Beauty Blog

To keep up with latest fashion trends shown at the recently concluded Mango Fashion Awards in Barcelona, Spain on Wednesday, actress Scarlett Johansson attended the event with a new hairstyle.

The 25-year old celebrity was seen with her new chic cut that gave her hair a slightly tousled, sultry look with wavy strands extending beyond her chin.

The Tony Award-winning actress looked glowing and confident with her latest look as she gamely posed for the media and even chatted freely with French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier. She was the one who presented the honorary Mango Button Award to the popular designer.

Though Johansson has yet to explain the reason behind the new look, speculations arose that this may have something to do with an upcoming film project but this has yet to be confirmed.

What probably matters as this point is whether her husband, Ryan Reynolds liked her new look.

We’ve heard of makeover attempts made to make the woman beautiful. This time, there’s a twist as Kotex brand launched its “Kotex Project Makeunder” project. The brand has partnered with celebrity stylist George Kotsiopoulos and Emmy-Award winning comedian and performer Kathy Griffin in making several women a chance to have a major “makeunder” and star in an online video series that documents the journey that they went through.

The five-webisode series was officially launched this week in Kotex Project Makeunder website. The three winners had a great time with the celebrities as the latter aided them in finding the best underwear to make them feel very beautiful. The three winners shared that they felt sad for they felt that they’ve lost their luster after having children.

Kotex Brand Director Aida Flick said that they hope that the series will inspire a lot of women everywhere to have their own “makeunder”, and celebrity their own personal beauty instead of hiding it under layers of make-up.

The Lakme Fashion Week, which started late last week in India, has seen models strutting down the runway sporting more than the latest designs. According to reports, some models have undergone botox, face lifts and lip augmentation. The array of pretty faces have become brand ambassadors for fashion and quick fix beauty treatments.

A popular cosmetologist, Rashmi Shetty, said in an interview that there has been a significant increase of models that go to his clinic to undergo cosmetic treatments. Many treatments last less than two weeks thus making this so called “quick fix” the best alternative among aspiring models. This is fast becoming a major fashion trend in the local industry.

Shetty said that models used to undergoing basic treatments, like laser hair removal, especially for lingerie models. However, these days model are going one step further by turning to the more advanced and extreme treatments just to keep at the top of the modelling game.

Supermodel, television host and entrepreneur Tyra Banks dished out more information on the latest season of “America’s Next Top Model” which is currently on its 15th season. According to Banks, this season’s contestants are so far the “best” yet. The show chronicles the transformation of everyday young women into potentially fierce supermodels.

The winner of this season gets two spreads in Vogue Italia magazine and a lucrative contract with IMG Models. To stress how lucrative this contract is, this is where supermodels Gisele Bundchen and Kate Moss are currently connected.

As for the Italian Vogue feature, this was made possible after Banks and magazine editor Franca Sozzani maintained a friendly relationship after the former agreed to be featured on the magazine’s July 2008 issue which featured all black models.

Banks said that they are expecting the winner to have an international appeal and may be featured in other markets and magazines – specifically in France and Britain.

Just when we thought that it was Paris Hilton who prefers the “simple life,” it is actually her sister who’s going down that road whenever she can.

Recently, Hilton was photographed walking with her boyfriend David Katzenberg and she was wearing a cotton dress and flip-flops and without any visible make-up.

Photographs reveal that Nicky Hilton prefers being fresh faced and wearing comfortable cotton dresses during her free time, as evidenced by her walking down the streets of Los Angeles recently. Hilton is one of the most in-demand models in the industry but if she does get her free time, she would rather exchange those sophisticated dresses and heavy make up with outfits that are simple & comfortable and allow her skin to breathe.

The older sister of Paris definitely does have an eye for fashion too, as is well documented. Earlier this week, she was seen carrying a number of Louis Vuitton handbags as she arrived at the Sydney International Airport. It’s been reported that Hilton will model for designer Charlie Brown at the 2010 Rosemount Sydney Fashion Festival.

Sales of suspenders and stockings are increasing once more as more and more women copy popular celebrities such as Lady Gaga and Kylie Minogue, wearing heel lingerie stockings during their performances. Their “underwear as outerwear” look seems to have attracted the masses.

High Street retailer Debenhams attributed the increase in sales in the cooler weather where consumers can get away by wearing the aforementioned items.

The retailer revealed that black suspender belts and stockings have become in demand with sales rising by more than 230 percent over the past month. This resulted to the store searching for more patterns to accommodate the increasing customer demand.

The interest in suspenders and stockings declined a few decades ago due to the emergence of supporting tights. However, Debenhams spokesperson Ruth Attridge said that the unpredictable weather has worked wonders on how they’re selling their products.

Indian actress Zarine Khan was featured on an exclusive photoshoot for a loungewear brand. The items featured are in time for the winter collection in Mumbai.

Khan makes her big screen debut via the film “Veer,” translated to “Brave.” She is now the official ambassador for Sweet Dreams Loungewear.

The actress said that she’s excited to have gotten the opportunity to be the endorser for a high profile brand. As for her role in the films, she said that she wants to experiment with different roles in order to determine her full potential.

She revealed that the new line of loungewear is great for both winter and warmer climates. She said that she finds it easy to endorse the product because she uses it herself and she finds the style and design very refreshing.

The Sweet Dreams loungewear products are available in stores all over India.

Despite having four kids, German supermodel Heidi Klum still has what it takes to be a global fashion icon.

On Thursday last week, Klum was photographed wearing a bikini for the first time since giving birth to her fourth child. She gave birth to daughter Lou late last year.

The 36-year old model was on a family vacation in Mexico with husband, singer Seal. The couple marked their fifth wedding anniversary with renewal of their vows. The couple received positive feedback after they announced that they will do their vow renewals every year.

In a recent magazine interview, Klum said that it was not simple to regain the figure after giving birth. She admitted that she had to cut out on carbs and did intensive workouts to lose 25 pounds in as little as six weeks. She also added that it is also in her family that they rarely gain too much weight, admitting that she never had cravings during her pregnancy.

A bikini dancer will be scarred for life after being doused with gasoline and being set on fire. The suspect was apprehended and received a life sentence for the crime.

According to reports, 28-year old Rianne Theriault-Odom of San Fernando Valley received the sentence on Thursday. This was in relation to the incident that took place at a club called “Babes and Beer” on February last year.

The victim, Robert Busby, was working as a bikini dancer in the aforementioned bar and on February 5, 2009, she was doused with gasoline and was burned alive. Luckily she survived the incident but it came with a price. More than 40 percent of her body was burnt and had to undergo two dozen skin grafts.

Busby is a mother of two children and asked the court for the maximum sentence to be set on her attacker.

Achieving that celebrity makeup look can be hard for most people but with the right product this problem won’t be a bother. This prompted actress Demi Moore to launch her very own beauty line to meet the woman’s needs.

The “Ghost” actress is said to be working hard for the upcoming release of her own line and is currently in talks with companies for a possible partnership for this launch.

The wife of Ashton Kutcher is currently the endorser of Helena Rubinstein perfume specifically for the “All You’ve Ever Wanted” product.

Moore was quoted as saying that she’s at the best time to explore creative opportunities and working on a genuine business partnership that is beneficial to both parties.

The 46-year old actress is currently busy filming a couple of films that are scheduled for release next year. She’s a mother of three children from former husband Bruce Willis.