Sultry Neurals

"Soft brown shadows are universally flattering and look modern when worn as a monochromatic smoky eye," says makeup artist Nick Barose.


HOW-TO:


Trace your lash lines with a black pencil like.

"Don't worry if the liner isn't perfectly straight, since you'll be smudging it anyway."


Apply shadow (we like browns from Dior) across lids and under lower lashes, connecting it at the outer corners, says makeup artist Pati Dubroff. Blend well and use one coat of Givenchy's mascara.





A quick dusting of contouring powder creates the illusion of structured cheekbones. Try Mirabella's along with this trick: Suck in your cheeks and brush the powder down the hollow area,

Complete the look with a swipe of  nude lipstick for balance.

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I usually spend my time at fashion shows, fashion magazine, to marvelling at how long and lean the models are In fashion, at least, taller women always look better in the clothes.

One’s  my friends said he wasn’t fat, his legs were just too short.  I guess that’s a common problem for many of us.  we’d all look longer and leaner with maybe another foot of height.

You can never look too tall! Even 6-foot, 50-something model Jerry Hall likes to look taller, in her monochromatic look with a V-neck and black fishnets to continue the long line.

But height is something you either have naturally or you don’t: it’s not something you can change with diet or exercise like so many other body challenges.

So the best way to make yourself look taller and leaner is to use visual tricks.

This is a great fashion cycle to try and look taller and leaner since so many of the shapes – long tunics with leggings, long slim trousers, sheath dresses, etc. – help create a longer, leaner line.

Here we write some quick fashion tips to add some visual height to your look as you need:

1. Although women have long turned to all black as a no-brainer for dressing slimmer, you can also use other hues to create a longer line.  I like different hues of the same color family: charcoal, silver and heather gray for example. What you don’t want to do is chop up your body with contrasting colors if you want to look taller, for example, wearing a white shirt with a black skirt.

2.  An unbuttoned jacket or vest can give you that strong vertical line that keeps the eye moving up and down, rather than across. The sheath dress is the perfect dress silhouette to create a strong vertical line. Slim pants worn with a tunic top, a long scarf wrapped around your neck with ends left dangling and layers of long necklaces all create a strong vertical presence as well. Even going with vertical seaming or prints can add to the eye travelling up and down rather than across.

3.  The best way to visually increase your height is to physically increase your height Wear heels. Even a slight heel (minimum two inches) will improve the line of most outfits and give you a longer look. Even your boots can make you look taller: opt for sleek, knee-high boots and leggings or skinny jeans in the same color to create a long, unbroken line. Try legwear in the same color as your shoes for another great way to add visual height. And, of course, if you can wear really high heels, they are still the best way to look taller.

4.  Hollywood’s trick to having endless gams is to wear nude shoes with bare (or seemingly bare) legs. Try nude shoes.Nude shoes look great with just about any color and you can even cheat to wear them with super sheer nude hose or nude-colored fishnets (Diane von Furstenberg uses this trick to make it look like she has flawless legs.) Red and black dresses look fresh and new when paired with nude shoes.

5.  Try to use a V-neck top. This V-neck top adds visual height and elongates the neck. Even if you wear it layered (like a deep V-neck sweater with a tee layered under it) it will still give you a longer line than either a crew or boat neck top would. Hw much deeper the V, the greater the illusion of your height.

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In the way we wear our dresses in our everyday life, sometimes all it takes is a small change pieces to look instantly slimmer. For example, a few years ago I started buying longer-length jeans so I could wear heels with them. Small change, huge difference. I not only looked thinner and longer legged, I also looked more dressed up

Here are we show some more easy ideas to look thinner:

1.  Use the new shape wear. If the thought of constricting girdles from years past have kept you from trying the new shape wear, you'll be amazed at how far body slimmer’s have come. I love camisole shapers to wear under knits and Spanx for a super sleek line under dresses and pants.

