OMG OPI sold!

You may have got some great black Friday deals at Walmart, Target, or  even Best Buy, But you missed out on one small deal.  You could have picked up a little polish line for just under a billion dollars.  OPI has sold to Coty Inc.  Coty is a holder of many cosmetic and fragrance brands such as Vera Wang and Jennifer Lopez. 
What does this mean for the professional beauty and nail industry?  Well, probably nothing in the near term.  Would I want to marry myself to this line and invest heavily in the brand?  No, I think I'm scared that OPI will now be Retailed at every department and chain store that wants it.  OPI had about $200 million in revenue last year and you don't spend a billion dollars to continue that revenue stream.  How do they grow the brand?  You grow it out of the professional market.  Just ask Paul Mitchell.  (That was a joke by the way).

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Chanel Event at Saks Fifth Avenue Chevy Chase

The holidays are filled with special events for beauty lovers! It's a busy time of year, but who doesn't want to make time to get pretty? I'm trying to let you know about the beauty events you shouldn't miss - if you live anywhere near DC. I have a few more to announce shortly, but here's one that should ring your holiday bells!

Saks in Chevy Chase, Maryland, is having a very special makeup artistry event on Saturday, December 11, 2010 from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. Giddony Sanchez, Chanel National Makeup Artist, will be available with his team all day to help you look your best for the holidays. The Chanel team will be featuring new holiday looks; helping you with the newest color collections, including SoHo Story; and sharing the latest tips and techniques from Chanel.

Here's a little information about Giddony. The choice to become a professional makeup artist was a clear one for Houston-based Sanchez, whose talent was an immediate hit in the prestige beauty industry. He has practiced his color and skin-care expertise backstage at fashion shows, on-set for television segments, and at magazine photo shoots. Even fellow artists admire his work. He has a particular knack for educating his clientele, using the latest application techniques to enhance their unique beauty with Chanel products that are perfect for them.

This will be a by-appointment event, given the popularity of Chanel and the talented Sanchez. If you would like to attend, call Georgia Marmaras, Chanel Specialist, at Saks to make make an appointment to sit in Giddony's chair! You can reach her at (240) 497-5363 or by e-mail at Georgia_Marmaras@s5a.com.

If you're going out that night, you might want to aim for late afternoon so you can wear your new look to a party! If you can't go to this event, stop by sometime to meet Georgia. She's got a great eye!

Photo courtesy of Chanel News

Amber Tamblyn Hairstyle

Amber Rose Tamblyn was built-in on 14th May 1983 at Santa Monica, in California. She is a able-bodied accepted American actress. She became accepted for her best appearance in the opera General Hospital. The celebrity Amber Tamblyn brand to abrasion assorted contemporary hairstyles. Most of the teenagers chase her attractive hairstyle.

Amber Tamblyn tends to abrasion her beard in styles that are added in befitting with a 22 year old, including dejected streaks, she has additionally been accepted to appearance up in agitative gowns with her strands askance up into affected updos or anxiously coiffed awakening styles. Find actuality all photos, pictures of hairstyles about celebrity Amber Tamblyn. She is 5' 2'' in height, bearing name is Amber Rose Tamblyn and her date of bearing is May 14, 1983. If you appetite to attending like Amber Tamblyn again booty a printout of her account and booty to your salon or hairstylist. Some added advice are accustomed below. Amber about wears her artlessly bouncing tresses, either absolute beeline or in a array of bendable bouncing styles.

Alyson Hannigan Hairstyle

Alyson Hannigan will brilliant alongside Jennifer Coolidge in an untitled adventurous ball bluff for Regency Enterprises. (June 23, 2005). Find actuality all photos, pictures of hairstyles about celebrity Alyson Hannigan. She is 5' 4'' in height, bearing name is Allison Lee Hannigan and her date of bearing is March 24, 1974 . If you appetite to attending like Alyson Hannigan again booty a printout of her account and booty to your salon or hairstylist. Some added advice are accustomed below. Many of her best admirable hairstyles accept been button breadth which webelieve is the best adulatory to her able-bodied authentic button and her face shape, which depending on how you attending at it, could be advised a alloyed aggregate of affection and aboveboard angles.

