M.A.C Cosmetics Names Diana Ross Its Beauty Icon for 2005

..."Diana is a supreme choice for our second Beauty Icon Series," says M.A.C Global President, John Demsey. "Not only is she a global style icon but also a timeless and exquisite beauty. As a multi-talented performer who expresses her individuality through fashion and make-up, she's all that M.A.C admires."

"I am greatly looking forward to the launch of the line and to my association with John Demsey and M.A.C Cosmetics," says Miss Ross. The show-stopping collection focuses on the pink and bronze/coral colour families and lustre-filled finishes that mirror this soul diva's dynamic personality...

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Acupuncture: The New Facelift?

Jawline getting a big saggy? That great sense of humor of yours leaving you with some not-so-funny laugh lines? Furrowed brow making you look like you're in a perpetual state of grouchiness?

If you're thinking of getting a little work done on your face, a younger-looking face may lie at the end of some needles -- acupuncture needles, that is.

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New Babs steps to fashion fore

It's official: Young Babs has surpassed Old Babs as fashion leader of the Bush administration.

Yesterday's inaugural events were downright delightful as Barbara, her twin sister, Jenna, and first lady Laura stepped out in style.

Barbara's swearing-in attire - a pale blue double-breasted Derek Lam trench, tied with a wide black leather belt, and knee-high stiletto boots - was killer. Jenna, who doesn't share her sister's perfect size-6 shape, looked lovely in a knit pantsuit and embroidered coat.

Apparently, however, you can't teach the Old Babs new tricks. The former first lady showed up for the day's events in a powder-blue ensemble that might have made more sense if the swearing-in was held in Boca Raton. Can you say Early Bird Special?

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You can conquer 'hat hair'

Three insider antidotes that absolutely work

I confess, as a former New York City magazine editor, I'm not as well-versed in hats as you might think.

Probably because they've been on a style hiatus for the majority of my career.

"Hat hair," however, is a subject in which I swear I've earned an honorary Ph.D. Here's why: Every magazine I've ever worked for gets bombarded with questions about hat hair every single winter.

And every winter fashion shoot or runway show involving hats inevitably brings out every behind-the-scenes trick known to anyone present.

Now I can share with you what will definitely stop this seasonal affliction:

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History in a hairdo

Ellen Gallagher's extraordinary images reworking advertisements from black women's magazines of the 1960s are both delightful and challenging – and, says Richard Dorment, they mark her as a true original.

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Makeup products target girls at a younger age

Parents face pressures from 'tween' age group

Lisa Lelio figured her daughter would come to her when she wanted to start wearing makeup.

But in the fourth grade?

Time to talk about a thing called boundaries.

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For Texans, Black Tie and Boots Ball is all about the boots

WASHINGTON - First lady Laura Bush chose high fashion for the Black Tie and Boots Ball, sporting a raspberry silk taffeta Carolina Herrera ensemble with a Western touch - a full skirt and fitted bodice resembling a button-down shirt.

But for many of President Bush's Texas supporters, the ball was more about the boots - and less about the couture.

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Love is blind - to others in love.

People in Love Have a Harder Time Recognizing Other Couples in Love

Love may not only make you blind toward your partner's faults, but it may also make you blind to other people in love.

A new study shows that people in love are the worst at recognizing other couples in love, despite much confidence in their abilities.

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A Few Style Leaps Worthy of Nureyev

t began with scarves, as Colum McCann wrote in "Dancer," the haunted 2003 novel that used the life of Rudolf Nureyev as its armature. He wore "dark ones bought in the Missoni store on Rue du Bac, gradually over the years getting to know the owners so well that they open for him alone on a Sunday morning." The scarves were followed by Savile Row suits and bespoke boots from high-end Italian cobblers. With the suits, scarves and boots began Nureyev's lifelong obsession with material culture, a compulsion refined as his wealth and fame grew and along with them a discerning taste for luxurious stuff barely dreamed of during an impoverished boyhood in the frozen outlands of the Soviet Union.
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Sexy, Sophisticated and Over 40

Winning for best television comedy series was not the only mark of breakthrough success for ABC's "Desperate Housewives" in evidence at the Golden Globes on Sunday night. Perhaps more telling of the show's ability to reach its target audience was the caliber of dresses worn by its five leading cast members, all but one of whom has recently passed the age of 40, once a red-carpet benchmark where actresses gave up plunging necklines in favor of less revealing fare
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Jagger's Daughter New Face of Fashion Chain

Elizabeth Jagger was unveiled as the new face of high street store Mango today.

