Trend to Try: Midi Rings

Midi Rings 

"Midi" is the new maxi. Midi skirts, midi dresses, midi rings - the new fashion trend has done away with extremes and found its stylish place at a super chic happy medium. These rings are placed (you guessed it) mid-finger, either between or directly on top of the knuckle. Worn stacked or alone, these rings are the now accessory on runways and red carpets.

Knuckle Up

Riri makes trendsetting seem so easy, unapologetically putting it out there that she's the Only Girl (In the World) who can work stacked midi rings, pointed pale nails, and vampy lipstick all at once.

Digit Couture 

Chanel's 2013 Fall Couture show proved there's only one way to make a square flat-top, 18th century ponytail and bold brows look even more statement-worthy: strategically placed, gemstone encrusted midi rings.

Everything In Between 

Showing off her street style, Courtney Trop, author of the blog "Always Judging," puts her style out on a limb with these Vita Fede midi rings.

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Top 5 Color Tricks For Lips

1. Orangey red lipsticks will highlight yellowy teeth, while bluey reds make them look whiter.

2. Light shades particularly shimmery or frosted ones will make lips look bigger.

3. Dark shades or very matte colors will make lips look smaller.

4. If you are fairly tanned you should choose a slightly darker shade of lipstick than you would without your tan or you can look washed out.

5. Using sheer lipsticks and lip stains is an ideal way for the nervous to branch out into deep shades like plums, raisins, and reds.

Spring 2011 Beauty Trends

A new season means new beauty trends! What big beauty trends are going to cut it for spring 2011? If New York Fashion Week has anything to say about it, spring beauty trends will be bright and wild, with even the requisite "natural look" trading up for something edgier. The true winners were matte lips set ablaze and shine-free, teased and texturized hair, and cheeks finally got some play after being overlooked for many a season. Gorgeous add ons were popped into hair in the form of accessories, and the double header of vivid lips and flashy eyes are a signal of colorful makeup to come.

Here are some of my Spring 2011 favorites, check it out:

For Hair

Undone Updo - To give pulled-back hair a softer, au naturel appearance strands were left loose around the face and neck.

Low Ponytail - A handful of artfully placed clips for this take on the ponytail

Pinned Bangs - A sexy pinned swoop is perfect for growing out bangs or keeping hair out of the face

Low Bun - This year's go-to spring hairstyle is the low bun. Keep them a tad bit loose for a relaxed look!

The New Headband - Inspiration from the '70s by winding rolled scarfs over updos 

Woven Locks - Laid-back side braids

For Makeup


Orange and Pink Lips - No more nude lips! It's all about juicy lip colors. Think shades of sherbet and watermelon.

Bright Eye shadow - Spring is about embracing color, even in eye shadows. 

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M·A·C Hello Kitty Has Arrived! Shop Now.‏..

I received an email from MAC Cosmetics Online saying that MAC Hello Kitty collection has arrived!! Now, I remember why they sent the email because I opted in to receive emails from MAC Cosmetics Online regarding products and promotions. Shop now...

Note: This offer is valid on orders shipped to US and Canadian addresses only.

MAC Partners to Launch Hello Kitty Makeup Line

Are you ready to spend your money? For all the MAC fans in Malaysia, the launching will be next month ie. March (not sure when exactly). So, start saving now... I'm so tempted!!

MAC Cosmetics has teamed up with Sanrio Global Consumer Products to create a Hello Kitty color cosmetics collection. The line will arrive on MAC's Web site Feb. 10, in North American stores on Feb. 12 and into overseas stores in March.

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"Love Moon" Anion Sanitary Napkin

Have you heard of "Love Moon" Anion Sanitary Napkin? Actually, this product was introduced by my beautician the other day. Sounds interesting so I bought 1 pack for myself just to give it a try. To cut it short, let me tell you a bit about this product.

This product is the world's first patented sanitary product. It is known to everyone and is a necessity to every woman i.e. sanitary napkin. According to WHO's report, the risk of women affected by vaginal infections are as high as 83% and out of which 62% are caused by using poor quality sanitary napkins.

Common symptoms of bacteria infections during menstruation are slight fever, external vaginal inflammation, itchy skin, vaginal, cervical & endometrial inflammation, excessive white discharge and searing heat and abdomen pain which may lead to gynaecological diseases.

The benefits of anions to health
The anions present in the air possess electrodes which produces low electricity and this can easily attached to the surface of bacteria which resulted in the elimination and suppress the multiplication of bacteria, thus achieving the effects of bacteria eradication and sterilisation.

What can this sanitary napkin do to you?
It can reduce stress, treating inflammation, strengthening immunity, enhances hormonal balance, removing fatigue, enchances metabolism, eradicate odour, and eliminating harmful bacteria.

If you want to know more about this sanitary napkin, search for "Love Moon" anion sanitary napkin from the net.

The Most Expensive Perfume In The World

Can you believe the price of this perfume?

Sold simply as No. 1, the 16.9 fl oz edition of Imperial Majesty (which costs $215,000 a bottle) is the most expensive perfume in the world and it's even in the Guinness Book Of World Records. It is a limited edition of the Clive Christian signature scent which has an extravagant and complex bouquet of precious Indian jasmine, mandarin and sandalwood, priced at $2,150 an ounce. The 10 limited edition Imperial Majesty perfume bottles are handmade lead Baccarat crystal and the neck is 24-karat gold-plated sterling silver, stamped with unique hallmarks and set with a brilliant-cut diamond solitaire. The stopper is fashioned after the original design granted by Queen Victoria. It is a fragrance truly fit for a queen and is available exclusively from Harrods in London and Bergdorf Goodman, New York.