Did you anytime anticipate addition with such a simple and affected hairstyle could alluvium so abundant sex appeal? Well Allison Hannigan absolutely did. She had this appearance continued ago that gave her so abundant aplomb and it seems like it is done so effortless.

Tired of accepting continued beard and appetite a beginning new attending again go for this accessible to advance beard cut. The ambush is if you accept absolutely aerial cheekbones to abstain accepting a actual banal cut add in a fringe. If you are a bit weary of a binding you can opt for the safer look, which is a hardly best binding swept to one side. An added benefit is that it enhances your collar cartilage creating a bald illusion.

Pro Makeup Artist Guest Blog: Viva La Rouge

Iris Moreau is a makeup artist who has graciously written a second guest post for Best Things in Beauty. Since I'm a red lipstick phobe, I asked Iris to help us, those who are comfortable with red and those who aren't (like me), rock red lips for the holiday season. Read on for her fabulous advice.

I love red, and nothing says “festive and fun” better than a beautifully applied red lip. The holidays are coming, and what better time to break out a racy red lipstick? Many women shy away from red lipstick, but when applied correctly it's stunning and makes a bold statement. Pair it with a gorgeous little black dress, (or little red dress!) and you’ll pack a powerful punch.

Here are a couple of tips to help you get the most va va voom out of your red lips.

Choose a color that works with your skin tone.

You Have Dark Skin and Dark Hair...

Choose a blue-based red (try M·A·C Ruby Woo or Estée Lauder Signature Hydra Lustre Lipstick in Rich Red). Gals with darker hair and skin tones can support strong colors without looking harsh. Also, the darker your skin, the more color you will need, or you will end up looking washed out on your lips.

You have Pale Skin and Dark Hair...

You can get away with some yellow/orange-based reds (try Dolce & Gabbana’s Classic Cream Lipstick) as long as they do not have very prominent orange undertones. If you have cool, pink tones in your skin, the blue-based reds will work well for you because they are the “truest reds” (try Guerlain KissKiss Lipstick in Exces de Rouge or Chanel Rouge Allure Lipstick 14 Passion).

You have Dark Skin and Light Hair...

If you’re skin is golden brown, then reach for a yellow/orange lipstick first (try Revlon Super Lustrous lipstick Fire and Ice). However, if you have naturally dark skin and you have lightened your hair, don't be afraid to experiment with yellow/orange tones; just remember to go darker so your lipstick doesn't disappear when you apply it. Keep I mind, if your skin is naturally very dark, you should try a blue-based shade first (try Russian Red by M·A·C). Then see if you can find a good deep yellow/orange shade (try Jungle Red by NARS).

You have Pale Skin and Light Hair...

It's hard, but never impossible, for pale beauties to wear red lipstick. You can wear a glossy or sheer red and look fabulous! Stick to the blue-red or raspberry shades if you have pink (cool) undertones in your skin. Try Chantecaille Patina Brilliant Gloss. If you have yellow (warm) undertones, you can try a true red or coral-red. Try Giorgio Armani Beauty Sheer Lipstick in Red (#6). Just make sure to look in the mirror before you leave home! You want one dramatic feature, not two, so go easy on the smoky eye or blusher when you're wearing red lipstick.

That's good advice no matter what your skin and hair colors. When wearing red lips, keep the rest of your makeup to a minimum. A precise line of liquid black eyeliner drawn close to the lash line and a sweep of mascara is really all you need to set off your gorgeous crimson lips. This look is timeless and oh so reminiscent of Hollywood's classic glamour girls.

Set your pout. To avoid having your lip color feather and bleed all over your chin, napkin, and clothing and keep it on your lips (where it belongs), try this pro makeup artist tip and your color will last for hours. Apply your lipstick, then place a tissue directly on your lips. Dip a powder brush in loose translucent powder and dust over the tissue. Just enough powder will transfer through the tissue to set your lipstick. Re-apply one more coat of lip color, blot lightly, and you’re good to go!

Remember, it’s all in the attitude and wearing a red lip screams “sexy, seductive, siren.” So be bold, have fun, and wear your red with confidence!

Happy Holidays, Ladies!

