Speaking of hair colour (since we’re kind of on a roll lately), I thought it appropriate today, on the occasion of a rather underwhelming “Snowmageddon” here in Toronto, to address the issue of darkening and lightening our hair with the seasons.
According to conventional beauty wisdom, you’re supposed go lighter in the summer. But as soon as the leaves start to change colour in the autumn, then you, too, should change your colour: to something darker, richer or awash in lowlights.
So all of this means that right about now—in the depths of winter, when we’ve already got the sads (or SAD) from the cold and the snow and the fact that night falls at 5pm—our hair is just another thing that’s dark and depressing. And likely appears even darker, I might add, thanks to the contrast of pasty skin that hasn’t seen daylight since August.
It doesn’t really make sense, does it? Personally I always feel the urge to re-blondify in the wintertime, and apparently a few celebs are with me on this one, because they’ve recently gone lighter, not darker, too. Let’s take a look, starting with Emily Blunt: Keep reading »
And now for the celebs who could use a little beauty help. Either because, best-case scenario, they bored me OR, sadly, because their hair and makeup offended me on some level. (Just kidding! The only thing that offended me was Lea Michele’s faux tears. Watch the gif here. Seriously, Lea? COME ON.)
In case you missed it, here’s my rundown of this year’s Golden Globes beauty wins. (See? I can be nice.) But I just can’t lie to you about how I feel re: these looks.
Let’s start with the Not Bad, But Still Boring ones first. Zzzzzzz… Keep reading »
November 16th, 2010, 12:59 pm |
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by Michelle
Oh, beauty industry. Sometimes I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. You know how creams, lotions, serums, treatments and spa services for Every Imaginable Body Part have pretty much exploded in the past few years? (I always say that if I actually used all the random products out there—like my lip exfoliator, cellulite serum or eyelash conditioner—it would take me at least five hours to even leave the house in the morning.)
Well, clearly the beauty marketers have realized that they were missing one important area in the quest to dominate our bathrooms: our private parts. And I’m not talking about waxing, trimming or shaving away random bikini line strays (although more on that in a second).
I’m talking about vajazzling, which is apparently on the wane, thank God—but only to be replaced by the vattoo. Keep reading »