Fragrance Family: Floral/Oriental

Fragrance Style: Magesterial

Fragrance Notes: Pineapple, plum, mirabelle, bergamot, lemon, cardamom, rose, jasmine, ylang ylang, orris, orchid, vanilla, tonka seeds, cedarwood, sandalwood, and musk amber

Launch Date: 2006

Official Web Site: Clive Christian

Push-Up Bra Ads Banned As Meeting Nears

A visitor walks past a huge bra during the 8th Jiangsu International Costume Exposition in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu province September 8, 2006. Days after banning "sexually provocative sounds" on television, China has now stopped networks showing "saucy" adverts for push-up bras and figure-hugging underwear ahead of a major Communist Party meeting next month.

Fri Sep 28, 2007

BEIJING (Reuters) - Days after banning "sexually provocative sounds" on television, China has now stopped networks showing "saucy" adverts for push-up bras and figure-hugging underwear ahead of a major Communist Party meeting next month.

Other targets of the crackdown are "low-brow and base" commercials for sex toys and those featuring famous people or experts attesting to the efficacy of medicines, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television said on its Web site (www.sarft.gov.cn) Friday.

"Every television advertisement management bureau and television station must strengthen their political consciousness and responsibility toward society," Tian Jin, deputy head of the regulator, was quoted as saying.

The order is the latest in a raft of measures which have included axing reality shows featuring sex changes and plastic surgery and banning talent contests during prime-time.

The media watchdog's edicts have reached fever pitch in recent weeks, ahead of a meeting of the 17th Party congress, a sensitive five-yearly meeting at which key national leaders are appointed and policy set for the next few years.

It earlier urged the country's increasingly freewheeling broadcasters to forgo vulgarity and bad taste in the pursuit of ratings in favor of providing "inspiring" content for the masses imbued with "socialist" values.

"Create a positive atmosphere for public opinion," the regulator cited state television head Zhao Huayong as telling his staff in preparation for the congress.

"Strictly adhere to propaganda requirements; do not rush to report, do not report impulsively, and make sure there are no mistakes from reports on any large events," Zhao added.

Body Shop Founder Anita Roddick Dies At 64

11 September 2007

LONDON - Body Shop founder Anita Roddick, who used her international cosmetics chain to promote eco-friendly practices long before they were widely fashionable, died Monday night after suffering a major brain hemorrhage, her family said. She was 64.

Roddick, known as the “Queen of Green,” was lauded around the world for trailblazing business practices that promoted environmentalism and other causes dear to her heart, from human rights to Third World debt relief.

“Businesses have the power to do good,” Roddick wrote on the Web site of the company, which was bought by the French company L’Oreal Group last year for $1.14 billion.

The Body Shop opposed animal testing and tried to encourage Third World development by purchasing materials from small communities in poorer countries. It founded a human rights award and invested in a wind farm in Wales as part of its campaign to promote renewable energy.

“Before Body Shop you could only find cruelty-free products in hippie shops — now they are everywhere,” said People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals vice president Dan Mathews, who worked with Roddick on campaigns in the 1980s, when Body Shop became a global brand.

Modest start
The company grew into a global phenomenon with nearly 2,000 stores in 50 countries but Roddick, the daughter of Italian immigrants, said she opened her first outlet in 1976 in Brighton, southern England, with only modest hopes.

“I started the Body Shop simply to create a livelihood for myself and my two daughters while my husband, Gordon, was trekking across the Americas,” she wrote. “I had no training or experience ...”

She said she drew inspiration from women’s beauty rituals that she discovered while traveling in developing countries, and lessons that her mother passed on from life during World War II.

“Why waste a container when you can refill it? And why buy more of something than you can use? We behaved as she did in the Second World War, we reused everything, we refilled everything and we recycled all we could,” Roddick wrote.

She joked that the Body Shop’s trademark green color scheme came about by accident because it was the only color that could cover the mold on the walls of her first shop.

Made a dame
Roddick and her husband stepped down as co-chairmen in 2002 but she continued to work as a consultant. In recognition of her contribution to business and charity, Queen Elizabeth II made her a dame, the female equivalent of a knight, in 2003.

Roddick rejected criticism that Body Shop was compromising its values by becoming part of L’Oreal, which had not abandoned animal testing. She said it was a chance for Body Shop, which remains independently run, despite its new owners, to teach its new parent company.
Roddick who died at a hospital in Chichester, had revealed in February that she contracted hepatitis C through a blood transfusion while giving birth to a daughter in 1971.

She made the announcement after becoming the patron of the British charity Hepatitis C Trust. She had been carrying it for more than three decades, but it was detected only two years ago after a blood test.

It was not immediately clear if there was a link between the disease and her brain hemorrhage.

'Incredible woman'
Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he was deeply saddened by her death.

“She campaigned for green issues for many years before it became fashionable to do so and inspired millions to the cause by bringing sustainable products to a mass market,” Brown said.

Greenpeace executive director John Sauven called Roddick an “incredible woman” who would be “sorely missed.”

“She was so ahead of her time when it came to issues of how business could be done in different ways, not just profit-motivated but taking into account environmental issues,” Sauven said. “When you look at it today, and how every company claims to be green, she was living this decades ago.”

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