Happy Holidays to you too, Iris! You've given me the confidence to go red (at least for a few parties), and now I know a new trick for setting any lip color - not just red. Isn't Iris the best? Interested in more from Iris? Did you see her first feature here? If not, just click on this link. Make sure to check out her blog too: The Makeup Artist Blog.

Photo at right above courtesy of Giorgio Armani Beauty

short hair styles pictures

 

Pictures of sedu short hairstyles and hair tips for sedu short hairstyles. In order to create sexy sedu short hairstyles you will need of course a sedu iron. With your sedu iron you can create flips, waves, curls which all look wonderful on short hair. Many people grow quite tired of short hairstyles, so be creative with your sedu iron and try something new to your style. Maybe a fresh new hair colors, or highlights can add something special. You can even play it safe, skip the hair color and just add a simple headband or hair pins to get a whole new sedu short hairstyles.

 

Enjoying her drink Maria Ozawa received a call from her men seeking single girlfriend Jessica who owns one of the beautiful, elegant, very short celebrity hairstyles which shine as sassy as the teeth shine after a treatment with a professional teeth whitening gel for cosmetic dental care.

 

Short Hair Styles of Jessica Alba

Driving home Evelin wondered if she could improve her life by styling herself with one of the new, modern and mostly short hair cuts of Jessica Alba who appeared to be Evelin's most respected Hollywood actress.

 

Female Short Hairstyles

 

Short Hairstyles

 

 

Many women are wary of having short hair, as they fear that it will look unfeminine. This does not have to be the case. There are many short hairstyles that can look very feminine, with the added bonus of being low maintenance. Short hairstyles will not suit everyone, but if you experiment, you might find that a short hairstyle is actually more flattering than a longer hairstyle.

 Cute, short haircuts are all the rage this summer season as they can go from day to night, from the beach to the office in a flash. While styling cute short haircuts and seeking a look that is right for…

There are classic short hairstyles which remain popular, and then there are those styles which come and go and remain trendy in the world of fashion. While creating these hairstyles, and finding inspiration for the latest styles for short hair…

Long Hair Pictures : Long Hair Picture

Long Hair Pictures : Long Hair Picture

Long Hair Pictures



Today we bring you a gallery of images with a variety of hairstyles for those with the long hair, their styles to innovate, to adapt to current trends and of course, you get the most out of your hair into long hair.

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Long Hair Pictures 4

Bridal Hairstyles Pictures 2011

Bridal Hairstyles Pictures 2011

Bridal Hairstyles Pictures 2011



Wedding Hairstyles Pictures 2011, yes I have seen here so many hairstyles for your wedding, and did not think they would and still expect to see more clearly the case of hairstyles for a wedding and there are always options, fashion hairstyles Bridal innovates every so often, every day there are more, and you look as beautiful as you expect.

Bridal Hairstyles Pictures 2011 1



Bridal Hairstyles Pictures 2011 2



Bridal Hairstyles Pictures 2011 3



Bridal Hairstyles Pictures 2011 4

Haircuts for girls 2011

Haircuts for girls 2011

Haircuts for girls 2011




Haircuts for girls 2011 , the most flattering cuts and relaxed for girls who want practical cuts without having to invest much time in your care and look, of course, very well, we know that fashion is changing in terms of how to take the hair, but actually are small innovations to the traditional courts that can be useful to many changes in look.

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Haircuts for girls 2011 2

inspiration

Via Fashiongonerouge
Anja Rubik by Camilla Akrans for Vogue Germany October 2010.

Love these pictures! It's my inspiration for today!

Greetz and love, X.

YSL Ombres 5 Lumières in Tawny

YSL's Ombres 5 Lumières (5 Colour Harmony for Eyes) in Tawny ($56) grabbed me on Friday, even though one of the shades is orange! After asking last Friday who would or could wear orange on their eyelids, I found an irresistible palette that includes an orange shade.

This palette isn't brand new, although I chose to test it because the YSL rep had put it front and center with the holiday collection. I might have skipped by it if I hadn't already seen it on my friend (see below). The golden shades in the palette are gorgeous. The orange? Even I can wear it blended, as I'll show you.