2.  Always use  the right bra. If everything isn't exactly, um, where it used to be, the quickest way to get that slim torso back is to lift everything back into place. The right way to do this is by choosing the perfect bra for your body. If you've never been fitted for a bra before, it can be a little awkward but well worth it to get the right bra. You need a bra wardrobe - exercise, casual, t-shirt, strapless, etc. - so that you can have something for every outfit.

3.  Dress in monochromatic colors head-to-toe. You may know that head-to-toe black is slimming, but did you know that head-to-toe anything will give you a slimmer look than chopping it up in blocks of color? Even head-to-toe white can be slimming.

4.  Opt for constructed pieces instead of loose knits. I don't know where the myth began that long, loose knit layers were flattering, but they are tremendously unflattering to overweight women. Instead, opt for pants that hang straight from the hip (no fuller, no skinnier), jackets with some construction and shirts with some tailoring. The overall effect should be to skim your body - never tight - but still much more flattering than flimsy knits.

5.  Wear dark colors on your largest areas. Big bottom? Wear black pants or dark jeans with a print top. Top heavy? Wear a black jacket with light pants. You get the idea. Camouflage your heaviest part with a dark item to make it recede, and bring your slimmer section into focus by wearing a bright or print.

6.  Wear heels. The taller you are, the slimmer you'll look. So add a few inches to legs with heels. If you have heavy legs, make sure you pick a substantial-looking heel. I like wedges because they are more comfortable, trendy and even work for women with curvy calves.

7.  Opt for back pockets on your pants, jeans-style. The worst thing you can do for a broad backside is to go pocketless. Back pockets - the flat, jean-style patch ones - break up the expanse of bottom and make you look smaller.

8.  Bring all the attention to your face with earrings and/or a necklace.Wear jewelry close to your face. I like long, layered chains to give the entire body a longer, leaner line.

9.  The wrong print is anything that makes you look wider:Choose the right prints. polka dots, thick horizontal lines or widely spaced florals. The right prints give you visual height - like pinstripes - or provide camouflage (like florals that are medium-to-large size and are tightly spaced together to show very little background.)

10.  Use makeup to make your face look thinner. Double chins are especially prominent as we age. My best friend uses this trick: find a powder one shade or so darker than your skin tone. Use upward sweeping strokes to apply it under your chin to help that area recede. I use a bronzing powder (applied with a very light hand, and with only touching the ends - not brushing) along cheekbones and on the temples.

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In order to stay updated with the current fashion fads, the best thing you can do is to keenly observe all of the season’s prominent fashion runways. The recent fashion shows have indeed given us some fabulous styles to adopt, but they have also relived the vintage fashion once again with dramatic winged eyes and of course the beautiful bold brows.

How about taking some beauty cues from those fashion weeks? Big brows have dominated the catwalk this autumn/winter, from Versace, Chanel to Victoria Beckham and Chloe. The virgin brows which were huge popular in 80′s and early 90′s are once again back with a bang!

You too want to obtain this runway beauty trend but don’t know how, then here is a post at your rescue. I have compiled some great tips on how to maintain bold eyebrows from the inside scoop. Do have a read!

#1 Determine your proportions

It won’t be wrong to say that eyebrows are critical in defining the shape of the face. A pair of disproportionate brows can ruin the entire face profile. This is the reason, one should never overlook the natural shape, while going for a face uplift.

You do not have to be a pro or seek an expert to understand how much length your brows should be or where should be the highest part of arch.

As the images shows, the eyebrow starts at the bridge of the nose i.e. point 1. The arc should be created at two-third distance towards the temple and the length should stretch from the bridge of the nose to the outer corner of the eye.

#2 Let the brows grow fully

If you want to get fuller and thicker brows then you’ve to stop plucking at regular intervals, instead let them grow completely. And when you go to get the new shape, do remember the natural symmetry and shape of your face. This will make sure the new brows complement your face profile.

#3 Dye if required

If your brow color is light brown or exceptionally thin and light then you can make it look prominent and bold by taking an expert’s help. You may not be able to tint perfectly your brows so it’s better to visit a professional.

The brow artist uses a vegetable-based dye or henna-based tint to give the brows a natural and fuller look.

