Thursday 7 August 2014

Watch Laverne Cox Give Conan Hair Style Advice

Last night on “Conan,” the cast of “Orange Is the New Black” appeared together on a late night talk show for the first time. But before the festivities got underway, Conan O’Brien received a last-minute change-up regarding his hair stylist.

There are plenty of reasons we kan't keep up with the Kardashians. Between pregnanices and million-dollar-grossing phone apps, it seems like every day they're debuting some type of new product/family member. And today is no different.

Women's Wear Daily reported Thursday that sisters Kardash are launching a line of hair tools in partnership with Farouk Systems, the powerhouse behind some of your favorite hair products (Chi and Biosilk, anyone?)

One could argue that every summer is the summer of blonde, but this summer’s particularly bright, thanks to a slew of women, from Maggie Gyllenhaal to Lauren Conrad, going platinum. Gone are beachy highlights and faded ombre in favor of white-blonde hair that looks cool—and causes serious damage. But exactly how much damage is what I wanted to know. The scoop, below.

Time's precious when you're a mom of four! So says Tori Spelling, who debuted her new hair cut on Wednesday, Aug. 6, via Instagram—revealing she did it herself!

PHOTOS: Tori and Dean's romantic vow renewal

With Ladies Day in full swing at the Dublin Horse Show, the four-legged fillies were barely getting a look in.

"I'd like to watch the showjumping but..." shrugged a contestant preoccupied between keeping her large hat balanced and maintaining her place in the queue.

And with acclaimed milliner Philip Treacy on the judging panel, the stakes were higher than ever.

House of Style in the house for #TBT!

Pop star Iggy Azalea is channeling her inner fashionista and reviving the MTV show that first aired in 1989 and ran for 11 years. HOS is probably best remembered for its original and hottest hostess, Cindy Crawford, who led the model-happy series for six sexy years. One unforgettable episode (No. 50) featured Dennis Rodman, with whom Crawford goes bathing suit shopping in Seattle (hello, banana hammock) in 1996.

As the Obama administration this week encourages U. S. companies to boost investment and trade in Africa, one small business already was embracing the challenge with gusto.

Hann Powerboats, of Sarasota Fla., recently shifted from making fishing and patrol boats to also churning out high-powered gunboats that are fending off oil pirates off the coast of Nigeria.

Nick Mohammed's excitable alter ego stages a musical version of Dracula that is pure knockabout fun

Character comedy usually requires the establishment of a consistent, well-defined character – a boorish pub landlord, say, or foot-in-mouth TV presenter. Nick Mohammed's alter ego Mr Swallow is one of the most vivid comedy personae doing the rounds, even though it has seldom been clear precisely who he is, or what (if anything) he is parodying. That is a testament to the strength of Mohammed's bizarre characterisation: the colossally self-absorbed Swallow can be transposed to any predicament, and he'll still be wittering on, getting excitable and imposing himself where he's not wanted.

Want something that’ll play nice with your entire closet? Look no further than the basic shirtdress.

“You can wear it day to night, and you can wear it office to playtime,” says Toronto-based stylist Talia Brown. “It’s a very classic look. It’s never going to get old - it’s never going to go out of style.”

I'm Belfast born and bred, it's my home. So the business is firmly rooted in Belfast.

I've always had an interest in fashion. I came from an era when mums made the clothes from bits and bobs of unique and unusual fabrics. My love of colour and texture were nurtured by my mum. And the variety of clothes available back then is not what it is today so the clothes mum made were always quite unique – there are still some in the attic. So my interest developed back then and refined itself over the years.

Congratulations Kate! The Duchess of Cambridge has made The 2014 International Best Dressed List presented by ‘Vanity Fair.’ This honor is well deserved and we knew it was only a matter of time before her killer fashion sense was officially recognized. Others that made the list included Lupita Nyong’o and Emma Watson!

Kate Middleton, has been dubbed the “Royal Recycler” but that doesn’t stop her from being a mega fashion icon. According to Vanity Fair, she is one of the best dressed people in the WORLD! Keep reading to see where Kate falls in place and find out who else made the international cut.