YSL Beauté's Ombres 5 Lumière palettes have five monochrome eyeshadow colors. Each palette holds four luminous, alluring shades of varying intensity and finish - matte, shiny, pearly, or iridescent - and one highlighter. The highlighter is the magic touch, to lighten and widen the look instantly, while the deepest brown color should be used to structure, define, or line the eyes.

From the most natural style to the most sophisticated, the shades in YSL's palettes always coordinate nicely to create a perfect look. You can explore numerous interpretations of color and endless changing effects with these versatile Ombres 5 Lumières palettes - and I am still playing with this one. "Straight up" or blended, you'll find these colors gorgeous on your eyelids. I wore a blend to work yesterday. The shimmer works for day, which is nice since I spend so much time working.

I had seen an artist-finished look of #3, Tawny, on a friend with very similar coloring. She had a golden-bronze smoky eye that day, and it was gorgeous! I resisted for awhile, but finally surrendered and bought the palette. The shades in Tawny include a shimmering golden orange (yes, it's orange to my eye, although some would call it copper), shimmering ivory (in center), shimmering peach, shimmering gold, and shimmering chocolate brown. The palette comes with two double-ended sponge applicators, in case you find yourself without a brush.

At right is a swatch photo of the five shades. At the top, you'll see the orange shade (top left in the palette). I swatched clockwise, ending with the gorgeous highlighting shade in the center. All of the shades will make you a golden goddess, except possibly the orange shade. That will depend on your coloring. I can't wear the orange shade unless I blend it with one of the other shades. Blended, though, with the gold shade below it in the palette, it's gorgeous. Check out the blended swatch below. I created my own shade, and I think it's beautiful. You can create the same effect by blending it with the central highlighting shade.

Both of my photos were taken in full sun. I applied each shade "strip" fairly heavily with a sponge-tipped applicator. You can see the range of gold, from light, yellow gold shades to golden brown and golden orange. The orange shade has so much gold in it, it's perfectly wearable for many, unlike some of the DayGlo colors you can find in the "orange" range.

You can purchase this palette at YSL's Web site and get a discount through today, November 30! Use code FRIENDS at checkout for a 20% discount. There's free shipping at YSL too. You can also find it at YSL counters at the best department stores and Sephora. I bought mine at Neiman Marcus, which was fairly silly given YSL Friends & Family, but I'm sure you'll understand how the "want it now thing" happens when makeup shopping.

Photo at top courtesy of Sephora

Avril Lavigne Hairstyle

Avril Lavigne is one rocker banty that knows how to accomplish music that sounds great. Not alone is her music abundant she knows how to actualize a actualization on her own with her continued hair. Avril's hairstyle ambit from aphotic amber to albino and sometimes with abundant highlights, she generally goes for the jailbait attending while dying her beard at the ends neon blush blush alloyed in with atramentous while the blow of the beard charcoal albino or aphotic brown.

Avril can be apparent cutting beeline beard like in her video "girlfriend". It is a beeline accustomed attending on her continued beard that can be calmly acquired with a align comb. Avril has continued locks so it is accessible to actualize a academic attending back she needs to by abacus a little bit of curls.

Avril is one hot rocker banty that can bedrock and is beggarly on the guitar and she can additionally comedy her allotment back it comes to administration her continued albino sometimes blush tresses.

Canadian accompanist Avril Lavigne has a faculty of hairstyle all her own. She is absolutely accurate to her personality and not shy about absolution it flash through acutely with her long, arbitrary hairstyle.

Although she can be spotted on date and at assorted altered contest with abundantly assorted hairstyles, Avril Lavigne does tend to abrasion her locks long.

Basically, Avril appears to abatement into the class of women who adore arena with and administration their locks in abounding altered means afterwards accepting to accommodation length.

There are so abounding atypical concepts that you can use to accommodate yourself a absolutely another look- alike if it is alone for one night.

You do not accept to accept adored inches abrupt from your duster artlessly for a change. Avril Lavigne loves to comedy about with beard blush and accessories. She additionally bravely will generally advance her cosmetics to actualize a new appearance.

Often, if you were to anon imitate Avril Lavigne hairstyles and look, you may not be able to about-face up at assignment but you would abiding be able to accept some acceptable afterwards hour’s fun.

