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الأربعاء، 14 مايو 2014

6 Makeup Tips to Enhance Your Best Assets in a Natural Way

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Splotchy Tone
Self-tanner is your friend—it will even out discoloration. Before you start, exfoliate with a body scrub. After showering, dry off completely and rub on the tanner in long, even sweeps from your neck down, says Victoria's Secret makeup artist Colleen Creighton, who recommends Victoria's Secret Beach Sexy Self-Tanning Tinted Lotion ($15, victoriassecret.com). Allow to dry before dressing.
Blemishes and Bruises
A concealer pencil or stick in your natural tone can easily camouflage bruises, scars, stretch marks, body acne, even leg veins. "Just draw or trace over the spot or line and lightly blend the concealer in with your fingertips. If it doesn't match perfectly, take a dab of your face foundation and put that on top," says Creighton. Try Urban Decay 24/7 Concealer Pencil ($19, urbandecay.com). The formula isn't too creamy, so it won't transfer onto your clothes.
Trouble Areas and Cellulite
For zones you'd rather not draw attention to (say, your tummy or thighs), darkness creates shadows that optically shrink them, explains Creighton. (Sounds like hocus-pocus, but it works—we tried it.) Mix a sweat-resistant foundation—like DermaBlend Professional Leg and Body Cover Foundation ($28, dermablend.com)—that's two or three shades darker than your natural skin tone with a body butter. Use a damp makeup sponge to cover the area you'd like to minimize. Let dry for 10 to 15 minutes.
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The 10 Worst Beauty Mistakes—And How to Fix Them



Some of our favorite nights are those spent making relatively bad decisions. Was it smart to stay out until 2 a.m. on a weeknight? Not exactly. Was it wise to have a martini or two before dyeing your hair at home? Probably not. Did you really need to binge-watch all of season three of The Wire on a Tuesday? Well, that last one's debatable. The point is, some of our fondest memories are forged on those evenings when we're not making the wisest of choices.
The only complication is when you can see the evidence of these adventures on your face (or hair or neck or teeth) the next day. It's not that you're ashamed of that hickey—it's that you don't want to deal with any questions your boss might have. Ahead, 10 bad-decision beauty problems and how to fix 'em—because you look kind of crazy holding that cold spoon to your neck.
1. You Gave Yourself a Bedicure
So you decided to leave your nail painting until the last minute. We can see it now. It's almost midnight. "It's OK," you tell yourself. "I'll just sleep with my hands flat on top of my belly, and my polish will dry just fine." Fast-forward six to eight hours later, and you're looking at a bedicure. And it's ugly.
The term was coined by Rouge18's Amber Katz, who found the perfect word for that small hell we all create for ourselves on the regular. Manicurist Madeline Poole says if you absolutely have to do the midnight mani, make sure you're using a quick-dry topcoat. (She recommends Seche Vite Quick Dry Topcoat and Sally Hansen Insta-Dri.) And remember the trick to the bedicure is all in the coats. "The thinner your coats of nail polish, the faster your nails will dry,” she says. “One coat of a sheer color will dry very quickly (like Jin Soon Tulle), and a topcoat helps cure the color beneath it, speeding up the dry time—despite the fact that it's another layer.”
If you still wake up with those smudged, weird-looking nails, Poole has some ways you can correct it: "Take a buffing block, and even out the wrinkles, smoothing out the nail to an even plane. You'll probably have to put another coat of color on toward the tip wherever there's bare nail showing. Don't glop it on! Then put one more coat of topcoat to seal the deal." Boom.
2. You Plucked The Bejeesus Out of Those Eyebrows
Tweezing can be a slippery slope. Once you get going with those tweezers, it can become difficult to see the forest through the trees. So when you wake up and realize you've gone too far, you're probably going to freak out. Brow expert Kristie Streicher has some solutions for both a temporary and long-term fix.
To start, you should go ahead and hide those tweezers because you two are officially on a break. Streicher says the only way to get your brows back to normal is to put them on a growth-promoting program. We're talking six to eight weeks here, people. "This means refraining from all tweezing—even the random stragglers that grow way down or out away from your brow," says Streicher.