The 20-year-old daughter of Sir Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall has signed a deal to represent the Spanish fashion chain.

Mango said they chose her because she “embodies the ideal of the urban, independent and cosmopolitan woman that we want to dress”.

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Tech-Sexy: From dorky to dashing, these guys are hot

Dating trends in the new year shift from fashionable, manicured metrosexuals to mismatched, tousled techies

Being fashionable isn’t just about your clothes and hairstyle. It’s also about dating the right people. In 2004, every girl needed her very own metrosexual, but in time, we discovered some flaws with the trend. For starters, metrosexuals spend more time on their hair than Dolly Parton, and they’re so absorbed in clipping and shaping their nails that they forget to gaze lovingly at the girl of their dreams.

Ladies, starve for attention no more. This year, a whole new kind of man is in. He’s smart. He’s savvy. He’s independent and inventive.

He’s a technosexual.

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It's official. Elvis is still The King -- of iconic hairstyles

It's the King of the cuts... Elvis Presley's quiff and legendary sideburns have been voted the most iconic male hairstyle of all time.

Presley shocked polite society in the early 50s but came to symbolise the rebelliousness of rock and roll.

Elvis eventually had his locks shorn off when he was drafted into the US Army in 1958 - making front page news around the world.

Trendy David Beckham was runner-up in the poll of 1,500 men by Argos, commissioned to support its mens' grooming range.

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Making beauty permanent

A single-room studio offering cosmetic tattooing is opening in the Inner Peace Bonsai Studio along Route 26 in Ocean View.

Ancient Art Tattoo Studio's new location will be a place to go for women who want permanent face makeup and a quiet place to have it applied, according to owner and tattooist Peggi Hurley.

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Tea adds new benefits to beauty products

When free radicals go on a rampage, there's only one response: Show no mercy.

This has nothing to do with political movements, but rather the revolting activity on your face.

Free radicals are renegade molecules created by evil outside agitators like ultraviolet radiation, pollution and smog. Their very presence damages fragile facial skin. Fortunately, it's possible to fight back, build your defenses and give peace a chance all at once.

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Supernatural spa treatments catch on

Sure, they still give facials and hot-stone massages. But a growing number of spas are dipping their pedicured toes in the supernatural, hoping for more client loyalty in a market that's become increasingly crowded.

At Juve the Spa in this north Atlanta suburb, patrons can get a metaphysical add-on to any spa service, such as a $100 tarot card reading or a $175 one-hour astrological consultation.
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Love, Hollywood Style

Are you a die-hard romantic who's planning a Valentine's Day of epic proportions? Is your love larger than life, destined to go down in history -- a la Bogart and Bacall?

From the company that made unmentionables worth mentioning comes a collection of Valentine's Day gifts that speak to the hopeless romantic in us all. Frederick's celebrates cupid-inspired romance with the same burning desire it does classic Hollywood glamour. The two unite in the lingerie legend's version of big screen romance. It's a love affair with all things feminine, one that's sure to invite rave reviews and go down in cinematic history.

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Good old-fashioned style

Cath Kidston's come a long way since she first designed floral ironing board covers and wallpaper and sold them from a tiny London shop.

Nowadays, she's sold internationally and is truly Queen of Florals.

The woman who made cabbage roses funky, and revitalised polka dots, candy stripes and retro prints, has just distilled the vital ingredients for her look into a new pocket-size bible called Tips For Vintage Style.

It's a must for fans of her blend of sweet nostalgia combined with sharp style, and as it bursts with ideas could be an inspiration to the uninitiated.

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Melania Goes for Sexy Aisle Style

At $100,000, the wedding dress for the future Mrs. Donald Trump takes the cake.

Slovenian supermodel Melania Knauss has picked a hand-embroidered frock from Christian Dior that carries a price tag that is pure Trump.

With its 13-foot train and even longer veil, Knauss' dress is so heavy, she was advised to eat hearty so she has the strength to make it down the aisle Saturday, Vogue magazine reports in its upcoming edition. Otherwise, warned fashion maven Andre Leon Talley, "You will faint."

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Do men prefer body and beauty to brain and personality?

SHE SAYS: Studies have shown that men respond more to what they see than any other sense.

HE SAYS: To tell the truth, this sounds very true. But what do you really expect guys to do when they meet a girl for the first time? For whatever reasons we are always attracted to good looks first, that's the only thing that's appealing to us.

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On Parenting: There's nothing new about augmenting beauty

Parents worried that their daughters might get into makeup or other beauty practices too young these days can take comfort that it's always been that way.

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What's to Discuss if We Can't Talk About Dresses?

