We're always enthralled by the bold, cutting edge style that comes out of Japan. Makeup artist-turned-cosmetics giant Shu Uemera was a legend in his day -- a genius at creating groundbreaking, haute makeup looks with his eponymous line. "Future Beauty," an exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum, reminded us of his sharp, forward-thinking aesthetic. The show features 80 spectacular gowns by 31 top Japanese designers, including Issey Miyake and Junya Watanabe. "The exhibition shows how Japanese fashion design launched itself on the world stage in the 1980s. Japanese fashion designers at that time developed breathtaking aesthetic positions that subsequently influenced a younger generation of Western designers including Martin Margiela, Ann Demeulemeester and Alexander McQueen," said the SAM's curator of modern and contemporary art Catharina Manchanda.
To say I could do a ton of things with a $10,000 budget is an understatement. Having survived my college years as an uber-stylish, almost 20-something with monthly living expenses that significantly outweighed any real income, I'd say I have the cheap-chic notion down pat.
What happens when you take a natural and stunning beauty, and surrender her portrait to the harsh pen of a plastic surgeon? Her picture ends up with more marks, crosses, and dotted lines than a road map.
When I'm flipping through People's Sexiest Man Alive edition, I always wonder, 'Why can't I find a man who looks like this in the real world?' The answer: Many of them have had work done. And I can't really blame them -- it's their job to look good on the silver screen. Plenty of aging stars have admitted to getting plastic surgery (it seems as acceptable and expected as a second or third wife). But one look at some of these before/after pics and it's clear that not all male plastic surgery is a success.
Impromptu beach day! That means you're scrambling to grab your bikini and chick lit for some sunning and guilty pleasure reading. But chances are you've been using the same tattered straw tote bag (you know, the one with the broken bamboo handle?) and that same bottle of SPF from, like, six years ago.
Short of staying hermetically sealed in an air conditioned home or office, there is simply no way to avoid the perils of hot weather and the havoc it wreaks on our skin, hair and makeup. Sweat. Frizz. Sunburns. Did we mention sweat? Summer beauty -- oxymoron? Discuss.
Everyday, people get worked up about the lack of diversity on runways. Just take a look at thewomen who staged a protest in front of Victoria's Secret in their skivvies. Go, ladies! Score one for another trend we're seeing: middle-aged models getting major campaings.
...the Crookie. It was just a matter of time: Toronto pastry chef Olivier Jansen-Reynaud claims he's never heard of the Cronut and says his cookie-loving kids inspired the idea, but we're calling b.s. on that one. And yet, we'd still like to try his croissant-meets-Oreo abomination. We'll just have to fly to Toronto to get one. Fingers crossed on that travel request getting a green-light. Source
Quick question: have you ever given more than 15 seconds of thought (total, in your entire lifetime) to the way you wash your hands? Or spritzed on your perfume? There are just some things you do so often, like brushing your teeth or slathering on sunscreen, your brain clicks over to cruise control -- you barely give these everyday routines a second thought. In fact, this is usually primetime for spacing out and thinking about things that really matter. Like ... what you're having for lunch. Most of the time, you're just going through the motions -- you wash your hair, put on your makeup, it's done, life rolls on.
We've known about the calorie-burning, endorphin-pumping good you do by getting some, but according to a British psychologist, having regular sex can make you look seven years younger. Along with boosting circulation and relieving stress, doing the horizontal hokey pokey releases the human growth hormone, which keeps your skin firm. Source
We've known about the calorie-burning, endorphin-pumping good you do by getting some, but according to a British psychologist, having regular sex can make you look seven years younger. Along with boosting circulation and relieving stress, doing the horizontal hokey pokey releases the human growth hormone, which keeps your skin firm. Source
Joey "Jaws" Chestnut set a world record Saturday after consuming 69 hot dogs in ten minutes at the annual Famous Nathan's Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest on New York's Coney Island. We did the math: at 290 calories a pop, Chestnut gobbled more than 20,000 calories ... in hot dogs ... in ten minutes. (And ladieeeez, we hear he's single!) Terrifying, but at the same time, it makes us feel better about the pints of ice cream we've killed in a single sitting. Source
Get a load of what you'll look like after boozing it up: the new Drinking Mirror app alters photos to show you what your face will look like in 10 years if you're a moderate, average, or heavy drinker.
Our money is on the appearance of a wee lass for the Royal couple, based on word from researchers from the University of Exeter in the U.K., who are touting studies that show stress during the pregnancy and morning sickness point to the likelihood of having a girl. For those who have been tracking royal baby news, you may recall the Duchess was hit with a serious bout of morning sickness early in her pregnancy, and being the most-watched mom-to-be in the world right now is surely stressful. Source
Just as we're celebrating the news that the USDA is requiring schools to swap junky junk foods with low-cal, healthy snacks, there's ... this: a meal so trans fat-tastic, the Center for Science in the Public Interest is calling it the worst restaurant meal in America. Long John Silver's "Big Catch" platter of fried fish, hushpuppies and onion rings racks up 1,320 calories, 3,700 milligrams of sodium, and a whopping 33 grams of trans fat. Source