Could Your Manicure Give You Skin Cancer?


Picking the right color isn't the only thing you should worry about at the salon: Nail drying lamps may increase your risk of skin cancer, according to new research that appeared in the journal JAMA Dermatology.
Previous research has raised concerns that the drying lamps used in nail salons may be carcinogenic—so researchers set out to test just how much UVA irradiance customers may be exposed to. They used a UVA/UVB light meter to test the radiation put out by 17 randomly selected nail drying lamps with a range of light source brands, bulb wattages, and number of bulbs per device. Turns out, there was a noticeable difference in the UVA irradiance emitted by the devices—and depending on where you place your hands, you might not even get the same UVA exposure each time you use the same device. Still, higher bulb wattage was correlated with higher UVA irradiance emitted.
The good news? Previous work has found that the average UVA irradiance needed to pose a health threat is 60 Joules/cm2—and the most powerful lamp sampled only emitted about eight Joules/cm2. The bad? You could reach the threshold for potential DNA damage in as few as 24 visits, says study author Lyndsay Shipp, M.D.
Further research is needed to really understand the health effects of nail salons' drying lamps. Still—it goes without saying that you'll want to protect your skin from UVA exposure as much as possible. Shipp says you don't have to skip manicures entirely but recommends avoiding lamps if you can (and just drying your nails with the fan instead). And if you must use a lamp (like with gel manicures), ask your nail technician to apply sunscreen that contains zinc oxide or titanium oxide before you expose your hands to the light. And of course, to sidestep the issue altogether, you could always give yourself a DIY manicure. These tips will help your color last longer.

10 Common Habits That Hurt Your Skin

Like all medical professionals, dermatologists subscribe to the Latin proverb "primum non nocere," or "first, do no harm." But, when it comes to your beauty routine, sometimes derms really, really want to smack you upside the head. "It’s amazing what some people do to their skin," says Doris Day, M.D., dermatologist and clinical associate professor of dermatology at New York University Langone Medical Center.

We're not talking obvious skin sabotage like chain-smoking Pall Malls or sprawling in a tanning bed. Some habits, like enthusiastic exfoliation and loading on anti-agers, are actually good practices gone wrong. However, with the expert tips and fixes below, "it's surprising how much the skin can forgive," says Day. As for those dermatologists? Just don't make them angry. You wouldn't like them when they're angry.
Habit 1: Picking At Your Skin
Hands off! Look, a zit only lasts a few days—a week, max—but residual redness and hyperpigmentation from picking and scratching can remain for months or even years. "Picking isn't just an issue with acne—it can cause scarring whenever and wherever you pick, whether it starts with keratosis pilaris, a bug bite, or for no reason at all," says Heidi Waldorf, M.D., dermatologist and director of laser and cosmetic dermatology at Mount Sinai Hospital. "In fact, if you start scratching a spot of normal skin, after a while it will thicken. And it can become an itchy bump, also called a prurigo nodule."
Waldorf's Rx: Toss your magnifying mirror. "If you need one to examine the spot, nobody else can see it in real life," she says. Trash your tweezers, too. Plucking chin hairs is a classic source of hyperpigmentation, especially in African-American women, and tweezing bikini hairs leads to ingrown hairs. "Stick Vaseline and a Band-Aid over anything you feel you just can't not pick," says Waldorf, who prescribes Kligman's Formula, a combination of two percent hydroquinone, 0.025 percent tretinoin, and one percent mometasone, to heal the damage. (If you're not seeing a skin doctor, try an OTC retinol and one percent hydrocortisone cream.) "Laser hair removal helps for people picking at hairs," she says. "If that hair's not there, there's nothing to pick. Resurfacing lasers like the Clear + Brilliant or Fraxel Dual can help even out hyperpigmentation."

