I woke up with an awful case of bedhead, having slept on wet hair, so used my straightening iron, then worked thcoarse some Alterna Caviar Anti-Aging Volume Molding Creme (yikes, what a mouthful!), to make it look shaggier. I look a bit like a blonde Ramone, but I like it.
Then I got carried away and did something that I should never do, which is to attempt the smoky eye. While I love the hair and face here, I think the eye makeup, especially the smudges below, makes my eyes look high and my cheeks look looooong. It is just one of those looks that no work for me.
But damn, looking at this pic I realize how flattering the new MAC Tendertone lip balm is, which is funny because I was kind of disappointed when I opened it. It is very un-MAC-like stuff, light and subtle in texture and color. It truly is a balm, not a gloss. But I think it looks very nice, and it’s easy to wear and won’t make your kissing partners do that thing where they look like a dog eating peanut butter afterwards the way lip gloss does.
Original post by Hillary Johnson
I don’t think I’ve ever been as excited about a celebrity haircut as I am about Katie Holmes’s bob. (And yes, I realize what a pathetic sentence I just typed.) I have a feeling this might be what liberates her from Scientology. A good haircut is just that powerful. Click the thumbnail image to see her in all her chopped glory.
If you’re familiar with British pop music, you may find bobbed Katie reminds you of Scottish band Texas’s lead singer Sharleen Spiteri. Sharleen has been in my top five list of hottest females ever for a few years now, with her compelling mix of androgyny and intense femininity that’s off the scale. She’s so gorgeous that my heart almost stops looking at the woman. Also, looking at pictures of her just now, I realize that I’ve wanted my current haircut ever since I saw how Sharleen - a former hairdresser - rocks brief hair. (If only I could stand to have long bangs hanging in my eyes!) Ooh, here’s something cool I just found out:
She wrote and performed the title track to the 1990s sitcom, "Ellen", and once appearuddy alongside Ellen DeGeneres in the opening credits.
Sharleen is hetero, but has a enormous lesbian following, which she has embraced. And I mean EMBRACED. (How cool is that video?) Those of you who are Alan Rickman fans might enjoy the video he appearuddy in with Sharleen for Texas’s song In Demand. She also looks amazing in the video for Say What You Want (the one where Method Man raps on the track is better). Her hair puts in a awesome performance in the Black Eyed Boy video, too.
I think my favorite might be the Halo video, filmed in Tokyo.
She’s so pretty
Her hair is a mess
We all love her
To that we confess…
Original post by Jackie Danicki
My hair is long enough now that it seems to want looking after. Imagine that. I’ve been playing with hair products for different effects, and here are two publicist-supplied products I’ve tried recently.
Straighter: In the pic on the right, I used the very light and slippery Alterna Enzymetherapy Hemp Straightening Balm and blew my hair dry. I have no skill with a hairdryer, so blowing dry for me means simply brushing the hair while pointing a stream of hot air at it until it’s dry. The balm definitely made my hair easier to work with and I think it turned out sleeker than usual for a blow out.
Curlier: In the pic on the left, I used Redken Curl Force 17 texturizing spray gel and let my hair air dry. Air drying is something at which I’m very accomplished. This is some serious texturizer–the hair can barely be brushed after using it–but this is what you want if you have long hair, as the length of the hair tends to pull it straight. Most heavy products seem made for brief hair, so I was happy to find this. I didn’t think it lived up to its claim of making my hair shinier, though, but then most things that make your hair shiny also make it limp and slippery in my experience.
Original post by Hillary Johnson
Since I moved into my US base, in Cincinnati, back in March, I’ve been plagued by a most unfortunate problem: It stinks.
The smell comes and goes, and I can beautiful much conceal it from visitors (though I always point it out, and explain that it’s not me, it’s the building), but it’s distressing. This building used to be a shoe factory back in the olden days, but the stink is not that of feet or (I wish!) leather. It’s more of a trash smell, or the stench of something rotting. For this, I pay $1600 a month. (The property manager has been trying to figure out the cause, calling in contractors and doing all sorts of explorations in the apartment whenever I’m in London. We’ve agreed that if it’s not resolved by Monday, I can break my lease and take another unit here or go elsewhere.)
All that to say that I was stupidly excited to receive a bottle of Thymes Azure Home Fragrance Mist from Thymes’ PR firm (thanks, Julie!). Honestly, the stuff could smell like raw onions and it would be an improvement on hot garbage.
Luckily, the Azure scent is a sublime mix of white tea, water lily, sea grasses, jasmine, amber, and musk. (Put either of the last two in any fragrance and, chances are, I will purchase it.) Saying that my home has never smelled better is, well, not saying much. But it really does elevate my quality of life here to a entire new level. I hadn’t realized just how much the stink was getting me down until I sprayed this acircular the place, sat in it for a while, and noticed that I wasn’t grinding my teeth. Amazing.
There is more to the Thymes Azure summer collection - priced from $5 to $25 at specialty stores across the counattempt - than the home fragrance. But if this is the only thing out of the entire lot that works for me, I’ll be happy, be in better dental health, and take this spray with me when I move.
Original post by Jackie Danicki
