Try a stylish slip-on -- it's inexpensive, effective, and laid back enough for jeans and an untucked shirt.

So give it a shot. With a small amount of forethought, you can help make sure this isn't the last Valentines Day the two of you spend together.

It's nearly impossible for me to find jeans that fit, so I can only assume that, for women, this is an exercise in futility. However, if you are on a quest for the perfect pair, maybe the ladies at Zafu.com can help. In this video segment, they give some basic information about the different cuts you'll find -- skinny jeans, boot cut, flare, etc -- and at their website, they go incredibly in-depth in helping your find the right jeans for you.

Want to know the best jeans for your body type? Where should the pockets be to make your butt look good? The Zafu team answers questions like these, and even has a "Jean Finder" that uses mathematical calculations to help you figure out why your current pair don't fit right, and what should you look for next time you go shopping.

Will someone please make a sight like this for guys?

[via Hip Candy]

Yesterday when I was poking around the Smashbox website, I stumbled across a professional makeup tip that tops all other professional makeup tips! I've mentioned before that my great beauty woe is having dark circles under my eyes that remain no matter how much sleep I get. It's a genetic thing -- my father has them, too. On better days, I consider them "soulful" or even "unique", but to tell you the truth, I'd buy just about any product to get rid of them.

After reading about concealer application on the Smashbox site, I realized that it was possible that part of my problem was not the product but the application. You see, usually, I paint on my concealer in one direction, starting at the corner of my eye, and traveling along occipital ridge (check it: physiology knowledge). Smashbox suggests using a cross-hatch pattern with the concealer brush starting directly under your eye. This morning, I tried the new technique out, and I'll be a monkey's uncle -- it worked!

Oh how I love you my new cross-hatch makeup application technique!