 

#4 Fixing skimpy brows

If your brows have less to no hairs at some areas then make-up is the best option to hide such natural flaws. Use a light coat of foundation on your lids and cover them with powder. You have to do this because if you draw pencil on the area directly then the natural oils won’t allow you to draw as the pencil will keep sliding off.

#5 Give desired shape with pencil

After the fixing is done, you can now use the pencil to draw on the brows. My favorite is the M.A.C eyebrow pencil. It is also available in a wide range of colors. You can use the pencil to give a desired shape using its fine tip that also helps in filling the gaps.

#6 The setting

Now use brow powder to set the shape. For this you’ll need a stiff, angled brush and start with small amount of product. While redefining the shape, make sure you do not overdo it but focus on key points including the arch and the edges.

 

#7 Use a brow gel

In order to ensure the brows stay in shape, you can use a brow setting gel. Maybelline Great Lash Clear Gel is the best to opt for. The Maybelline transparent gel keeps stray hairs at bay, thereby giving you a polished look.

#8 Keep the rest simple and clean

When you’re opting for thick and bold eyebrows, let them be the focal point of your face. Hence, you should go for nude lip color with warmed up cheeks and not to mention soft eye makeup.

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Women's Fashion: In the Heights

 Spring's most sophisticated sandals arrive in a variety of heights.

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Comfort designers combine fashion and function on spring sandals. These mostly flat looks have been updated with braided details and interlocking straps as well as the requisite cushy footbeds.

Clockwise from top: Bearpaw's leather sandal with ankle strap, molded crisscross flat by Crocs, Ahnu's strappy suede style, metallic braided sandal by Hush Puppies and Dansko's brown leather look.

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Hottest shoe looks for all: "I see flats, flats, flats everywhere. Other than the fashionistas, real women are just rejecting the heels at this point. Especially living in New York, even those who will still be donning their heels will carry their little flats with them. The Meatpacking District is so not heel-friendly. Flat boots will be everywhere because they are a way to be edgy and they cover a lot of fashion mileage. Menswear-inspired heels, thigh-high boots with cutouts and open-toe booties [will also be big for fall]. Fur trim is everywhere."

Must-have colors: "Ocean-y blues are kind of out there. And in shoes we will see a lot of emeralds, coffee colors and wine hues."

Biggest influencers: "'The Great Gatsby' is going to have a huge impact, even though it is a little odd timing because it is coming out now after we showed fall already, but in the zeitgeist of the world, 'Gatsby' is a big fashion movie. I think it will actually [carry through to impact shoe styles in] 2014."

On the way out: Color-blocking and metallics on wedge sneakers. "It will be redefined to become more tone-on-tone, [because] people like a wedge and they want that comfort, so the idea works, but it is so overdone and it looks kind of cartoonish and too trendy right now. Whenever something gets too trendy it dies a quick death."

Women's Trend: Gold

Designers have the golden touch this spring as variations on the color turn up in every form

Women's Trend: Pointy-Toe Flats

The look shows up in all silhouettes this spring.

Comfort Trend: Fashionable Wedges

In earthy neutral tones, these looks also feature multiple straps and exotic details.

Comfort footwear gets a boost this spring as brands lift the classic sandal with stylish wedges. In earthy neutral tones, these looks also feature multiple straps and exotic details.

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Banish pre-party jitters about attire with our quick reference to dress codes for social events.

Black Tie

A Black Tie invitation calls for formal attire. Men wear tuxedos, women wear cocktail, long dresses or dressy evening separates. A little black dress is completely appropriate for black tie functions.

Formal usually means the same as Black Tie, but in some trendier cities like New York or Los Angeles, it could mean a black shirt, no tie with a tux. Women wear cocktail, long dresses or dressy evening separates.

A White Tie or Ultra-formal invitation requires men wear full dress, with white tie, vest, shirt. Women wear long gowns.