Belfast business Art on Fashion has secured a loan from the Growth Loan Fund that will help it create up to 12 new jobs and continue its global exports.

The company, founded by Northern Ireland-born Celine Magill, works with international artists to print their artwork on designer clothes.

Each item is produced in small quantities, in keeping with the company's ethos of exclusivity. The clothes are sold in retailers like Brazil in Belfast – but are also exported around the world including Germany, Holland and America.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Women have their wardrobe work cut out for them, with trying to keep everything in place. There’s a little bit of smoke and mirrors that goes into it: Tucking and pinning, sewing and spraying.

But there is a local company making fashion fixes easier. Hollywood Fashion Secrets, based in Minneapolis, has been finding modern solutions to old fashion problems since starting in 2001.

New York fashion expert and designer Hilton Hollis is making sure we’re ready for cooler temperatures. He tells Cherish Lombard there are 6 fashion trends every woman should be ready to embrace!

Alex Perry left no doubt about his new sweet spot when he sent Jennifer Hawkins down the runway in a Neapolitan ice cream lace dress at the Myer fashion show in Sydney.

Perry opened the department store's spring summer collections launch on Thursday night in a pointed sign he was now a Myer man, after rival David Jones dumped him by email in December.

While walking home from Jivamukti Yoga in Union Square last February, Greg Krelenstein — arguably the least-conspicuous member of the D.J. collective Misshapes, who is now the editorial director at the Starworks Group, a fashion communications agency in New York, had a vision: Madonna and Katy Perry should appear together on the May cover of V Magazine.

“I think some of my best ideas come from yoga,” Mr. Krelenstein said. “Your mind is free.” He phoned Stephen Gan, the editor in chief of V, to share his epiphany on the two tongue-in-cheek queens of the moment.

Fashion’s frantic obsession with sexiness has been easing for several seasons but in spring, the bandage frocks, knicker-flash hemlines, side cleavage tops and hooker-high heels should have fizzled almost completely except for the odd society bash and red carpet where attention-seekers gather.

A new flush of fresh, sporty, feminine looks, rich tropical colours and prints, playful and uber-cool denims, crisp and easy separates, and an elegant nod to every “vintage” decade from the 1950s to the '90s, is moving in for warm days.

The first Toronto Men’s Fashion week is set to shake up fashion’s mainstream with parades of models of all ages, races, and body types outfitted in 20 established and emerging Canadian menswear designers.

A teaser on human billboards at Pride week read: Who Is TOM? The question, posed across the bodies of a broad array of Canadian male models, was part of the slick, black-and-white, Young & Rubicam-designed social media campaign I AM TOM.

Last week, we wrote about Annie Garau, the 20-year-old Indiana University student spending one year makeup-free. Both moved by and curious about her story, the Yahoo Beauty team decided to jump on Garau’s bandwagon. It wasn’t quite a year, but we did spend a whole week without makeup—minus one very legit cheat! Read on for our reflections on the experiment.

No makeup-makeup is everyone’s favorite look these days. Glowing skin, big bright eyes, and a flush of color where the sun hits has turned into the ideal—and with good reason. When done right, a little bit of makeup goes a long way, and nothing’s more flattering than enhancing your own best assets instead of trying to paint on new ones. It’s why an increasing number of brands are releasing “nude” or “naked” collections, and why foundation, blush, and bronzer formulas keep getting better at letting your own skin shine through. Below, our guide to your best self in less than 10 minutes.

I don't usually advocate throwing things away. But there is one category of goods that needs to be tossed on the regular: make-up. We truly do a disservice to our skin when we use the same make-up for too long; the money we save ends up giving us zits, blackheads, even infections.

Here are a few reminders:

Leaves and pine straw are piling up for some Hilton Head Island residents who say last weekend's rain prevented them from burning yard debris.

They want a makeup day, but the town won't give them another chance to burn this month, a Town of Hilton Head Island Fire & Rescue Division spokeswoman said Wednesday. Town ordinance allows two consecutive days a month to burn.