If these scare tactics and skin tips don't stop your compulsive habit, you may have a condition known as excoriation disorder. The diagnosis was recently recognized by the American Psychiatric Association, and it’s characterized by "constant and recurrent skin picking" resulting in lesions that cause "clinically significant distress or impairment." (To learn more about the disorder, which affects an estimated two to four percent of the population, visit Trich.org.)
Habit 2: Licking Your Lips—A Lot
There's a myth out there that claims people can get addicted to lip balm. We checked—it's not real. "These people just have dry skin and miss the feeling of the balm when it's gone," says Day. You know what's really addictive? Lip licking. But when you moisten your lips that way, you actually wind up making things worse. The water in your saliva evaporates, leaving lips withered and cracked. "Saliva can contain bacteria and irritants, so you can end up with a rash around the lips as well," says Day, who recommends a lip balm with hydrating ingredients such as aloe and shea butter. (She likes FixMySkin Healing Lip Balm, which is spiked with one percent hydrocortisone for speedy healing.)
An aside: You might be tempted to brush your lips since flakes make lip color look particularly craggy and gross. Day says forget what you've read, and put down the toothbrush—a gentle swipe with a damp washcloth will suffice. "In trying to get a smoother look for a lipstick, brushing just makes them rougher and bumpier," she says. "Lips don't have oil glands, so you don't need to exfoliate them like the rest of your skin."
Habit 3: A One-and-Done SPF Style
Nothing—and we mean nothing—bothers a skin doc like a patient who's blasé about their SPF game. "Caucasian patients who come in the color of red walnut tell me they don't understand how it happened when they applied an SPF 100," says Waldorf. "I show them my spotless skin after spending a week outdoors in Thailand and Brazil using only SPF 30+. What people need to understand is that you need to use enough, often enough."
You'd think derms would be on-board with ultra-high SPF sunscreens, but nope. Turns out, these provide only marginally better protection than an SPF 30 lotion, which filters more than 95 percent of UV rays. Worse, they give a false sense of security. "Just as wearing a safety belt doesn't give you permission to drive 90 miles per hour on black ice while texting, applying a high-SPF sunscreen doesn't give you permission to remain outside otherwise unprotected all day," says Waldorf.

Apply enough broad-spectrum sunscreen to fill a shot glass—and apply it a half-hour before you go outside. (It needs time to soak in.) Then, reapply every two to four hours. For extra credit—and extra sun protection—layer on SPF-infused foundations, concealers, bronzers, blushes, and lip colors. Mineral makeup, such as the Bare Escentuals, Jane Iredale, and Pür Minerals lines, provides an extra barrier.
Habit 4: Ignoring Skin Fluctuations
"It’s important to pay attention to your skin and give it what it needs, the way it needs it, when it needs it," says Day. That means using lightweight, mattifying products in the summer; switching to heavier, more emollient ones in the winter; and using acne-fighting products before your period starts. ("If you wait until you're broken out, you're already behind," says Day.)
And don't rely on spot treatments. "Studies show that when you see a pimple, there are more in the surrounding area that haven't come up yet," she says. If your forehead is a problem area, treat the whole forehead. Ditto for the chin. Day likes benzoyl peroxide for its bacteria-crushing antiseptic properties and salicylic acid for flushing out pores. The Glytone Acne Treatment Kit (a cleanser, medicated toner, and treatment gel) contains both.
Habit 5: Exfoliating Your Face Off
Dermatologists understand why people love Clarisonic brushes and the super-clean feeling you get after using them or your favorite exfoliator. But chasing that beauty high has led a lot of patients to overdo it, scrubbing skin into a blotchy, irritated mess. Exfoliating too often breaks down the skin-barrier function, meaning new skin never has a chance to build up. Skin becomes more sensitive to irritation, which leads to inflammation and actually speeds aging.
"I recommend exfoliating twice a week if you have oily or acne-prone skin," says plastic surgeon and injectables expert Fredric Brandt, M.D., who uses in-office LED red-light therapy to reduce inflammation. "For sensitive or normal skin, once a week is fine." In order to seal and maintain the skin barrier, exfoliation should be followed by a gentle moisturizer, says Waldorf.