More about dressing up: Get Party Perfect in 5 Days

Black Tie Optional

A Black Tie Optional or Black Tie Invited gives you the option of wearing a tuxedo or formal dress, but it should clue you into the formality of the event, meaning a dark suit and tie would be your other option. Women wear cocktail, long dresses or dressy evening separates.

Creative Black Tie

Creative Black Tie leaves room for trendy interpretations of formal wear. He can go more modern with a tux -- maybe a black shirt, no tie. She wears long or short dresses or evening separates.

Sometimes, themed parties call for dress codes like Texas Black Tie, or other variations of Creative Black Tie. In that situation, you can have more fun with it, choosing a dressy look with a theme (for him, it could be a tux with boots and for her it could be a long dress paired with Southwestern style silver belt and jewelry).

Resort formal is a designation for warm weather locales (like a beach wedding) where the women can wear something bright and lightweight (floral sundress for example.)

Semi-Formal

Semi-Formal or After Five means that tuxes are not required, nor are long dresses. An evening wedding (after 6 PM) would still dictate dark suits for him, and a cocktail dress for her. Daytime semi-formal events mean a suit for him and an appropriate short dress or dressy suit for her.

Business Formal is the same as Semi-Formal for him, but for women it suggests that women opt for more tailored dressy suits and dresses. The idea is to still be business appropriate -- which means nothing too sexy or slinky -- but still dressed up.

Cocktail Attire

Cocktail Attire means short, elegant dresses for her and dark suits for him. The little black dress is the ultimate cocktail dress and appropriate for most special occasions.

More about cocktail dresses: Best Little Black Dresses

10 Perfect Cocktail Dresses

Informal

Informal is often interpreted as the same as Casual but it actually calls for the same dress as Semi-Formal -- dark suits for him, short dresses for her -- especially when associated with a wedding or special event.

Festive Attire

Festive Attire is usually seen around the holidays, with the mood of the party being Informal or Semi-Formal. For her, it means to choose looks with a bit of sparkle or holiday bent (i.e. a beaded sweater with black pants, a red silk blouse with a black skirt).

Casual

Dressy Casual calls for dressed-up versions of casual looks. For him, it could be trousers and a sportcoat, for her a dressy pants look. Jeans, shorts, T-shirts and other casual looks are not appropriate for Dressy Casual.

Casual generally means anything goes (including jeans, sneakers, etc.) If the host or hostess wants a more dressed-up approach, it would be dictated on the invite.

And when in doubt about what to wear, remember you can always ask the host or hostess what they expect party guests to wear.

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"Deep Bordeaux lip colors are the shade for fall, and the look is easy to achieve when paired with a fresh face.

HOW-TO:

Brighten eyes with a soft brown shadow. Use a dome-shaped crease brush to build contour on your lids fast, explains Dubroff, because "you can lose definition with age."

Fake a plumper pout and prevent color from bleeding into fine lines by outlining the bow and the center of your bottom lip, CoverGirl's lip liner goes on smooth.
Finish with lip color: Shiseido's glossy lacquer suits full lips, while matte lipstick provides precision and staying power for thinner ones.

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Drum roll please! The hottest hair color trends include the following:

Ombré hair color has been popping up on red carpets for more than a year and is a great color option for brunettes

Dip-dye hair color has seen no signs of flagging in popularity in 2013. Not just a trend for teens, dip-dye color -- in which the ends are dipped in color, while the rest of the hair is left natural -- is popping up on women (and men!) of all ages.

Bronde or "brown blonde" is that perfect shade between blonde and brunette that was first made popular back in 2007 by supermodel Gisele Bundchen and remains popular into 2013.

Balayage is taking the country's salons by storm and works on all hair colors, but is especially great on blondes with a beautiful base. I've been getting balayage for many years now.

Bright hues including streaks, washes of pastels, Kool-Aid hair color and more. Learn more in 20 Amazing Bright Colors for Hair,

Platinum blonde hair remains popular in 2013. Keeping hair this blonde is high maintenance, however, and won't suit all skin tones. Find out if platinum hair color suits you in Can You Get Away With Platinum Hair?. And see my favorite platinum blonde hairstyles.

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