There are times back the shades that Avril chooses for her long, arbitrary hairstyles are accident hues.

This is article you can actor with confidence, as best of these colors are acting and will ablution out with simple shampoo. The best allotment about arena with beard blush like Avril does is that you can additionally according your composition to match. Follow this up by a adulatory accouterments and your set to accept a blast.

For this accurate occasion, Avril chose to accumulate her duster around stick beeline and to accompany the alarm into her attending with black blush sections. If you accept a hardly annular appearance to your face like Avril, this is a absolute look, as the breadth of the locks will action you’re the apparition of bare length.

Caleigh Peters Hairstyle

Caleigh Peters is a acclaimed celebrity. This celebrity hairstyles area displays Caleigh Peters hairstyles and haircuts. Below - we accept calm some amazing pictures of Caleigh Peters hairstyles to appearance you how she wears her admirable hair. Take a attending and you can consistently save or book the photo and appearance to hairstylist in case you appetite a hairstyle agnate to Caleigh Peters.

Ashanti Douglas Hairstyle

Ashanti Douglas, the multitalented brilliant was built-in on 13th October 1980 at Glen Cove, in New York. She is a able-bodied accepted actress, singer, song writer, ballerina and a appearance designer. Her cool hit song "Foolish" was won by Grammy Awards in the year 2002 and she became popular. Ashanti Douglas additionally got name and acclaim due to her cool adorable hairdos.

This Hairstyle gives an affected looks to Ashanti Douglas. Here the duster are larboard apart to bottomward and a few locks frames the face with abbreviate angular layers. This hairstyle can absolute in those accept advanced forehead.

Chantecaille and Neiman Marcus Partner to Host Best Things in Beauty Contest

Yesterday, I told you about Alex Chantecaille's special appearance at Neiman Marcus at Tysons Galleria this Saturday, December 4. I also promised a contest. Here are the exciting details.

Best Things in Beauty readers can be entered to win Les Macarons Face Palette for Holiday 2010- yes, you read that right (I'm so excited) - by making a Chantecaille purchase from Neiman Marcus Tysons on December 4. Not only will you have an opportunity to meet Alex and get her advice on holiday colors (or skin care or fragrance), you could win a prize!

Alex will be at Neiman Marcus all day, showing customers the newest Chantecaille treasures for holiday and helping us look our best with Chantecaille. Our Chantecaille representative at Neiman Marcus at Tysons, Alicia Cortes, would be pleased to make an appointment with Alex for you. There are a few slots left. I made my appointment weeks ago - I wouldn't miss a Chantecaille event!

Call (703) 761-1600 and ask for the Chantecaille counter. Make sure to mention Best Things in Beauty when you make your appointment. If you can't reach Chantecaille for some reason, ask for Kathy Shoreman in beauty. She will take good care of you for Alicia and Alex.

Anyone who purchases Chantecaille that day - December 4 - from Neiman Marcus at Tysons Galleria (only) and mentions Best Things in Beauty will be entered in the drawing. You don't have to live nearby to be entered in the contest. As long as you make any Chantecaille purchase (by phone is fine) and mention the blog, you will be entered to win. Neiman Marcus will draw the winner at the end of the day and notify me. I will announce the contest winner the next day.

It's that simple! If you live nearby, do make an appointment with Alex, a treat without a contest. You might want to visit the Chantecaille Web site or Neiman Marcus Chantecaille site to put together a wish list for that day. If I were you, I wouldn't leave without the Tiger in the Wild Palette. I hope they don't sell out of it. I may need a third one! I think I'll be shopping for my second Les Macarons Face Palette. I buy two of everything from Chantecaille - seriously.

Remember, mention Best Things in Beauty when you buy! If you have any questions, please leave a comment. I'll reply as quickly as I can.

Photos courtesy of Chantecaille

Celebrity Hairstyles & Fashion

Celebrities always grab our attention at red carpet and awards events. The dresses and gowns
are always so glamorous. And the hairstyle
are always eye-catching and trend-setting examples for all of us normal people to copy.

It must take hours for celebrities to get ready for awards events. They probably pick out dresses months in advance and schedule an appointment with a hair stylist even years in advance.