Met Ball 2014: Spot the Topshop dress

Jourdan Dunn and Toni Garrn in Topshop at the 2014 Met Ball Photo: Getty
Sir Philip Green must be high-fiving his Topshop staff this morning. Not only has the British high street label's new collaboration with Kate Moss been a roaring success, five top models chose to wear Topshop at the Met Ball last night.
How does good old Toppers fit in with a gala that took its theme from the late couturier Charles James, one might ask? The high street chain upped its game, that's how.
Kendall Jenner, Toni Garrn and Jourdan Dunn all posing in Topshop. Photo: Instagram/met
Crafting five bespoke designs for Jourdan Dunn, Toni Garrn, Kendall Jenner, Chanel Iman and Zoë Kravitz, the end results were satin gowns that matched the red carpet calibre of the Lanvin, Dior and Chanel creations sashaying alongside them. London beauty Dunn brought a shock of colour to the gala in a neon yellow gown, while fellow models Garrn, Jenner and Iman riffed off pale blue, oyster and silver shades, respectively. Kravitz, who has previously posed as the face of Alexander Wang, smouldered in burgundy.
Kendall Jenner and Chanel Iman. Photos: Getty
"As a starting point for the Costume Institute Gala Topshop dresses we researched the Charles James archives to inspire and influence the designs," a Topshop creative said of the process. "The dresses were made to measure with hand finishing on the bias hem, built-in corsets and fabrics were sourced especially to give the dresses a couture finish."
Zoe Kravitz. Photo: Reuters
Following the Arcadia fashion brand's success at last year's Met Ball, Topshop put five bespoke dresses, worn by stars including Nicole Richie and Jaime King, up for sale. Whether fans will be able to scoop up Kendall's cinched waist confection this year within the brand's Limited Edition line (last year's prices ranged between £300 - £500) remains to be seen.
With its finger firmly on the marketing pulse, Topshop was already promoting the other designs within its Limited Edition collection this morning. Just in time for prom season, no less. We can see another round of high-fives from Sir Philip happening again soon.
Topshop's new array of Limited Edition dresses. Photo: Instagram/topshop

Lancôme Golden Summer la collezione makeup per l’Estate 2014

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Lancôme ci porta già in Estate con la calda e intensa collezione Lancôme Golden Summer. Il focus è rappresentato dalle polveri dorate su viso, unghie e labbra; le tinte dell’oro sono abbinate alle nuance del blu e a un rivoluzionario mascara semi-permanente. Scopriamo subito i prodotti della collezione Golden Summer disponibile da Maggio 2014.

Golden Summer – Star Bronzer powder 001 Rose Méditerranée

Lancome Star Bronzer
In Estate non possiamo non utilizzare i bronzer, soprattutto quelli come Star Bronzer che, mixando polvere abbronzante con polvere dorata, accentuano la nostra abbronzatura per un effetto di pelle baciata dal sole, naturale  e luminoso. L’iconica rosa di Lancôme viene reinterpretata nella collezione estiva sulla cialda di questo prodotto must have.
prezzo 54,00€

Golden Summer – Pennllo Kabuki 001 Rose Méditerranée

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Il nuovo pennello kabuki di Lancôme: il taglio obliquo permette di avere in unico pennello le setole corte per scolpire il viso, setole lunghe per donare morbide sfumature sul resto del viso, collo e decolté. Da utilizzare in abbinamento alla Star Bronzer powder.
prezzo 43,35€

deBBY kajalPENCIL Waterproof, la nostra recensione

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Qualche settimana fa vi abbiamo annunciato l’uscita dei nuovi deBBY kajalPENCIL Waterproof, matite occhi dalla lunga tenuta e dal tratto intenso e deciso.
Oggi vi proponiamo le recensioni di tre delle 9 tonalità proposte, gentilmente inviateci dall’azienda.
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In vendita al prezzo di 5,90 € in tutte le profumerie e drugstore, i deBBY kajalPENCIL hanno colpito lo staff di MakeUpWorld.it per l’elevata pigmentazione e la texture morbida e scorrevole. Ma andiamo a vederli nel dettaglio.

kajalPENCIL 02 Chocoproof – provato da Valentina

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Una classica matita marrone intenso opaco, perfetta per quelle occasioni in cui vogliamo contornare lo sguardo con un effetto più