Work the smokey eyed look as the beauty bloggers conclude their week of make-up tutorials

So, it's the final day of our Summer Beauty Week and the last of Pixiwoo's daily make-up tutorials.

But don't fret, the beauty bloggers will be in the capital tonight to chat about all things cosmetic, if you fancy going along.

“American Horror Story” needs more than your run-of-the-mill makeup job.

With characters like a Minotaur, a serial killer that uses the skin of its victims for a mask, and a decapitated Kathy Bates, the FX drama needs a professional touch to bring those characters to life.

LAKELAND | Call the 2014 season the D.J. Brown Redemption Tour.

The Lake Gibson senior linebacker feels he has a lot to make up for this season after being suspended for six games last year. He is forthright in saying he let his team down.

One of Clemson's targets for the 2016 class will attend the Tigers' season opener against Georgia. DB Chad Clay (6-1 178) of Marietta, GA has the Bulldogs high on his list and also has interest in the Tigers.

"They were the first school to offer me during the end of my freshman season," Clay said. "They kind of put me on the map. I like it up there. I went to the Florida State game last year and, even though they lost, it was a great atmosphere and a great place to be."

DO YOU speak chemistry? Analysing molecular structures as if they were sentences has revealed hidden "words" that are key to their make-up.

The approach suggests that algorithms like the ones Google uses in search engines might reveal ways to mix up molecules or invent drugs.

Olivia Palermo has two beauty rules: “I never go to sleep without taking off my makeup and I never leave the house without my makeup on.” The model and “it” girl gets it from her mother and grandmother, both of whom taught her the importance of being “elegant and polished” at all times. Palermo might have risen to fame for her spot-on fashion choices, but don’t underestimate her love of beauty.

Janetta Mackay has the latest and greatest beauty tips for brides.

GIVE 'EM THE FLICK

Alluring cat eyes, swept-back hair and rosy lips define a classic wedding day beauty look, as seen at Carolina Herrera's spring bridal collection. The New York-based designer favoured lace detailing and sleek silhouettes, with Bobbi Brown's makeup team complementing the graceful gowns with glowing, delicately flushed skin.

We love a powder mineral foundation - it's so kind to skin you can technically sleep in it - but sometimes you just want a liquid. A dewy-finished, creamy-textured liquid. Well, meet BareSkin, the biggest launch from bareMinerals in 20 years since they shook up the makeup market with their original loose mineral foundation.

Out online today, the new type of foundation formula has only half the ingredients of the average liquid on the market and no silicone, parabens, fragrance or oil. Hello healthy, happy skin - we hope.

In a classic case of finding strength through adversity, 26-year-old Frances Cham, who suffered a sprained ankle within days of the Miss Chinese Cosmos Southeast Asia 2014, was rewarded for her determination with the crown and prizes worth RM100,183 (P1,371,442).

The Filipina interior designer had a way with words during the introduction of the contestants as well as the question-and-answer segments, which helped charm her way to winning the crown.

As general manager for DFS Galleria, Azra Kujovic has access to some of the world's most luxurious brands. Not surprisingly her beauty cabinet is filled with top-shelf treats! Come on, let's take a peek ...

SKIN

In the morning I cleanse my skin with either La Prairie or Snowberry cleanser, which are both luxurious lathering cleansers to clarify and calm skin. Then I use La Prairie Cellular Softening and Balancing Lotion, which is a toner with anti-irritant ingredients. I alternate La Prairie lotion with SK-II Facial Treatment Essence.

There’s nothing I like more than lying on my sunlounger — the sea ahead, sunshade above and ice-cold somethingorother in hand — and losing myself in a good fantasy book.

I’m not talking three-breasted women from Mars, or goatish forest rites; I’m talking health and fitness; diet; meditation, self-knowledge. General betterment.

In other words, hopeless fantasies of how utterly hot and fabulous I would look if I could ever muster the time or the self-discipline to follow a fitness regime properly and for more than three days at a time.

Princess Alanis Pura, a deaf mute beauty from Pasay City and Pampanga, whose life story was featured in GMA Network's Magpakailanman on September 14, 2013, was crowned "Queen of the Philippines" in Subic Bay, Zambales.

