Have you ever wondered how celebrities and stars manage to maintain flawless skin for those countless close-ups, despite their hectic schedule? Worse still, they often spend their days in heavy make-up. Some days, I feel as though I’ve spent a lifetime seeking the answer to this riddle.
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Recently Yahoo! Shine caught up with Lucy Hale – she is one
of the stars of ABC Family’s hit show, Pretty Little Liars - to get her tips on
how to look awake even when you aren’t feeling so energetic. Living in Los Angeles,
we all have fast paced full schedules which usually does not give us much time
to rest. I found her tips to be pretty
helpful, and decided to share some tips of my own for looking less tired!
Cover up dark circles. Being tired causes your skin to react in ways that it normally doesn’t. For example, the delicate area under your eyes can get drier than normal, causing you to look even more tired. This is because the skin thins as it become more dry, and the dark, purplish muscle underneath shows through. Make sure you moisturize the area before you apply your concealer to get more even coverage. Also, you will have more wrinkles in that area when you are tired, so apply a primer so that your makeup will stay put longer and not cake into the wrinkles.
Put away the tweezers. Thicker brows are in! Not only are fuller brows now the trend, but if you have thicker, softly arched brows, it can make your eyelids look higher so that you seem more alert. Stronger eyebrows also can draw attention away from your tired eyes. Did too much tweezing in your younger years? My trick is to not only just use Latisse for my lashes, but after applying some to my lashes, I use a little to touch up my brows as well! (Latisse is a prescription product; contact your facial plastic surgeon for more details.)
Add some color to your lips! When you are tired, your eyes are usually the most obvious indicator. You want to add a bold color to your lips so that it distracts from your eyes and also wakes up your entire face! Need a little help in the lip department for fuller lips? A commonly used lip filler is Juvederm, and in the hands of a board certified facial plastic surgeon, you will have natural looking fuller lips in less than an hour!
What tips and tricks do you find helpful for looking awake? Share your comments below!
For some celebrities, having the right look means continued success in the public eye. But at what cost? There have been some recent reports that Kim Kardashian is continuing to receive medical cosmetic treatments despite being pregnant.
Elective (optional, not life- or health-saving) surgery during pregnancy is almost never recommended. That said, there are many medical cosmetic office procedures that have minimal or no downtime.
Yet because treatments such as Botox, Juvederm, and Radiesse have not been studied in pregnant women, their safety in such situations is unknown. Generally, they are not recommended for pregnant women. In my practice, I do not offer such treatments to women who are currently pregnant or breastfeeding.
If you are pregnant, planning to be pregnant, or breast-feeding, be sure to consult your qualified facial plastic surgeon before choosing to have a cosmetic medical treatment that may harm your baby.
Los Angeles has long been famous as a major center of the beauty, fashion, and especially entertainment industries. The cities in Los Angeles and Orange Counties are frequently listed as having the most attractive people as well. With recent advances in facial plastic surgery and nonsurgical treatments, more and more people can look as young as they feel without appearing “done” or “plastic.” And plastic surgery no longer follows a cookie-cutter formula: Americans have a wide range of beauty, and individualism is prized in this country. Just look at the different faces of beauty in some of the following celebrities: Jennifer Aniston, Angelina Jolie, Kim Kardashian, Katy Perry, Selena Gomez, etc. Plastic surgery is now a way to enhance your appearance and retain or regain that youthful look, rather than trying to be something, or someone, else.
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Statistics show that more men are going under the knife. Facelifts for men grew a significant 14% in 2010! The majority of male fastest growing procedures are surgical. One reason for that may be the aging baby boomers are now ready for plastic surgery.
“Minimally-invasive procedures such as Botox and soft tissue fillers work to a point. However, as you age and gravity takes over, surgical procedures that lift the skin are necessary in order to show significant improvement,” said ASPS President Philip Haeck, MD.
Doctors say that typically people think that only celebrities go under the knife, however the average male patients are the ones who you see every day. Patients want to look as young as they feel.
Ever since the invention of photography, we have been constantly
bombarded with images of beautiful women with flawless skin most of us would kill
for. However, behind all that glitz and glamour, every red carpet-walking celebrity
has the help of a vital make up technique called “highlight and contour.”
Highlighting and contouring is the master illusion in the
magic of makeup. One can take a square face and give it the illusion of a heart
shaped face. Want a slimmer nose or a more defined chin? No problem! Highlight
and contour is the technique for facial definition. In simple terms, highlighting
means making an area of your face stand out. Contouring is the art of creating
shadows on the face to make certain areas less noticeable. This process begins after the application of
foundation. As with most aesthetic techniques, subtlety is almost always
desirable. This can be achieved by blending.
For highlight, choose a color that is a few shades lighter than your foundation. You may also use white. As for contouring, go two shades darker than your foundation and always stick with a matte color. Some people use a bronzer for contouring, but be cautious, because some bronzers come with shimmer or sparkle—which, of course, defeats the purpose to shadowing. For evening make up, feel free to apply more to produce more significant contrast. However, always make certain that you blend it in with your foundation.