The red carpet at the Golden Globe Awards is not a vertical length of fabric ceremoniously unfurled or even staple-gunned into place by production assistants. Instead, it's a wide-ranging groundcover like pachysandra that roves up stairs and onto gazebolike contraptions. This creates plenty of cul-de-sacs on which celebrities can be trapped by the latest professional schmoozers: Nancy O'Dell, Lisa Ling, Kathy Griffin and Star Jones Reynolds (she got married)
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Get cracking on dry-skin care

Taking supplements and drinking extra water don't work -- only moisturizers can do the job

Is the onslaught of winter weather getting under your skin?

For people with dry skin or eczema, an inflammatory skin ailment affecting about 10 percent of the population, it literally might be: Our outer covering (the stratum corneum, if you were curious) can crack and get infected more easily as the barometer drops.

"In this kind of weather, the water can't stay in because it's evaporating as fast as we can get it wet," says Dr. Jon Hanifin, professor of dermatology at Oregon Health & Science University. "The key to it is, if we take a shower or bath, we need to put moisturizer on immediately."

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Skin Care - It's a Guy Thing

Moisturizer is going manly. And it's bringing scrubs, buffers, oils, creams and eye gels with it.

According to recent studies, skin care is a growing interest of the modern man. In a 2004 survey by WSL Strategic Retail, men say they bought 16 percent more skin-care products than they did in the previous year. Women reported spending only 10 percent more on skin care.

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Wedding Fashion Advice from the Ex? How very ...er... civilized!

Maybe a similar story explains Paula Abdul's positively frightful look at the Golden Globes.

SADIE FROST has offered ex-husband JUDE LAW and his fiancee SIENNA MILLER her fashion expertise for their wedding.

Frost - who runs her own executive clothing firm FROSTFRENCH - has responded to reports she's furious about the upcoming nuptials by informing pals she'll help create the bridal party's frocks.

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Rainbow of fashions on Globes’ red carpet

Hilary Swank dazzles in a bronze Calvin Klein gown
The stars pulled out their party clothes for the Golden Globes Sunday night, with on-screen boxer Hilary Swank looking like a bronze goddess in a simple-yet-slinky Calvin Klein gown, and all the “Desperate Housewives” in sexy dresses instead of twin sets and jeans.
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Teri Hatcher, Serial Bride

Hilarious photo montage featuring Teri Hatcher as a serial bride.

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Taboo against long hair on midlife women doesn't cut it

Decades ago, when beauty experts believed teasing your hair and sculpting it high as a smokestack was the epitome of chic, somebody somewhere decreed that women over 40 should not have long hair.

Of course, that was before Botox and step aerobics and antioxidant face creams. It was before hair weaves and hair extensions and extra-hold mousse.

And it was definitely before country-music queen Loretta Lynn sailed into her 70s with black hair falling decidedly below her strong shoulders, and author Toni Morrison accepted the 1993 Nobel Prize for literature (at age 62) with a wreath of silver dreadlocks gently gathered at the nape of her neck.

In other words, sometime between then and now, the long-hair rule was conclusively broken, and today women are boldly allowing their midlife manes to grow with the flow.

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Winter Hair Care

Are you already looking forward to Spring and Summer? Have you been shopping for a new bathing suit, planning your garden, and dreaming of wearing those delicious strappy sandals?

Of course you are! Who can resist? But if you want to burst into Spring looking fresh and fabulous, this is no time to let down your guard on winter hair care.

Each season poses its own set of problems for our hair, and winter can be the harshest. With temperatures dropping outside and hot air blowing indoors, the effects can leave locks as dry and brittle as a Christmas tree in January.

Plus, all that extra styling we do to look great for holiday party hopping leaves less than dazzling effects in the season's aftermath.

Take this tress test: Is your hair frizzier than usual? Is your brush full of hair from breakage? Do your locks look dull from the residue of using more styling products than usual?

If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, it's time to resolve to do right by your hair...

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Aged Hands Go From Bony to Bodacious in An Hour

A 60 year old woman in 2005 who takes care of herself, more closely resembles a 45 year old woman. Even the word grandmother conjures a much different image than it used to with celebrities such as Joan Collins, Priscilla Presley, Ursula Andress and Raquel Welch all claiming the title. The most "well-preserved" soccer mom, career woman, or celebrity won't truly fool the world (or her plastic surgeon) if aged hands give away her age. Even a world famous beauty such as Farrah Fawcett, long known for her fabulous figure, teeth and hair, has complained in the media about her bony, sun damaged hands. What's a woman to do? Put excess body fat to good use and "fill'er" up!

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