GMA News' evening newscasts reported on Wednesday that Pura will be the country's representative at the Face of Beauty International contest in Taiwan in November.

We've been having the best summer ever, indulging in warm-weather treats like ice cream and savory bites such as juicy hamburgers. But there's no doubt that all that "good-eating" has had some not-so-good effects on our skin.

After sending out an S.O.S. (save our skin, that is) alert, beauty editor-turned-health coach Jolene Hart came to our rescue with her book, "Eat Pretty: Nutrition for Beauty, Inside And Out."

We are all beautiful creatures in our own ways.

Beauty begins on the inside shinning through our hearts. Clothes, accessories and make-up only enhance our natural beauty while expressing our own style.

We should embrace our true selves not cover it up. I have always struggled with body image issues in my life.

MONTREAL — Jean-Marc Vallée and Philippe Falardeau aren’t the only Quebec directors headed to the Toronto International Film Festival. TIFF announced the Canadian films in this year’s lineup on Wednesday and, as usual, our province is very well represented.

(The TIFF premières of Vallée’s Wild and Falardeau’s The Good Lie, both starring Reese Witherspoon, were announced in July.)

The Hundred-Foot Journey begins with a walk through a fictitious Mumbai market. Instead of a shopping list, what we get is an Exotic India checklist. There are bright colours, crowds, heaps of flowers, friendly banter, a lot of jostling and — wait for it — as basket of sea urchins. If you think spotting these in Mumbai is unlikely, then wait for what happens next. A gaggle of women start yelling as they fight with one another over who should get the sea urchins. In this melee is a young boy. He picks up a sea urchin, opens it and sniifs, breathing in its distinctive aroma.

Marilyn Burns, 65, perhaps best known as the heroine in the 1974 horror movie The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, has died at her Houston-area home.

Her manager, Chris Roe, confirmed that Ms. Burns was found unresponsive by a family member Tuesday. The Harris County Medical Examiner's Office has not determined a cause of death.

Actor Jeff Goldblum of Jurassic Park fame recently attended the wedding of his friends Pamela and Jesse Sargent in Toronto, along with his fiancee Emilie Livingston. Thanks to him, a picture from this wedding is now going viral on the Internet.

Goldblum, who played Dr. Ian Malcolm in the first two Jurassic Park films, re-enacted a scene from his popular movie for this extra-ordinary picture.

The girls seem to share the opinion that Blake and Holly snogged - much better to have them think that than that perhaps he just wasn’t that into you, right?
Oh, he’s a smoothie, isn’t he?
Perth’s own series two bachelor, 31-year-old auctioneer Blake Garvey, has a voice like melted chocolate, the kind of voice that would make him a suitable heir to the throne of FM radio’s recently retired “Love God” Richard Mercer.

Orlando Bloom has dealt with his beef with Justin Bieber by performing an impromptu dance routine to Pharrell Williams's hit Happy.

While Bieber posted a cheeky photo of an upset looking Bloom to his 19 million Instagram followers after the altercation inside a Spanish restaurant last week, Bloom danced like no one was watching. Except they were, and with cameras.

It's the picture that is leaving Offspring fans hanging as to whether they will ever see the Proudman family again.

Fans are divided over whether they are ready to let Nina's clan go but they agree on one thing: the season five finale was a ripper.

Sydney writer Liane Moriarty has pulled off a stunning double after learning her latest novel, Big Little Lies, will go straight to the top of next week’s New York Times bestseller list on the same day it was revealed Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon are to star in a film version of the book.

A previous book, The Husband’s Secret, is still on the extended New York Times list.

Be slim, wealthy, and tasteful—famous is optional. Vanity Fair’s best-dressed list is out, featuring only one black female face. At least Queen Máxima lives up to her name.

Who knew it was so complicated, so intensely evaluated, to be considered “internationally best dressed?” Vanity Fair’s 2014 list of the people who do not, as some of us do, feel a sense of achievement from merely leaving our front doors with things vaguely tucked into the right places, has been published.

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